Hey guys just a quick one. Not many people here would know but mid last year I started a ke55 project. The ke55 was not running when i bought it and the body was full of rust and dings. well about 2 months into the build it was ready for paint. The car was painted in 2PACK black paint sprayed by the qualified painter at work in a booth. the paint looked great. there was still the issue of the motor. So i done a top end rebuild on the little 4k and a carby rebuild. the thing ran great and was really reliable. well the sad day came when i had to sell it to get something more suitable for work and also wanted something with a little more power. I ended up swapping my little corolla for a 1994 vr commodore series 2 auto, which i then converted to manual. The vr was a good car but i needed something cheaper to run so i swapped the vr for a 1997 mitsubishi lancer. the lancer was plain shit. so i swapped it for a 1999 VT commodore limited edition manual.

 

well anyway back on track. today i had to go to pick and payless wreckers in blacktown to get some parts for my sisters mirage and noticed a little burnt ke55 in the distance.

 

as a joke my mate said "its your ke55". i laughed. walking around the car saying how bad it is i started realising things that were similar to my car. lots of things. The things i noticed are the exhaust, the diff, the rear brake lines were braised shut, the front shocks, the rear lowering blocks, the wheel nuts, the bosch coil which i installed, opened up the boot and seen the new panels which i welded in, found some amp wiring which i left in the boot, the original paint under the bonet, plus lots more. i still couldnt believe it so i got the chassis number, called my dad and checked the number against the papers. yep it was my ke55. so devo.

 

does this look like it was deliberately burnt or could it be accidental? i say deliberate because the paint and everything is gone where as if it was an electrical fire or engine fire it would only be one section. well anyways heres some before after and burnt shots ahha. cheers guys

Shit dude :(

that sux dude, but nearly the same thing happened to me, my first car was a ke70 with SLO14U number plates, spent about 5grand doing her up, and in the stupid quest for a faster car, sold it for a n15 pulsar, and 2 weeks later seen it parked in the front of the loacl wreckers at kurri kurri, went in and asked the guy about it, the young girl who bought it smashed it into a parked truck. Its sad to see our hard work ruined at the hands of someone else.

When I saw that L plate, in the burnt rusted boot, a tear nearly formed in my eye. I'm like that native indian, except for L plates and rollas. :'(

It has auction lot numbers on it, so its been through the insurance recovery process... Looks like an interior fire.

 

Sucks.

:(

Poor Corolla.

 

It was probably deliberate, unless it started from some loose wiring or by accident and the driver wasn't able to extinguish it. It does happen!

Most likely stolen, dumped and burnt man :(

I'd cry if I sold mine and saw this happen to it.

 

So I will never sell it. :y:

hey I'm the owner of the ke55, i thought i was never going to see it again, but seeing it as it is... i would have rather not seen it at all.

its soo upsetting the lil rolla was my pride and joy!! after i had bought it, i had big plans for it, i had a set of recaros in the front and realy expensive stereo system. the next step was to give it a heart transplant and to have the it resprayed and dead straight. what makes it even more upsetting is that i have the entire running gear for the carolla to convert it to a 13B rota, and its all just sitting in the shed with no car to go into now..

 

well the rolla came to be as it is because some prikk stole it. and from looks has taken all of the expensive stuff and left him to burn!!! :-( if anyone knows of anyone selling a cheap 1979 ke55 good for a project, it doesnt have to drive just a 1/2 decent body. please let me know as I'm planning to give it another go bigger and better thou ;-) cheers, danny

 

R.I.P BB.49.TY

 

Edited June 14, 201115 yr by danny325

hey I'm the owner of the ke55, i thought i was never going to see it again, but seeing it as it is... i would have rather not seen it at all.

its soo upsetting the lil rolla was my pride and joy!! after i had bought it, i had big plans for it, i had a set of recaros in the front and realy expensive stereo system. the next step was to give it a heart transplant and to have the it resprayed and dead straight. what makes it even more upsetting is that i have the entire running gear for the carolla to convert it to a 13B rota, and its all just sitting in the shed with no car to go into now..

 

well the rolla came to be as it is because some prikk stole it. and from looks has taken all of the expensive stuff and left him to burn!!! :-( if anyone knows of anyone selling a cheap 1979 ke55 good for a project, it doesnt have to drive just a 1/2 decent body. please let me know as I'm planning to give it another go bigger and better thou ;-) cheers, danny

 

R.I.P BB.49.TY

 

 

it looks so f@$king nice in your pic. btw I'm actually selling another 1979 ke55 haha. $500 driveable and great condition but not registered. Then again, you havnt had much luck with my cars lol.

Yeah I took the number plate light off that corolla its a shame to see it wrecked :(. I can't believe the before picture.