Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Longbridge Apologist]

  On 22/04/2023 at 18:15, Six-cylinder said:

My favorite garage asked if I wanted to buy an old tatty trailer from another customer. 14 foot long deck enclosed with a low roof that had been used to store a MGB. I was told it worked ok but was a bit custy.  It did not excite me very much, but I made an offer anyway. A couple of weeks later I was told my offer was accepted and today I collected it.

It is spot on  Autoshite/Six-cylinder condition!

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It's the interior that makes it.....

[Longbridge Apologist]

  On 25/04/2023 at 18:22, LightBulbFun said:

I had quite the laugh putting REV into the Historic Vehicle taxation class post office clerk" "its already free tax I am not sure what your trying to do" "yes I know just put it in the historic vehicle taxation class for me please!"

it was not too much of an issue, but he was clearly bemused by why someone wanted to move a vehicle from one £NIL rate tax class to another £NIL rate tax class LOL

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Don't suppose you could look into a midlife crisis* car I had from new for a few years? It seems to have 'disappeared':

 

[LightBulbFun]

  On 26/04/2023 at 11:33, Longbridge Apologist said:

Don't suppose you could look into a midlife crisis* car I had from new for a few years? It seems to have 'disappeared':

 

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try BO57DAN (LOL) 

[Stinkwheel]

  On 25/04/2023 at 18:18, hairnet said:

 (what is this france)

 

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I really wish it was

[Longbridge Apologist]

  On 26/04/2023 at 11:37, LightBulbFun said:

try BO57DAN (LOL) 

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Oh change of plate?

[Longbridge Apologist]

Curious tiny interval between last 2 MOT's:

 

[High Jetter]

Maybe stopped by Plod for some fault and told to re-MOT?

[Jenson Velcro]

Or sold on with a full 12 month mot

[Six-cylinder]

Another nice outing to a small local show this evening with the BX.

[hairnet]

£5  for chauffeur ride?

[dome]

  On 26/04/2023 at 07:19, Six-cylinder said:

Fabric folding one.

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I'm doing away with the vinyl roof on mine so was quite* disappointed to find the roof hud rusted quite badly underneath the vinyl. Whether you want to poke yours or not I don't know...

I will have some original parts from my SR available if needed as I'm building a 400 replica. Let me know if there's anything you need 

[Snake Charmer]

  On 26/04/2023 at 07:19, Six-cylinder said:

Fabric folding one.

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That has probably saved the roof rotting from the rear screen aperture as they do with a factory roof and the drains go into the chassis rails front & rear too. I think that car was quite good under the battery but worth checking and treating. 

[Six-cylinder]

I caught a glue sniffer sat beside my car today!

Thank you @Slowsilver more moving cars around today. Followed by glueing the sill cover vinyl back into place. 

[wuvvum]

Ooh, the faithful old retainer must have had a promotion if he's allowed to work on the E-type!

[Six-cylinder]

Buying a car from an AS member with guaranteed sunshine I am disappointed, ever since @Andyrew delivered it we have had nothing but rain and wind. I got it back out today and guess what!

[hairnet]

massive tart

[mat_the_cat]

  On 25/04/2023 at 16:56, Six-cylinder said:

computer says £325 unless you are disabled, there is nothing I can do.  What can I do?

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Cut your leg off.

[Andyrew]

  On 27/04/2023 at 20:28, Six-cylinder said:

Buying a car from an AS member with guaranteed sunshine I am disappointed, ever since @Andyrew delivered it we have had nothing but rain and wind. I got it back out today and guess what!

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The self cleaning function must be switched on.  

[DSdriver]

  On 27/04/2023 at 20:28, Six-cylinder said:

Buying a car from an AS member with guaranteed sunshine I am disappointed, ever since @Andyrew delivered it we have had nothing but rain and wind. I got it back out today and guess what!

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it looks nicely wax polished.

[Six-cylinder]

  On 27/04/2023 at 21:45, DSdriver said:

it looks nicely wax polished.

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Yes, that is thanks to @Andyrew when I bought it. He did so much to this car to save it from being a parts car.

 

[High Jetter]

  On 27/04/2023 at 19:11, Six-cylinder said:

I caught a glue sniffer sat beside my car today!

Thank you @Slowsilver more moving cars around today. Followed by glueing the sill cover vinyl back into place. 

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That looks lovely. Dad brought one home one night, in red, to a house we moved from when I was 5 1/2. Borrowed from his boss, for some reason. IIRC he drove me around for hours in it. (Could only have been 30 mins tho)

[Six-cylinder]

I collected our MG Metro today, it has had the steering rack replaced, tracking and a fresh MOT.

[hairnet]

im just watching furious driving mg metro

 

[richardmorris]

  On 27/04/2023 at 19:38, wuvvum said:

Ooh, the faithful old retainer must have had a promotion if he's allowed to work on the E-type!

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Is there a photo of @Slowsilverlater? 

[richardmorris]

Glad that @Six-cylinderhas not been too traumatised by the x1/9 Sunday. Despite all rumours, I didn’t have to take the roof off for him to fit, but it did make it easier for him to get out!

[Six-cylinder]

  On 28/04/2023 at 16:48, richardmorris said:

Glad that @Six-cylinderhas not been too traumatised by the x1/9 Sunday. Despite all rumours, I didn’t have to take the roof off for him to fit, but it did make it easier for him to get out!

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X1/9 is great. I think the driving seat would be more difficult getting my legs under the steering wheel, but then the MX5 is tight too.

[richardmorris]

  On 28/04/2023 at 17:03, Six-cylinder said:

X1/9 is great. I think the driving seat would be more difficult getting my legs under the steering wheel, but then the MX5 is tight too.

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Depending on shoes the tops of my thighs rub on the steering wheel. 

[hairnet]

  On 28/04/2023 at 17:06, richardmorris said:

 my thighs rub on the steering wheel. 

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pervert

do vic and bob know

[Six-cylinder]

A friend came this evening to take me out for a curry, he collected me in his Rolls Royce Silver Dawn!

 

[wuvvum]

What's a Silver Dawn?  I thought that shape was either a Spirit, or a Spur if it was a LWB.