3VOM Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 S reg 740, WTF?Late reg because of coachwork? NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 No town is complete without an old OJ registered Transit, ex BT, bumbling around. chaseracer and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 No town is complete without an old OJ registered Transit, ex BT, bumbling around. A banana republic in fact. Cavcraft and Dave_Q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Late reg because of coachwork?Yes, I thought that. It must be jolly annoying perfecting a conversion on a particular model only for the manufacturer to replace it. Although chopping a 940 in half can't be much different to chopping a 740.There always seemed to be a lot of C and even D reg mk2 Granada limos about, presumed Coleman Milne stockpiled a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 i wonder if that Spartan is ford or ferald based- you can see the rear wings were clearly designed for bostin 1300 lightsThat's definitely a late Ford based one from the sloping back and wide wings. I've got a slightly earlier one in my Dads garden that I swapped an Impala for in 1985. It was built in 1979 and has a purpose built chassis but Herald suspension etc. It was running a twin 40'd 2.1 Pinto when I bought it and was a fucking death trap, put the engine in an Escort and for 10 years it had a 1600 Cortina engine, which just made it a slower death trap . It's got a Sierra 2.0 Efi and 5 speed in it now, probably the only reason it hasn't been scrapped! Especially since my stupid brother drove a Transit over the side screens . For the last 10 years it's been carefully stored in a Cat Piss and Bramble Carcoon. Cavcraft, alf892 and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Word, muthaflippaz There's a Renault 4 in Salthouse, or somewhere near there. Didn't get a picture but will endeavour to. chaseracer, Dick Longbridge, michael t and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Cavcraft_MNGMNT must so enjoy her holidays... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 This seems to have been off the road for ages, amazed it's still there to be honest... Sudsprint and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Oof, I had much fun in one of those as a youngster. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Had a pretty brill day today. Amongst other things was collecting a random old pub sign originally from a boozer a couple of miles away. I don't know why I bought it, and it needs work, but what the hell.Anyhow, the bloke where I collected it from was ace, he (or one of his relatives) had written a book about Rolls Royces, seemingly he'd owned quite a few and in his possession was a Bentley that once belonged to King Idris (?) which he said was one of only 4 in the world. He muttered something about having to spend £15,000 having the seats retrimmed!He also had a tidy split screen Morris 1000 in his shed, the Laguna (for sale) and a 'proper' Transit which belonged to his mate and wasn't for sale, as obvs. like I asked straight away. somewhatfoolish, mercrocker, Mr Laurence and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 I thought they must have got rid of this as hadn't seen it in ages. They've owned it for absolutely yonks, recall it there in the late seventies, perhaps a smide earlier. They've also got a 1977-ish VW Camper they've probably had from new. Anyhow, nice to see a rare and quite cool VW that hasn't been attacked by some 'scene tax' spacker. Soz for quality* of picture, but I got absolutely wankered on lager and mostly vodka last night, plus my dog kept pulling me along as he doesn't like walking that route. Mr Laurence, RobT and fiatdaft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Get that door chapped! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 my dog kept pulling me alongI'm trying to get my head around that statement. Obviously my grasp of the laws of physics isn't what I thought it was. catsinthewelder, The Moog, DeeJay and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Walked past this tonight. It really wouldn't be funny if it was yours, but we didn't half laugh when we saw it... privatewire, RobT, catsinthewelder and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Looks like someone has been putting their cock where it shouldn't be, its an Aldi too so sums up the driver perfectly LOL Nicola H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just stating the obvious with a car like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Looks more like a neighbourly dispute over a parking spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Or maybe....... just because. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I have no idea where that is but it does look like the monthly payments (I assume someone is making) on that car are probably more than the rent or mortgage on the house it's parked outside. Dick Longbridge and Nicola H 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Unbelievably, probably not. The house prices round there are just stupid, it's in a 'trendy' part of town that was originally an rea for local railway workers, but has been (mostly) invaded by snobs. It's worse further into the village, it got hit by that wanky sort of 'minimalist' style that was the rage years ago and imho has just got worse since.Walk round there on a Sunday and if you're not wearing desert wellies, stupid shorts and cricket jumper round your neck, you're looked on like an alien. /rantoverfornow HillmanImp, Dick Longbridge, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sorry for the slight derailment (tenuous pun intended) but what is it with those vertical blinds? When I was young, I only ever used to see them in offices and workshops - houses round our way had either venetian blinds or curtains, and posh houses had roman blinds or expensive curtains. When I moved out to the provinces, loads of houses in town had grey or beige 'office blinds' in them, and Mrs_Duke couldn't understand why I found it so funny. Are they actually a 'thing' now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Looks like a sodding dentist's waiting room, tbh. Off to see the owner of the Bentley (further up) this week. He's suffered a passable attempt at being ripped off by some bodge artists/conman type **** by the sound of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Walk round there on a Sunday and if you're not wearing desert wellies, stupid shorts and cricket jumper round your neck, you're looked on like an alien. richardthestag, privatewire, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Walk round there on a Sunday and if you're not wearing desert wellies, stupid shorts and cricket jumper round your neck, you're looked on like an miscreant and the polis are called immediately. /rantoverfornowEFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Sorry for the slight derailment (tenuous pun intended) but what is it with those vertical blinds? When I was young, I only ever used to see them in offices and workshops - houses round our way had either venetian blinds or curtains, and posh houses had roman blinds or expensive curtains. When I moved out to the provinces, loads of houses in town had grey or beige 'office blinds' in them, and Mrs_Duke couldn't understand why I found it so funny. Are they actually a 'thing' now?Isn't that a northern thing? When I went to college in Newcastle I noticed that loads of houses had them, not a thing darn sarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Ha! Look at this wanker stuck in a muddy field with a FWD Transit DodgyBastard, privatewire, Supernaut and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Drop the tyre pressures! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Weld the diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Pull away in second gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Fail at pikey Cavcraft and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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