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[Alan_Green]

Because I is awesome,I can tell you that in 1972 at least,the Shetlend Reliant dealer was Eric Brown,7 commercial road,lerwick.

And it would appear the company still exist as a cycle shop today.

So in another few years will it be a unicycle shop?

[M'coli]

Me and her are off to look at a potential new house tomorrow. It looks alright, probably a bit overpriced

 

I'm more excited about looking at whats parked on the massive drive...

I believe I spy a v6 Clio!

[Ghosty]

Today started like this:

 

 

and ended like this:

 

 

 

15,000 miles from new, it's like a new car. It's actually really, really nice.

[mat_the_cat]

/\ Brace yourself...

 

Actually, that reminds me; tomorrow I'll be changing the wheel bearing on her MINI, annoyingly for the second time in just over a year/25k miles. You have to buy the whole hub assembly as well, so not cheap although easier to fit. She's gone for a FAG bearing this time, rather than the Unipart last fitted - time will tell whether this lasts better!

[captain_70s]

As of Monday I'm moving out of my parent's place and into my own gaff. A 19th century cottage located under a viaduct that I'm renting from a country estate, only thing it lacks is a garage so my shite is going to clutter the driveway and no doubt annoy people.

 

I was hoping to keep the Dolly 1300 in my parents garage but they've decided they want another car, preferably a convertible. So it looks like I'll end up renting a barn or something to stop it from dissolving away and filling with water when it rains...

[Jim Bell]

The Number and destination of that scotch bus, sounds like half a football score.

 

Johnstone Centre and Castle 1. Roath Ravers Nil.

[Angrydicky]

Well, yesterday went well. My dad gave me a lift over to Thame in Oxfordshire to collect my new tat. Loaded up the spares, signed the paperwork, exchanged cash, checked levels and we were off!

Just a mile outside Thame it started misfiring like a bastard, which the previous owner had warned me about. I found that it only misfired under light to medium acceleration, so most of the way back I was accelerating, then coasting, then accelerating again, to stop the thing misfiring! Impossible to keep a constant speed with it!

 

I can confirm it goes very well indeed, my dad couldn't keep up in his Rover 618 and I made it back home to Southend 10 minutes before he did! It starts and idles fine, so the misfire is quite unusual.

 

Right now I'm going to go down to the post office and attempt to sweet talk them into letting me tax the car with just the new keeper supplement (PO lost the MoT certificate).

 

Do you know what it is yet? Dollywobbler will almost certainly recognise it!

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Oooh, Ed Morley's beast! Look forward to seeing how you get on with it. Mr Bollox will be pleased I think.

[dollywobbler]

Tax shouldn't be an issue. They check MOT online I think so you don't need the certificate.

[skattrd]

You can tax online using the new keepers bit, and MOT is checked online. I'm not sure if they still want paper at the PO though.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Well, yesterday went well. My dad gave me a lift over to Thame in Oxfordshire to collect my new tat. Loaded up the spares, signed the paperwork, exchanged cash, checked levels and we were off!

Just a mile outside Thame it started misfiring like a bastard, which the previous owner had warned me about. I found that it only misfired under light to medium acceleration, so most of the way back I was accelerating, then coasting, then accelerating again, to stop the thing misfiring! Impossible to keep a constant speed with it!

 

I can confirm it goes very well indeed, my dad couldn't keep up in his Rover 618 and I made it back home to Southend 10 minutes before he did! It starts and idles fine, so the misfire is quite unusual.

 

Right now I'm going to go down to the post office and attempt to sweet talk them into letting me tax the car with just the new keeper supplement (PO lost the MoT certificate).

 

Do you know what it is yet? Dollywobbler will almost certainly recognise it!

The shiny high spec wood combined with the sparse instrumentation and 2 spoke wheel lead me to deduce it's either metallic (Starmist?) blue or green with a red pinstripe.

[barrett]

I have no idea what that is. Maxi?

 

I spent yesterday messing about with this, which was nice.

 

And because life's too short and I'm never gonna have a Pegaso of my own, I found a wayto borrow some money to facilitate the purchase of yet another broken rubbish old car.

[trigger]

Is that a Vauxhall Victor FE Rich?

[EssDeeWon]

Well, yesterday went well. My dad gave me a lift over to Thame in Oxfordshire to collect my new tat. Loaded up the spares, signed the paperwork, exchanged cash, checked levels and we were off!

Just a mile outside Thame it started misfiring like a bastard, which the previous owner had warned me about. I found that it only misfired under light to medium acceleration, so most of the way back I was accelerating, then coasting, then accelerating again, to stop the thing misfiring! Impossible to keep a constant speed with it!

 

I can confirm it goes very well indeed, my dad couldn't keep up in his Rover 618 and I made it back home to Southend 10 minutes before he did! It starts and idles fine, so the misfire is quite unusual.

 

Right now I'm going to go down to the post office and attempt to sweet talk them into letting me tax the car with just the new keeper supplement (PO lost the MoT certificate).

 

Do you know what it is yet? Dollywobbler will almost certainly recognise it!

 

I know what it is, but only because I have just seen him driving it, and its a BEAUT! 

[Lord Sterling]

Well, the Angela Merkeledes was due to go in to sort the oil/coolant loss issues, but that not happening now due to a missing mechanic and garage owner who is trying to sell his house. Nae bother, hopefully I can get in next week.

[HMC]

Phil_lip passed by earlier in this rot prone Italian thoroughbred en route to the handover to negative creep. I think it's the only car I can think of combining exposed painted steel and swathes of alcantara in the same interior.....

 

 

We almost had a re run of shitefest Cymru what with this and the Rover 220 sharing the same ( oil stained ) bit of gravel.

[phil_lihp]

Note high tech windscreen washer system located in the centre console. Not to be used at speed unless you want a wet lap as it turns out.

[DS20]

 

 

Do you know what it is yet? Dollywobbler will almost certainly recognise it!

 

 

 

Is it a Vauxhall Victor from the early '70s?  

 

Whatever it is, moar pics please

 

 

Edit: 

Just seen Trigger's post 

[Timewaster]

I'm going to say it's a Hindustan Ambassador.

[dollywobbler]

Trigger's bob on. It's this one.

[trigger]

I really love that, I'm massively jealous of you Dicky!

[dollywobbler]

In other news, I appear to be watching a car on Ebay that finishes today and currently has no bids. I've even got tacit approval from Mrs DW. I haven't even had my first payday with my new job yet and I'm already trying to spend the money...

[dollywobbler]

Drat. Someone sniped in and just got a lovely Daihatsu Domino for £250.

[dollywobbler]

In yet more other news, I've finally uploaded another video. Only six months after it was shot...

[EssDeeWon]

Drat. Someone sniped in and just got a lovely Daihatsu Domino for £250.

 

Only one thing for it.....Log back onto Ebay and line up some ( about 8 ) cans/bottles of something alcoholic, I guarantee you'll own something great and even better by midnight tonight. 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Went up to a scrapyard today to get a new headlight for my Uno pick up. Outside was this, which is for sale:

 

 

 

Its a 2.0 DOHC auto, 111,000 on the clock and despite the moss looked very clean and unmolested. Even had an original Ford stereo that took up two slots in the dash. Anyway they wanted £550 for it which seemed a bit salty to me but they might take an offer and it did look decent. Its at Autoline in Cheadle, Staffs

[HMC]

^ that granny looks ace, I've always liked these though my fave would have been if they did the estate pre facelift preferably a 24v cosworth upfront.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

 

Here's the unlucky Fiorino which gave up its headlight, shame as it was pretty tidy with under 70k on the clock! £25 for a headlight which was the maximum I could bring myself to pay under any circumstances.

[Keymaster]

So we went to look at that house with the avatimes on the drive. Owner seemed a nice bloke & would fit in here no trouble. Here is a pic of his avatime complete with ductape body repairs for you all to enjoy

[The Moog]

Used the new pela to change the oil on the civic. How easy was that!

 

It needs to be changed every 6000.