What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Cavcraft]

My arse.

[Albert Ross]

Yup, That's the man and the place, Darryl taught me almost everything I know about Series Land Rovers.

I remember Neville, who lived in a Teepee off the Saltney road, he had a Blue 109 Land Rover, I lived with a barmaid in Blacon, she had a Mk1 Escort.

I always got the job of taking the crumpet home from the pubs, as I had a few more seats than most. A couple of the regular girls always wanted dropping off last, for some reason....

 

Is this the Grinner thread?

[warren t claim]

Yup, That's the man and the place, Darryl taught me almost everything I know about Series Land Rovers.

I remember Neville, who lived in a Teepee off the Saltney road, he had a Blue 109 Land Rover, I lived with a barmaid in Blacon, she had a Mk1 Escort.

I always got the job of taking the crumpet home from the pubs, as I had a few more seats than most. A couple of the regular girls always wanted dropping off last, for some reason....

 

Is this the Grinner thread?

 

Do you know the guy who ran Bluebird Engineering?

[Albert Ross]

Nope.

[brammy777]

Booked my theory at last, for the 25th of November, heres hoping I do well and dont fail.

[Cavcraft]

Yup, That's the man and the place, Darryl taught me almost everything I know about Series Land Rovers.

I remember Neville, who lived in a Teepee off the Saltney road, he had a Blue 109 Land Rover, I lived with a barmaid in Blacon, she had a Mk1 Escort.

I always got the job of taking the crumpet home from the pubs, as I had a few more seats than most. A couple of the regular girls always wanted dropping off last, for some reason....

 

Is this the Grinner thread?

 

Do you know the guy who ran Bluebird Engineering?

 

Bluebird were the place who did mad Range Rover conversions weren't they, by the canal in Chester? Seem to recall they made stretched/six wheeler ones that were funky as hell. My dad came perilously close to buying a 127 Sport from there once and I mithered the hell out of him to get it but he never did.

[warren t claim]

Yup, That's the man and the place, Darryl taught me almost everything I know about Series Land Rovers.

I remember Neville, who lived in a Teepee off the Saltney road, he had a Blue 109 Land Rover, I lived with a barmaid in Blacon, she had a Mk1 Escort.

I always got the job of taking the crumpet home from the pubs, as I had a few more seats than most. A couple of the regular girls always wanted dropping off last, for some reason....

 

Is this the Grinner thread?

 

Do you know the guy who ran Bluebird Engineering?

 

Bluebird were the place who did mad Range Rover conversions weren't they, by the canal in Chester? Seem to recall they made stretched/six wheeler ones that were funky as hell. My dad came perilously close to buying a 127 Sport from there once and I mithered the hell out of him to get it but he never did.

 

That's the place. Owned by a grumpy scotsman who never gave you a bargain but never ripped you off either.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

The amount of PRIME CHOD in Cyprus (FIAT 132, Datsun 140J, ancient festering Leyland lorries, etc.), as well as meeting my niece for the first time and seeing my sister for the first time in nearly 2 years.

 

Humblest apologies sir! I forgot the dates you were coming over. Never mind, I hope you'll be posting pics? I don't get to spend a lot of time where you were, so it'll be interesting...

 

Nae bother, here for another 2 weeks. Just found a yard full of old Karriers, Volvos, etc. need to select an early morning moment to hop over the fence. Piics coming when I come home, the netbook can't handle RAW files.

[seth]

Rar! I'm making stuff in the lathe again

[cms206]

Two Y'alltoob videos currently making me grin...

 

Safety Fails with superior Czech built Karosa...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcMLC55D4Lc&NR=1

 

 

... and Chinese bus manufacturer Higer, proving that their bus will surpass the international 35 degree tilt test. GR9 4 Engrish, but the fun starts at 2mins 12secs...

 

[RedSparrow]

 

Safety Fails with superior Czech built Karosa...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcMLC55D4Lc&NR=1

 

Blimey!

No-one can stop progress of glorious socialist bus!

[trigger]

Just been reading this from 1979, I can't see it catching on, The number plate made me laugh as well.

 

 

and as a extra bonus these stickers were still inside as well.

 

[retrogeezer]

This just put a huge grin on my face....I remember going and can't believe I was only 6 at the time.

 

http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/s ... p?p=121796

[CIH]

Just bought a Sega Dreamcast and some games including Ecco, Red Dog, House of the Dead 2 and a few other odds and sods. Time for some SERIOUS nostalgia

I'm goona get right ahead and blame Negative Creep for this latest drain on my limited finances.

[retrogeezer]

Dreamcasts are great machines....have fun!

[Negative Creep]

I have a Master System on the way. Waiting for some money to clear before I bid on a Sega Megadrive and Mega CD combo and I also have my eye on a Japanese Saturn. So I now need a 3DO, Jaguar, Atari 5600 and CD32 (all mega shite) to have every major retro console released in the UK

[retrogeezer]

I have all of those - been collecting them since the late 90's.

 

I do have a spare 3DO console to hand if you are interested...possibly a 5600 too but i'm not sure where that is since we moved. I probably have duplicates of the mega cd and the jaguar too but nearly all my stuff is at my mums in the south.

 

Oh, and don't forget the CD add on for the Jaguar console!

[Negative Creep]

Wow, the Jaguar CD is solid gold shite (and what does the design remind you of?) If you want to sell your 3DO and Jag I'll gladly buy them off you (presuming they work)

 

[seth]

Had a proper "dad" day out with Ickle_Seth today as she had a day off school. We went to the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. Lots of toys to look at and play with for her and plenty of tat to keep me amused too. The building is fab too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[brammy777]

Watching 'When Playboys Ruled the World'. Its bloody good watching I think.

[retrogeezer]

that programme was fantastic...

[outlaw118]

Just found this version of "Grounds For Divorce" by Elbow with the BBC orchestra. Goosebumps FTW!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdmwHljfN4Q

[face]

Just bought a Sega Dreamcast and some games including Ecco, Red Dog, House of the Dead 2 and a few other odds and sods. Time for some SERIOUS nostalgia

I'm goona get right ahead and blame Negative Creep for this latest drain on my limited finances.

 

SHENMUE

 

POWERSTONE 2

[barrett]

Shenmue is great and it's full of Honda CB50s, making it one of the few games to feature genuine autoshite (notable mention - Tatra 603s in Goldeneye)

[eddyramrod]

Ahhh, Shenmue... Perhaps they're out?

 

Crazy Taxi! You're going the wrong way, follow the arrows!

 

[Negative Creep]

Don't forget Sega Rally 2!

 

 

First day of my new job today, spent mostly playing with high end audio products (got a sales position for a premium audio manufacturer) only until the new year but in a couple of payslips time I should have enough for a new car

[cms206]

STV have excelled themselves. Not only have they made a huge start on uploading High Road to Youtube, they've now started Weir's Way as well... for those not yet broken into such broadcasting, I bring you this rammleful Autoshite sponsored episode complete with gratuitous Cecil McBay action...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46LHs372Rvw

[MrDuke]

Ahhh, Shenmue... Perhaps they're out?

 

FACT: Any random piece of incidental music from Shenmue will reduce me to a dribbling, snivelling wreck in 3 seconds. God, I loved that game far more than was healthy, or indeed normal. For the record, I still don't reckon he was gay.

 

Also:

[barrett]

STV have excelled themselves. Not only have they made a huge start on uploading High Road to Youtube, they've now started Weir's Way as well... for those not yet broken into such broadcasting, I bring you this rammleful Autoshite sponsored episode complete with gratuitous Cecil McBay action...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46LHs372Rvw

 

That was great! thanks for posting, I'll be checking out more of these when the fancy takes me. Seems like a lovely chap too

[Guest]

Shenmue is great for featuring the most accurate virtual "lousy" arcade I've ever seen - from the ambient sound, the out-of-order machines and curt man behind the counter, it is nice to know that the rubbish arcade experience is preserved in digital history.