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[mitsisigma01]

Where be this? Autoshite emergency work party required!!!

[richardmorris]

Ferrari Testarossa.

 

[chaseracer]

48 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Where be this? Autoshite emergency work party required!!!

Bulgaria!

[Sunny Jim]

Talking of Heidel Kakao, these have recently turned up on a farm next to where I work.

[Lankytim]

9 hours ago, andy18s said:

I'm guessing more houses are to be built  .

I read about that on Facebook and went into full "COUNCIL R CU*NTS" mode but a recent statement from the council suggests the museum was only there temporarily anyway, they were meant to go this year but have been given a years extension to find a new place. Undoubtedly many aircraft will end up scrapped as a result, sadly. 

Housing is the likely reason for the council wanting the land back, but I've also read a story about Richard Branson wanting somewhere to store his space ships. 

[Ghosty]

23 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

Talking of Heidel Kakao, these have recently turned up on a farm next to where I work.

[stuboy]

Drove up to luxurious erith, nr Dartford to collect an ambulance that been trouble since we had it, its been back and forth numerous times... well its fixed... or so we thought.. Wrotham hill 20mins later... its boiling over..

 

[richardmorris]

I can’t find that exact Ferrari for sale or sold at auction recently, however the prototype 1957 car sold for £40million ish in 2014.

[Split_Pin]

Oil change on the black 93, its been 6 months, how time flies.

In the sunshine I also noticed a bit of grot around the 75s front jacking point. I gave it a good stab with a screwdriver but all completely solid thankfully. I removed the pad and gave it a coat of primer, top coat to follow in a few days once its hardened.

 

[Sunny Jim]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

I wasn't aware of the original painting but thanks to image  search I now know about Alex Coville, cheers @Ghosty

[Sunny Jim]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

I wasn't aware of the original painting but thanks to image  search I now know about Alex Coville, cheers @Ghosty Autoshite broadens the mind!

https://www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/alex-colville/key-works/horse-and-train/

[loserone]

19 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

I wasn't aware of the original painting but thanks to image  search I now know about Alex Coville, cheers @Ghosty Autoshite broadens the mind!

https://www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/alex-colville/key-works/horse-and-train/

How the hell have you avoided this autoshite meme? It's like toothpaste on toast.

[SiC]

21 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

In sad news. Bother. A rather famous Cedric.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144699657034?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=OFRhPSGuQ2S&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=iZ3IIUXiRZa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Date Scrapped: 2021-07-06

 

So not a recent thing. It'll be fragged unfortunately given it's at a big companies yard. Can't see any big company wanting the hassle or trouble of allowing anyone undoing that. 

I hate seeing viable cars going round the banger track but I mean I'd rather see it around a track if the only other thing is being cubed anyway.

[stuboy]

5 minutes ago, MrGTI6 said:

Late one evening, I once made the mistake of stopping for a piss in the car park just round the corner from where you broke down.

All I'll say is there are some very strange people out there...

the picnic area was padlocked shut..

[wuvvum]

Got my new passport through - exactly a month after I submitted the application, and that included a 5-day delay waiting for someone to verify my identity, so looks like the passport office is getting back to normal.

[Soundwave]

Went to the pub this evening, my Rover made a friend. Couldn't park directly next to it, because it was parked exactly as you'd expect a Rover to be, wonky and over the line. 

 

[Bren]

Boris telling us to buy a more efficient kettle.

My kettle is like government - inefficient and lined with scum.

Must be a tory donor with a fuck load of kettles to get rid of.

[andy18s]

17 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Where be this? Autoshite emergency work party required!!!

Yep,sunny Bulgaria so at least I've a few months to get it sorted

[Metal Guru]

11 hours ago, Bren said:

Boris telling us to buy a more efficient kettle.

My kettle is like government - inefficient and lined with scum.

Must be a tory donor with a fuck load of kettles to get rid of.

It’s just another example of Boris just saying something without thinking it through . You and I might say , “. Spend £20 to save £10? Mmm doesn’t sound right. I’d better not say that , I’ll look like a dick”. But not Boris. Or it could be his advisors having a last few laughs while they still can. 

[Sunny Jim]

My BX got its third clean MOT pass in a row today! I don't usually keep cars for three years and my cars don't often get passes without advisories! There's a few things I want to tidy up but then it will be for sale as I need the funds to put towards sailing trip across the Atlantic I've got coming up in December.

[Lankytim]

My daughter and her friend found this over the park yesterday and brought it home.  No idea what it used to be as it’s well stripped but I’m guessing it’s only of those shite Chinese mini-motos that the police like to seize and crush. I might salvage a few odds and ends before I chuck it on the scrap pile. 

[Cookiesouwest]

This at a local car meet last night. Gorgeous. 

And this

And the most AS car of the night was this

 

[New POD]

3 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said:

This at a local car meet last night. Gorgeous. 

And this

And the most AS car of the night was this

 

2, 3, 4 or 5 doors ? 

I'm guessing at 5 because I think there's a rear wiper and I think there's a quarter light in a rear window. 

[wuvvum]

4 minutes ago, New POD said:

2, 3, 4 or 5 doors ? 

I'm guessing at 5 because I think there's a rear wiper and I think there's a quarter light in a rear window. 

Also you can quite clearly see the rear door handles and the rear wiper in the photo.

[New POD]

Strange how it has a rear wiper and no passenger side mirror.   

[Cookiesouwest]

8 minutes ago, New POD said:

2, 3, 4 or 5 doors ? 

I'm guessing at 5 because I think there's a rear wiper and I think there's a quarter light in a rear window. 

5 dr.

1.2 L

 

 

 

[ianjobber87]

Thank you to @worldofceri for making the delivery of my latest ebay purchase/ disaster painless. 

Actually much better/ less rusty than I imagined which is a relief. 

Mrs is already deciding on colour etc but its at the back of the queue currently. 

Need to finish my MGBGT First and then build up a new engine for the mini as it smokes. 

 

[richardmorris]

22 minutes ago, ianjobber87 said:

Thank you to @worldofceri for making the delivery of my latest ebay purchase/ disaster painless. 

Actually much better/ less rusty than I imagined which is a relief. 

Mrs is already deciding on colour etc but its at the back of the queue currently. 

Need to finish my MGBGT First and then build up a new engine for the mini as it smokes. 

 

I saw one of those here in Sunningdale the other weekend and thought that there can’t be many about.

[High Jetter]

There's quite a smart, lowered one round here. I'll try to get a pic sometime.

[Zelandeth]

6 hours ago, Lankytim said:

My daughter and her friend found this over the park yesterday and brought it home.  No idea what it used to be as it’s well stripped but I’m guessing it’s only of those shite Chinese mini-motos that the police like to seize and crush. I might salvage a few odds and ends before I chuck it on the scrap pile. 

Um...that looks like it would be an absolute laugh over at the FoD if we found a suitable power unit...which shouldn't be hard.