What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[trigger]

I've had a great evening meeting up with Wuvvum and Spottedlaurel in the Mk3 tonight to chat about cars in a nice country pub and being attacked by Cockchaffers .

[M'coli]

They're bloody massive! I wouldn't like to hit any of those when riding downhill on a pushbike, they'd give you a bit of a bruise I reckon. Here's a pic of one I took on Saturday morning:

[trigger]

Horrible things, These didn't seem quite so big but kept coming from the hedge, Mrs Trigger was freaking out as she's scared of them. (She once put the washing out with a carrier bag over her head just so one wouldn't get in her hair )

[tonedepear]

Horrible things, These didn't seem quite so big but kept coming from the hedge, Mrs Trigger was freaking out as she's scared of them. (She once put the washing out with a carrier bag over her head just so one wouldn't get in her hair )

 

Quite rightly by the looks of that picture! Fuck!

[Guest]

Finally getting the white 480 in the unit so that I can strip it. Thanks once again to MM5 [Mark] and WTC [Mark].

[trigger]

Cavette's photo in todays Classic Car Weekly standing next to his Cortina at Cholmondeley Castle is making me laugh this morning, Looking the part mate!

[Cavcraft]

Bloody hell, been waiting for weeks for that now and excitedly rushing off to the paper shop to buy it. Cheers Trig, can't wait to get home now!

[autofive]

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... ead=105653

 

this is making me grin

 

a concise explanation of why that 'forum' is going downhill fast

 

i particularly like this quote: Lets face it, RR isn't for discussion any more, just Google image search results.

 

Treat people like children and you're left with children.

[M'coli]

The cockchafer photo is about twice life size, maybe a wee bit bigger - it was about an inch long. Big enough to put several on a bamboo skewer along with some onion, peppers and BBQ sauce!

[autofive]

[Cavcraft]

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=105653

 

this is making me grin

 

a concise explanation of why that 'forum' is going downhill fast

 

i particularly like this quote: Lets face it, RR isn't for discussion any more, just Google image search results.

 

Treat people like children and you're left with children.

 

I lost the will to live reading four pages of shite. I'm right/no, I'm right/I'll go if you don't like me/stamping of feet etc.

[scaryoldcortina]

Ditto. I don't even read the RR general board anymore, and it's been ages since I posted anything that took effort.

[ashmicro]

When I first saw the mention of "cockchafer", I thought it was a term of derision, like "assmunch" Never heard of the blighters before.

[messerschmitt owner]

watching the Apprentice does thieving gypsy bastards!

 

their transits are a bit too tidy though!

[meggersdog]

I was following an old Land Rover 90 today.All lifted suspension,big wheels,rock sliders,snorkel,racing seats the full works.In amongst all the one life,live it stickers was a powered by fairydust sticker.Now I don't know what this fairydust stuff is but I followed it for about five miles and it smelled an awful lot like Kerosene to me.This knarly old beast of a machine was being driven very enthusiastically along the country B roads until we came to a T junction.As the Landy turned right,made me smile seeing a young girl driving such a vehicle.There was no checker-plate instead along the sill was a sticker proclaiming "anything boys can do,girls can do better" the lettering was the same shade of pink as the driver's top.

[wuvvum]

I've had a great evening meeting up with Wuvvum and Spottedlaurel in the Mk3 tonight to chat about cars in a nice country pub and being attacked by Cockchaffers .

Yup, I enjoyed drooling over your Escort (even better in the metal than it is in the pics), and as a bonus I passed a scruffy old Marina estate on my way back through Norwich.

[Rover414]

The Apprentice. Irish guy in a Transit looking for rubbish (read scrap). Superb.

[RobT]

After leaving work earlier I headed off up the road to the council lock-up where I keep my Montego. Jaw drops as I head up through Brixton and see an immaculate metallic red NSU Ro80 sail by with a young bird in her 20s at the wheel Stopped at the lights I just stood there gawping, it looked a real cut above everything else on the road.

 

Sorry no photo though! Interestingly DVLA have it down as being 1999cc so she's paying too much road tax for it.

[autofive]

freecycle bmw i picked up earlier.......

 

 

and 4 birds nibbling at my nuts......

 

 

[Cavcraft]

http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/1900570/iv ... td_v_reg_/

 

Check out the pictures, I don't know which is the funniest tbh.

[tonedepear]

http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/1900570/iveco_van_camper_2_8td_v_reg_/

 

Check out the pictures, I don't know which is the funniest tbh.

 

Normal for Norfolk?

[Cavcraft]

Yesterdays post included the Weber and manifold for my Cortina. Will have to wait until payday day before I buy a rebuild kit then fit the carb to the car.

[Spottedlaurel]

I've had a great evening meeting up with Wuvvum and Spottedlaurel in the Mk3 tonight to chat about cars in a nice country pub and being attacked by Cockchaffers .

Yup, I enjoyed drooling over your Escort (even better in the metal than it is in the pics), and as a bonus I passed a scruffy old Marina estate on my way back through Norwich.

 

An enjoyable evening indeed.

 

Autoshiters' selection at The Angel by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

All three of us showing off recently purchased stuff. Wuvvum and I did the traditional bit of new car key-swapping - the £70 Rover is a hoot, it goes very well.

 

Austin A40 Somerset + Autoshiters at The Angel by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

And I know Trigger has posted this in his Spots thread, but here's that lovely Austin again with added people (fortunately no Christmas jumper in sight).

[wuvvum]

http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/1900570/iveco_van_camper_2_8td_v_reg_/

 

Check out the pictures, I don't know which is the funniest tbh.

LOL, I've passed that van several times on the way to & from work. Looked a bit of a heap from what I could see of it.

[mattblack]

Interestingly DVLA have it down as being 1999cc so she's paying too much road tax for it.

 

Ford V4 FTW?

[Guest]

Christmas jumper

 

Just as the horror of that memory begins to fade. Have I lost the game?

[tonedepear]

We have a car list at work of everyone's cars so if one needs moving or whatever they can be quickly found, and an updated one was just sent round. I've got rid of the names and phone numbers and that, but just look at the choice of colours available in our work car park!

Audi black

Audi A3 Black

Audi A3 Black

Audi A3 Black

Audi A5 Black

Audi TT Black

Audi TT Black

BMW Black

BMW X5 Black

BMW 320 Black

BMW 320d Black

BMW Z4 black

BMW Z4 Black

Citroen C2 Black

Citroen C4 Black

Corsa Black

Ford Focus Black

Ford Focus Black

Ford Mondeo Black

Hyundai i30 Black

Jeep Patriot Black

Landrover Discovery Black

Mazda 3 Black

Mazda 5 Black

Peugot 407 Black

Renault Clio Black

Renault Clio Black

Seat Ibiza Black

Toyota Celica Black

Toyota Celica Black

Vauxhall Astra Black

Vauxhall Corsa Black

Vauxhall Vectra Black

Volvo XC90 Black

VW Golf Black

VW Golf Black

VW Jetta Black

VW Tiguan Black

VW Touran Black

Alfa Spider Blue

Audi Cabriolet Blue

Audi S4 Blue

BMW Blue

Citroen C4 Blue

Citroen Xsara Blue

Citroen Xsara Blue

Fiat Punto Blue

Ford Fiesta Blue

Honda Prelude Blue

Kia Rio Blue

Mini Blue

Nissan Primera Blue

Porsche Boxster Blue

Peugeot 206 Blue

Renault Clio Blue

Renault Clio Blue

Renault Megane Blue

Renualt Clio Blue

Subaru Impreza Blue

Toyota Aygo Blue

Vauxhall Astra Blue

Vauxhall Corsa Blue

Vauxhall Meriva Blue

VW Golf Blue

VW Golf Blue

VW Golf Blue

Lexus IS250 Dark Blue

Peugot 406 Dark Blue

Toyota Yaris Eclipse Black

BMW Gold

Citroen Xsara Gold

Renault Clio Gold

Toyota Yaris Gold

VW Bora TDI Gray

Peugeot 306 Green

Saab 93 Green

Volvo V40 Green

VW Transporter Green

BMW 525D Grey

Citroen C4 Grey

Ford Mondeo Grey

Mercedes Grey

Mercedes SLK Grey

Mini Cooper S Grey

Nissan Micra Grey

Peugeot Grey

Renault Clio Grey

Renault Megane Grey

Skoda Fabia Grey

Fiat Panda Light blue

Ford Fiesta Maroon

Peugeot 406 Metallic Blue

VW Polo Purple

Alfa Red

BMW 330d Red

Holden Ute Red

Nissan Primera Red

Renault Clio Red

Rover Cabriolet Red

Seat Leon Red

Toyota Yaris Red

VW Sciroco Red

Alfa Romeo 156 Silver

Alfa Romeo 156 Silver

Audi A3 Silver

Audi A5 Silver

Audi A6 All Road Silver

Audi S3 Silver

BMW 116d Silver

Citroen C3 Pluriel Silver

Ford Cougar Silver

Ford Focus Silver

Ford Focus Silver

Ford Focus Silver

Ford Mondeo Silver

Ford Puma Silver

Ford Puma Silver

Honda CRV Silver

Hyundai Silver

Kia Picanto Silver

Mercedes C Class Silver

Mercedes C Class Silver

Nissan Micra Silver

Peugeot 206 Silver

Peugeot 206 Silver

Renault Clio Silver

Renault Clio Silver

Renault Megane Silver

Renault Megane Coupe Silver

Renault Megane Coupe Silver

Renualt Clio Silver

Saab 93 Silver

Skoda Fabia Silver

Subaru Impreza Silver

Toyota Avensis Silver

Toyota Celica Silver

Toyota MR2 Silver

Toyota Rav 4 Silver

Toyoya Corolla Silver

Vauxhall Astra Silver

Vauxhall Astra Silver

Vauxhall Corsa Silver

Vauxhall Insignia Silver

Volvo S40 Silver

VW Golf Silver

VW Golf Silver

VW Golf Silver

VW Golf Silver

VW Polo Silver

Ford Fiesta Silver / Gold

Proton Impian Silverish

Mercedes SLK Silvery Blue

BMW 116i White

BMW 118d White

Fiat 500 White

Skoda Octavia White

 

[Cavcraft]

http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/1900570/iveco_van_camper_2_8td_v_reg_/

 

Check out the pictures, I don't know which is the funniest tbh.

LOL, I've passed that van several times on the way to & from work. Looked a bit of a heap from what I could see of it.

 

I know the lad who owns it and he's actually a bloody great bloke. How the holy shite he can call that a camper van is beyond me though. Still, I suppose it's somewhere to rest while you wait for the breakdown fella to come and rescue you for the fifth time that day.

[Angrydicky]

We have a car list at work of everyone's cars so if one needs moving or whatever they can be quickly found, and an updated one was just sent round. I've got rid of the names and phone numbers and that, but just look at the choice of colours available in our work car park!

 

It would be fantastic if "Talbot Alpine Beige" was in there somewhere

[Volksy]

Proton Impian Silverish

 

 

I like this, almost as if, whoever did the list went.. bah who gives a shit, it a proton....