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18 hours ago, AnthonyG said:

I’ll take my Tesla in 1996 Rover Amaranth please. 

you have a jag in that colour..........

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8 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Back in 2008 I went to order one of the new Fiat 500s, all the build up marketing said they were individual cars that you could spec up just how you wanted. I wanted orange and was told I couldn't or yellow, in the end I bought an Ex Demo car in black! To be fair I did think it looked good with its chrome pack and red leather interior. 

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italian perv? of modern?

thats a surprise :P

 

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A big thanks to @bobdisktoday for delivering a new puzzle for shiters at the FoD next year!

I was thinking we could treat it like the Edinburg Royal Tattoo and do timed reassembly then dismantle it again. No, we could just assemble it and ride it!

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We put the black 156 back to work today and found the o-s dip headlight was not working. Hoping for a quick bulb change I put my hand in and the light flashed on. The spade seemed to be fitted to the bulb ok and then the wire fell out of the spade and judging by its dull colour had been loose for a long time. A new spade and all seems well.

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On 10/8/2021 at 7:45 AM, Six-cylinder said:

Rover Nightfire for me please.

I think Rover Nightfire is the best colour ever, but have only managed to have one car in it.

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Amaranth, surely?

What about this green? Looks dull in bad weather then the sun shines and boom - stunning looking!

 

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On 10/8/2021 at 11:51 AM, Mrs6C said:

IIRC Fiat had one of the first, online 'car configurator' services on their website, where the user could choose colours, trim packages etc. and have the on-screen views of the vehicle change to illustrate the options selected and do a 360 turnaround view of its exterior and interior. We had dial-up internet access at the time with what appeared to be just a wet piece of string for line back to the telephone exchange, so it was very slow and clunky...

I seem to remember when I bought a new Punto Sporting FIAT offered something like 121 different colours.

Of course mine came from stock and was a sort of pale metallic blue, then my Marea was ex-demo and dark blue with again, no choice.

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51 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

A big thanks to @bobdisktoday for delivering a new puzzle for shiters at the FoD next year!

I was thinking we could treat it like the Edinburg Royal Tattoo and do timed, reassembly then dismantle it again. No we could just assemble it and ride it!

 

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50 minutes ago, RichardK said:

Amaranth, surely?

What about this green? Looks dull in bad weather then the sun shines and boom - stunning looking!

 

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Amaranth a bit too far out for me.

Your green Jag lovely.

But I raise you a Ferrari Roma in Rosso Fiorano, or maybe I could send Ferrari an old Rover Metro in Nightfire so they could colour match my new Roma for me! 

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2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Amaranth a bit too far out for me.

Your green Jag lovely.

But I raise you a Ferrari Roma in Rosso Fiorano, or maybe I could send Ferrari an old Rover Metro in Nightfire so they could colour match my new Roma for me! 

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 Not heard of that one...but given how long it is since I've really kept any tabs on new cars that doesn't surprise me.

More than a hint of E-Type about that from the back.

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Z549 Satin Red is my fave Vauxhall colour, but I'm a bit biased with this 17k Omega 

 

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Do you think the Daimler hates the Mercedes or was it just a bad prank!

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Daimler fires both barrels in the face of the younger upstart!

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49 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

No wonder it does 12 to the galleon!

it probably did just for that pic :D

 

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On 10/9/2021 at 8:58 PM, Six-cylinder said:

 I put my hand in and the light flashed

 

OOH MATRON

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5 hours ago, High Jetter said:Daimler fires both barrels in the face of the younger upstart!

I think the merc would run very rich if you started it then given that the air intake is behind that headlamp.

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41 minutes ago, hairnet said:

Kiltox is a bit far away to care :D

His new audi wouldn't make it on one charge... 

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On 9/19/2021 at 9:00 PM, DoctorRetro said:

I didn't take many pics on Saturday, apart from this.

Spotty Toledo, but at least the rusty bits are protected from the elements now.

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This makes me happy.

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I am doing a head count this morning to work out what needs working on.

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26 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

All of them? 

Not the Clio

Not the Alfa 156!

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53 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I am doing a head count this morning to work out what needs working on.

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I can see a need to set up some traffic signals to help with shunting movements. 

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42 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I can see a need to set up some traffic signals to help with shunting movements. 

It would help even more if you could could provide a helicopter! 

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3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

all you need is some shelving! :mrgreen:

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coming soon to Ikea "ÏVÄČÀR"

Ah, @Mrs6C did mention a mezzanine floor in the new barn.

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4 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Ah, @Mrs6C did mention a mezzanine floor in the new barn.

Has the idea been shelved?

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21 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It would help even more if you could could provide a helicopter! 

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I think the Traffic Light would be the more cost effective option mind!

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the Seller even has 4 for sale so you could set up proper junctions either side of your property :) 

(and yes I have known of these for some time, and no I have not bought one! id love to get one but I just cant quite justify £73 on a traffic light right now! the "A seller you've bought from" is for some streetlight part a friend needs)

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55 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I think the Traffic Light would be the more cost effective option mind!

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the Seller even has 4 for sale so you could set up proper junctions either side of your property :) 

(and yes I have known of these for some time, and no I have not bought one! id love to get one but I just cant quite justify £73 on a traffic light right now! the "A seller you've bought from" is for some streetlight part a friend needs)

I happen to have two Peek Elite heads: one for road traffic, one for pedestrians. I also have an ex-German head, but that's in a shed in Southend....

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