What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[CreepingJesus]

I also saw a wide-body (quad headlight) Routemaster going the opposite way on the M11, doing what looked like substantially more than the 37mph its London Transport cousins were capable of.

 

Sure I remember reading in Commercial Motor years ago (when they used to cover bus stuff as well), that there was a conversion kit for RM's which had a DAF motor and an Allison 'box, to make them a bit more perky when used outside London. This was when LT started getting rid of them, of course.

[eddyramrod]

RAD10 used to belong to radio commentator Bob Davers-Walker (who?) on his early Lotus Elan, he also owned TV1, RAD10 is now on a Kai Carens and TV1 is nolong on the database.

 

Bob Danvers-Walker was a radio and TV commentator waaaaaaay back in the days when they spoke English, before I was born. (40s/50s.) I remember him in the 60s, on the game show Take Your Pick, which was fronted by Michael Miles. BDW would stroll on set with a hand-held gong for the Yes-No Interlude, in which Miles would ask a contestant a series of rapid-fire questions to which they mustn't answer either yes or no. One slip, BDW strikes the gong, and it's Game Over.

Seems he liked his cars!

[tonedepear]

Completely off topic, but this is incredible:

 

 

[Volksy]

[The Moog]

Free Shite tools ...

 

 

bet he had no problem with the ladies ..

 

 

 

Does timing and some odd RPM thingy !

 

[wackywacerwill]

Completely off topic, but this is incredible:

 

 

 

THAT, is nuts. It cheered me up no end, thanks.

[TimothyClaypole]

Frightening but cool, but the 120mph crash into a bridge on the same page made me wince.

[Pete-M]

I think I've posted this before, but hey...

 

[wuvvum]

Today's Google doodle.

[Cheggers]

Seeing a new RR Phantom in traffic last night...

 

 

 

...painted 2-tone...

 

 

 

 

...violet over canary yellow

[eddyramrod]

Finding what looks like a highly suitable lunch venue to finish off my classic car club event in December. The manager is so keen to have us there, he will reserve a parking area for us to display the cars... but he's about to have a lot of work done, including a major extension, which at least will mean we have somewhere to sit. I'll go back in a few weeks and see how it's doing; he reckons it'll be ready.

[The Moog]

Watching Four Lions for the second time and still loving the Xantia

 

[cobblers]

Watching Four Lions for the second time and still loving the Xantia

 

 

 

BUT THE KEY HE SWALLOWS IS A FORD KEY! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

 

Also nevermind that all the "London" scenes are filmed on the wicker in Sheffield - I eat at the kebab shop they blow up most afternoons on the way home from uni

 

Not a bad flick though!

[kinkersaab]

Four lions is the funniest film ever!!! but yep, i too noticed the ford key being swallowed. the xantia was also in dire need of some new spheres.

[kinkersaab]

and was newer than a p plate, I think the face lift came in on an R ?

[michiel]

Watched an episode of Covert Affairs ( ) set in Zurich - didn't notice it wasn't 2006-or-thereabouts Zurich until two police Skoda 120s raced by...

[Negative Creep]

Four lions is the funniest film ever!!! but yep, i too noticed the ford key being swallowed. the xantia was also in dire need of some new spheres.

 

 

The "Jewish spark plugs" line was probably the funniest in the whole film

[Pete-M]

Four lions is the funniest film ever!!! but yep, i too noticed the ford key being swallowed. the xantia was also in dire need of some new spheres.

 

 

The "Jewish spark plugs" line was probably the funniest in the whole film

 

Spark plugs were invented by a bloke from Stoke who was working in Liverpool. Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge. He did the moving coil loudspeaker too. Good chap. Not Jewish, and he didn't fit 'em to diesel Xantias Class line though.

 

What makes me grin? Nailing the latest acquisition from the toll booths on the M6 Raceway to the NSL signs and managing to knock 34 miles off the 'RANGE" thing on the trip computer.

[barrett]

Tax rebate. I knew I was owed money but I've been too lazy to apply for a rebate. Today H.M Revenue & Customs sent me a kind letter letting me know that I'll be receiving a check for £267 within 14 days; BACK OF THE NET!

[ashmicro]

My Dad's old RAF Pilots log book has an advert for Lodge spark plugs on the back. Must get a scan of it.

[Lord Sterling]

Tax rebate. I knew I was owed money but I've been too lazy to apply for a rebate. Today H.M Revenue & Customs sent me a kind letter letting me know that I'll be receiving a check for £267 within 14 days; BACK OF THE NET!

 

Great stuff Barrett, I had a tax rebate a fair few months back, came to something like £460, sadly when I put it into my account the sodding bank took £200 odd out in charges, bastards, so I put it into a newly opened savings account. I added some more money and got it back up to around £400, then, intentionally I spent the whole lot trying to get that pain in the arse Sterling back on the road.

 

Ebay purchases (That have actually arrived) are making me a little happier than normal. Got a 1/18 Jaguar S-Type, a Majorette Chrysler Simca (which normally go for stupid money) some other assorted model cars and a Mk1 Rover 800 launch pack.

 

Before I left for Belgium, I bought a 1980s book on Jaguars cars, a similar book on Rover cars and some games, (one of which is Euro Truck Simulator) I also managed to get a Bluetooth ear thingy working after finding the right charger for it.

 

I went to Belgium with one mobile phone and came back with 4!

[John F]

Dunno if we've had one of these before, but there are a few people on YouTube with tourettes singing karaoke nowadays.

 

This one is good...

[Cavcraft]

Won a gardening competition! Prize tba (next week) but I don't particulary care too much what it is

[trigger]

My Strada photos have seemed to upset a few pistonheads mongs, Hee hee!

 

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h ... 1%21&mid=0

[Guest]

Like Barrett, I have also received a tax rebate. I've had an ongoing battle with HMRC for about 18 months about my tax code, and about 6 months ago they decided I owed them £1k and that they were going to fuck me over if I didn't pay it. Ended up shouting at a variety of people on the phone and at Altrincham, showed them my old P60s, argued and argued and eventually told them that if they were going to be twats, they could have a pound a week off me.

 

Set that up and now finally they relent! Got the pittance back that I paid them, an apology for the wrong tax code being issued and a cheque to cover the overpayment of tax from my time in the satanic mills. I'm happy with that - it can pay for the pair of new tyres and front discs my C4 needs, amongst other things.

 

I also saw my Uni friends today for the first time since June, and great times were had. I've also got one of those mobile Internet dongle things you plug into a USB port. So I'm on Autoshite in the unit.

 

And Pete-M's now here. Good day.

[DCLane]

Won a gardening competition! Prize tba (next week) but I don't particulary care too much what it is

 

Aha! Another competition person. Mind you, I've not won much since 2008 which I won two ITV This Morning competitions .

[pompei]

What did you win?

 

First prize, a night with Judy, second prize a night with Richard & Judy?

[ashmicro]

That Holly Wolloughby looks filthy.

[DCLane]

Nope:

 

First one (March 2008) was for £5000 plus £5000 of vouchers for a catalogue, which did mainly women's clothes and household goods. We got a new oven, 3-piece suite, etc plus paid off a debt I had.

 

Second (November 2008) was for £12750, some of which I used to pay for the Saab 9-3 convertible I've got now.

 

Until today, when SWMBO crashed her car again into a gatepost "that moved, honest " I'd got a bit of cash for something 'different'.

 

In 2008 I also won a cruise and a VIP trip to the British F1 Grand Prix, where I took my 4yo for his birthday - Renault kitted him out and the pit girls looked after him

 

Mind you, there's been nothing much since then. I'm back doing them now 'cos I need to raise a bit more cash.

[outlaw118]

Mrs Outlaw came home from work yesterday, and told me about a car she'd seen, and I quote

"It was the ugliest thing I've ever seen, it was big, white 4x4, and being driven by an absolute tosser who was all over the road".

Upon asking her what it was (bearing in mind she has NO interest in cars whatsoever) she replied

"Well, it was a BMW - I think it said X6 on the back, is that right?"

 

Nuff said.