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For the wistful...
« on: January 05, 2011, 08:05:52 PM »
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2011, 09:39:57 AM »


I had one of these when they were a current model.  redface:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2011, 09:48:10 AM »
My first car was a ninth hand one of these. Cost me £25 in 1965 ...



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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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2011, 10:00:23 AM »
My first motor was one of these: -



Followed up by two of these: -



One of these: -




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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #4 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:



My first car was one of these in custard yellow. She was called Lulu  redface:







She died on the A3  sad24:, mind you at least she had survived the police controlled explosion
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2011, 11:03:04 AM »
Why do I feel like we've been here before?   rubschin:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2011, 11:05:03 AM »
A case of "Dormez Vous"?
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #7 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:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2011, 11:10:20 AM »
Not likely, sunshine  ;)

Besides, it's far too recent a model compared to the above  whistle:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2011, 11:26:30 AM »
Quote from: 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:




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:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2011, 11:28:17 AM »
When is LL's birthday or your wedding anniversary then ?  whistle:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #11 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.
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2011, 11:39:18 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on January 06, 2011, 11:28:17 AM
When is LL's birthday or your wedding anniversary then ?  whistle:

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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2011, 11:40:41 AM »
Quote from: 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.

We got one of these after...



And much later upgraded it to a 'Super' version of the same....  lol:
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Re: For the wistful...
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2011, 12:33:59 PM »
If we are willy waving, I inherited one of these:



Much too expensive to maintain but probably worth a fortune now.  evil:
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