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[AnnoyingPentium]

6 hours ago, goosey said:

red street lights

Spells danger, y'know.

[Back_For_More]

Fun weekend...... Had a blast. 

Took Friday off as I had to switch dates on a course for Mr B. He was over from Belgo land so we went off and made Bhutanese bows for the day.... 

Late edit - he's 12yrrs old.... 

Then Saturday as his 2nd surprise I had him off roading in a Land Rover td5. Surprisingly he was in a manual and only stalled it twice - 1 of them a hill start. He loved it and we're now scouting ebay etc... for a project smol SJ or similar 😁

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, dome said:

What's the story with this guy? 

Just watched the video, it does mention they changed the starter and fitted electronic ignition? Or am I missing something?

Must have missed it. Don’t think it showed them changing them though. He has a history of 2cv companies and doesn’t have a good reputation.

[brownnova]

Next door to the MoT station is a used car place. I occasionally wander in and have a browse, especially if they have anything unusual in. Imagine my surprise when I drove past and saw this in the yard!

 

He was closed Saturday by the time we’d finished the test, so I popped back on my way home from work today… it’s a little crusty, but not too bad… I really don’t need another car which needs a lot of attention do I? 

[schonker]

When do you pick it up?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Imported in 1996 apparently. Shown a bit too:

http://triumphmayflowerclub.com/events/rallies/northernrally2017/

I wonder how it ended up looking a bit down at heel on a used car lot? 

[Dyslexic Viking]

9 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I wonder how it ended up looking a bit down at heel on a used car lot? 

I guess owner died and family just wanted to get rid of it.

[Mally]

Did the Mayflower have a wooden frame like the Renown?

[Mally]

A 75 Tourer is very boring to drive after a Street KA.

It also means you spend much more money on stuff 8 feet long.

[Andyrew]

43 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I guess owner died and family just wanted to get rid of it.

Id say the owner probably bought it at night, then in the morning see it for the first time and realised what an awful looking car they are. 

Its like 3 guys who never met each other designed it, one got the top, the other the bottom and last guy did the wheelbase. 

The back half is like when you start to run out of space on the paper as you write a long sentance.

 

[artdjones]

9 minutes ago, Mally said:

Did the Mayflower have a wooden frame like the Renown

Unitary steel.

 

5 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

Id say the owner probably bought it at night, then in the morning see it for the first time and realised what an awful looking car they are. 

Its like 3 guys who never met each other designed it, one got the top, the other the bottom and last guy did the wheelbase. 

The back half is like when you start to run out of space on the paper as you write a long sentance.

 

I'm not what you'd call a fan of the Mayflower, but that stupid twee colour scheme doesn't do it any favours. Something a bit quieter would be an improvement.

[vulgalour]

@Andyrew While I can't disagree with you, I still find the Mayflower incredibly charming.  Standard are guilty of the same weird rear axle location with the Vanguard 2 which also manages to look worse than the Mayflower.

[wuvvum]

Today I have mainly been spending an obscene amount of money.  Among other things I've spent over £250 on bits for the Volvo, the bulk of which was made up of two tyres (I went for a pair of little-used part worn Dunlops in the end rather than new Nankangs) and a pair of rear brake discs.  I've also bought a new rear tyre for the Mobylette, and a new Noco jump starter, although the majority of that was paid for by Halfords vouchers I got from work.

[D.E]

I'd fancy a Mayflower! Not in that colour scheme though, which makes it look like a clown car...

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

23 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

Id say the owner probably bought it at night, then in the morning see it for the first time and realised what an awful looking car they are. 

Its like 3 guys who never met each other designed it, one got the top, the other the bottom and last guy did the wheelbase. 

The back half is like when you start to run out of space on the paper as you write a long sentance.

 

It is much better than most cars made in the last 25 years.

Which is not difficult. They are weird and not the prettiest from the time period, but I like them anyway. I can say the same about the Vanguard 2 as @vulgalour posted.

But in my opinion, even the ugliest pre 1960 car is better looking than the best looking modern one.

[brownnova]

2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Imported in 1996 apparently. Shown a bit too:

http://triumphmayflowerclub.com/events/rallies/northernrally2017/

I wonder how it ended up looking a bit down at heel on a used car lot? 

Top sleuthing! Wonder where from?

[LightBulbFun]

13 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Imported in 1996 apparently. Shown a bit too:

http://triumphmayflowerclub.com/events/rallies/northernrally2017/

I wonder how it ended up looking a bit down at heel on a used car lot? 

 

11 hours ago, brownnova said:

Top sleuthing! Wonder where from?

not sure it has been imported from anywhere, looks a lot more like a V765 Jobby to me  

as in someone in 1996 found it in a barn or such got it back on the road and registered with the DVLA in 1996 with sufficient evidence to claim back its original registration mark PWJ737 is a late 1960's Boeing before engine upgrades period May 1953 Sheffield registration mark, the archives of which still exist so you could see who first registered it/owned it and correct the date of first registration with the DVLA  

[Split_Pin]

11 hours ago, Mally said:

A 75 Tourer is very comfortable to drive after a Street KA

Yes.

[tom13]

23 hours ago, goosey said:

Never been on a Housing estate before with red street lights….until last night

That the new estate by the Park Gate near Kidderminster?

[goosey]

19 minutes ago, tom13 said:

That the new estate by the Park Gate near Kidderminster?

Yeah the old Lea Castle Centre site 

[tom13]

Just now, goosey said:

Yeah the old Lea Castle Centre site 

Yeah creepy as fuck isn't it? Especially with the history of that site. It looks so eerie driving past.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

23 hours ago, goosey said:

Never been on a Housing estate before with red street lights….until last night

Why are they red?

[Ghosty]

Better than the white ones on my street that can barely illuminate the poles they're on. 

[vulgalour]

The only things the white ones near us illuminate is our bedroom window and about a 5" spot on the floor underneath them.  Everything else is pitch blackness and exactly the point pedestrians choose to cross.  Such and improvement* on the old orange lamps.

[junkyarddog]

On 2/27/2023 at 7:51 AM, wesacosa said:

Looks like signs of scandal down in sleepy Thornton le Dale 😳

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11796399/Bangers-Cashs-Derek-Mathewson-71-leaves-wife-40-years-colleague-Vicki-Ivens-45.html

Not just the gavel the old sod bangs then?🤣

[Eyersey1234]

Picked up the key for the new house today, removals booked for tomorrow 

[richardmorris]

Has anyone been to the Bicester scramble meeting ( April 23 this year)? Jack, no27 on YouTube wants an x1/9 on his stand and I’m wondering whether to put myself forward?

[HillmanImp]

4 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Why are they red?

A quick google suggests that some councils are putting up red street lights to help bats. Might be the same here, there could be an important bat population nearby. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

there's a road near me that has an everso slight green tinge to the led streetlights

[vulgalour]

1 hour ago, HillmanImp said:

A quick google suggests that some councils are putting up red street lights to help bats. Might be the same here, there could be an important bat population nearby. 

Red lighting and bats?  Do you want goths?  Because that's how you get goths.