What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[High Jetter]

Easily pleased! 

[808 Estate]

[Wack]

Getting ready for the big storm at the end of the week , thankfully storm Dudley was only a one bin storm , this next one could be the big one , a three Binner

 

[Snake Charmer]

 

[Sunny Jim]

[richardmorris]

The grand old Duke of York
He had 12 million quid
He gave it to someone he didn't know
For something he never did…

[richardmorris]

[robinmasters]

3 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

Absolutely no sweat stains on it though. 

[Matty]

I realise that I'm probably years late to the party here, but just watching In The Factory about making hoovers and unless I'm imagining things our very own @beko1987 makes an appearance. At least I hope so, cos otherwise me bouncing up and down and saying to the missus "I know that lad" (sort of) was a right waste of time 😄

[beko1987]

4 minutes ago, Matty said:

I realise that I'm probably years late to the party here, but just watching In The Factory about making hoovers and unless I'm imagining things our very own @beko1987 makes an appearance. At least I hope so, cos otherwise me bouncing up and down and saying to the missus "I know that lad" (sort of) was a right waste of time 😄

Ha yep, that's me! Filmed that in Nov 2020, I'd almost forgotten about it tbh! 4+ hours of filming for that little bit! (unless there's more) 

Got paid for the diesel though 👍

[Matty]

12 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Ha yep, that's me! Filmed that in Nov 2020, I'd almost forgotten about it tbh! 4+ hours of filming for that little bit! (unless there's more) 

Got paid for the diesel though 👍

Well happy with that 👍

[chaseracer]

"No offers, we know what we got"

[somewhatfoolish]

3 of a kind shirley? On the moon anyway.

[Wack]

3 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

"No offers, we know what we got"

This was the same, parked up for 45 years , wouldn't sell it as the offers were too low  , the moon buggy might be in better nick 

 

[Rustybullethole]

The lakes. Just glorious. 

*gawd nose why first pics upside down!

[DeeJay]

I thought it was the reflection. 

[Wack]

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[Tigerfox]

7 hours ago, Wack said:

This was the same, parked up for 45 years , wouldn't sell it as the offers were too low  , the moon buggy might be in better nick 

 

It was shovelled onto a trailer a couple of years ago

[Datsuncog]

Yup.

I'm sure it was right as rain with a dab of T-Cut and a bit of air in the tyres.

 

I understand the original issue with this Interceptor that led to it getting into this state was that it was part of the first run of cars handbuilt by Vignale - so replacement panels would have needed to be individually crafted to fit.

[chaseracer]

That's some very sub-Ceri/Morose strappage there.  Wonder how many bran flakes made it to journey's end?

[Wack]

5 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Yup.

I'm sure it was right as rain with a dab of T-Cut and a bit of air in the tyres.

I first saw that about 1974 , went to work with my dad on Saturdays , I'd be 13 and look longingly at it as we drove past parked in that same spot , it never moved in the 2 years we drove past it.

About 10 years ago I got diverted off the A14 , amazed to see it still there , under a tarp but there's no hiding that rear window 

 

[richardmorris]

[Wack]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Yup.

I'm sure it was right as rain with a dab of T-Cut and a bit of air in the tyres.

 

I understand the original issue with this Interceptor that led to it getting into this state was that it was part of the first run of cars handbuilt by Vignale - so replacement panels would have needed to be individually crafted to fit.

The guy that owned it let it get into that state , he had many people knock on his door when it was still a car but either turned them down or wanted way more than it was worth 

I assumed he was dead but a guy on Facebook said a rolls Royce took its place , then one day it was parked there with the back end smashed in until that went as well 

[DoctorRetro]

Got promotion* at work today. 20% pay rise and a company car. 👍

*Well, complete department change.

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 minute ago, DoctorRetro said:

20% pay rise and a company car. 👍

Congratulations!

[Wack]

This is funny , an Italian police fiat Panda escorting a bus through Rome 

[clayts450]

You may remember I scrapped this ungrateful bastard last November

Anyway, the previous owner got in touch....to tell me he'd saved it from the bean tin machine - genuinely delighted for him.

The classified ad on eBay is total bollox of course.....estate clearance my arse, unless somehow the car was sold immediately to someone who then died.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-214SLi-16v-practical-classic-car-Long-mot-drive-away-cheap-runner-vgc-/203833567500?hash=item2f756d690c%3Ag%3AKwgAAOSw1bBiDBbh&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=3&campid=5338788797&customid=&toolid=10001&fbclid=IwAR3aMJWhZ2QuADhriaASL_j92wgdWixXZpd6ee4fRrDvVOSp-8XndtjATiY&nma=true&si=erOGpsH%2FQeGtSd76y8Wcs6qTTWA%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[somewhatfoolish]

No comment about the story, but this lion is simply fabulous; reminiscent of something from Weebl's Stuff.

Edited to fix broken link.

[mitsisigma01]

24 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

No comment about the story, but this lion is simply fabulous; reminiscent of something from Weebl's Stuff.

You're right about no comment on the story , page not found 🙄

[somewhatfoolish]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Yup.

I'm sure it was right as rain with a dab of T-Cut and a bit of air in the tyres.

 

I understand the original issue with this Interceptor that led to it getting into this state was that it was part of the first run of cars handbuilt by Vignale - so replacement panels would have needed to be individually crafted to fit.

Mebbes aye, mebbes naw; the Vignale ones were handbuilt, but in reality the in-house shells had as much variation, full of leadloading etc and replacing body panels was never like bolting wings on a Rover P6. The owner was just a fanny and let it rot.