Bangers and Cash - Yesterday channel

[Skyedriver]

Mumbles Boy said:

Doofus said:

biggbn said:

Smollet said:

The Continental was the last beautiful Bentley built imgo. As they said very DB5 like from the rear

Can I be a voice of dissent, the Continental was indeed nice but that interpretation of the Conti was, for me, one of the worst...

I'll join you. It was the tail end of coachbuilt Bentleys, and not one of the finest. It was following the fashion of the time, but that's the trouble with 'fashion'...

To say that a coachbuilt Bentley looks like an Aston Martin does neither any favours, TBF

I do know what you mean.
I looked at the footage which I saw before D picked them up, and felt the same - but that all changed when it arrived in TleD.
It was like meeting Errol Flynn.

I'd have the Continental please!
A very Ferrari/Maserati hint to it's styling, could see it around Cannes/Nice

[Dashnine]

The only issue I had with the rear of the Continental was the rear lights, the multiple ‘standard’ round lenses made it look a bit (whisper it) kit car...

It almost looked like they were going to fit Austin 1100 type rear light cluster into the arched area at the rear of the wing, but realised it might be a bit obvious and cheap for what was a very, very expensive car.

[Scotty2]

Was the way the lights on the Bentley are set usually called something that was not mentioned.... Certain slang for those of an oriental persuasion that we can't say on TV now?

Am I still allowed to call a Bedford VAL steering arrangement a "Chinese six" Oops bugger I said it...

I may just be becoming subjected to "The Wokefinder General"

[waynecyclist]

Really enjoyed the latest episode and good to see the Bentley's being kept together.

[mfmman]

Legacywr said:

V8 Animal said:

£1400 for a chopper I’m impressed mines a touch better condition

I understand the nostalgia, but these were awful to ride

They certainly were

Pedalling hard, into slip gear. Head first in a concrete fence post surrounding an electricity substation (a bit like this smiley really ) huge black eye!

Repeat performance, only this time into a kerb. Over the handlebars and a nose that came into the room before me as a result. How I didn't break it I have no idea, and nor did the doctor

[HighwayToHull]

Scotty2 said:

Was the way the lights on the Bentley are set usually called something that was not mentioned.... Certain slang for those of an oriental persuasion that we can't say on TV now?

Did you mean they were on a slope?

[RichB]

HighwayToHull said:

Scotty2 said:

Was the way the lights on the Bentley are set usually called something that was not mentioned.... Certain slang for those of an oriental persuasion that we can't say on TV now?

Did you mean they were on a slope?

I've always known them as Chinese eyed Continentals, ever since I was a kid in the '60s. What else would you call them?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

RichB said:

I've always known them as Chinese eyed Continentals, ever since I was a kid in the '60s. What else would you call them?

S3?

Honestly, it doesn't take much effort to come up with a designation that doesn't sound a bit racist.

I googled "Chinese eyed Continentals" (obviously with Brave in "Private with Tor" mode) and pretty much every hit had "S3" in the description.

[RichB]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Honestly, it doesn't take much effort to come up with a designation that doesn't sound a bit racist.

Agreed, that's why they were called Chinese eyed.

[Doofus]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Honestly, it doesn't take much effort to come up with a designation that doesn't sound a bit racist.

It's a bloody good job the car wasn't yellow.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

RichB said:

Agreed, that's why they were called Chinese eyed.

Prince Phillip would have approved.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Monday 12th April 10:01

[Randy Winkman]

mfmman said:

Legacywr said:

V8 Animal said:

£1400 for a chopper I’m impressed mines a touch better condition

I understand the nostalgia, but these were awful to ride

They certainly were

Pedalling hard, into slip gear. Head first in a concrete fence post surrounding an electricity substation (a bit like this smiley really ) huge black eye!

Repeat performance, only this time into a kerb. Over the handlebars and a nose that came into the room before me as a result. How I didn't break it I have no idea, and nor did the doctor

Those were the days. Worse because basic maintenance seemed to be optional. Pedals falling off mid-ride, handlebars turning but front wheel continuing straight ahead - that sort of thing.

[HighwayToHull]

V8covin said:

Auction prices seem to have gone crazy since the pandemic ...

Might get them to have a bash at selling my Boxster then, they're not far away!

[CornishSquire]

lovin this show, and this last one was a great episode,

lots to enjoy

cynthia and harry are beauts,
rays house looked amazing
the caravan shenanigans
love hearing about sarahs "shopper"
that music organ was hilarious
that ruddy aweful looking curry
the bsa and its great number plate
fantastic

looking forward to the next one

[DSLiverpool]

Randy Winkman said:

Those were the days. Worse because basic maintenance seemed to be optional. Pedals falling off mid-ride, handlebars turning but front wheel continuing straight ahead - that sort of thing.

Pulling up the bars to do a 3 inch wheelie in front of the girls only to realise the wheel bolts were loose and the forks hit the road. Not my finest hour.

[J4CKO]

HighwayToHull said:

J4CKO said:

... old Top Gear ... and Steve Berry doing 30 seconds on something really cool ...

In our house it was always known as Berry's Boring Bike Bit, and was fastforwarded through whenever possible.

I always remember him doing stuff like John Dodds beast and monster Trucks, Tony masons bit could be cool (rallying) or boring (buses)

[carl_w]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

S3?

Honestly, it doesn't take much effort to come up with a designation that doesn't sound a bit racist.

I googled "Chinese eyed Continentals" (obviously with Brave in "Private with Tor" mode) and pretty much every hit had "S3" in the description.

Not all S3s were "Chinese Eyes" -- they were a conversion done by Mulliner Park Ward. I have a feeling that Peter Sellers had the first one?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

carl_w said:

Not all S3s were "Chinese Eyes" -- they were a conversion done by Mulliner Park Ward. I have a feeling that Peter Sellers had the first one?

Ah, ok. Fair enough. My mistake.

Well, anyway, it does seem rather a dodgy nickname by today's standards.

[matchmaker]

From my P.Olyslager Motor Manual for Triumph Vitesse dated 1972:

Mildly racist manual said:

with the addition of a new bonnet assemnly with semi-rounded contours incorporating headlights in "Chinese style"

[GliderRider]

I wass interested to see the BSA three wheeler on the programme. My Dad had one in the 1940s/50s and reckoned it was the worst vehicle he ever owned. In fact years ago at a Beaulieu Autojumble, as we were passing the BSA Three Wheeler Owners Club stand, his comment was, 'Those people should be in a lunatic asylum'.

In addition to the back wheel not knowing which rut to follow when driving in snow, so most progress was sideways, his poor opinion of the BSA was compounded by the worm drive to the front wheels seizing up and the thing tipping up on its nose; very nearly dumping him in the road and landing on him. Fortunately he was only going slowly at the time, otherwise, he said, it would have killed him.