Hearing about the mythical "Uno Wrecking Crew" and their ability to tear a Uno into tiny parts in a short space of time, none other than Ucof called upon their services to dismantle a Uno parts car belonging to his dad. The unsuspecting Uno MOT failure had occasionally donated the odd part here and there when needed, but now the wreckers truck was imminent and the drive space was needed. It was time to tear it down into component parts so that other Unos could live on too.
Mon April 26th was to be the date of the sacrifice. Ucof and his friend made the trip from Wales to his dad's place in North West London and the infamous Uno wrecking crew, aka Jai and Chas, arrived to tear the Uno down to a bare shell. Pictures tell a thousand words, so here goes:
By the time someone had thought of taking a picture the doors, engine, gearbox, suspension etc. had already been taken out!
Back seat being used as an engine rest
The collection of spare parts was growing all the time:
Not much left:
There used to be a rear beam and suspension up there:
We were wondering if we'd missed anything!
No, we didn't forget the cables. I think we left the brake pipes behind though
The Uno Wrecking Crew have the power to levitate a Uno shell before your very eyes!
Some of the parts collection:
Notice the bizarre wrecking crew ritual of synchronised head butting, as can be seen through the 'V' of the tree and through the back of the Uno:
Attempt at an arty shot. The cup of tea on the roof kind of spoils the effect though:
999cc FIRE giving up a load of parts:
Every wondered what a 999cc FIRE looks like with its sump removed? Well, now you know:
Mmmmm, rear beam axle!
Another attempt at an arty shot. Man in blue overalls punching himself in the face kind of detracts from the desired effect:
Uno with its guts spread all over the drive:
Job done!
Just to stop the neighbours from complaining, we threw a camo cover over the remains to hide it from view.
Unfortunately before we did this the neighbours had already complained. One of them had called the Police about a group of strange men dismantling a car, in broad daylight, in a private driveway and in view of a busy road. These strange men had also been making obvious noise, drinking cups of tea and clearly weren't acting shifty or trying to hide from onlookers. So when three Police cars turned up it all looked a bit comical.
"Erm, good afternoon gentlemen. Do you live here?", said the Policeman.
Ucof explains, "It's my dad's house. I live in Wales."
The rest of us explain we are here as the Uno Wrecking Crew. Jai had actually left the scene barely 20 minutes earlier, which might have been even more comical as he's a copper himself.
"Whose car is this?" asks PC Plod.
"It's my dad's car and we're stripping it for parts" says Ucof.
PC Plod asks if the owner of the house is around. Mr. Ucof is summoned who again explains that all is legimate, that we're not thieving Pikeys but that we are indeed mad to warrant all this time pulling apart an old Uno. PC Plod is suitably satisfied, apologises for disturbing us and says he was merely responding to a concerned call from a neighbour. He and the SWAT team bid as farewell and leave us to clear up the mess of parts strewn all over the place.
The joys of Uno ownership eh? Certified insane for owning a rusty old Italian car, self inflicted wounds from pulling one apart and then having to explain to a Policeman that we shouldn't be locked up for dismantling a car to make other Unos live. Never a dull moment!
Mon April 26th was to be the date of the sacrifice. Ucof and his friend made the trip from Wales to his dad's place in North West London and the infamous Uno wrecking crew, aka Jai and Chas, arrived to tear the Uno down to a bare shell. Pictures tell a thousand words, so here goes:
By the time someone had thought of taking a picture the doors, engine, gearbox, suspension etc. had already been taken out!
Back seat being used as an engine rest
The collection of spare parts was growing all the time:
Not much left:
There used to be a rear beam and suspension up there:
We were wondering if we'd missed anything!
No, we didn't forget the cables. I think we left the brake pipes behind though
The Uno Wrecking Crew have the power to levitate a Uno shell before your very eyes!
Some of the parts collection:
Notice the bizarre wrecking crew ritual of synchronised head butting, as can be seen through the 'V' of the tree and through the back of the Uno:
Attempt at an arty shot. The cup of tea on the roof kind of spoils the effect though:
999cc FIRE giving up a load of parts:
Every wondered what a 999cc FIRE looks like with its sump removed? Well, now you know:
Mmmmm, rear beam axle!
Another attempt at an arty shot. Man in blue overalls punching himself in the face kind of detracts from the desired effect:
Uno with its guts spread all over the drive:
Job done!
Just to stop the neighbours from complaining, we threw a camo cover over the remains to hide it from view.
Unfortunately before we did this the neighbours had already complained. One of them had called the Police about a group of strange men dismantling a car, in broad daylight, in a private driveway and in view of a busy road. These strange men had also been making obvious noise, drinking cups of tea and clearly weren't acting shifty or trying to hide from onlookers. So when three Police cars turned up it all looked a bit comical.
"Erm, good afternoon gentlemen. Do you live here?", said the Policeman.
Ucof explains, "It's my dad's house. I live in Wales."
The rest of us explain we are here as the Uno Wrecking Crew. Jai had actually left the scene barely 20 minutes earlier, which might have been even more comical as he's a copper himself.
"Whose car is this?" asks PC Plod.
"It's my dad's car and we're stripping it for parts" says Ucof.
PC Plod asks if the owner of the house is around. Mr. Ucof is summoned who again explains that all is legimate, that we're not thieving Pikeys but that we are indeed mad to warrant all this time pulling apart an old Uno. PC Plod is suitably satisfied, apologises for disturbing us and says he was merely responding to a concerned call from a neighbour. He and the SWAT team bid as farewell and leave us to clear up the mess of parts strewn all over the place.
The joys of Uno ownership eh? Certified insane for owning a rusty old Italian car, self inflicted wounds from pulling one apart and then having to explain to a Policeman that we shouldn't be locked up for dismantling a car to make other Unos live. Never a dull moment!
