What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[twosmoke300]

The empty beach was begging for it... would’ve been wrong not to... A40C9839-E980-4901-B713-80AF1430D9BF.jpeg

 

There has to be a tideline joke in there somewhere

[Aston Martin]

Shitters in Puerto Rico...

 

https://jalopnik.com/this-rusty-rolls-royce-with-a-ramshackle-beetle-engine-1832065870

 

 

Does it fucking move?

[Cheggers]

Agreed, it doesn't look very Puerto Rican, plus the Roller is RHD.

 

 

EDIT: Also, that looks like an old British tax disc in the window.

 

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[danthecapriman]

Looks like some very British rust in it too!

[anonymous user]

I'm not even sure that the wheels are attached

[dollywobbler]

I drove an Allegro. Definitely made me grin.

 

Lovely.

[Tamworthbay]

Allegro were great cars, where BL went wrong was in the styling department. Look at the coke bottle cortina, 50s tech underneath but looked the part. And which would you want to see your dad turn up in in the 70s? The design department of BL was what killed it off in the end.

[richardmorris]

Bought one of those this morning, with the multi pack and two additional sanding and cutting packs. I’ve not opened it yet.

Here it is

 

I’ve still not used it as I’m reading the instructions, but it seems very sturdy. The rotary tool £16.99, large accessory box £12.99 and £4 for the two additional packs ( which I probably didn’t need but it’s probably good to have spares.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I’ve still not used it as I’m reading the instructions

What kind of man are you?

[Fumbler]

Quick FYI, they break. I had one. The parts and stuff though are good, it's just the tool itself.

[BavarianRetro]

Scene: Filling Station in Paisley

Tracy behind the counter.

Enter customer

Customer: Aw right, Tracy, ya fuckin tart? Wher ye been? No seen ye in ages, thank fuck.

 

Tracy:Oan holiday ya div. Ah tellt ye.

 

Customer: Wher wur ye?

 

Tracy:India.

 

Customer:Fuck you, then. Geez a packet o papers and twinty Pall Mall.

[richardmorris]

What kind of man are you?

I knew that would get a comment

 

Looking at what it can do I’m thinking of getting another one for work. It could save a lot of effort with the junior hacksaw!

[myglaren]

Here it isB50A4604-F68B-4E40-924B-323051FD3E06.jpeg

 

I’ve still not used it as I’m reading the instructions, but it seems very sturdy. The rotary tool £16.99, large accessory box £12.99 and £4 for the two additional packs ( which I probably didn’t need but it’s probably good to have spares.

I tried reading the instructions for the Dremel.  Waste of time, completely hopeless.

I had to resort to a YouTube video - and a very good one too - before I realised there was a fault with the collet

 

I already had a cheap knock-off kit (Prinze?) with no real problems but clunky.  Passed that on to one of my grandsons.

[beko1987]

Car insurance renewals time!

 

Amy's has gone up to £38 month from £35, that's fine.

 

Mine came through this morning, £55ish to £95! Phoned them up and no movement... So a quick uswitch and go compare later and I'm now with Debenhams for £54 a month! With both speeding convictions declared.

 

Amy's been with Debenhams for the last year and although we haven't claimed (and I doubt I would over the 406 anyway) and they've been fine!

[Cheggers]

"It's just something I threw on..."

 

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[dozeydustman]

Allegro were great cars, where BL went wrong was in the styling department. Look at the coke bottle cortina, 50s tech underneath but looked the part. And which would you want to see your dad turn up in in the 70s? The design department of BL was what killed it off in the end.

 

I think the styling was compromised because of BL using common parts - the tall E-series and the bulky heater from other BL models compromised Harris Mann's quite sharp original design. This particular mock up was almost GS like

 

 

A well put together Allegro is not a bad car to drive either.

[Cheggers]

 

 

A well put together Allegro is not a bad car to drive either.

That was always the problem, even when new some were better than others.

 

 

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[Sheefag]

Even more GS/CX like were the Pininfarina BMC 1800 and 1100 concept cars, yet another lost opportunity.

 

http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1967_pininfarina_bmc_1800_berlina_aerodinamica/

 

 

http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1968_pininfarina_blmc_1100/

 

[Snipes]

Wasn't the coke bottle shape a bit passe by the mid 70s anyway? That was more a 60s thing wasn't it?

[quicksilver]

I think the styling was compromised because of BL using common parts - the tall E-series and the bulky heater from other BL models compromised Harris Mann's quite sharp original design. This particular mock up was almost GS like

 

allegro prototype.jpeg

 

A well put together Allegro is not a bad car to drive either.

The Maxi has a lot to answer for in the Allegro's styling. Having created a brand new factory at Cofton Hackett to build E-series engines, they weren't making enough Maxis to put them in so the Allegro ended up with the E-series as well. Being OHC and gearbox-in-sump it's a big tall lump and completely ruined the proportions. The strange thing is, from the A-pillar back the Alfasud looks very similar to the Allegro yet no one ever criticises its styling. Alfasud - like an Allegro but with more rust and added Italian, yet somehow considered a better car.

[Tamworthbay]

The Maxi has a lot to answer for in the Allegro's styling. Having created a brand new factory at Cofton Hackett to build E-series engines, they weren't making enough Maxis to put them in so the Allegro ended up with the E-series as well. Being OHC and gearbox-in-sump it's a big tall lump and completely ruined the proportions. The strange thing is, from the A-pillar back the Alfasud looks very similar to the Allegro yet no one ever criticises its styling. Alfasud - like an Allegro but with more rust and added Italian, yet somehow considered a better car.

As someone with a soft spot for Allegro’s, even I can’t claim that it comes close to this:

[Remspoor]

I drove an Allegro. Definitely made me grin.

 

Lovely.

I liked the push pull steering you done. Very I.A.M.

[Remspoor]

Here it isB50A4604-F68B-4E40-924B-323051FD3E06.jpeg

 

I’ve still not used it as I’m reading the instructions, but it seems very sturdy. The rotary tool £16.99, large accessory box £12.99 and £4 for the two additional packs ( which I probably didn’t need but it’s probably good to have spares.

After I purchased the Parkside welder I now found I need a cordless drill.

Nothing on the Spanish Lidl website but looking around on Amazon found that Parkside tools are made by various manufactures and one can purchase the same tools with different covers on eBay and Amazon.

Like this one.

[Guest Hooli]

"It's just something I threw on..."

 

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Ready for the penalty box?

[bramz7]

Booked myself a holiday to Madrid in March as the other half hates flying and has permitted me to go.

 

Found a Simca 1100 in the little town I'm staying in already.

[Tamworthbay]

Booked myself a holiday to Madrid in March as the other half hates flying and has permitted me to go.

Found a Simca 1100 in the little town I'm staying in already.

Is it for sale?

[Guest Hooli]

[Wack]

This little contraption works really well.

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Double grin because whatever was clogging up the carburetor on the pressure washer and making it hunt really badly appears to have cleared.

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Now the concrete is beginning to dry it looks really good. Been meaning to do that since we moved into this place...

Phil

Now you've got it clean if it starts to build up again try wet n forget , I bought some because our patio gets algae on it , I usually spent a few hours jetwashing it but tried this and to my astonishment it worked , just dissolved it

[purplebargeken]

Having a bit of a tidy up/clear out and I found my old IBM ThinkPad laptop, plugged it in and it still works happily running Windows XP. Tons of floppy disks too.

 

No idea at all what to do with it as it is just not required but a nice rediscovery. 

[Guest Hooli]

Find a copy of Elite & have hours of fun.

 

I think I've got a PC copy somewhere if you want...