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Itsallicanafford

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Saturday 18th October 2014
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635CSi - Skip run

G600

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186 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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There's a window cleaner near me who used to use a triumph 2000 and now uses a Morris, dad's triumph vitesse is used more for the tip run than any of the other cars.

g7jhp

6,959 posts

237 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Itsallicanafford said:


635CSi - Skip run
In St.Albans?

MadDad

3,834 posts

260 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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A friend of mine has a late 50's Moggy as his daily drive, usually hear him before we see him!

Itsallicanafford

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158 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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g7jhp said:
In St.Albans?
Good spot that man!

Escort3500

11,830 posts

144 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Itsallicanafford said:


635CSi - Skip run
How cool is that? I so like these...

LarJammer

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209 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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this is my 944 ready for camping. not any everyday event obviously....


ian2144

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221 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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G600 said:
There's a window cleaner near me who used to use a triumph 2000 and now uses a Morris, dad's triumph vitesse is used more for the tip run than any of the other cars.
We have a local Window Cleaner that runs a fleet of series Land Rovers late 70's early 80's.

dbdb

4,311 posts

172 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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LarJammer said:
this is my 944 ready for camping. not any everyday event obviously....

Superb!

T0nup

683 posts

199 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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My everday drive Darth... But...



I know all these vehicles are still in regular working use.

2DDav

685 posts

152 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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The local ice cream van:



Not as old as the plate suggests (1978 van apparently). However he used to have a couple of them. From memry he used to take one off the road, work on it then change it around.
Excellent ice cream as well.

W124Bob

1,744 posts

174 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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HA vans brings back memories of my early days as a train drivers assistant, BR had 1000's of these and as a train crew we would occasionally be taken to collieries or sidings in the wheeltappers van. Back seat was a couple of planks, you would be sitting among couplings, brake blocks, airpipes and tools. At least one of us would have a scolding hot mashing can full of tea, usually on the floor between your legs! The guard would always have a small bottle of paraffin for the tail lamps and there would be a least one fag on. The carnage if we'd had an accident is unthinkable, still the hot tea would put the fire out! Oh and everywhere in 3rd.

PositronicRay

26,959 posts

182 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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G600 said:
There's a window cleaner near me who used to use a triumph 2000 and now uses a Morris, dad's triumph vitesse is used more for the tip run than any of the other cars.
Must be a window cleaner thing, our's has a MK 3 Cortina Estate in Beige. I think it was a Marina estate before that.



jaisharma

982 posts

182 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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spotted yesterday a tatty Mulsanne turbo tow car at Silverstone

Spottedlaurel

461 posts

168 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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My old thing collecting some new windows for the house:

Laurel does a bit of work by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The boot had another window and all the double-glazed units in it. There was a good reason for this mission, it was the only car that had old-fashioned gutters which my roofrack would fit...

ecurie

382 posts

201 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Spottedlaurel said:
My old thing collecting some new windows for the house:

Laurel does a bit of work by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The boot had another window and all the double-glazed units in it. There was a good reason for this mission, it was the only car that had old-fashioned gutters which my roofrack would fit...
That looks fantastic.
The strange thing is, I didn't like them when they were new, but I wouldn't mind having one in the garage now.

lowdrag

12,869 posts

212 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Not "everyday" but a nice combo I used to have:-


eggchaser1987

1,608 posts

148 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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lowdrag said:
Not "everyday" but a nice combo I used to have:-

You don't happen to be or have a brother called Craig do you?

dbdb

4,311 posts

172 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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ecurie said:
Spottedlaurel said:
My old thing collecting some new windows for the house:

Laurel does a bit of work by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The boot had another window and all the double-glazed units in it. There was a good reason for this mission, it was the only car that had old-fashioned gutters which my roofrack would fit...
That looks fantastic.
The strange thing is, I didn't like them when they were new, but I wouldn't mind having one in the garage now.
They do look cool now, especially if they're in good condition like this. They're like a mini American car; I like the styling of US cars from this era too.

226bhp

10,203 posts

127 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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It was good to see a 'little grey Fergie' (tractor) still in use yesterday, had to wince at it being kept outside in the field though, those things never seem to die!