Bangers and Cash - Yesterday channel

[Doofus]

Andy 308GTB said:

Did Sarah cut Derek's hair, it's a proper lockdown special.

I'm pretty sure she's not his mum.

[cardigankid]

Legacywr said:

Was the guy with the MGF’s hoarding them thinking they’re going to go up in value?....

I thought that was extraordinary, but then he did buy the coal truck. I was wondering how that guy stays solvent.

[droopsnoot]

Laurel Green said:

nicanary said:

Even the owner is calling it a VX90. Did Vauxhall change the full title?

Doubt it, have only ever known it as a VX 4/90.

I wondered if it was the voiceover guy or a sound glitch until the owner called it the same.

It did change names, the earlier cars were the VX4/90 but by the time of the very last FE versions, it had changed to VX490. But the pronunciation stayed the same.

Looked a bit high to me, but I'm not well-up on FEs and it might just have had new springs as part of the restoration. Engine bay didn't seem very clean compared to the rest of it.

The place where the bus and the coal truck ended up looked like an interesting place to have a look around.

[sociopath]

droopsnoot said:

Laurel Green said:

nicanary said:

Even the owner is calling it a VX90. Did Vauxhall change the full title?

Doubt it, have only ever known it as a VX 4/90.

I wondered if it was the voiceover guy or a sound glitch until the owner called it the same.

It did change names, the earlier cars were the VX4/90 but by the time of the very last FE versions, it had changed to VX490. But the pronunciation stayed the same.

Looked a bit high to me, but I'm not well-up on FEs and it might just have had new springs as part of the restoration. Engine bay didn't seem very clean compared to the rest of it.

The place where the bus and the coal truck ended up looked like an interesting place to have a look around.

We added it to our "places to visit list lockdown" list last night!

[thegreenhell]

Where is that place?

[matchmaker]

av185 said:

Laurel Green said:

nicanary said:

Even the owner is calling it a VX90. Did Vauxhall change the full title?

Doubt it, have only ever known it as a VX 4/90.

That wasn't a VX4 90 though it was a Victor 2300.

Single carb, hence not a VX4/90. Brass top on the dashpot? I'd have expected plastic.

[sociopath]

thegreenhell said:

Where is that place?

North east Manchester

Old Mill Antiques
8 Wrigley Head, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9BL

[ggdrew]

I'm currently in Malaysia working and can't access the Series 4 programmes - which is killing me because I really do enjoy the series in the UK.

I know this isn't really kosher, but I've spotted the Series4 and previous episodes on YouTube (for now!)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjtQyrX39fHxOWvkH...

[droopsnoot]

matchmaker said:

Brass top on the dashpot? I'd have expected plastic.

Wasn't it just quite badly yellowed?

[Smollet]

A mate of mine has just gone to register for the Historics auction at Ascot next weekend and who checked him. Sarah from B&C. He said she was an absolute laugh and charming.

[biggbn]

davidc1 said:

My dad passed this morning and i will watch the show tonight with a stiff drink in hand.

I am in bits but he is at peace now i suppose.

Of all the cars he had he would always bang on about his anglia . I suppose it was special as he courted my mum in that car and they travelled all over in it.
So bangers and cash will be my tonic tonight.

Sorry to hear this news man, take care, peace, gbn

[randomeddy]

My Dad worked at a Vauxhall dealers for many years, I remember getting dropped off at school in one of those Victors , it had a huge sticker down the side saying The Transcontinental.

Cars never interested him at all, it was just a job to him.
His car mad son on the other hand.......

[davidc1]

biggbn said:

davidc1 said:

My dad passed this morning and i will watch the show tonight with a stiff drink in hand.

I am in bits but he is at peace now i suppose.

Of all the cars he had he would always bang on about his anglia . I suppose it was special as he courted my mum in that car and they travelled all over in it.
So bangers and cash will be my tonic tonight.

Sorry to hear this news man, take care, peace, gbn

Thanks. He would have really liked last nights episode.

[droopsnoot]

randomeddy said:

My Dad worked at a Vauxhall dealers for many years, I remember getting dropped off at school in one of those Victors , it had a huge sticker down the side saying The Transcontinental.

I thought the Transcontinental was the Ventora, the six-cylinder version but with the same bodyshell. Not well up on FEs though.

[Skyedriver]

ajprice said:

"Renault Sport Spider, haven't got a clue"

remember when they were first introduced.
A sort of up market Caterham idea with no roof (ever IIRC), a bit Lotus Elise , came out at the same time.
received rapturous applause from the motoring Press but never caught on in the UK. Were they all yellow and grey?

[Skyedriver]

The Mad Monk said:

Sarah had a nice selection of sweets in the cupboard.

Is that some sort of euphemism?

[RichB]

droopsnoot said:

matchmaker said:

Brass top on the dashpot? I'd have expected plastic.

Wasn't it just quite badly yellowed?

It was white plastic turned yellow...

[Chrishum]

Skyedriver said:

ajprice said:

"Renault Sport Spider, haven't got a clue"

remember when they were first introduced.
A sort of up market Caterham idea with no roof (ever IIRC), a bit Lotus Elise , came out at the same time.
received rapturous applause from the motoring Press but never caught on in the UK. Were they all yellow and grey?

Clio Williams engine (that also went into the first Megane). You could get the in blue and I think red and they had a wind deflector or a full windscreen but never a roof.

Cool thing in it’s day but not practical and probably would have fared far better if it came out after the much loved Clio 172 etc.

[Doofus]

Chrishum said:

Clio Williams engine (that also went into the first Megane). You could get the in blue and I think red and they had a wind deflector or a full windscreen but never a roof.

Cool thing in it’s day but not practical and probably would have fared far better if it came out after the much loved Clio 172 etc.

I'm pretty sure you could only get the full screen version in the UK.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Skyedriver said:

remember when they were first introduced.
A sort of up market Caterham idea with no roof (ever IIRC), a bit Lotus Elise , came out at the same time.
received rapturous applause from the motoring Press but never caught on in the UK. Were they all yellow and grey?

They were very heavy and had a very poor power-to-weight ratio compared to the Caterham and the Elise.

The press were less than complimentary about that, as I recall.

Doofus said:

I'm pretty sure you could only get the full screen version in the UK.

I think you might be right there. Or, rather, the official Renault UK ones were all full screen. I don't believe there is any legal reason you can't grey import one of the screenless ones.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 16th April 20:45