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Wallace and Gromit driving a Volvo 240 in space

According to Wikipedia there was a 4-month gap between Princess and Ambassador production - Princess discontinued in November 1981 and Ambassador launched in March 1982.

605. 1972 BMW 2002

Seen in Finchley, north London, on 23rd December 2023, full of junk.
GNJ 319L
✓ Taxed -Tax due:  1 June 2024
Incorrect tax status?
MOT Exempt
Vehicle makeBMW
Date of first registration 8 November 1972
Year of manufacture 1972
Cylinder capacity 1990 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE
Current owner since Mar 2018
Mileage at last MOT (2018): 47,048

605. 1972 BMW 2002

Seen in Finchley, north London, on 23rd December 2023, full of junk.
GNJ 319L
✓ Taxed -Tax due:  1 June 2024
Incorrect tax status?
MOT Exempt
Vehicle makeBMW
Date of first registration 8 November 1972
Year of manufacture 1972
Cylinder capacity 1990 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE
Current owner since Mar 2018
Mileage at last MOT (2018): 47,048

Also, this made me laugh.

I had a silver R reg Felicia estate just like that. I did 80,000 miles in it in about eight years before the rust finally beat it. Idiots. 
I like this bit.

So he named it after his late friend and not the badge on the boot. That was a happy coincidence.
I completely fail to see why this is considered newsworthy.

For aslong as I can remember I've wanted to be directing my own path in business but never had the actual confidence to overcome huge self doubt and fears of failure, in 2021 when I nearly met with my mortality thanks to covid I remember hating that I'd played things safe as houses like a boring nobody and literally despite continued health maladies I feel that I've got a second run up at life , so I'm starting from nothing at 35 and want to get pushing forward with what is abit of a dream for me .
So basically my sister and I have teamed up to create a new garage/engineering works of which provides the usual bread and butter garage services and also more specialised work less commonly found like large manual machining capability and welding.
We're looking to stock up on a range of common classic parts too so that we can take on most project work without waiting on parts turning up in ebay etc albeit limited space prevents stocking a vast amount.
So far over the last 8 months !

Obligatory huge lathe brought back somewhat inappropriately 


Company car brought down , inappropriately 

Lathe electrical rebuild done because it was dangerous as hell, 415 through the soaked push buttons etc ,,horrible ! Once cleaned and generally setup it's been put to work straight away!

 
this s100 k series swap was quite aquite to drive, getting one to fit the earlier car isn't bolt in like with the estelle and rapid !

Cambelt snappage job on an iveco 2.3, lots of new valves and lapping required!

loads of work done, and loads more hopefully to come ! 

605. 1972 BMW 2002

Seen in Finchley, north London, on 23rd December 2023, full of junk.
GNJ 319L
✓ Taxed -Tax due:  1 June 2024
Incorrect tax status?
MOT Exempt
Vehicle makeBMW
Date of first registration 8 November 1972
Year of manufacture 1972
Cylinder capacity 1990 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE
Current owner since Mar 2018
Mileage at last MOT (2018): 47,048

605. 1972 BMW 2002

Seen in Finchley, north London, on 23rd December 2023, full of junk.
GNJ 319L
✓ Taxed -Tax due:  1 June 2024
Incorrect tax status?
MOT Exempt
Vehicle makeBMW
Date of first registration 8 November 1972
Year of manufacture 1972
Cylinder capacity 1990 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE
Current owner since Mar 2018
Mileage at last MOT (2018): 47,048

603. 1984 Ford Transit 190 pick up

Seen in Snowhill, West Sussex on 14th December.
A212 GLR
✓ SORN
MOT - No details held by DVLA 
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 9 January 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity 2400 cc
Fuel typeDIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLUE
No MOT history

604. 1978 MG Midget 1500

Seen in Golders Green, north London on 19th December.  It failed an MOT in 2010, mostly on corrosion, and hasn't been tested since.
CLH 825T
✓ SORN
MOT Expired 10 Aug 2010
Vehicle make MG
Date of first registration 1 September 1978
Year of manufacture 1978
Cylinder capacity 1491 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour RED
Current owner since Oct 2006
Mileage at last MOT: 64,737

603. 1984 Ford Transit 190 pick up

Seen in Snowhill, West Sussex on 14th December.
A212 GLR
✓ SORN
MOT - No details held by DVLA 
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 9 January 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity 2400 cc
Fuel typeDIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLUE
No MOT history

Did the Old Trafford tour once, abd they told us they to have  Jaffa cakes at half time at Utd.( in the Ferguson days, maybe still do and other clubs do it too).
I tried it with my Under 11s having lost 8-0 the previous week. This time we lost 11-0, so they never got them again!
 
 
 
 

Fine example of a Middle Wollard, now outlawed due to soles melting on exhausts.

Well he's not going to get caught up the creek with no paddle.
 
Fail, no tartan rug
Fail, no thermos of tea
Fail, no Scotch Terrier tied to the folding chair having a dump
Bonus point for Nanna keeping her hat and coat on in the blazing sunshine

im getting an ominous sense of deja-vu....