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if they know its a result of me, they tend to get shit done pretty fucking quickly "Oh shit its HIM!" is how I imagine it goes down for example back in April 2021 I helped someone get the logbook for their AC Model 70, and they turned that V62 around in 9 days LOL (V62 was posted off on the 20th and the V5c was issued on the 29th) all of the Mondeo stuff will be current data on the main computer system so really should not take too long to bring up, its not like trying to apply for the Logbook for an Invacar Mk12 that was last on the road in 1979 (its only Data Pre 1983 that you have to worry about them having to dig around in the archives for, everything 1983 onwards is still on the main computer system)

I imagine there may be a few, I certainly uncovered a few NI registered ones when I did the K reg Estate bash, so I imagine there would be a fair saloons as well the ever reliable* How many left reports 115 Taxed and 492 SORN'ed for 1993, so you have not done too badly with the 60 you have found so far given only a sub set of those on How many left would be K prefix (as a side note, there is one "Mondeo" down as made in 1989 thats still taxed, I wonder what that one actually is LOL, clearly someone entered the wrong model code on the DVLA computer when registering that one LOL) I wonder if it might be worth doing a FOI request to the DVLA? "please tell me how many Ford Mondeo's of all types registered before the 1st of August 1993, (broken down by trim level/model type) are still tax or SORN as of this FOI, separated into separate lists for vehicles that are still taxed, and a separate list for SORNed vehicles" that way you know exactly what your still looking for, as it will filter out all the L prefix and later cars I have seen something like this done in my research of the DVLA, in one of the FOI's I looked at, I found a list of all the lambretta's registered with the DVLA and arranged by body type, year of manufacture and engine size (theres exactly 1 thats registered as a snow plough amusingly LOL) FOIR6424 Attachment.xlsx so they can definitely do something like this for Mondeo's I imagine

awesome! means I can do this! looks like its still in NI and so was issued a current NI (County Tyrone/Omagh) plate YHZ5208 when sadly robbed of its original plate NIW7979 (County Londonderry / Coleraine issue) thankfully the Mondy is still taxed and MOT'ed, so at least it was not just robbed of its plate and then scrapped as I have sadly seen a few times

not in this thread, but im pretty sure I have seen something like it before! she has also made into at least 1 meme LOL any time someone posts an Invacar on the social media someone will always inevitably post something of REV from that scene, which always tickles me (especially when at one point @Ghosty casually responded to one of those posts with "driven that actual car" LOL)

sadly I can only tell you what plates a given vehicle has worn, but I cant tell you what vehicles a given plate has been assigned too (the only slight exception to this is when a plate is put on retention or hidden behind a private plate, I can tell you the last vehicle it was on, but as NIW7979 has already been put onto to a BMW this trick does not work) It would be worth recording the VINs of all known surviving cars just to be on the safe side incase anything like this happens again

do we have a VIN number for that one? if so I can look it up and tell ya what plate it currently wears

Many thanks to @Six-cylinder and @Mrs6C for putting me up (or putting up with me!) for the weekend! twas very awesome to attend a FoD gathering once more after far too long being absent from them! it was nice to see the Bedford CF getting some love, I really hope at some point it can be made to move under its own power Photographing a Jaguar E type and Citroen Ami while sat in the Cab of a slightly mouldy Bedford CF2, Autoshite or what? I title this photo "a proud couple look at their new born child" speaking of incriminating photos, heres @hairnet "Look mum no hands!" the fire is always nice, and its always fun when we really get it going and have flames coming out the top like some sort of jet engine afterburner a Fine construction beloved by many but enough about the outhouse in the background have a couple more Jag E type shots Oop this photo needs a bit of adjusting much better and finally, behind the single spoke wheel of the Ami, which I got to pilot to the end of the paddock, was quite interesting to compare with the 2CV I had driven previously, at some point id like to drive the Ami around the field proper like I did with the 2CV for a full on apples to apples comparison once again many thanks to all who put up with me over the weekend! and I finally got the REV plushy that @Slowsilver's Wife very kindly made for me!, tis very awesome

posted just an hour ago, It looks like the Pembrokeshire car has finally been rescued! I have very little in the way of details, as its been rescued by someone I dont know however said person claims it will move under its own power someday! so hopefully its gone to a good home me and Adam where working with the owner of the field to get it rescued, however the field owner had gone quiet on Adam, I personally was worried it had been bailed or accidentally squashed by the JCB, and the field owner did not want to tell us such, so I am pleased to see that was not the case! (I guess if the field owner sold it someone else out from under Adam, that would explain why he went quiet on Adam)

1. davidfowler2000 - both nights trailer 2. Brownnova - both nights tent or car 3. Beko - both nights tent 4. Supernaut - both nights tent 5. Juular - both nights car 6. catsinthewelder +kids both nights tent 7. Fumbler- both nights car 8. chaseracer - both nights tent or car 9. EightMegs - Both nights, tent 10. batterypowered - Both nights, tent 11. Twosmoke300 plus 2 or 3 guests (awaiting confirmation) - both nights van and tent 12. cms206 - both nights, camper 13. ghosty - both nights, car 14. Captain_70s - (Maybe) both nights, car or tent. 15. Fatharris - both nights - tent 16. 3VOM - both nights - car, tent, something 17. 320touring - both nights tent or car (TBC) 18. horriblemercedes both nights, tent 19. Hillmanimp - both night, tent or camper. 20. Kirton - Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights camper 21. LiteAce Owner (EightMegs) - both nights, van 22. Dave_Q - Saturday only, maybe van, maybe moped + smol tent 23. Cord Fourteener - (possibly) both nights + (possibly) some family 24. taxi paul - Saturday day visitor + (possibly) some family 25. dozeydustman - (if can get cover) Saturday - car 26. reb- (if the time-off gods allow) both nights - car 27 - Anthony G, Friday & Saturday night, staying off site. 28. Six-cylinder - b&b booked locally Friday & Saturday nights 29. maxxo - both nights ten 30. Jaypee - both nights, car #galaxy 31 LightBulbFun, Both nights, staying off site (now that I have added my name to the list how much do you want to bet that my PIP tribunal will be scheduled right on the Friday or such)

possible a contender for the late registration madness thread as well, but along the same lines as those scale model but still road-registered steam traction engines I posted about I present the Lykamobile a steam (kit) car replica thing? https://www.steamtractionworld.com/lykamobile.htm https://www.steamtractionworld.com/product-lyka.html its so fun to see a steam vehicle being newly produced and on a modern plate although im still disappointed no ones made a "modern" steam vehicle thats actually somewhat fast (ie can go above 4Mph) or practical , it would be really cool to see one of those 1950's Steam engine conversions @barrett talked about, reproduced or such, especially such being a Steam vehicle you would not really have to worry about any sort of modern day regulations, so you would be pretty free to have it look how you want LOL

"little blue fucker" is that you giving it... a name?! on a more serious note, sadly not yet, but I have been informed after a bunch of parts swapping a workable carb has been put together from the 2, and she is running again, with tuning planned for Monday hopefully I think the plan is to then get the choke control/cable un-seized, and after that im not sure you will have to ask Red5! but I know she still needs her exhaust down pipe patched or replaced and she also needs a full service/fluid change and grease up, so hopefully those issues will be attended to in the near future

ah thats much appreciated depends how rough is rough, how is the other end out of shot? im not worried about a bit of surface rust, it can be stripped back and repainted, but if it has broken lamp holders or such, then its probably game over sadly but would still be good to strip for parts to help with other Atlas Atlantic 2's in other peoples collections

if your able to save the fixture and hold onto it for me for when I am able to collect it or have it collected that would be much appreciated, id be more than happy to exchange a few beer tokens to make it worth while for you? (out of curiosity are there any other fixtures or fluorescent tubes in the garage?) if its too much faff or such I understand! I just figured id ask to be safe rather then sorry

the wheel cylinders are Girling 64673476 and im PRETTY sure that GWC1208 are suitable equivalent (twas what I had researched to be compatible with the above girling part No) although I have not personally actually tried, this exact set https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371257751842 Is what I was planning on ordering to do REV's brakes from before I knew she was going Red5's way brake shoes are Girling GBB45774CF which are the same as Spitfire Mk1-4 rear brake shoes IIRC and are readily available everywhere AFAIK! (as an aside, brake components are the same on 12 and 10 inch wheeled cars, so if you find yourself with bits from a 12 inch car you can still use those ) hope this helps

if you dont mind me asking, whats happening with the garage itself? more specifically that fluorescent fixture in shot? I ask, as its a pretty rare Atlas Atlantic 2 from the early 1960's that id love to see saved if possible and I would be more then happy to take it off your hands if its being removed or such!

Yeah, book it, and then we can work out/worry about who else wants the chalet from there (even if I end up on my own it will be worth the £100, and im sure* out of the 30+ people going someone will be sober enough to take me there and back each night) dont worry I can also ramble on about Lightbulbs, Routemasters and computers almost just as well!

well theres still a couple months to go, who knows maybe by then you will own something, that I can actually get Temporary insurance on otherwise good to know and sounds good to me once again its much appreciated! you can count me as game for both nights

thats twice on here now I have gotten my V6's confused for my straight six's! (the first time was when the Red forum bike, Jag was doing the rounds, I wonder what happened to that in the end)

had to go somewhere to get some help with an upcoming PIP tribunal, and while waiting for the bus near home, this Jeep Cherokee pulled up at the lights proper 4L V6 one too for bonus points

that could work nicely! as long as @beko1987 is still game for giving himself PTSD by picking me up from near central London! just want to double check, when you say take me back monday, am I correct in saying that is from your place, so I would be staying Thursday night and Sunday Night at your place? (so I only need to book the chalet for the 2 shitefest nights?)

so what your saying is I should bring with me a basket of eggs? gotta be careful what you say there as @Crackers might just be able to have that arranged!

I wonder if @Six-cylinder's Ami will be there? having driven a 2CV im quite eager to see what the 2 major derivative types are like in comparison (although I dont know if the actual field portion is available? or if its full of lambs again!) so I am more then happy to help* out, especially so if I can blag a drive around the FoD not that I can claim to be any good at mechanical work, it took me about one and a half hours just to replace the ground strap on my car... regardless I am pleased to hear the Dyane will be visiting once more I was disappointed in myself that I missed it the last 2 times, so hopefully 3rd times the charm! same with @Crackers's in the Landy, after I missed @mat_the_cat's visit with his Landy! I am glad there will still be one there for me to look over

I just want to say that Like is for the Scarab and Pop up head lamps in general and to make sure that no one accuses me of liking LED tat LOL (as an aside, aside from being LED's (and yall know my thought on those are LOL) I find atheistically these particular style of 7 inch LED head lamp always look quite naff, black soulless almost, looks like your staring into dead eyes if that makes sense) but my usual grumblings about LEDs aside its also very awesome to see progress with the Exo is happening! hopefully not long until the next visit to the Ministry man?

@Sunny Jim mentioned theres a chalet available for booking which might be suitable? I have been wondering if anyone else was planning on booking it, id be happy to split the costs then the only problem id have to solve is actually getting to it from the site LOL

Driving lessons for me where about £28 an hour, but because Central London, they where always 2 hour lessons, as you couldn't actually go anywhere in an hour, so swings and roundabouts and all that! @Eyersey1234 glad to see your changing instructor without too much hesitation one of the "bad" things I did was stick with an instructor who's methods did not get on with me, as I was thinking of the mind set of a bad workman blames his tools, but when I switched instructors things improved quite a bit! another thing I find helps, is if you can take your daughter to the FoD or such location where she can drive some actual autoshite cars I learnt Clutch control in a Lada Riva which meant for me when I started proper driving school lessons, clutch control was about the one issue I never had on my road to learning how to drive LOL and then later on I drove quite a few cars round the FoD, and the 2CV especially, boosted my confidence enormously, such a lovely car to drive and bomb around in, it was pretty much the only car beside my own that I felt relaxed driving in at the time I found doing that, going around the FoD, with no instructors or other external traffic, road rules or where your going to worry about, helped me a lot, as I was able to just focus on having a good time and getting an actual feel for this whole driving malarky and by working on getting the actual driving aspects into muscle memory so to speak, freed up brain space for focusing on all the other stuff that comes with driving on the public highway, like roundabouts LOL although I imagine a lot of this probably helped me, because of my actual *want* to drive, where as a lot of people only drive as a means to get from A to B and im not sure how much it would help them!