Why is this Triumph Mayflower parked in the corner of this compound? It's waiting to be scrapped. It's sacrifice will save the world from global warming and save the UKs motoring industry in the process. According to this thread from Pandaselecta on Retro Rides it's been traded in at a  BMW dealership under the UK Scrappage Scheme for a new BMW Mini. Internet forums around the world are buzzing with 'cash for clunkers' and scrappage scheme tales and I'm sure we don't need to tell you that the 'green' argument attached to the schemes are flawed on almost every level, but amongst all the stories this one stood out for one reason: The car.
This Triumph Mayflower was built fifty-eight years ago (ironically in a factory about an hours drive from it's replacement Mini's birthplace) and holds a current MOT. Based on the pictures, the car is in a sound, useable condition. Is there a positive side to this story? Possibly.
What we have here is a car that perfectly sums up the insanity of the scheme...
retroscenemag.com/editors/tiny_mce3/themes/advanced/langs/en.js" type="text/javascript"> this car conforms to most people's idea of 'classic' and it's obviously not a wreck - it's a car that you can show to people and say 'look at this, it has to be scrapped' and they'll react (certainly with more sympathy than some of the other cars we like here on RSM - 'oh no, a Hyundai Pony is being scrapped' doesn't have the same ring for your average non-car fan!). Show your Mum, your girlfriend - even your local MP. It's an innocent victim, sentenced to death in the name of a misguided ecological theory.
People have a right to do what they want with their own property, they can sell or trade their car to whoever they want. I just hope that the owner that traded it in wasn't under the impression that they were somehow saving the planet - building a new car to replace an existing, functioning one simply doesn't make sense.
Saving jobs? Maybe. Saving money? Possibly. Saving the economy? Perhaps (in the short term!). Saving the planet. Not even close.
Links:
Scheme Outline on DirectGov website.
Broken Window Fallacy .
(pictures by Pandaselecta, from his original thread)
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