What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[vulgalour]

That's an ace picture, I love that green.

[dollywobbler]

This makes me grin. Stupid I know.

 

[Timewaster]

That's an ace picture, I love that green.

 

I love the garage name. Rover specialist perhaps?

[trigger]

Driving the 1993 Touring Cars - BMW 3 Series E36 - Ford Mondeo V6 & Vauxhall Cavalier V6 1993 (1) by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

Is it wrong to really want that blue Mondeo V6?

[TimothyClaypole]

The bonnet looks too short?

[Cavcraft]

Biggest con there is having that shit plastered down the side of the Cavalier

[Albert Ross]

I had a set of those Mundano wheels in RWD offset for my Sierra Mk1 Estate 2.1, which was nice.

[Tayne]

The bonnet looks too short?

 

Distortion from a wide-angle lens.

[TimothyClaypole]

Think it looks better shortened.

[RoadworkUK]

There WERE some really nice Mondeos, but they seem to have all been Social Services'd to death. The RS kit was a nice one, especially if you avoided Citrine Yellow (the Max Power hue of choice for '96 through '98).

 

My Nan and Grandads friends from the Dance Club had a Mk 2 Mondeo Ghia X V6 from new, a saloon in graphite with the EZ-Peel chrome wheels. Lovely looking thing, and the old chap kept it mint. Tragically he died and the Mondeo was left sitting there, then his wife went blind and went into a home. The Mondeo was scrapped. It was 12 years old but had only been MOT'd twice.

 

Sorry, the above doesn't make me grin at all:

 

Six issues of the Daily Express World Car Guide (1980 to 1986) landing on my desk at work this morning did cause my lips to upturn at the corners, though txtspeaksmilieetc.

[trigger]

What a waste, the Mk1 RST kitted Mondeo has gone from chav chariot to a smart looking car these days, especially with this RS alloys, even the Citrine yellow model looks hot.

[willswitchengage]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... y_Marvels/

 

Interesting aero-shite documentary for those interested in British military jets. Loved the Harrier part at the end, marvellous plane, shame they've now all been sold for the "better" Typhoons.

[RoadworkUK]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01m81f5/Jet!_When_Britain_Ruled_the_Skies_Military_Marvels/

 

Interesting aero-shite documentary for those interested in British military jets. Loved the Harrier part at the end, marvellous plane, shame they've now all been sold for the "better" Typhoons.

 

Watched that last night around my parents. The Vulcan 558 flypast sounded phantastic through BOSE surround sound.

[Albert Ross]

Sat on a runway perimeter road at Finningley, waiting for 558 to take off!!!

[Angrydicky]

Just spent a very enjoyable morning shite-spotting. Got most of what I wanted to as well

[trigger]

Just back from a fantasic day at the NASC Nationals here in Ipswich, What a cracking day, Full photo update in the next few days hopefully.

 

[dollywobbler]

Had a BX Tech Weekend in Ludlow this weekend, courtesy of Catsinthewelder - who it turns out is a rather toppermost chap who like me knows that to succeed in the world, you need a BX and a beard.

 

Here he is tinkering with the ex-RobT BX - which is really rather nice. Another BXer looks on as in theory those of us who know a bit about BXs were sharing our knowledge.

 

The weather was not always ideal...

 

But it was nice to meet up with old friends! My ol' Mk1 is already coming along. The bumper is straighter, the towing electrics work and the switchgear and dashboard illumination has been sorted.

 

Oddly for car enthusiasts, we decided to do some exercise this morning and climbed Clee Hill which is between Ludlow and Kidderminster. Epic views were our reward.

 

We then walked to the summit. A good climb and oddly satisfying. It's been a lovely weekend with top people, so yeah, that's making me grin alright! Great to meet catinthewelder and his fleet.

[Cavcraft]

I'm a little teaopot.

[AeroNautiCal]

I remember being at an airshow at Middle Wallop (yonks ago) and there was a demo by a Vulcan Bomber, and when it went into afterburner mode directly above us, the earth positively shook!

 

Although I was there for the helicopters, that Vulcan was utterly amazing.

[Caffiend]

It's been a lovely weekend with top people, so yeah, that's making me grin alright!

^ This - mine is the TZD snuggled up between the Tiger and the GT. And yes, that is a fabulous shot which I am totally stealing as it came out so much better than mine of the same view ;P

 

Thanks to Catsinthewelder for being a super host and Mrs Cats for equally super catering and to Dollywobbler for checking I'd done everything up right (I had, nearly - only a half-turn or so to stop the leaks)

 

However, this is possibly why girls mostly don't do mechanics:

 

To check the handbrake cable, it would REALLY HELP if I could get the fucking wheelnuts off (I shall be Having A Word about 65 lb/ft torque with my garage when the car goes in for MOT in a couple of weeks!)

[chaseracer]

Think it looks better shortened.

Nigel Mansell may not agree...

 

 

[Cavcraft]

We went to a MEGA SHITE market in a MEGA SHITE bit of Wales (North) today and came across our dog's little sister!

[michiel]

Nice (how did you know though?) - Where in Wales was it? (so I can avoid the place, I only want to see nice bits)

 

Unrelated, but this made me grin:

 

Now that's a caravan! by Michiel V, on Flickr

[Cavcraft]

Nice (how did you know though?) - Where in Wales was it? (so I can avoid the place, I only want to see nice bits)

 

Towyn I think, wherever it was it was somewhere near Rhyl. We got talking to the owner of a similar breed dog as our's, missus mentioned how old he is and where we got him from (somewhere near Conway I think) and it transpired they'd got their's from the same bloke a couple of days after we gout our's.

[vulgalour]

That caravan looks like it should also be a boat, I hope that it is.

[Station]

We went to a MEGA SHITE market in a MEGA SHITE bit of Wales (North) today and came across our dog's little sister!

 

Bought my pug from Bristol area. Found out her sister is three miles up the road from me (200+ miles from place of birth)! Were offered both for 'buy one get another one half price' as there were only two in the litter, but only took one (lack of funds).

[catsinthewelder]

It was a great weekend with top people coming, I'm well up for doing it again at somepoint next year

[Cavcraft]

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Fixed, cheers matey.

Looks like you had a rare old time though and hats off to you for organising it.

[michiel]

Towyn I think, wherever it was it was somewhere near Rhyl.

 

Just looked at the satellite image, looks like Towyn's 80% static caravans and a dogtrack... we'll keep driving till we reach Llandudno then!

 

Those dog stories are odd - as in, what are the odds.

[Cavcraft]

I would to be honest, anything this side of Conway seems to be (mostly) a bit of a shit tip along the coast to be blunt.