What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[drum]

My dad is a car man. In the sixties he had a couple of jags and an Austin Atlantic. When us sprogs came along he got volvos. The first was a 145S, reg TUS 604G. He still has a V70 diesel.

 

Anyways, after 40 odd years of sensible family cars and at the age of 73, he turned up at my door last night in this.

 

 

It's a V12 6 litre and it's lovely.

 

Mum says she's been living off tesco blue label for years and dad goes and spends their savings on this!

After a lifetime of scrimping on an agricultural wage, he deserves a wee treat to himself. Only problem is he's a bit self conscious about driving it.

[Cavcraft]

That's just fabulous.

[r.welfare]

What a beauty! The facelift models, in the right colour and on the right wheels (like this one) look fabulous.

[Asimo]

Ace Sweeney episode tonight, Simca Van, 4 lamp Princess, 6volt Beetle, HB Viva.

 

And Cheryl Campbell!

[320touring]

When I grow up I want to be DRUM'S DAD:)

[Tayne]

If he wants to move it on I may know someone who's interested.

[drum]

I don't think he has ever had a car for less than ten years.

[vulgalour]

 

That red one is gone.  Tomorrow I go and collect what's left of the orange one.  Princess Mission #3 GO GO GO!

[cobblers]

I was clicking at the internet while on the internet then this came up 

 

It's on Hirstcabs youtube channel. I don't recall the clicking sequence that got me there.

[purplebargeken]

To all owners of VW Beetles/Camper vans/Type 3 thingies. Stop using the following fucking words when writing your pathetic POS ebay ads:

 

Barn Find

Surf

 

Nnnnggghhhhh! 

[The Moog]

On 4od yesterday I found some short clips of Guy Martin talking about his passions, one of which is a Rolls Royce Merlin engine.

 

It is awesome

[wuvvum]

Just been to the printer, happened to look out of the window and saw an immaculate pale green Dyane driving past the office.  Whoever said office work was boring...?

[hairnet]

Ace Sweeney episode tonight, Simca Van, 4 lamp Princess, 6volt Beetle, HB Viva.

 

And Cheryl Campbell!

 

without googling - john mcvicars missus in the film of him ?? [/nerd]

[HH-R]

To all owners of VW Beetles/Camper vans/Type 3 thingies. Stop using the following fucking words when writing your pathetic POS ebay ads:

 

Barn Find

Surf

 

Nnnnggghhhhh! 

Had the misfortune of being stuck behind one of these piles of shite for AGES the other day. It didn't go above 35 and took about three days to get there. Hopefully Top Gear will take a dislike to them.

 

Edit: I think we have the wrong thread...

[Pillock]

On 4od yesterday I found some short clips of Guy Martin talking about his passions, one of which is a Rolls Royce Merlin engine.

 

It is awesome

I recommend any Guy Martin stuff where he gets to talk about what makes him tick. He has quite a Dibnah way of describing machinery and manages to get the patronising-technical balance about right.

[Pete-M]

Today I went in a full works David Sutton prepared original factory Mk1 Escort Twin Cam.

 

I've waited to go in one of these since I was about 12.

 

It was better than I'd imagined it could be.

 

This has made me very happy indeed.

[Lacquer Peel]

I like how you have to spend thousands on RWD Escorts to make them good.

[Pete-M]

Good.

[michael1703]

Mention of Guy Martin on a car forum?

 

Any bike love on here?

 

If so, watch these

 

 

[fordperv]

I have just seen a post brenhinol van at my local pez station (stoke) when I was putting some fuel in, I laughed thinking he's a bit far from his round

[cort16]

Remember that super sweet track allegro that was for sale on retro rides that made my love onions hurt? Well here it is in the manx rally!

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/27140755

[KruJoe]

[Ghosty]

Calendar.

[KruJoe]

I thought you'd enjoy that. Have another:

 

 

Which one should I submit to the calendar thread - first or second?

[dollywobbler]

First one has more impact. Second one is impressive for the 205 tow vehicle though!

[Jimcit]

First one does look like some kind of rocket launch.

 

Reminds me of a budget version of this:

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Yesterday I saw 3 men escape death (possibly)

M11 ,lane 3 ,70 mph possibly plus the statutory 23% allowed* by law. In front of me is a tatty Sprinter LWB, heavily laden and at terminal velocity for a rusty 55 plate Sprinter. He had just passed the lorries in lane 1 and 2 and I was thinking about a flick of the indicator or flash of lights to remind him I was late for a Stansted pickup .

Then,you you know how sometimes you fantasise about having steering wheel controlled machine guns to clear the fast lane? Well it was like I did, the offside rear tyre of the Sprinter disintegrated ,causing the van to hit the central barrier ,very hard,then bounce across all 3 lanes and hard shoulder hitting the Armco that was protecting a drop of about 30 feet. It flattened about 100 yards of this barrier ripping off the near side wheel in the process,it then lurched up onto its offside wheels and swerved back into lane 2 before the driver regained control and steered onto the hard shoulder.

How it stayed upright during all this,I can only attribute to it's apparently overloaded state, or possibly it was being driven by Mark Higgins .

All 3 lanes had come to a halt and the motorway was covered in gravel,bits of tyre and random Sprinter parts, the driver got out white faced( which was surprising ,because he was black) waved , gave a thumbs up and everyone just accelerated away.

It did make me think it was probably just as well I hadn't decided to undertake it, and that Sprinter man should buy a lottery ticket tonight.

[mercrocker]

I never fail to be amazed at the blind faith with which disintegrating Sprinters are driven, flat out....They are the new Cortina Estate (the only vehicle my traffic-cop Uncle used to say overtook his jam sandwich BMW in zero visibility and six inches of rain....)

[bub2006]

Vauxhall astra for sale at local used car dealer. P reg LS trim i think. Price in window? £995. Made me lol did that.

[Junkman]

After a long and colourful succession of tatty Puntos and Rover 25s,

my gifferdom bordering next door neighbour has now outshited himself.

 

 

In fact, he upped the ante suchlike, that I now find myself in zugzwang.