Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 31)
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Bobberoo99 said:
V6 Pushfit said:
The green one was some sort of prototype and raced originally so it’s got a fixed pedal box. I’ve come across three others locally in the last year and two were original racers for less than 8k. One was in Rothmans colours and was a great looking barn find with straw in it n’all.
I was amazed at how the engine frame was bolted to the ends of the ply chassis with just two short 5/8” bolts each side. Mental.
It’s great the car stuff one comes across in the course of doing ones own car. One
(Did you run out of internet?)I was amazed at how the engine frame was bolted to the ends of the ply chassis with just two short 5/8” bolts each side. Mental.
It’s great the car stuff one comes across in the course of doing ones own car. One
Cliffhanger.
An old storyteller's ploy.
Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, make 'em wait.
Pericoloso said:
How long is a piece of string question .
The Euro is getting better value daily but it'll only take one setback to make it worthless again.
I will need lots n lots of em to take on the mega road trips ,so am wondering when would be a good time to pull the trigger
at the Bureau de Change.......
I might withdraw a few quids and change some before the next government cock up makes it drop like lead.
I would guard against pulling the trigger at the Bureau de Change, maybe just take a baseball bat instead?The Euro is getting better value daily but it'll only take one setback to make it worthless again.
I will need lots n lots of em to take on the mega road trips ,so am wondering when would be a good time to pull the trigger
at the Bureau de Change.......
I might withdraw a few quids and change some before the next government cock up makes it drop like lead.
You need the euro to fall or £ to rise. £ rose today but likely to be temporary.
Basically it’s all pretty irrelevant unless you think the euro will rise before you go and after you’ve got the readies.
Marcos memories.
Back in the day, you could only drive a Marcos if you wore a hairy chest wig and a loose cheesecloth shirt unbuttoned halfway to the waist to reveal your huge gold medallion.
Despite this, a chap in our village was lucky enough to be presented by his wealthy parents with the keys to a brand new bright red Marcos 1600 GT on his 18th birthday.
He always drove it rather circumspectly and actually once confided in me that he found it "a bit scary" to drive. He would never let anybody else have a go though. Believe me, we certainly tried.
It was quite unfair how the local lads used to taunt him about his lack of pace on the country lanes around our patch, and even on "the fast bit" near the air base he wouldn't "go for it".,,
I had no problem blasting past him in my awesome 100E Prefect loaded with gesticulating passengers.
Great fun!
Until one evening I managed to roll it over three complete turns before ending back on all four wheels. No serious injuries, but pride was quite dented. As was my 100E.
At least I had discovered the limits of my car/driver combo.
That's something that young "Charles" never managed.
I expect his Marcos is still in pristine condition to this day.
But I bet he's never been hang-gliding or parasailing or been part of a highly trained elite team drinking over a hundred pints of Younger's Tartan bitter through straws from a plastic paddling pool with rubber ducks and a few fag-ends in it.
Life is about getting the balance right, see!
Back in the day, you could only drive a Marcos if you wore a hairy chest wig and a loose cheesecloth shirt unbuttoned halfway to the waist to reveal your huge gold medallion.
Despite this, a chap in our village was lucky enough to be presented by his wealthy parents with the keys to a brand new bright red Marcos 1600 GT on his 18th birthday.
He always drove it rather circumspectly and actually once confided in me that he found it "a bit scary" to drive. He would never let anybody else have a go though. Believe me, we certainly tried.
It was quite unfair how the local lads used to taunt him about his lack of pace on the country lanes around our patch, and even on "the fast bit" near the air base he wouldn't "go for it".,,
I had no problem blasting past him in my awesome 100E Prefect loaded with gesticulating passengers.
Great fun!
Until one evening I managed to roll it over three complete turns before ending back on all four wheels. No serious injuries, but pride was quite dented. As was my 100E.
At least I had discovered the limits of my car/driver combo.
That's something that young "Charles" never managed.
I expect his Marcos is still in pristine condition to this day.
But I bet he's never been hang-gliding or parasailing or been part of a highly trained elite team drinking over a hundred pints of Younger's Tartan bitter through straws from a plastic paddling pool with rubber ducks and a few fag-ends in it.
Life is about getting the balance right, see!
Edited by glenrobbo on Wednesday 16th January 23:08
There's a Festival of Unexceptional cars??? I bet it's still interesting to see though!!
Pericoloso said:
Clicked ignore on a thread until it moves onto a new relevant topic ,one poster took a swipe at me and has to have the last word, so I'll ignore until something new to discuss.
I'm sure he's a returned bannee, too full of crap to be a genuine noobish.
I'm sure he's a returned bannee, too full of crap to be a genuine noobish.
Morning all! Have you noticed how the nights are getting shorter now that Spring is on the way? Which thread are you referring to, Peri?
I can't find it but I hate cyber bullying of any kind. Trolls that do that are sad people who need reporting to the Head Teacher.
Or Bomma could set Penrose on him.
The troll, I mean, not the Head Teacher.
Unless the Head Teacher is a bully. That was no party, Bobbers, it was a thing we did back in '67 at the Crow's Nest in Tring to raise money for an orphanage that we had adopted.
It took skill, perseverance, dedication and total commitment, but we were triumphant.
Several officers were upended to relieve them of any loose change during the proceedings.
Some gave willingly to avoid this ignominious treatment.
The rest is history, lost in the mists of time gentlemen please. All I remember is, we were very very drunk.
Edited by glenrobbo on Thursday 17th January 05:50
glenrobbo said:
Pericoloso said:
Clicked ignore on a thread until it moves onto a new relevant topic ,one poster took a swipe at me and has to have the last word, so I'll ignore until something new to discuss.
I'm sure he's a returned bannee, too full of crap to be a genuine noobish.
I'm sure he's a returned bannee, too full of crap to be a genuine noobish.
Morning all! Have you noticed how the nights are getting shorter now that Spring is on the way? Which thread are you referring to, Peri?
I can't find it but I hate cyber bullying of any kind. Trolls that do that are sad people who need reporting to the Head Teacher.
Or Bomma could set Penrose on him.
The troll, I mean, not the Head Teacher.
Unless the Head Teacher is a bully. That was no party, Bobbers, it was a thing we did back in '67 at the Crow's Nest in Tring to raise money for an orphanage that we had adopted.
It took skill, perseverance, dedication and total commitment, but we were triumphant.
Several officers were upended to relieve them of any loose change during the proceedings.
Some gave willingly to avoid this ignominious treatment.
The rest is history, lost in the mists of time gentlemen please. All I remember is, we were very very drunk.
Edited by glenrobbo on Thursday 17th January 05:50
Superb!!!! I used to drink in a pub in Salisbury called The Winchester Gate, lot of squaddies used to go in there, there were some very entertaining things went on!!!
Similar tales here, we had an Adrian and he had a Mini Cooper. Never driven over 1500rpm or 50mph and easily overtaken in my mini 998 screaming it’s guts out. A journey with him was a boring event with a continuous thought as to why did he slow down for this corner or why didn’t he floor it for that one.
I would have liked to say he lived a safe and long life but just after becoming a radical evangelical Christian at the age of 24 he was run over crossing the road by someone driving over 1500rpm greater than 50mph who had just floored it round a corner.
I would have liked to say he lived a safe and long life but just after becoming a radical evangelical Christian at the age of 24 he was run over crossing the road by someone driving over 1500rpm greater than 50mph who had just floored it round a corner.
- funnyoldthinglife
V6 Pushfit said:
Similar tales here, we had an Adrian and he had a Mini Cooper. Never driven over 1500rpm or 50mph and easily overtaken in my mini 998 screaming it’s guts out. A journey with him was a boring event with a continuous thought as to why did he slow down for this corner or why didn’t he floor it for that one.
I would have liked to say he lived a safe and long life but just after becoming a radical evangelical Christian at the age of 24 he was run over crossing the road by someone driving over 1500rpm greater than 50mph who had just floored it round a corner.
At least he is remembered for his nice big wall. I would have liked to say he lived a safe and long life but just after becoming a radical evangelical Christian at the age of 24 he was run over crossing the road by someone driving over 1500rpm greater than 50mph who had just floored it round a corner.
- funnyoldthinglife
He must have been the Donald Trump of his day. 
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