What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Yoss]

43 minutes ago, hairnet said:

bet @Six-cylinder was there

Exactly what I thought. Banbury's not that far is it. 

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, hairnet said:

bet @Six-cylinder was there

 

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

Exactly what I thought. Banbury's not that far is it. 

I had just sold most of my cars as I had bought my first house in May 1982.

My daily was a 1978 (T) Ford Granada 2.3GL manual.

In May 1982 I bought the project Jaguar E-type and then did not have enough money to buy furniture!

I did not own my first Citroen, a 1976 GS 1220 Pallas until April 1984. My dad had a Citroen GS when I came to driving age so drove them a fair amount.

I don't remember a Citroen Cloverleaf, to me Cloverleaf is an Alfa Romeo trim!

[hairnet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citroën_Type_C_5HP

@HMC or @barrett then

i wondered that too

[Dyslexic Viking]

6 hours ago, Yoss said:

 

 

£1250 for that 1957 Austin J breadvan seems like a lot of money for an outdated 20+ year old van. And not far off the Stag in price either.

I really wonder why that Austin was worth that much.

[Yoss]

4 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

£1250 for that 1957 Austin J breadvan seems like a lot of money for an outdated 20+ year old van. And not far off the Stag in price either.

I really wonder why that Austin was worth that much.

Perhaps as it was already considered a classic vehicle whilst the Stag was just a 9 year old used car. Going through more of the pages there are quite a few Stags and most are more than that one, £5k seeming to be a more normal price, so perhaps it is a particularly ropey example. 

I found a nice GT6 for £1850 which seemed very good value compared to today. 

[gm]

the little mx5 hasn’t been getting much attention since the jaag arrived 

so i filled the tank and took it for a run out 

Hartside Pass

seeing as Penrith is near Carlisle, and that is nearly Scotland, i pressed on up the A7 (what a road, barely a car in sight, lots of fun)  and found myself in Kelso.

so loaded up with supplies and headed for home

used a full tank of fuel just nipping to the shops ! 

and what a great little car that mx5 is, just loves being hooned round the twisties  

[Remspoor]

Maybe we need What the Fuck or you cant say that thread for these sorts of headlines. Taken from the BBC

 

[dome]

7 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Maybe we need What the Fuck or you cant say that thread for these sorts of headlines. Taken from the BBC

 

 

[richardmorris]

[hairnet]

imlach on the tour highlights and theyre showing a montage about the caravan

the piece of film theyre using has him from must be 30 years ago and apart from the hair he looks the same

karts done out like profiteroles and a car shaped as a kickers shoe

french are mad

 

[myglaren]

An improvement I'd say!

[fatmanblue]

[hairnet]

theyre doing the a to z of kids tv on bbc four

omg noseybonk *revisits nightmares.............

*hides under bed

bod ftw 

derek griffiths ftw

bernard cribbins ftw ron pickering omg - voice you instantly recognise

jeremy irons of LOL etc

tony hart is god

 

[hairnet]

waits for camberwick green

[motorpunk]

I’d love to know who is dailying this ‘Aveng’ 

[High Jetter]

28 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

I’d love to know who is dailying this ‘Aveng’ 

Shock 4dr not Est horror!

[hairnet]

Disapojnt  @Dyslexic Viking

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, hairnet said:

theyre doing the a to z of kids tv on bbc four

omg noseybonk *revisits nightmares.............

*hides under bed

bod ftw 

derek griffiths ftw

bernard cribbins ftw ron pickering omg - voice you instantly recognise

jeremy irons of LOL etc

tony hart is god

 

They showed  4 episodes of Andy Pandy before that. God, that women’s voice was annoying.

[wuvvum]

17 hours ago, hairnet said:

theyre doing the a to z of kids tv on bbc four

omg noseybonk *revisits nightmares.............

*hides under bed

bod ftw 

derek griffiths ftw

bernard cribbins ftw ron pickering omg - voice you instantly recognise

jeremy irons of LOL etc

tony hart is god

 

Bod was brilliant.  Don't remember Ronnie Pickering being a children's TV presenter though - must be before my time.

[alcyonecorporation]

and knife you, and knife you, and...

[alcyonecorporation]

Saved up for new Leonard brakes. 
Car now stops properly. 
New front number plate fitted.
Very exciting. 

[Sunny Jim]

Fortunately it wasn't actually armageddon just a book that @willswitchengage recommended.

[willswitchengage]

29 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

Fortunately it wasn't actually armageddon just a book that @willswitchengage recommended.

Best book I've read in a long time. Harrowing, though.

[High Jetter]

At least if Amazon delivers the war, we know who to blame..?

[MikeR]

handed a water logged container full of sky box's today , nice tide mark over the connector side of the box ,

but the 3.5inch 500gb sata drive was nicely dry , removeable and still working ..  not much can be said for the rest of the box innards 

 

[wuvvum]

This just popped up in my YouTube suggestions.

Seth formerly of this parish out and about in London.

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

Just been to longleat safari park. I strongly disagree with the monkey's verdict on my renault laguna.

[High Jetter]

51 minutes ago, Sir Chocolate Teapot said:

Just been to longleat safari park. I strongly disagree with the monkey's verdict on my renault laguna.

Be grateful it added something, rather than removing anything.

[hairnet]

 

cool yellow fiat

 

didnt see @Dyslexic Viking tho

[Joey spud]

I'm not a Land Rover fan but this has been up on stands for weeks in a front garden near where my son lives. Today it's out on the road looking just how a 60 year old Landy  should.