Came across some pics online of a Toyota dealership in the abandoned no-man's land of Varosha in Famagusta, Cyprus.
In 1974 the Turkish military invaded and took over this part of Cyprus. The Varosha area was an affluent tourist destination that was evacuated basically overnight and never resettled. Currently Turkey occupies the land and has it fenced off. They are essentially holding it as a bargaining chip against Greece, despite the fact the area is badly deteriorating from neglect. In addition to this dealer, there are abandoned luxury hotels, shops, etc. Things are as they were when the place was vacated in the course of hours in 1974.
http://www.motor-talk.de/bilder/autos-di...i204295277.html
The crushed in roofs, open hoods, and broken windows on some of the cars mean vandals have gotten in, but they are much less disturbed/damaged than I would expect after 40 years. They look better than most of the cars found at that Chevy dealer out in the midwest.
Even the cars that aren't restorable probably have tons of irreplaceable parts in fairly well preserved condition.
Kind of surreal to look at.
In 1974 the Turkish military invaded and took over this part of Cyprus. The Varosha area was an affluent tourist destination that was evacuated basically overnight and never resettled. Currently Turkey occupies the land and has it fenced off. They are essentially holding it as a bargaining chip against Greece, despite the fact the area is badly deteriorating from neglect. In addition to this dealer, there are abandoned luxury hotels, shops, etc. Things are as they were when the place was vacated in the course of hours in 1974.
http://www.motor-talk.de/bilder/autos-di...i204295277.html
The crushed in roofs, open hoods, and broken windows on some of the cars mean vandals have gotten in, but they are much less disturbed/damaged than I would expect after 40 years. They look better than most of the cars found at that Chevy dealer out in the midwest.
Even the cars that aren't restorable probably have tons of irreplaceable parts in fairly well preserved condition.
Kind of surreal to look at.