Jalopnik’s Andrew P. Collins speculates that some owner finally got sick of trying to keep the rust off this old XJ and decided that cutting a third of it off would solve the problem. Now put a ramp up to the tailgate, and you’d also have a great way to transport a restored classic British bike.
There’s little information available about this British El Camino, but there’s a sign behind it that says “Galleria Esplanad.” That’s a shopping mall in Helsinki.