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Old 9th July 2016, 09:11   #1
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Went for a MOT at Clemo motors Cleckheaton last Thursday. Found that they had been taken over by Stoneacre.

After the MOT I was asking the guy on reception if the new owners were getting rid of the MG Rover signs, "not yet but some bits and pieces from the stores are already in the skip, I'll take you to have a look , it's been collected this afternoon"

Skip full of non Rover junk [most of the Rover stuff at the bottom of the skip, underwater], anyway, managed to pull out this sign, I think it was used to be fitted on top of second hand Rovers for sale.

Such a pity, I am sure there was lots of Rover treasure at the bottom of that skip, but I wasn't dessed for skip hunting.



I have my name down for the very large ROVER and MG signs.

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Old 9th July 2016, 09:46   #2
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Old 9th July 2016, 09:50   #3
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Up here you would be called a midgie raker..
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Old 9th July 2016, 10:37   #4
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Can't beat a bit of skip raiding, especially for treasure like that 😎😎😎
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Old 9th July 2016, 17:08   #5
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Nice find indeed
Where I come from, you'd be called a 'skip rat'
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Can't beat some Midgie raking.
Some of my best vintage stuff came oot the dump.
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Can't beat some Midgie raking.
Some of my best vintage stuff came oot the dump.
Ah the midgie bin .

Got its name from the old galvy metal dustbins that in summer had a swarm of midgies hovering around them.
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