Dick Longbridge

R5 hovercraft 

Pininfarina PT Cruiser 1960

PeeTay Cruiser offroad 

Happy Rotter in his Anglia RV at MaccyD's. 

8 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

mitsubishi l200 animal 2.5 did kb4 monster truck automatic . | eBay

1 hour ago, egg said:

I thought you'd appreciate this, Dez.

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/216080/saab-900i-aero-door-saloon

Great to see REV getting really decent attention to detail. At least that way you've got the maximum chance of some semblance of reliability when you finally find yourself back behind the handlebars again.

Our cars are insured on a multicar policy with LV. Last year's price was just over £370 and this year's price is just over £600. 

I've spent some time on the Admiral multicar quote page but it's crashed a couple of times and then said I need to call them as I changed a parameter. 

Then I tried Aviva multicar and that came in at just over £840. 

I'm knocking on the door of 50 years old and we both have years of protected NCD. 

I'm starting to think the LV automatic quote wasn't so bad! 

I think I'll call them after work tomorrow and see if they can wriggle on the price. Still mucking fental though. I'm used to paying similar ££ each year, being a decent driver and not having to take massive price hikes on the chin. Clearly things have changed...

Edit: Just used Compare the market and they have given me a quote with a Hastings Direct multicar policy for a smidge over £560. Hastings also had a cheaper product for around £540 although it looked too stripped back to be useful. 

Hopefully this will be a useful bargaining tool for when I try and negotiate with LV tomorrow. 

5 hours ago, grizz said:

I need space. 
 

If someone took the 206 CC I got from the roffle and bought my Rezin Rockit I would be back at ground zero as far as car ownership is concerned. 
 

Usually I have a company car (read VW Caddy ex- @Zelandeth ) The Astro as toy and an existing stalled project that needs building. 
 

So another big build would not be clever. 
 

I also know of an Ami without papers that could make a great body swap donor.  

WTAF is this shite? The individual seems to think it appropriate to wear this getup to a children's charity event. So, so wrong.

Fantastic* example of one the perverted knighthood crew, too. 

1 hour ago, grizz said:

Mumbled hoarder response sounded like £800.00 and I need to retrieve it myself. 
 

I could be wrong. 

Have you bought it yet?!

9 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

I spotted one of these hill-climb modded 3-series BMWs a few months back. When I first saw it I thought it was bodged up but it seems to be a thing.

Car in your pic appears to be piloted by Brian Badonde (a character from TV series called Facejacker)

Bew!

1 hour ago, Anglevan said:

Bloody hell, that's my old MG!! By eck its changed a bit, was a totally original rubber bumper one with original deck chair seats! I sold it for a grand to guy in Hull during lock down. I still have the heritage certificate somewhere. I'll have to get some tickets in the hope if winning the shite thing  back!! 

This photo was taken in July 2023 so it's changed in the last 12 months. It looked quite tidy in its original guise.

33 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

On the way we spotted this rather sorry looking truck, just short of Collingham station.

 

The station house at Collingham is a grade 2 listed building built in 1848, featuring Gault brick, Welsh slate roofs and currently, Merseyside windows.

 

A shame to see it in such a dilapidated state.

It seems to be standard fayre for many historic, listed properties - let it rot then flatten when too far gone. 😕

42 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

 nice but pricey Cherry Coupe

 

It's bloody lovely though and I guess it's a case of find another, let alone in that condition...

18 hours ago, Peter C said:

Many years ago I was offered a running Harrier for £100 but I declined on the grounds that Mk2 Escorts were uncool.

Similar. Back in the early 90s my first car - a 1977 mk1 Golf - had become pretty crispy on the inner wings and I was visiting a mate to get a price on having them repaired. My mate pointed to the field below where his younger brother's Mk2 Escort Linnet was parked. It could have been mine for £250 if I remember correctly. Apparently it needed a 'tiny bit of welding' but that would have been included in the price. It drove well but I passed on it as the Golf seemed more modern at the time. Ironic that I eventually chopped my Golf in for a 1969 Morris Minor!

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

More on that Rover:

Love that. Survivor stories are the best, by a country mile. I wonder what the other DHC looks like? 

It's come a fair way...

Looks like Sheldon has done a thorough report on it too. Fascinating. 

8 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Toyota MR2 car spares or repair | eBay

Cheap parts car, that.

33 minutes ago, rob88h said:

I thought that must be a survivor of the mass Astra cull in Banbury, but it turns out to be a different address. 

'53 Panhard Uber Eats delivery vee-hicle

1 hour ago, chancer said:

Spotted this today. Probably one for the didnt know they existed thread...avon tuning triumph acclaim...it looked absolutely hanging, no doubt it doesnt need an MOT now....

That's a shame. It looked pretty clean when one of the previous owners shared his progress on it on here in 2020/1. 

'77 Ford Pinto Caravan

'57 Plymouth Belvedere 'Belipopter' apparently. 

'79 Pontiac Firebird rubbish lorry