What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[willswitchengage]

I think this is the first time that I have ever watched an advert in its entirety on Youtube:

 

http://youtu.be/GYifPHX0qh8

[eddyramrod]

Just been watching Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC, because it was Sheridan Smith.  I didn't know she came from a C&W music family, so I was almost as pleased as she was to discover how far back her musical heritage goes... but best of all: she bought herself a banjo and has declared she wants to learn to play bluegrass on it!  Epic grin!

[dugong]

Seeing Mr Ratdat and his Cherry in Classic and Sports Car.

It was in CCB and CCW as well.

[trigger]

And the Sun newspaper.

[dollywobbler]

I tried and failed to get a Montego in C&SC. Heritage Motor Centre BMC BL day report. I'm not giving up just yet...

[forddeliveryboy]

My local wheel alignment* spot struggled with a CX today.

[Tayne]

And the Sun newspaper.

 

is this Ratdat?

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5009188/aliens-stole-builders-datsun-and-pit-bull.html

[Cavcraft]

If 15 aliens took my Cherry I certainly wouldn't go to the papers about it.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I tried and failed to get a Montego in C&SC. Heritage Motor Centre BMC BL day report. I'm not giving up just yet...

 

You could always buy ad space!

[daveb47]

It worked.  Qualz!!  This place is, &c.

You can use this on most carb engines,even used it on petrol trucks and tractors.

[richardmorris]

My local wheel alignment* spot struggled with a CX today.

 

 

Not surprised. Needs doing with the engine running.

[daveb47]

[Asimo]

11:00 September 5th 1974: driving test.

 

40 years on, 3 points, 3 fines, 2 write-offs,1 proper crash, V. max 135mph, more than half a million miles and an awful lot of money later

 

and I still enjoy it all    

 

Still not owned a straight six or a V8 though     

[HillmanImp]

Still not owned a straight six or a V8 though     

 

I have one of each of them at the moment and have been driving 20 years less than you. Read it and weep.

[dugong]

It was in CCB and CCW as well.

And Practical Classics, probably.

 

 

 

[M'coli]

 

11:00 September 5th 1974: driving test.

Still not owned a straight six or a V8 though   

I have one of each of them at the moment and have been driving 20 years less than you. Re-fuel them and weep.

 

EFA.

 

[oman5]

Had lots of straight 6 and v8s. And Audi 5 pots (which I reckon are brilliant engines)

My volvo 940 is the straight 6 turbo diesel for extra listening pleasure.

[eddyramrod]

I've had engines with 2,3,4,6 and 8 cylinders; 4 and 6 in both straight and V, 8 in V only.  The best soundtrack is easily the V8.

[daveb47]

Passed my car test in Nov 1965,had cars with 1/2/3/4/5/6/8/12 cylinders also a couple of rotaries.

[Asimo]

^^^What was the 1cylinder, a Bond?

[daveb47]

Bond with 1/2 cylinders

Messerschmitt/issetta/Trojan 1

Berkeley 2/3

Dkw/saab/wartberg/daihatsu 3

[vulgalour]

I just remember, completely randomly, the dream I had last night of driving around in an old JRG Mk10 Jag with no functioning brakes unless my passenger and I wound the windows down very fast and shouted BRAKING very loudly.  This meant the Jag could stop slightly better than if you put your feet out the doors.

 

I have been quite ill with some sort of stomach bug lately so I'm pinning the blame on that.

[daveb47]

The dunlop brakes on the Mk 10 were like that when working,i almost drove mine off the Hythe quay one dark night when i wanted it to stop and it didnt believe me.

[fordperv]

Vulg you've just reminded me where's that dreaming of shite thread, before I forget, last night I dreamt I was driving my mk1 Sierra and was being pursued by someone in a bronzey brown kia magentis (do they even make them that colour I've only seen silver ones) flashing at me so I pulled over and the driver was excited looking round my car, telling me about sierras, it was bloody strange

[rml2345]

Speaking of dreams, the one I had last night involved too many cars and trade insurance. I wonder if it's a prophesy.

[Ratdat]

Seeing Mr Ratdat and his Cherry in Classic and Sports Car.

 

Really? I bet that's the first (and possibly the last) time that a Europe/Arna appears in C&Sc! I better go find a copy!

[Ratdat]

It was in CCB and CCW as well.

 

I missed the CCB piece unfortunately. 

[loserone]

I just remember, completely randomly, the dream I had last night of driving around in an old JRG Mk10 Jag with no functioning brakes unless my passenger and I wound the windows down very fast and shouted BRAKING very loudly.  This meant the Jag could stop slightly better than if you put your feet out the doors.

 

I have been quite ill with some sort of stomach bug lately so I'm pinning the blame on that.

 

Throwing themselves into the road.

[purplebargeken]

I had a dream last week that I was driving a brown Moke type thing but it had side panels welded on and was pretty rough and ready. It then disappeared from under me when I was driving. Completely vanished. I was miffed. Not sure if it was post-apocalypse zombie thing or just odd. 

[Tayne]

Perhaps you had just insured it and became "epic".