Mally Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Did the Mayflower have a wooden frame like the Renown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 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. HMC and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 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. nomiST, RoverFolkUs, Stanky and 10 others 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 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. chaseracer, RayMK, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 @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. brownnova, Asimo, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 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. LightBulbFun, Andyrew, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I'd fancy a Mayflower! Not in that colour scheme though, which makes it look like a clown car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 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. RayMK, Yoss and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 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? Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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 RayMK, BeEP, Dick Longbridge and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 hours ago, Mally said: A 75 Tourer is very comfortable to drive after a Street KA Yes. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, tom13 said: That the new estate by the Park Gate near Kidderminster? Yeah the old Lea Castle Centre site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 23 hours ago, goosey said: Never been on a Housing estate before with red street lights….until last night Why are they red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Better than the white ones on my street that can barely illuminate the poles they're on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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, cobblers, Wibble and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Picked up the key for the new house today, removals booked for tomorrow Datsuncog, Tickman, Sunny Jim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 there's a road near me that has an everso slight green tinge to the led streetlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 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. dome, Andyrew, Rust Collector and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 I think you mean 'moths'. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Yay. MrGTI6, Dick Longbridge, HMC and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 The modern needed new summer tires and a set of rims and since it was difficult to find used and new steel rims here in Norway, I had to buy new ones online. The only site I found steel rims and tires was on a website belonging to Delticom in Germany with mixed reviews, but I took the chance and bought from there. So 3 nervous weeks later where the wheels disappeared a week in tracking they were delivered and I'm relieved. So far everything looks good, it was also positive that the Toyo tires were made in Japan, all that remains is that they fit the car as they should and the tpms works, which I will know in about 6 weeks. So if it does, I will buy from them again. And am I the only one who loves the smell of new tires and shiny and nice steel rims? And the tire size is 155/70R13 if anyone is wondering which is nice and also cheap. Popsicle, Andyrew, richardmorris and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Yes. And the bulb failure light has come on, and the mirrors don't adjust or fold, and I've got a pencil with a rubber on the end as per your Youtube, and I haven't got time to do it. I never had any of this crap with the StreeKA, just drove it for 6 months! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Ah it's all in the game 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Daily driving 30s style…. Back_For_More, Dyslexic Viking, chaseracer and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Ghosty said: Yay. Where did you get these reproduced Max? I’m looking to do the same for the Bluebird when it eventually returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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