What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Tayne]

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[trigger]

Wood gas car picture - not re-posted so as not to offend Leonard Hatred.

Ok, I might be a bit slow here (which i am) but is Leonard Milf then?.

[Mr Lobster]

Yes. At least I think he is.

[Tayne]

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[Mr Lobster]

Neither of you have heard of that tv show though?

What TV shows that then?

[Tayne]

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[trigger]

I remember seeing this one before

 

[seth]

Gratuitous image re-posting in one thread.

 

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=166600&page=30

 

(You need to scroll down and then head over to page 31)

[Pete-M]

The two chaps are the ex-military guy with the handle bar moustache (maybe called Gem) and a camp blonde bloke.

 

Anybody know what I'm talking about?

 

Dick Strawbridge.

[trigger]

Gratuitous image re-posting in one thread.

 

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=166600&page=30

 

(You need to scroll down and then head over to page 31)

 

Well she is nicer on the eye compared to that mustached faced bloke above.

[cobblers]

When I got my car, it came with a decent stereo that was in the hole, but not doing anything. The lad said it just needed wiring up. I expected horrors, and wasn't disappointed when I took it out! I got it all patched back up and "safe" again, Then I came to actually refitting the stereo.

 

The stereo in the car was a Kenwood, with no ISO lead.

 

After working at 'frauds for a while I'd got used to inhaling through my teeth when people came in asking for these - £35 was as cheap as we could get them, and we had to order them. They'd usually bought the stereo at a carboot for a fiver and walked off swearing under their breath.

 

I thought "oh I'll have a look on ebay". £3 posted. THREE QUID. Turns out I won't have to wait while payday for some music in the car after all!

 

It turned up today, plugged in and now I have some music. The nob had even left CLUBLAND DA RIDE OF YOUR LIFE DISK 2 in for me to take great pleasure of frisbeeing into the side of the house. There's even some £75 speakers in the doors, on inspection.

[Angrydicky]

This makes me happy A "Legend" fender copy bass.

 

Dragged it out of the back of my mates shed yesterday where it had sat for 3 years.

Got it home, cleaned it, changed the strings, and surprise surprise it works!

There's a bit of a crackle on the control pots, but I'll strip it all down at the weekend and give it a good going over. There's a bit of rust here and there and the odd scratch but that's nowt to worry about...

MMM...Yes

 

Dick Strawbridge is a legend! I think the camp bloke might be his son (who drives an Austin A35) but it's been a while since I saw the series. I think it was called "It's not easy being green", and was great fun to watch.

 

I seem to remember his daughter was quite nice on the eye too...

[trigger]

I've just discovered this car whilst looking at a old magazine, Now what does it look like from behind?

 

[dollywobbler]

I think it was called "It's not easy being green", and was great fun to watch.

 

I seem to remember his daughter was quite nice on the eye too...

Indeed she was. Didn't spot her much in the second series though. Very disappointing. Dick and his wife are the ultimate odd couple. He's a pig-slaying, ex-Army nut while she seems like a total hippy. Fair play I reckon!

 

Great series which has inspired us with the whole move to Wales thing.

[Cheggers]

When he was on Masterchef ("Cooking doesn't get tougher than this!!" - TWAT) they showed him cooking at home for his kids, with no sign of Mrs Dick, which made me wonder...Maybe she was hiding in his 'tache

[trigger]

I did, It must be were Morgan get their inspiration from then!

[dollywobbler]

Sadly, it looks like my Chrysler Alpine is no longer worthy of this thread. Had a chat with the bloke who owns it and he seems to think it's worth £6000 because he's seen one like it up for that. Gutted!

[trigger]

£600 at a push maybe but not £6000!, That will still be for sale in a years time, I got told that my Kadett was for sale for £6000 at one time years ago, that's only £4200 more then i paid for it!

[Tayne]

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[Station]

 

 

 

 

[dollywobbler]

 

 

Dick Strawbridge is a legend! I think the camp bloke might be his son (who drives an Austin A35) but it's been a while since I saw the series. I think it was called "It's not easy being green", and was great fun to watch.

 

I seem to remember his daughter was quite nice on the eye too...

Nope, the show was called Planet Mechanics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Mechanics

 

I posted a link to the video of the wood gas car a page or two back.

You're both right. Colonel Dick has done many TV programmes.

 

EDIT - and his daughter has a website! Might have to check out the tunes later. http://www.charlottestrawbridge.com/photos.cfm

 

In fairness to my wife, she'll be pleased to learn that Dick's hunky son also has a website. I'm not linking to that one though.

[barrett]

DW- that's a real shame, I guess the one he is talking about was the mint one that we were all taking the piss out of in the bargins thread a while about... and iirc that was 'only' £4000

 

Station - that resume is great, i've not seen it before. Reminds me of the famous CV my friend got for a position in the record shop he works in. in the 'misc info' type section at the end, someone had written

''I love great white sharks. I will watch any program on television if I think there is a chance that I will see a shark on it''.

Mental.

[Gompo]

Going down the A1 from Markham Moor this morning, around 9.30, I spotted a gold Senator 'A' sporting SERCKS, looked ace.

 

Going up the A1 from Newark this afternoon around 17.00 I spotted a gold Senator 'A' sporting SERCKS, still looked ace.

 

Really brightened my afternoon. Good effort whoever you are.

[barrett]

Could it have been this one? Can't be many that fit that description about

[Tayne]

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[cobblers]

 

 

 

Lol, Reddit? I too wasted most of the day on there

[MrDuke]

I've just discovered this car whilst looking at a old magazine, Now what does it look like from behind?

 

 

Oooohhh, Mazda 121L perchance?

 

Think it may have just pre-dated the Chrysler lookalike?

[trigger]

Nope, The Avenger was first, then this came out about 1975, It's a Mazda RX-5 'Cosmo' though 121 could be another name for it, I'd never even heard of it before until earlier.

[Cavcraft]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccCnL8hArW8

 

Hauntingly good.

[MrDuke]

Nope, The Avenger was first, then this came out about 1975, It's a Mazda RX-5 'Cosmo' though 121 could be another name for it, I'd never even heard of it before until earlier.

 

Yep, I think it was badged as a 121 on the continent, pretty sure it came with piston engine options as well, could be very wrong though

 

The whole 'copying' order should've been obvious really, being as the Japs were still using the A-series copies then (albeit 100 times more reliable copies...)