What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[twosmoke300]

Wasn't there a transit going around with F1 running gear ? Painted in Royal Mail livery iirc

[cort16]

There a transit with xj220 running gear

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I think the first Supervan had a lot of GT40 in it but from memory had a tuned 302 or something not a DFV, although the wheels look like they're off an F1 car.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

[vulgalour]

Lord Sterling is visiting later today to drop off some Rover goodies as part of a long-distance delivery mission to the Even Further North.  The sun is shining.  I've washed the Rover.  Feeling pretty chipper about today, it's not at all like a Bank Holiday normally is.

[Bucketeer]

I typed 'awful Citroen' in to Google images (don't ask) and lo and behold, near the top of the page was this Wales based beard carrier.

 

[vulgalour]

What a thoroughly pleasant chap Lord Sterling is, and I'm not just saying that because he said nice things about the Rover.

[Pillock]

He is, isn't he? Brightens your day does Mo.

[HillmanImp]

it's essentially a 164 bodied F1 car

 

http://www.automobiliac.com/automobiliac/2011/4/20/alfa-164-procar-wildest-sedan-in-history.html

I have this in a book at my mums house. If I ever go down there again I will pick them up.

[FakeConcern]

Not sure if this should be in the grumpy thread or this one. On Thursday the XM wouldn't start just went click so I thought battery flat again. Put it on charge and took MRS Concern's Clio. This morning I put the battery back on and still just a click. Thinking something else was broken when I noticed I'd left it in "D".

 

I is a idiot!

[Ghosty]

Went on my first Critical Mass bike ride in Manchester yesterday - admittedly I went on a skateboard with my longboarder mate, I thought it was going to rain so I didn't take my bike into town - I expected to just be hiding out in a pub.

Was a great experience!

[jakebullet]

It's the bank holiday weekend. I've suggested to Kinky Girl that she may enjoy* a visit to the Anson engine museum. She actually wants to go. Win!

[purplebargeken]

Whilst rooting in the cupboard looking for a Triumph window winder I came across the very ancient calligraphy set I bought on eBay about a million years ago. I have just bought a bottle of ink........

[Ghosty]

But then, when I was a kid I genuinely thought the Lunar Rover was made by BL.

 

When the Chinese moon rover came up a while ago, the first thing I thought of was an MG6 in space.

[wuvvum]

I had a good experience with Gumtree today.  I know, I couldn't believe it either.  After getting fed up with the fuckwits that seemed to be drawn to the Scudo advert like moths to a flame, I took the advice of the more experienced car salesmen on here, deleted the ad, then put up a new one with better photos, less detail on the faults and a higher asking price.  Had an email last night from a chap wanting to come and view it; we agreed on 9am this morning.  He turned up at 8.59, had a quick look round the van and a brief test drive. I pointed out the faults, none of which seemed to bother him much (not that they should have as they were all par for the course on a 16yo van, but we all know what some people are like), he handed over the full asking price in cash, jumped in and buggered off.

 

I'm now waiting for something to go disastrously wrong, as such a smooth Gumtree sale must inevitably have caused an imbalance in the cosmos somewhere.

[Inspector Morose]

Thanks, I'm now dying from some incurable disease thanks to your hassle free gumtree sale.

 

See you in the afterlife.

[LC Torana]

the first thing I thought of was an MG6 in space.

 

Just as well, 'cos there's %$&!-all space in an MG6

[DeeJay]

It's the bank holiday weekend. I've suggested to Kinky Girl that she may enjoy* a visit to the Anson engine museum. She actually wants to go. Win!

Anticipating a bit of "pump action".

[fordperv]

Wuvvum did you check the notes were real?? Only kidding when selling a focus on there I didn't get one "swop 4 ifone m8" message which really shocked me as I'd heard all the experiences of folks and it was the first thing I'd sold

[gm]

yesterday afternoon, I drive past a couple of lads who were tinkering under the bonnet of a mk5 escort, I drove past again around 9:30pm, one of the lads had gone home but the lone engineer was still spannering away. with a bottle of Buckfast by his toolbox - obviously things were going well*

[xtriple]

Whilst rooting in the cupboard looking for a Triumph window winder I came across the very ancient calligraphy set I bought on eBay about a million years ago. I have just bought a bottle of ink........

Ooooh, I love calligraphy. Please post a few examples when you have done  playing. I have the worlds worst handwriting and it really upsets me: I was left handed at birth (maybe first noticed a 'bit' later   )but went to a very backwoods sort of school where they slapped the shit out of your left hand if you were seen using it!

 

As a result, I have really bad handwriting with either hand! I've tried all sorts to improve but unless I take ten minutes per letter, still awful.

[myglaren]

My handwriting is barely legible, could double as a GP.

My eldest daughter, who does do calligraphy occasionally, has exceptional handwriting.

Her post-it notes look like calligraphy.

[Timewaster]

I had really neat hand writing until I was about 12 and started getting behind at school because it took me twice as long as everyone else to write stuff out.

 

Then the scrawl began and it's been getting worse ever since.

[Frogchod]

Just fixed some stuff on the XM.

Dot matrix now working, clock back lights replaced and the twirly air bag switch thingy.

No screws left over and I didn't break anything else

[NorfolkNWeigh]

On the M25 , about an hour ago , I thought I saw this

It was on the hard shoulder on the other side from me , the driver was pissing up the barrier, classy.

 

I thought it seemed unlikely it would be on the M25 , but equally unlikely anyone would do this to another Phantom given their value. Although it would be perfect for that Trooper chassised thing that crops up on the at at thread every few months.

So I Googled replicas.

Now I'm certain it wasn't this

 

 

But this?

Or this?

At least the 2nd Cloud is LWB and got black Windows.

One things for certain I won't laugh at people that fall for Replica* Ferraris or D-Types again.

[purplebargeken]

It'll take me a while to get used to it. I've never actually used any calligraphy kit before. I just loved the idea and the age of the nibs and so on. Am actually quite excited about it.

[myglaren]

On the M25 , about an hour ago , I thought I saw this

 

It was on the hard shoulder on the other side from me , the driver was pissing up the barrier, classy.

 

I thought it seemed unlikely it would be on the M25 , but equally unlikely anyone would do this to another Phantom given their value. Although it would be perfect for that Trooper chassised thing that crops up on the at at thread every few months.

So I Googled replicas.

Now I'm certain it wasn't this

 

At least the 2nd Cloud is LWB and got black Windows.

One things for certain I won't laugh at people that fall for Replica* Ferraris or D-Types again.

Unlikely as it may seem it looks as though it is FJB11C.

[andrew e]

Did you ever get any money out of the bollocks?

Aye. Nearly £4K for a three year old Rover, I'm glad I only paid £6k pre-reg! Sadly I had to cash my trade insurance in (who didn't quibble at all) but I couldn't get reasonably priced trade insurance after that, so half won, half lost.

[mat_the_cat]

Mrs_the_cat had a go on one of those teddy grabbing machines at a Llandudno amusement arcade today. She'd watched the previous guy spend a fortune on it, so thought that *surely* it would be due to actually keep the grabber closed sometime soon!

 

After unsuccessfully rummaging round for 25 pence in change, she had to  put in a quid for 4 goes, and to my amazement picked up two simultaneously on her first grab!

 

 

We did walk past the couple who'd just been trying, but I daren't make eye contact in case I started grinning!

[myglaren]

GOM on ARRSE.