Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 32)
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How's this for a first car?
You have to imagine it as being black and not as shiny. With quite a bit of what they call "patina" these days.
But the tyres used to squeal like hell going round roundabouts at just 18 miles per hour and get us disparaging shouts of "MANIACS!!!" from disgusted onlookers. Awesome!
There was a small crank handle at the top centre of the dashboard that opened the windscreen so that you could catch bees in your teeth.
It was the 1939 version of air conditioning.
But this probably caused the sunroof to jettison itself at 67 mph on the A12 on the day we picked it up from a mate's dad in Aldershot.
It also had "suicide" rear doors ( just like a Mazda RX-8 ). And the body was not very firmly attached to the chassis, and so the propshaft would rattle a bit against the tunnel during extreme 18 mph cornering.
We remedied this by removing said tunnel, but then we had to warn all rear seat passengers to mind their ankles. See? We were very conscious of health and safety issues even back then in 1966.
But to us, this marvellous 1939 Sunbeam Talbot Sports Saloon ( which had started its' life as an RAF staff car) represented freedom with a capital F.
Those were the days...
You have to imagine it as being black and not as shiny. With quite a bit of what they call "patina" these days.
But the tyres used to squeal like hell going round roundabouts at just 18 miles per hour and get us disparaging shouts of "MANIACS!!!" from disgusted onlookers. Awesome!
There was a small crank handle at the top centre of the dashboard that opened the windscreen so that you could catch bees in your teeth.
It was the 1939 version of air conditioning.
But this probably caused the sunroof to jettison itself at 67 mph on the A12 on the day we picked it up from a mate's dad in Aldershot.
It also had "suicide" rear doors ( just like a Mazda RX-8 ). And the body was not very firmly attached to the chassis, and so the propshaft would rattle a bit against the tunnel during extreme 18 mph cornering.
We remedied this by removing said tunnel, but then we had to warn all rear seat passengers to mind their ankles. See? We were very conscious of health and safety issues even back then in 1966.
But to us, this marvellous 1939 Sunbeam Talbot Sports Saloon ( which had started its' life as an RAF staff car) represented freedom with a capital F.
Those were the days... Bobberoo99 said:
Turning into a bit of a stressful morning, having some tooling issues, not a lot of fun!!! 
ETA, problem resolved, all running nicely now!! This is why they pay me the big bucks a fair amount for the work I do!!!
So glad to hear that the problem with your tool is now sorted, Bobbers. ETA, problem resolved, all running nicely now!! This is why they pay me
Edited by Bobberoo99 on Wednesday 21st August 11:39
Just make sure you take good care of it now.
Hello everyone,I'm back from toiling tyroleaning and have just been fed and watered.
I was a bit late owning a car as I was more into bikes. I would drive the land rovers and vans at work mind.
I must have been 21 before I bothered with a car which was a light blue 1300 beetle. I only kept it a month or so as it was too slow so progressed to a V8 Rover auto. Mexico brown with white leather interior and full sunroof.
I was a bit late owning a car as I was more into bikes. I would drive the land rovers and vans at work mind.
I must have been 21 before I bothered with a car which was a light blue 1300 beetle. I only kept it a month or so as it was too slow so progressed to a V8 Rover auto. Mexico brown with white leather interior and full sunroof.
After the 1600E I had a succession of mk4 and mk5 Cortinas, my first "big install" was in a gold Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6SR, then I had a very early 2.0 Sierra then went back to a very late white over grey Cortina Crusader, that was the first car I put subs in and the car I had when I met Mrs Bobbers!!!
Just escaped from a 6 hour refresher course on contract law. It was delivered by a barrister and a couple of solicitors.
The coffee and cakes were very tasty.
My first car was a mini, not an 850 or a 998cc, I had all the power of the mighty 1098cc motor.
My second car was also a mini. I keep looking at them thinking I should buy one now but prices seem a bit silly.
The coffee and cakes were very tasty.
My first car was a mini, not an 850 or a 998cc, I had all the power of the mighty 1098cc motor.
My second car was also a mini. I keep looking at them thinking I should buy one now but prices seem a bit silly.
Bobberoo99 said:
After the 1600E I had a succession of mk4 and mk5 Cortinas, my first "big install" was in a gold Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6SR, then I had a very early 2.0 Sierra then went back to a very late white over grey Cortina Crusader, that was the first car I put subs in and the car I had when I met Mrs Bobbers!!!
I too had a Mk5 Cortina although mine was a two tone carousel. I think that was the car I had when I met the future Mrs Scrump. I also went on to have a cavalier 1.6 SR, mine was green with beige recaro seats.Quite a bit of coincidence.
Scrump said:
Just escaped from a 6 hour refresher course on contract law. It was delivered by a barrister and a couple of solicitors.
The coffee and cakes were very tasty.
TBH I could do with that myself as I tend to busk it a bit from older briefings, but the contracts I use haven't changed much thank God.The coffee and cakes were very tasty.
I'll be like the teachers at school - when the syllabus they've taught for donkeys years changes they retire.
V6 Pushfit said:
glenrobbo said:
The Barley to Royston Road is OK as long as you don't meet a bloody great 4x4 Tonka truck coming head on round the corner on the wrong side of the road.
I’m being stalked that’s 2 miles away. Fox & Hounds at Barley is bloody good although expensive but I did a cracking TripAdvisor review so get preferential treatment there now so it’s a regular Friday night venue now. That road has a long straight in it unless to take off at the bridge hump in the middle, you must mean the bendy bits at each end.
slopes said:
V6 Pushfit said:
glenrobbo said:
The Barley to Royston Road is OK as long as you don't meet a bloody great 4x4 Tonka truck coming head on round the corner on the wrong side of the road.
I’m being stalked that’s 2 miles away. Fox & Hounds at Barley is bloody good although expensive but I did a cracking TripAdvisor review so get preferential treatment there now so it’s a regular Friday night venue now. That road has a long straight in it unless to take off at the bridge hump in the middle, you must mean the bendy bits at each end.
Then I can consider that my work down here is done.
Pushfit, are you going to the TVR pre-80s Classics at Cosford on Sunday 8th Sept?
It's at the RAF Museum.
I may well be an exhibit in the 'Experimental and Flight Test Hangar', hanging up on a gibbet next to the TSR-2.
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