London balcony collapse deaths

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MrHorsepower

2,438 posts

138 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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hman said:
terrible news and a severe case of trusting very old metalwork to do a lot more than it really could deal with.

Its obviously very wrong that I noted the rather nice jag in that photo isnt it?
It's a Daimler 2.5 V8.

Grandad Gaz

5,093 posts

246 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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A sad story.

That's the problem with cast iron, you don't get any warning. It doesn't bend like wrought iron, it just snaps.

hman

7,487 posts

194 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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MrHorsepower said:
hman said:
terrible news and a severe case of trusting very old metalwork to do a lot more than it really could deal with.

Its obviously very wrong that I noted the rather nice jag in that photo isnt it?
It's a Daimler 2.5 V8.
alright clever clogs, posh jag then.