Lacquer Peel

Well the guy rained of.
I decided to chuck my cheepy £2.99 code reader onto the car and this is what popped up

Strange that my friends sooper dooper snap on code reader showed up no faults
 
Soz for the PIC I blame the code reader

The offer is probably quite a realistic one.  I've no idea why people think carting away the scrap will be a chore for the insurance company.  It has become an important and lucrative income stream with none-claiming parties actually paying for the residual.  The categories have been a mess for a long time, and being a long-term buyer from salvage auctions (currently retired) what was genuine salvage that needed considerable fixing, now is a jokeathon with examples carrying a C cat only needing a mirror and an indicator to put right and cat Ds often being mangled wrecks looking at bean tin oblivion.
On a hopefully objective level, I wish everyone would put claims through their own insurance, not onwardly referred to a, "claims agency/specialist" and get them to do what they were paid upfront in premiums to do and get rid of the extra tier of parasites that have evolved.

Oh I've got one!
 
DSC_5003 by srblythe, on Flickr
 
It's beautiful...

Back to Nigeria.
 
Beetle production, parts came from Sao Paulo! Production in Lagos started with Beetles, later they madePassat,  Santanas and Buses there.
 

 

Car production in Nigeria in the 70's and 80's

 
almost forgot the Igala
 


 
 

Mmm, brown.
 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ6-4-2-1976-12months-MOT-/221853254300
 
£2995 for a low mileage, non-fucked one of these with 12 months MOT doesn't sound too silly at all.  Celebrity* owner too.
 
Verdict: would.

Here's mine "Doing it's thing" today
 
80" and trailer by Kevin Mills, on Flickr
 
When I worked for the LR magazine, I was doing 80 miles a day in it, so for mega MPGz and veg-biodiesel-compatibility I fitted a Perkins Prima from a Montego. Took extreme pleasure parking it next to Evo's test cars and filling the car park with veggy smoke. 
It's now back to completely standard and after years of fucking around "improving" stuff on other landies I'm kinda on a mission to prove that you don't actually NEED to do anything, hence this is still on points (dizzy and fuel pump) and a dynamo. I did change to negative earth though when the perkins went in. 
 
Also dailied in recentish times an '86 Audi Coupe, '93 Pug 205 and a '01 Citroen c15

At one stage I was commuting in a `53 MO oxford

 
But duties are now taken by either the '83 granada or 99 transit.

 
I seem to have gone from an All Creatures Great and Small to small time scrap metal trader/ racer look

POLICE AWARE.
 
Tulliallan Castle is Scotland's police college.

yellow - old style
white - new style
red - export plates. Temporary registration to drive a new car out of the country.
green - Diplomatic / consul registered car.

Well the woman in the picture is clearly lobbing a bit of concrete in the back before she takes hers over the bridge.....

C3 Pluriel... Has anyone had one ? Are they as unreliable as people say ?
 

 
I've always liked their quirky styling and versatile roof, and they're now available for shite money !

As requested MOAR to come
 
http://youtu.be/gjw3fucF3nM

Some magnificent pictures of Javel.
 
1965 Citroën DS & Citroën H assembly lines by Auto Clasico, on Flickr
 
1969 Citroën DS 21 Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr
 

 

Done a thousand miles in this now, I've enjoyed every one of them! MOT has a few weeks left to run, then the fettling begins. Both rear wheel arches need repairing, and the outer sills are more than likely getting replaced. I'm not looking forward to removing all the alloy trim pieces, the roof gutter ones especially! A little paranoid about ruining shiny stuff seemingly made from unobtainium.

One of the things the Frontera failed it's test on last week was an insecure number plate
 

 
Had a look and it's about £10 for a new one. Sod that super glue to the rescue
 

 
Shame I had to break the plastic screws to get it off so it's going to be a twat to get back on

1994, takes me to work and back 5 days a week with no ag. The only time its gone wrong, thankfully, has been the weekend. Never actually failed to get me to work or home again.

Scruff just has me beaten, as my 1953 Austin Somerset is my everyday user that I go to work in more than any other car. I do about the same miles as him, in the old car friendly climate of the South of England. Having said that, I did manage to drown the electrics coming home from work on Thursday when I hit a flash flood Managed to dry off the plugs and leads using a rag and I was on my way again. Old cars are GR8.

I found pictures of the derelict Moskvich/AZLK factory complete with rusting Aleko shells years ago, it was the best thing I've ever seen.
 
I cannot find it now.
 
edit: found. http://vault13.livejournal.com/192079.html
 

 

I like the way Billy hasn't even posted yet people are assuming he'll buy it. Mind you, he'll only fix it up a bit and then sell it on for £115, the capitalist bastard. 

I found pictures of the derelict Moskvich/AZLK factory complete with rusting Aleko shells years ago, it was the best thing I've ever seen.
 
I cannot find it now.
 
edit: found. http://vault13.livejournal.com/192079.html
 

 

I used to do 70 miles a day in my 1955 Standard Eight (top speed 55mph, crossplies etc) but then I moved offices and my commute went down to 50 miles a day, so I got a 90s turbo diesel instead

BMC BAthgate Scotland:
 

 

 
Bread buses :
 

 

well it white 1.2 1995,2 door corsa,have green slip,mot yes may 2016,any takers,has has new front pads,timing belt,..

I guess I better hand in my licence.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9yhkZd6Fv8