Urban myths that somehow, people still believe
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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C891788
you can buy one if you like, this actually looks quite good.
they used to kick about in the scene in the 80's, but I've never seen a good conversion, or one that wasn't a pile of rust. most for sale are always "projects"
if you want to get all VW excited- check out the VW factory made SP.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/43/sp2/
you can buy one if you like, this actually looks quite good.
they used to kick about in the scene in the 80's, but I've never seen a good conversion, or one that wasn't a pile of rust. most for sale are always "projects"
if you want to get all VW excited- check out the VW factory made SP.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/43/sp2/
DRFC1879 said:
danrc said:
VW nova...
How in all my years of motoring enthusiasm have I never come across one of these? So the original engine was a bit ratty? Couldn't that be fettled now with a suitable replacement?Edited for a typo.
Many Novas were indeed fitted with alternative engines. The Porsche flat-6 fitted nicely, as did the Alfa V6. Even the Rover V8 could be squeezed in. My Nova used the 16v MK2 Golf engine. Using a 1303S Beetle chassis removed handling issues with the swing axle suspension and the trailing arms and rear brake disc setup from the Porsche 944 could then be used. A Mini quick rack improved steering response vastly versus the Beetle's worm and roller affair.
Einion Yrth said:
Some of you will be old enough...
There's just a hint of a similarity.
Going completely off topic now, but on the subject of Bond Bugs, this one below has to be one of the most well travelled. This photo was taken on the Liege-Agadir-Liege rally. It had its fair share of issues but that only added to its reputation for steely determination - fabricating a new clutch release bearing for it using random bits of metal, the remnants of the old one and lubricating it with ship's grease, all completed down in the hold of the Algericas-Tangiers ferry during the crossing was an impressive effort.There's just a hint of a similarity.
another that did the rounds whilst I was at school, don't really remember why
Michael Jackson was famously involved in advertising Pepsi back in the 80s
But apparently he didn't like the taste of Pepsi and so he was given Coca-Cola put into a Pepsi bottle/glass etc whenever he was "on camera" with the beverage.
Michael Jackson was famously involved in advertising Pepsi back in the 80s
But apparently he didn't like the taste of Pepsi and so he was given Coca-Cola put into a Pepsi bottle/glass etc whenever he was "on camera" with the beverage.
jagnet said:
Going completely off topic now, but on the subject of Bond Bugs, this one below has to be one of the most well travelled. This photo was taken on the Liege-Agadir-Liege rally. It had its fair share of issues but that only added to its reputation for steely determination - fabricating a new clutch release bearing for it using random bits of metal, the remnants of the old one and lubricating it with ship's grease, all completed down in the hold of the Algericas-Tangiers ferry during the crossing was an impressive effort.
Looks like a 4 wheeler?Also
Shakermaker said:
another that did the rounds whilst I was at school, don't really remember why
Michael Jackson was famously involved in advertising Pepsi back in the 80s
But apparently he didn't like the taste of Pepsi and so he was given Coca-Cola put into a Pepsi bottle/glass etc whenever he was "on camera" with the beverage.
Red Bull famously do this. They don't care what's in the can/bottle as long as it has their logo on the outside.Michael Jackson was famously involved in advertising Pepsi back in the 80s
But apparently he didn't like the taste of Pepsi and so he was given Coca-Cola put into a Pepsi bottle/glass etc whenever he was "on camera" with the beverage.
generationx said:
Red Bull famously do this. They don't care what's in the can/bottle as long as it has their logo on the outside.
I get that for things like the F1 drivers etc, where on track they will be drinking water. What I meant to say was that "For the purposes of the advert filming, the liquid that looked like Pepsi in the glass/can he was drinking from, was actually Coca-Cola"
That was the "myth" that did the rounds
it was. Presumably a Webster Bond Bug
glenrobbo said:
DRFC1879 said:
danrc said:
VW nova...
How in all my years of motoring enthusiasm have I never come across one of these? I always liked the shape.
There is a newer redesign as well.
lufbramatt said:
IIRC these were used in various 70's films such as the original Death Race. It's a beetle based kit car
And Condorman! 
https://youtu.be/_g-TkGM4nKI
http://www.everycarlisted.com/drivingzone/features...
Shakermaker said:
another that did the rounds whilst I was at school, don't really remember why
Michael Jackson was famously involved in advertising Pepsi back in the 80s
But apparently he didn't like the taste of Pepsi and so he was given Coca-Cola put into a Pepsi bottle/glass etc whenever he was "on camera" with the beverage.
Someone actually cares about this?Michael Jackson was famously involved in advertising Pepsi back in the 80s
But apparently he didn't like the taste of Pepsi and so he was given Coca-Cola put into a Pepsi bottle/glass etc whenever he was "on camera" with the beverage.
Ari said:
cannonball run too
The Mad Monk said:
Someone actually cares about this?
I don't know if anyone actually cares in any meaningful way, but it was a "myth" that I heard more than once in the 90s. But as a brief aside to this topic, I'm vaguely remembering how it went back when I was maybe 11/12 years old, back when peer pressure was far more apparent than it is now and there was a desperate need to "fit in" with everyone. Pepsi was seen as being inferior to Coca-Cola, and again, for no other reason than we were 10/11 and we had no actual worries, children who drank Pepsi, or said they preferred Pepsi, were mocked. This was not helped by the fact that it was the peak time for all the inappropriate jokes about Michael Jackson and his sexual habits, and so again, by association, Pepsi was "not good" given that MJ was "gay" and therefore you were "gay" for drinking it. But another pupil told us that MJ actually hated Pepsi, and he drank Coca-Cola and made the Pepsi adveristers fill the can with Coke for him to drink in the adverts.
I just wondered if this was an actual rumour/myth that did the rounds, or if it was actually true, or if it was just something made up by a schoolmate to try and divert from being mocked for having a can of Pepsi.
Zoobeef said:
glenrobbo said:
There were a few nice examples at Stoneleigh National Kit Car Show earlier this year.
I always liked the shape.
There is a newer redesign as well.
That white one uses VX220 rear lights. I'm not sure if that's to try and make it expensive...I always liked the shape.
There is a newer redesign as well.
On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
Lance Catamaran said:
Look like Ford Cougar front lights as well?
On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
I'd forgotten that one! I wonder if The Sun or Daily Express will fall for it if we email it in?On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
Lance Catamaran said:
Look like Ford Cougar front lights as well?
On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
I read that story many years ago, from a well known Journalist in a respected car magazine. He was saying that it was told to him directly from the RAF Pilot who was flying the aircraft concerned.On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
Tim
catman said:
Lance Catamaran said:
Look like Ford Cougar front lights as well?
On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
I read that story many years ago, from a well known Journalist in a respected car magazine. He was saying that it was told to him directly from the RAF Pilot who was flying the aircraft concerned.On the subject of urban legends, how about the mobile speed camera operator that accidentally picks up a low flying jet fighter, which duly gets a missile lock on him? That one still does the rounds quite often.
Tim
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