HMC Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 Jim Bell, DSdriver, dome and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I went to the original Marquee, but only once. It was very small & dingy and the band, Amazon were OK. According to Malc MacMillan in the NWOBHM encyclopaedia; "They produced melodic rock with singing in the style of Pat Benatar. In the promotional text to 'Hypnotising You', the group was described as a mixture of Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, The Who and The Police". - Hmmm egg, Dan_ZTT and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Large Yank-mobile in central London? You are the justified ancients of mu mu, AICMFP Dan_ZTT, twosmoke300, CaptainBoom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 50 minutes ago, egg said: Large Yank-mobile in central London? You are the justified ancients of mu mu, AICMFP Nah, they were in an ice cream van, shirley? egg and twosmoke300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Nah, they were in an ice cream van, shirley? I'm in Shirley, he's in London High Jetter and grogee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Some tracksuited 'entrepreneur' who has escaped Ukraine's military draft to bravely take his G Wagen shopping in London, I guess. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 gadgetgricey, Flat4, RobT and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 LightBulbFun, Coprolalia, RayMK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 Forgot about this spot dome, somewhatfoolish, anonymous user and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 Stopping at mcdonalds en route back davehedgehog31, Coprolalia, Three Speed and 27 others 22 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, HMC said: Stopping at mcdonalds en route back One for the parking thread 😆 (Given the circumstances, a free pass is issued) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Anyhow, what I really want to know is: A) what is it like to drive? B ) is it appreciably different to your last crown Vic? (Obvious not withstanding) CGSB, LightBulbFun and davehedgehog31 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, Matty said: One for the parking thread 😆 I was thinking he did well to get the front wheels in the box. It might be an extra-wide space? Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 It’s a coach space Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 2 hours ago, HMC said: Stopping at mcdonalds en route back Hopefully via the drive through!!!! 3VOM and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said: Hopefully via the drive through!!!! Nah, the bends would be too tight! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 3 hours ago, High Jetter said: Nah, the bends would be too tight! Yep. Also have to go through backwards to be at collection window, but I have faith in @HMC Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 minute ago, gadgetgricey said: Yep. Also have to go through backwards to be at collection window, but I have faith in @HMC Noway I'm going backwards there, Ronald might be about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Back! Car ran like a dream, with the exception of loosing the idle near stonehenge which was solved by reconnecting a vacuum hose beside the intake system. Dyslexic Viking, egg, Dan_ZTT and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Looks like it used to have a vinyl top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Schaefft said: Looks like it used to have a vinyl top? Is that not a gaffer tape landau? 🤣All it needs is some pram irons. 😁 barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bergerac Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 This is full of win. Perfect sensible transport for the larger family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 34 minutes ago, Jim Bergerac said: This is full of win. Perfect sensible transport for the larger family. I came surprisingly close to buying this a couple of years ago after figuring out that it actually wouldn't be a bad way for a family of four adults and two larger dogs to get around on longer trips. Think it was about two feet shorter than the camper van which I'd quite happily dailied on several occasions. So should have been entirely usable. The one HMC has just picked up looks rather longer! Sadly the guy selling this was after £1500+ and it needed a not insignificant amount of welding plus probably a grand spending on it to get it back roadworthy - for a car that's optimistically worth around four grand once sorted. Don't doubt for a second he got his asking price from someone else given the value in parts - but it wouldn't have been from someone intending to get it back on the road. Rust Collector, Jim Bergerac, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Matty said: Anyhow, what I really want to know is: A) what is it like to drive? B ) is it appreciably different to your last crown Vic? (Obvious not withstanding) Drives well, its a far from perfect example but the last owner spent 10k on it which included a front suspension rebuild, so its not a sloppy to drive as you might think. That 97 p71 was in nicer condition, but this appealled as it was cheap (£875) someone had recently spent out making it reliable and ive always wanted a limo at some point. This has a P73 chassis number so it’s civilian spec, rather than that black p71 having heavy duty springs and shocks etc; although the vendor mentioned the base car was a police spec vehicle; unless those uprated bits were subsequently added post production. The kids were amused at the overhang! Tickman, privatewire, Jim Bell and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, HMC said: The kids were amused at the overhang! Assumed they were looking in wonder at the gaffer tape rear window seal. Must admit a limo is on my "want" list but not sure if I have your cahoonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Schaefft said: Looks like it used to have a vinyl top? It has a vinyl roof, but its starting to disintegrate, hence the gaffer tape. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 While the back of the car was still in that there London.... CGSB, Tenmil Socket, Matty and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 We also went to see a musical Dan_ZTT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Meanwhile its blotted out the sun in one corner of taviatock… RayMK, Tickman, Jim Bell and 15 others 13 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Not clicked a single like, but this is one of my favourite buys and collections of all time! HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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