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[Noel Tidybeard]

19 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Very strange wheels on this Leaf

better than these

[EyesWeldedShut]

10 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

better than these

Oh I dunno - you could keep the kids busy for days cleaning those with some TFR and a toothbrush? 
Have a gander at the Hyundai offerings for their Ionic (Ironic?) range - similarly bothersome and tasteless

[horriblemercedes]

51 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Oh I dunno - you could keep the kids busy for days cleaning those with some TFR and a toothbrush? 
Have a gander at the Hyundai offerings for their Ionic (Ironic?) range - similarly bothersome and tasteless

Like rain on your wedding day

[sutty2006]

1 hour ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Try one of these - had same trouble with our van (some sort of intermittent parasitic drain) so fitted one ....

Battery cut off switches are the future. Just fitted this one to my discovery 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Alison passed her MOT today. Two advisories. A chipped 'screen and a Number Plate Lamp; the latter being a nice* easy* fix. 🙌🙌🙌

[HMC]

Daily driving 1936 style. 

[hairnet]

16 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

I managed to have a pretty productive weekend for a change. 
 

Ambers grandparents asked me to take their 50” LED flat screen TV to the tip for them as they’d knocked it against a wall which pushed the HDMI cable and snapped the socket off the board. I looked on eBay and there’s a complete main board on there for £10 but I found a HDMI - Scart converter so tried that and it works perfect. Obviously quality isn’t quite as good but for a free ‘fix’ I’ll take it. Bought a wall mount for £16 and stuck it on our bedroom wall. Massive (literally) upgrade from the 23” one we’ve had for years.

Next on the list was the X5, it was running cool which on the M57 is a common problem 

thats a problem cos its quite a long way from norfolk *shit scouse joke alert

[hairnet]

Just now, HMC said:

Daily driving 1936 style. 

still 1936 in devon anyway

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

4 minutes ago, hairnet said:

still 1936 in devon anyway

 

Just on that side of Dartmoor - it's at least 1940 in Torbay these days (Belisha Beacons and all)

[chaseracer]

31 minutes ago, HMC said:

Daily driving 1936 style. 

You are James Herriot's Devon cousin AICM£5...

[High Jetter]

39 minutes ago, HMC said:

Daily driving 1936 style. 

There is a theme developing of this being parked outside pubs!

[hairnet]

47 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

You are James Herriot's Devon cousin AICM£5...10s and sixpence

 

[SiC]

It was my birthday yesterday so I had a chill out weekend. Mrs SiC struggles to comprehend that idea so tried booking the day up for us to both see her friend. 🤦‍♂️

Anyway on Saturday we went to a country life museum.








Wondered around Tiverton. Lovely buildings intertwined with a sorry looking town centre.









Drove back home up the A38. The roads around Somerset/Devon are absolutely filthy at the moment.
Took the TT to scrub the tyres in. The handling is vastly improved with decent rubber now on it.

Also saw this quirky RHD Yank on the Saturday morning on the streets of Clevedon



Yesterday we had lunch in Priddy and then to Wells for a wander and Ice Cream.


Finally the Engine pallet has been picked up today to head northbound to its new home. Was supposed to have gone on Friday but useless couriers.

Going to find a scrapman to pick up the remains of the Dolomite carcass. Even if I don't get money for it, I just want it gone from the drive now.

 

[Split_Pin]

I have finally reached 500 subs on my You Tube  channel. 

Finding time to release new videos has been challenging but I hope to do more once the lighter nights allow some shite spannering again.

The funniest thing is that my buyer's guide for MK3 Cavaliers helped someone buy a good example. I know its a decent example because I subsequently and unknowingly bought  that same car blind from ebay and it wasn't until I sent him a picture of it outside my house that he recognised the surroundings from my videos!

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

17 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I have finally reached 500 subs on my You Tube  channel. 

Finding time to release new videos has been challenging but I hope to do more once the lighter nights allow some shite spannering again.

The funniest thing is that my buyer's guide for MK3 Cavaliers helped someone buy a good example. I know its a decent example because I subsequently and unknowingly bought  that same car blind from ebay and it wasn't until I sent him a picture of it outside my house that he recognised the surroundings from my videos!

 

Congrats mate. Subscribed to your account as well.

[Wibble]

Me too

[Split_Pin]

Thanks both!

[Eyersey1234]

If things go to plan we will be moving house next weekend.

[Sunny Jim]

This chapter in the annals of the Flat Cap Sailing Club comes to an end. We've sailed 1123 miles in the last eight weeks: Portugal to Madeira then on to the Canaries via the Savage Islands.

Mates for over 25 years and still having daft adventures together. 

[HMC]

works car park: wierd historical link with the 7, the bmw dixi and the cars immediately surrounding (and dwarfing ) the 7

[lesapandre]

Very sweet video of a summers day and the 1979 Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club Rally - this would have been shot probably on 'Super 8' and has been transferred to video.

I ran a few of the stately 50's cars regs through the DVLA car tax checker and have found few still on the road - either out of tax 30 years + or the reg on a  modern. 

Oh dear - just shows that even cars in enthusiast preservation are understandably subject to continuing high attrition over 40+ years - just like all the pictured Stans, Rays and Bills who owned them.

And me... I was in my teens then and now in my 60's.

I did not run all the car regs through... so maybe a few more survive or in a dusty shed under a sheet. Here is hoping.

 

[brownnova]

Bodge of the day… 

Needed a number plate for the trailer, but didn’t want to fork out for what’s likely to be a one off use. So I found an old front number plate in the garage and painted using our kitchen’s yellow paint. Bought some stick on letters/numbers for £3… 

Result… 

That’ll do… 5 and 7 a little wonky… but that’s ok. 

[vulgalour]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

Very sweet video of a summers day and the 1979 Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club Rally - this would have been shot probably on 'Super 8' and has been transferred to video.

I ran a few of the stately 50's cars regs through the DVLA car tax checker and have found few still on the road - either out of tax 30 years + or the reg on a  modern. 

Oh dear - just shows that even cars in enthusiast preservation are understandably subject to continuing high attrition over 40+ years - just like all the pictured Stans, Rays and Bills who owned them.

And me... I was in my teens then and now in my 60's.

I did not run all the car regs through... so maybe a few more survive or in a dusty shed under a sheet. Here is hoping.

 

Is that Sybil Fawlty handing out the awards at the end there?

[captain_70s]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

Oh dear - just shows that even cars in enthusiast preservation are understandably subject to continuing high attrition over 40+ years - just like all the pictured Stans, Rays and Bills who owned them.

There are quite a few photos online of Dolomite club meets from the mid 90s and nearly all the cars are dead.

[lesapandre]

30 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

Is that Sybil Fawlty handing out the awards at the end there?

Possibly Elsa Lanchester?

[vulgalour]

That does seem more likely, now you point it out.

[HMC]

I’ll stop photobombing news 24 after this one, but…..

School drop off 

[artdjones]

13 minutes ago, HMC said:

I’ll stop photobombing news 24 after this one, but…..

School drop off 

I just hope none of the parents are on Mumsnet. "Am I being unreasonable or is this man abusing his children by taking them to school in an 80 year old car without airbags".😁

[Rust Collector]

It would have blown my mind if my Dad was swapping out old motors at the rate @HMC does when I was a kid, I would have absolutely loved it.

Knowing my luck, my son will grow up with zero interest in cars 🤣

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

I just hope none of the parents are on Mumsnet. "Am I being unreasonable or is this man abusing his children by taking them to school in an 80 year old car without airbags".😁

I have had a parent say similar to me about taking the kids in the 2CV…