dozeydustman Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Austin originally wanted the 1100/1300 replacement to be named the Midi, to fit half way between the Mini and the Maxi and suited the car’s rather puddingy looks. However Harris Mann was visited by the ghosts of Herbert Austin and Leonard Lord in a night terror, claiming the car looked spritely, and hence was renamed Allegro St.Jude, MiniMort and ProgRocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 ABBA split up in 1982 after Benny borrowed Bjorns Gunson Tachostrobe to set the ignition timing on his Volvo 164.When he hadn't returned it after some months, Bjorn went round to pick it up, as he was having trouble with pinking on his Saab 99 Combi Coupe, and needed it. Benny initially denied having it, but under pressure went down to his shed and eventually returned with it. However the bit that fits on the spark plug was badly mangled and one of the crocodile clips was missing. Also he'd lost the box snd the instructions. He said it was like that when he got it, but Bjorn never really forgave him. The girls tried to smooth things over, to no avail, since it transpired that something similar had happened when Annie-Freda had borrowed Agnethas curling tongs. CaptainBoom, juular, Parky and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Thought it was the other way round re strobe & curling tongs? Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 After successfully naming their cars Escort and Fiesta after w@nk mags, the Cortina replacement was going to be called the Ford Razzle. However , when Ford executives saw the Dutton Sierra, they decided you couldn’t get more w@nk than that! Nullzwei, Talbot, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Metal Guru said: After successfully naming their cars Escort and Fiesta after w@nk mags, the Cortina replacement was going to be called the Ford Razzle. However , when Ford executives saw the Dutton Sierra, they decided you couldn’t get more w@nk than that! I can imagine that Ford were particularly disappointed that Austin had already used the "Mayfair" moniker. Rocket88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said: I can imagine that Ford were particularly disappointed that Austin had already used the "Mayfair" moniker. I expect there’s a niche magazine called “Corsairs” too. warren t claim and TheOtherStu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Apparently plans to call the Granada the Big and Bouncy were only shelved at the last minute. Parky, twosmoke300, catsinthewelder and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 The Mini Mayfair was named after the most expensive square on the Monopoly board. Or at least that's the story BL's Head of Names, Cosmo Smallpiece, is sticking too. TheOtherStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Fiat's "3 figure number" model names used from 1964 were based on a bet laid out by the directors on many weeks their future models would last in a northern European climate before rust holes appeared. . warren t claim, Blake's Den, MiniMort and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 The Audi Q series were named in tribute to Spike Milligan’s Tv show from the 70s. AnnoyingPentium, Vince70, FakeConcern and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 12/8/2021 at 2:59 PM, ProgRocker said: Fiat's "3 figure number" model names used from 1964 were based on a bet laid out by the directors on many minutes their future models would last in a northern European climate before rust holes appeared. . FTFY. Talbot, rml2345, CaptainBoom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 The name DATSUN, was conceived when the head of Datsun, Akira Nissan, used the phrase repeatedly ("Oh Dat Son of mine") (in a frustrated tone) when his son (who was Carlos Ghosn) was constantly discovered doing many dodgy business activites, and then escaping in packing crates. juular, AnnoyingPentium, ProgRocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 In the old Vauxhall Vectra, simultaneously pushing in the cigarette lighter and depressing the Trafficmaster button, where fitted, sent an emergency signal to all motorway control rooms within range. A police car would be despatched and escort the driver for the remainder of his or her journey. The dashboard of the Mk3 Granada LX concealed a slide out ironing board. They also came with a Russell Hobbs steam iron that stowed in the passenger footwell. Ghia variants did too, but also had tea and coffee making facilities in the glove compartment. Granada Cosworths had those things too, of course, in addition to a Gideon Bible incorporated into the handbook, clothes brushes built into the grab handles and floor mounted shoe buffers for both rear seat passengers. Mr Livered, CaptainBoom, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Missy Charm said: In the old Vauxhall Vectra, simultaneously pushing in the cigarette lighter and depressing the Trafficmaster button, where fitted, sent an emergency signal to all motorway control rooms within range. A police be despatched and escort the driver for the remainder of his or her journey. The dashboard of the Mk3 Granada LX concealed a slide out ironing board. They also came with a Russell Hobbs steam iron that stowed in the passenger footwell. Ghia variants did too, but also had tea and coffee making facilities in the glove compartment. Granada Cosworths had those things too, of course, in addition to a Gideon Bible incorporated into the handbook, clothes brushes built into the grab handles and floor mounted shoe buffers for both rear seat passengers. surprisingly those features were absent on the granadanada 2.5td GL my b-i-l had as we didn't find them when changed the seats for a leather set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 You can use the little travelling iron from the Fiesta in the Granada, something that's handy if your Russell Hobbs unit has got clogged up with limescale. Being a non-steam iron, the Fiesta offering is a bit more reliable. It plugs into the interior light, you just have to take out the festoon bulb first. The cord is just about long enough to reach the ironing board and, failing that, you can actually use the handbook as an ironing board since the cover is made from recycled unsold asbestos rich brake shoe linings. Ford don't like people knowing about these things, mind, and it's not widely known in the owner's clubs. nomiST, AnnoyingPentium and twosmoke300 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 from 7th gen onwards in a Civic type-r there is a secret compartment which holds a nice Type-R branded pen twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 iv*co were so impressed with the bmc/bl door sharing exercise that the daily was designed to use the doors from a renner master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 36 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: surprisingly those features were absent on the granadanada 2.5td GL my b-i-l had as we didn't find them when changed the seats for a leather set! It's because the diesels were made by Ford of Ireland in County Waterford and were differently specified. They did, however, have 100% lead crystal windscreens. EightMegs and Noel Tidybeard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage5000 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Many Toyotas, Nissans and Mitsubishi’s (and pretty much every Japanese car makers) listed そのクソさび as a feature in much of its literature. It roughly translates as ‘that fucking rust’ dozeydustman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 30 minutes ago, Missy Charm said: It's because the diesels were made by Ford of Ireland in County Waterford and were differently specified. They did, however, have 100% lead crystal windscreens. Ford not only had the lead crystal package, they also offered a Cristal package available only to customers of long standing who never left an option box unticked. There's one Granada Cristal rumoured to survive, last spotted in 2001 in by an urbex sort in Slough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 The Citroën Relay’s name in the rest of Europe is the Citroën Jumper due its body panels being made from cable-knit sweaters. ProgRocker, AnnoyingPentium, Parky and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 The Mercedes Sprinter is named as such as that was the only thing that moved as quickly as rust along the bodywork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 37 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: The Mercedes Sprinter is named as such as that was the only thing that moved as quickly as rust along the bodywork. I though it was because the prototype was built from a scrapped BR Class 150 DMU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 when ford used the duratec 1.8/2.0 engine from mazda they felt the piston rings should be made from recycled ford escort seat foam. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, stuboy said: when ford used the duratec 1.8/2.0 engine from mazda they felt the piston rings should be made from recycled ford escort seat foam. yellow card 🟨- that sounds suspiciously true😁 Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 The Vauxhall Velux was the first car with a sun roof . It had a little roller blind that could be used in strong sunlight. It wasn’t popular as planning permission was needed for putting in extra windows in the 60s and Vauxhall confusingly replaced it with the Velox. Crackers, CaptainBoom, rml2345 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 The Audi Quattro was invented by Suzi after she crashed her Mustang on Devil Gate Drive. AnnoyingPentium and ProgRocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Designer of the Marina Roy Haynes left British Leyland in 1969 and decided to quit designing cars altogether. He had a dream of appearing in a children's television show. After finding an agent and having some talks with the honchos at Thames Television in the early 1970s, Roy's dream became reality. A year later he appeared in their new show "Rainbow" alongside Zippy, George and Bungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Bob Holness not only played sax on Baker Street, he also drove for McLaren at the 1976 British Grand Prix when James Hunt turned up pissed. CaptainBoom, Talbot, Vince70 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Austin motors weren’t named after Herbert Austin. The original Austin car was created from stannic metal compounds from the antipodes, hence Aus-Tin Matty, LightBulbFun and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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