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Come Inside... => Petrol/Diesel/Red Diesel/Aviation Fuel Head Zone => Topic started by: Pirate on January 05, 2011, 08:05:52 PM

Title: For the wistful...
Post by: Pirate on January 05, 2011, 08:05:52 PM
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuCIbndus9k
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 06, 2011, 09:39:57 AM
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I had one of these when they were a current model.  redface:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Snoopy on January 06, 2011, 09:48:10 AM
My first car was a ninth hand one of these. Cost me £25 in 1965 ...

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I ran it for a year and part exed it for one of these ( also with a number of previous owners) ...

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Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Barman on January 06, 2011, 10:00:23 AM
My first motor was one of these: -

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Followed up by two of these: -

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One of these: -

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Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Nick on January 06, 2011, 10:23:28 AM
We got one of these when I was 5. He was called Arthur  cloud9: and had orange ears



My dad had to install his own heater  eeek:
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My first car was one of these in custard yellow. She was called Lulu  redface:





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She died on the A3  sad24:, mind you at least she had survived the police controlled explosion
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Pastis on January 06, 2011, 11:03:04 AM
Why do I feel like we've been here before?   rubschin:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Snoopy on January 06, 2011, 11:05:03 AM
A case of "Dormez Vous"?
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Nick on January 06, 2011, 11:07:08 AM
Well BM started it, I think. Anyhoo perhaps Pasties could post a pic of his ROver  point:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Pastis on January 06, 2011, 11:10:20 AM
Not likely, sunshine  ;)

Besides, it's far too recent a model compared to the above  whistle:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Barman on January 06, 2011, 11:26:30 AM
We got one of these when I was 5. He was called Arthur  cloud9: and had orange ears



My dad had to install his own heater  eeek:
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We had one of those!  eeek:

My sister and I used to sit in the back and whack on the side to make the ears come out when we went around a corner!  lol:

And when it rained, it splashed off the wings and into the engine bay rendering it useless...

We used to paint it bright green every year with brushes...  ;D

I'm fairly sure the reg was XCG 369 - daft the stuff you can remember...  noooo:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 06, 2011, 11:28:17 AM
When is LL's birthday or your wedding anniversary then ?  whistle:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Nick on January 06, 2011, 11:31:06 AM
XNN 962. Remembered that for nearly 50 years  redface:

He flogged it and got an Austin A40. I was sick every time I went in it.
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Barman on January 06, 2011, 11:39:18 AM
When is LL's birthday or your wedding anniversary then ?  whistle:

 redface:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Barman on January 06, 2011, 11:40:41 AM
XNN 962. Remembered that for nearly 50 years  redface:

He flogged it and got an Austin A40. I was sick every time I went in it.

We got one of these after...

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And much later upgraded it to a 'Super' version of the same....  lol:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 06, 2011, 12:33:59 PM
If we are willy waving, I inherited one of these:

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Much too expensive to maintain but probably worth a fortune now.  evil:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Nick on January 06, 2011, 12:36:35 PM
I just knew he would do that  noooo:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 06, 2011, 12:38:22 PM
I just knew he would do that  noooo:
redface:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Snoopy on January 06, 2011, 01:04:45 PM
Did you flog the coronet too?
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Nick on January 06, 2011, 01:06:22 PM
Prolly wears it in bed  noooo:
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Snoopy on January 06, 2011, 01:12:29 PM
He is clearly well connected .... He farms turnips

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We should have guessed long ago.
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Just One More on January 06, 2011, 06:57:25 PM
My first car...


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Reg was GRJ 667D with column change  cloud9: , and it's still the most comfortable car I've ever driven
Title: Re: For the wistful...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on January 06, 2011, 09:26:24 PM
My first car...


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Reg was GRJ 667D with column change  cloud9: , and it's still the most comfortable car I've ever driven

We had one of those!  We lived in a rented flat and I always wanted to scrap the car and keep the seats cos they were sooooo comfortable.  Column change... much more friendlier!  redface: