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PhilA Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Is it prohibited? I thought it was just difficult/expensive to get RHD vehicles. I'm sure I saw a proper RHD post van in Fort Worth when I was there but I can't have taken a picture of it.

Prohibited for vehicles under 25 years unless you go through the expense of Federal homoglation.

 

(All part of "imports aren't going to hurt our car economy", whereby the manufacturers then went to Mazda and Mitsubishi etc and bought their designs to build)

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MarvinsMom Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

MarvinsMom

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Is it steaming backwards or is there a strong wind from behind?

i'm guessing that Tornado is running tender first in that picture.

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Is it prohibited? I thought it was just difficult/expensive to get RHD vehicles. I'm sure I saw a proper RHD post van in Fort Worth when I was there but I can't have taken a picture of it.

Postie vans are (or were) RHD, there's one nearish to me, must get a photo next time I see it.

D Spares & Tyres Rank: Renault 16

D Spares & Tyres

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Just seen a Sierra BASE in Shaun the Sheep the Movie :)

 

(Well, I'm pretty sure that's what it is)

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Tamworthbay Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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Managed to get a mahoosive splinter yesterday in my finger right on the bone. No way was it moving yesterday. A soak in a very hot bath followed by some judicious poking has finally got the bastard out.

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MikeR Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Rover 75 driver in crap brown paint job of an estate car .....  joining the motor way from a set of traffic lights , he was on the outside , I was on the inside ,,,,

 

for some reason he booted his car , swerved in front of me on my lane ....

 

and braked .... 

 

he not realising I already had him down as a cunt for buying such a gawdy looking car ..had noted his plan

 

and I had nipped into the outside lane and was showing him a clean pair of heels before he realised he was still on the brakes ...

 

he did not look happy .... soft arsed SFB

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New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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Rover 75 driver in crap brown paint job of an estate car ..... joining the motor way from a set of traffic lights , he was on the outside , I was on the inside ,,,,

 

for some reason he booted his car , swerved in front of me on my lane ....

 

and braked ....

 

he not realising I already had him down as a cunt for buying such a gawdy looking car ..had noted his plan

 

and I had nipped into the outside lane and was showing him a clean pair of heels before he realised he was still on the brakes ...

 

he did not look happy .... soft arsed SFB

Where's the dash cam footage.

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PhilA Rank: Lancia Gamma

PhilA

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Postie vans are (or were) RHD, there's one nearish to me, must get a photo next time I see it.

Yup, Grumman went through all the type approval for the Kubvan to be RHD as it was built to purpose.

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Back on the RHD/ LHD bit, the rubbish truck that calls here is modified so that the driver can operate single handed. our rubbish is in bags not bins, the picker has to fling the bag through the opening in the side of the truck.

Driver has a standing up driving position on the left only a small step to the ground and he can very quickly grab the bags and toss them in. The bags are not big. The regular driving position is there and used for ordinary driving.

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hairnet Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

hairnet

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Postie vans are (or were) RHD, there's one nearish to me, must get a photo next time I see it.

  

Prohibited for vehicles under 25 years unless you go through the expense of Federal homoglation.

(All part of "imports aren't going to hurt our car economy", whereby the manufacturers then went to Mazda and Mitsubishi etc and bought their designs to build)

  

Is it prohibited? I thought it was just difficult/expensive to get RHD vehicles. I'm sure I saw a proper RHD post van in Fort Worth when I was there but I can't have taken a picture of it.

  

Really common here. Buying a new RHD car or buying the parts to properly convert a LHD model of car to it's correctly manufactured RHD counterpart with factory parts is prohibited, yet fitting a giant fanbelt with woodscrews to the dash and steering with it isn't.

Phil

Lake placid/Jim thorpe not long ago :)

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LightBulbFun Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Lake placid/Jim thorpe not long ago :)

 

would love to own/import a Grumman LLV some day :)

 

(wonder if there are any in the UK?)

eddyramrod Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I think there are!  I have a feeling one of my old friends in Liverpool had one a few years ago.  Not a lot of help, I know, because we've lost touch; but encouragement, surely?

 

In other news, I had a lovely day out yesterday with wife and dog in Bowness, beside the lake (Windermere).  The sun shone, we got a parking space, we even had a cruise on the lake.  Beautiful.

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would love to own/import a Grumman LLV some day :)

 

(wonder if there are any in the UK?)

I can’t recall who, but I’m pretty sure there’s one on here somewhere

 

 

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iainrcz Rank: Renault 16

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According to my Mrs I "sneeze camply"

 

Well there you go.

 

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Jim Bell Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Jim Bell

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Did you take that or is it from somewhere else?

Not my pic no fella. Just ran across it on Facebook.

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anonymous user

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I think that's a shining example of the old saying "if you have a ten dollar head, get a ten dollar crash helmet"

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New POD

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According to my Mrs I "sneeze camply"

 

Well there you go.

 

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According to my kids "Dad you are so gay"

 

I'm sure they mean it as an insult, but I can't see it is.

NorfolkNWeigh Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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I was 55 yesterday, proving to myself that I'm still an idiot . I started and ended the day with a shag, had a 20oz T bone for lunch then on the way to B'ham airport maxed the Passat for the full length of the M45( it goes as fast as a Troll's Golf) . Tiny 3/4 life crisis!

Today is my 30th wedding anniversary , which is pearl ( Mrs N has already vetoed the obvious present!) we're going to Swansea for her work, so I've booked that fancy tower restaurant and given it Billy Big Bollocks by ordering a bottle of champagne for when we arrive.

Tomorrow I'll probably turn my toes up, but be happy.

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I was 55 yesterday, proving to myself that I'm still an idiot . I started and ended the day with a shag, had a 20oz T bone for lunch then on the way to B'ham airport maxed the Passat for the full length of the M45( it goes as fast as a Troll's Golf) . Tiny 3/4 life crisis!

Today is my 30th wedding anniversary , which is pearl ( Mrs N has already vetoed the obvious present!) we're going to Swansea for her work, so I've booked that fancy tower restaurant and given it Billy Big Bollocks by ordering a bottle of champagne for when we arrive.

Tomorrow I'll probably turn my toes up, but be happy.

 

Exactly a day younger than me.

 

 

On Saturday night I discovered (by being told, not literally doing it) that something called 'Sploshing' is actually a thing. Oh how we laughed. Do NOT FFS Google it with your partner or kids about though. Or at work.

Eddie Honda Rank: Lancia Gamma

Eddie Honda

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Here's another walloper stopped by the polis (and yes, it did have a MOT).

 

 

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We’re not McLovin’ this! A Vauxhall Nova 31years old stopped in Stoke. The driver’s seat wasn’t attached to the car, it was like driving a rowing machine. Needless to say vehicle was prohibited and the driver reported to court. 5453.

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10:00 AM - 23 Feb 2019

 

https://twitter.com/CMPG/status/1099247536005672960

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vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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Not only is the Princess running nicely today with the new float needle and seat, it also successfully jumped Mike's Rover P38 AND Mike's Toyota Supra.  Feeling pretty good about it today.

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scaryoldcortina

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I hope you jumped them Dukes of Hazzard style!

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Here's another walloper stopped by the polis (and yes, it did have a MOT).

 

 

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We’re not McLovin’ this! A Vauxhall Nova 31years old stopped in Stoke. The driver’s seat wasn’t attached to the car, it was like driving a rowing machine. Needless to say vehicle was prohibited and the driver reported to court. 5453.

 

 

 

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10:00 AM - 23 Feb 2019

 

https://twitter.com/CMPG/status/1099247536005672960

The pictures make the car look better than it actually is, a mate of mine knows the owner of it

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