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barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Nah, have you seen Bunton recently? she's not wearing the years well, shall we say. It's all about Shakira.....

retrogeezer Rank: Renault 16

retrogeezer

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yeh, I don't look as good as I did when I was 20 either so we'll call it quits eh! :lol:

Mash Rank: Renault 16

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Oh I don't know, Emma Bunton was on that Mr & Mrs shit the other week * and she looked pretty damn nice to me!*I was flicking channels, it was on, I saw her, I watched it for a few minutes that's all :P Anyway...I have returned from a trip to Europe in a bad mood and with a stinking cold so I have been mostly sat in front of the telly this weekend. I was supposed to see Avatar last night but had to cancel which miffed me even more. However I was mightily cheered up today with some cool stuff on TV as follows:The Quiller Memorandum - 60s spy thriller in Berlin (where I've just been) with lots of really excellent German shite.Minder - one of the later ones with whatisname as Ray and a flashback to the fashions of the early 90s and a few glimpses of motors, including a Trabant.The Saint - this episode was called The World Beater and was all about sports cars and rallying with some industrial espionage thrown in - excellent episode.The Professionals - an episode from 1980, some good car action with Cortinas and a Transit ambulance, plus a great little filling station with old pumps with globes and a Renner 16.All in all not a bad day really!

Andrew353w Rank: Renault 16

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Good choice, Mash! I was watching exactly the same programmes on ITV4! Interested in that film "The Quiller Memorandum"-anything to do with the Cold War is up my alley (as it were!) I'll be off Googling that any minute now.Incidentally, my Wartburg features in another Cold War film due out soon: "The Debt" is set in 1960's east Berlin, so another car fest for those of us into east European cars!

Mash Rank: Renault 16

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I missed the beginning of the film but I got the impression it might have been set only about 10-12 years after the war perhaps, before the Wall? I say this because although it was made in 1966, the majority of cars used by the characters were from the 50s. :?

 

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However they hadn't really tried to hide the newer cars so maybe my theory is wrong (see Rekord in pic above).

 

Unless, as in Quadrophenia, they just didn't give a shit! :lol:

barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

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iirc the quiller memorandum is a bit rubbish, i caught a bit of it today but quickly flicked over to ITV1 to catch the pilot film of Kojack (sic), which turned out to be a gritty little thriller based on a true story, none of the lollipop nonsense (evidentally Telly was atill a smoker at this point), I was pretty impressed. New York was a real shitheap back in the early 70s though!Doesn't that episode of The Saint use an orange TVR (that popped up in a few ITC shows at the time) as the new sports car? cannae remember what they called it, but they didn't even bother to hide the TVR badge on the front as i recall!

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Tell you what makes me grin, home cooking, I love it. I eat shite all week, i.e. tescos scotch eggs, crisps, cake and grapefruits, what a joy it is to come home of a weekend and cook and eat something proper. I love doing the keith floyd bit, i.e. get half cut then start manufacturing some ridiculous dish that shits up all our pans, mixing bowls, utensils etc in one go. Tonight i am making a sort of stew with neck of lamb, lemon and pearl barley, it smells fuggin ace, and I am slurping a bottle or two of 'Old speckled hen'... heaven man. Best stay away from ebay though :roll: Is that you mother? LOL WTF

pompei Rank: Renault 16

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With you on that one! Just about to launch myself into owl chilli (don't ask) and a blackforest tiramisu thing to use up Xmas cherry brandy. It's never successful unless you have a glass of something in one hand...Even better is when The Fuhrer rustles something up. She's as keen on cooking as Pog is on Metros, so it was a surprise for me to come back from Sheffield yesterday to find she'd made a chicken casserole. And not set fire to it.

Mash Rank: Renault 16

Mash

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iirc the quiller memorandum is a bit rubbish, i caught a bit of it today but quickly flicked over to ITV1 to catch the pilot film of Kojack (sic), which turned out to be a gritty little thriller based on a true story, none of the lollipop nonsense (evidentally Telly was atill a smoker at this point), I was pretty impressed. New York was a real shitheap back in the early 70s though!

 

Doesn't that episode of The Saint use an orange TVR (that popped up in a few ITC shows at the time) as the new sports car? cannae remember what they called it, but they didn't even bother to hide the TVR badge on the front as i recall!

Yes, that's the one:

 

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I'd seen the Kojack film not that long ago so thought I'd give the Quiller Memorandum a go. True, it's only mediocre but worth it for thew views of '60s Berlin.

Mash Rank: Renault 16

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Just been having a scout around IMCDB for some interesting cars and to see if any were still around. Happened on this in the Saint section. Did you know that the Bond Aston had a previous career??!!

 

The Saint:

 

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Thunderball:

 

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barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

barrett

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I've never seen that before, i'm surprised they kept the 'plate for the Bond films, iirc there were at least 3 DB5s used in the films, seems strange to use the identity of one that was already 'known' but then i suppose they didn't know how iconic it would become.

 

Now you've got me cruising the imcdb and i came across a marque i'd never heard of before, the Siam De Tella.....Argentine-made ADO9.

 

How awesome is this van???!

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http://www.co-oc.org/Di%20Tella.html

Mash Rank: Renault 16

Mash

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Those are great, it's nice they picked the Riley to base it on too as if they were offered them all and picked the coolest looking front end!

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If I had my own TV show I would like an intro like that but with the Charmant driving around instead of the van. Great!

pogweasel Rank: Isuzu Florian

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This has had me in fits of hysterics - the intro of an old American news bulletin:http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=48a_1262939566

Ha ha, that is superb! The tune sounds like it has been made up on the spot.
LOL, that's so cheesy I am struggling to believe it is real. I was expecting to see RON BURGANDY at the end. I would be well impressed if we had more news like this, imagine "look east" starting off like that. Qual.

Tell you what makes me grin, home cooking, I love it. I eat shite all week, i.e. tescos scotch eggs, crisps, cake and grapefruits, what a joy it is to come home of a weekend and cook and eat something proper. I love doing the keith floyd bit, i.e. get half cut then start manufacturing some ridiculous dish that shits up all our pans, mixing bowls, utensils etc in one go. Tonight i am making a sort of stew with neck of lamb, lemon and pearl barley, it smells fuggin ace, and I am slurping a bottle or two of 'Old speckled hen'... heaven man. Best stay away from ebay though :roll: Is that you mother? LOL WTF

Hell yeah. Nothing better then cobbling together something mega with the contents of the fridge/cupboards. Anything that involves alot of elaborate stirring, mixing and having 4 pots on the go at once so you are dancing about like a plate-spinner all the whilst tucking into some lubrication. I loves it.I cannot for the life of me cook oven chips though, they always come out 50% burned 50% raw.
dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Steak and chips (with oven chips) is about the only thing I can cook other than pizza and beans on toast. My wife is a goddess in the kitchen, but when it comes to cooking steak, I always manage to get it spot on - wish I knew what my secret is...My wife on the other hand makes beautiful food with actual ingredients. OI, AUNT BESSIE - NOOOOOOO!

55bloke Rank: Citroen Ami

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My wife on the other hand makes beautiful food with actual ingredients. OI, AUNT BESSIE - NOOOOOOO!

Mine too! Bloody fantastic, isn't it? :lol:
Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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'Llanelli Terrier'

 

 

''Mam says he's gone somewhere better. Could be anywhere really'. 'He spoke in Welsh but I listened in English'

 

'Enormous Welsh motorbike'

 

:D

Mr H Sceptre Rank: Citroen Ami

Mr H Sceptre

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This has had me in fits of hysterics - the intro of an old American news bulletin:http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=48a_1262939566

Ha ha, that is superb! The tune sounds like it has been made up on the spot.
LOL, that's so cheesy I am struggling to believe it is real. I was expecting to see RON BURGANDY at the end. I would be well impressed if we had more news like this, imagine "look east" starting off like that. Qual.

Tell you what makes me grin, home cooking, I love it. I eat shite all week, i.e. tescos scotch eggs, crisps, cake and grapefruits, what a joy it is to come home of a weekend and cook and eat something proper. I love doing the keith floyd bit, i.e. get half cut then start manufacturing some ridiculous dish that shits up all our pans, mixing bowls, utensils etc in one go. Tonight i am making a sort of stew with neck of lamb, lemon and pearl barley, it smells fuggin ace, and I am slurping a bottle or two of 'Old speckled hen'... heaven man. Best stay away from ebay though :roll: Is that you mother? LOL WTF

Hell yeah. Nothing better then cobbling together something mega with the contents of the fridge/cupboards. Anything that involves alot of elaborate stirring, mixing and having 4 pots on the go at once so you are dancing about like a plate-spinner all the whilst tucking into some lubrication. I loves it.I cannot for the life of me cook oven chips though, they always come out 50% burned 50% raw.
Big fan of cooking. I try to home cook as often as possible - enjoy it immensely. Plus its a good excuse to crack open the vino early doors. Cook's perogative.Saying that, my mate's bar has steak night every Monday. I went last night & £7.50 got me a 16oz rump steak, chips, onion rings, peas, tomato, mushrooms & pepper sauce. Cant say fairer than that.
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I'm a fan of doing a bit of cooking too. Don't get chance that often sadly but I do enjoy a good bit of cookery from time to time. Obviously with a drink in hand whilst cooking.

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I'm ace at home cooking, stick a Goblin meat pudding in the microwave, serve with a slice of Happy Bread, nice one.

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