I think I like Austins

[Billy]

today me and my Boy Austin were out in my Austin Austin spotting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and my mate Ians Mini

 

[Billy]

this made me chuckle while waiting at the school run

[Guest]

There seems to be a couple of those local

And with a bit of work

You could have one like this one on retrorides

[Billy]

they seem pretty well built metal wise thats for sure

if I had the cash to tie up I might be temped

that one from RR looks insane

 

I have started training the family for spoting

my misses found this clubby with awesome plate for a mini

 

and my Austin sgot these at snibston

 

 

 

[VWPowered]

great pics

[Billy]

I try

I have loads of pics of my spots in my photobucket account

http://photobucket.com/albums/b310/16vbanger/?sc=1

 

I go the long way everywhere now checking driveways

[Guest]

 

That white delta has recently been rebuilt after being hit by a bus-it used to have martini stripes on it. Its a nice car and he likes his fiats too-he has more

The punto on the next drive is my father in laws

[Billy]

I only went there for the delta as the Delta with martini graphics is one on my wish list

I spotted it out the corner of my eye and made a quick change of direction

and I thought it would be mean to leave out the little fiats

 

I went by to check on this earlier

but you were right its gone now

and I thought I would see if this was still there for better pics

but the few times I have drove past recently no sign of it

[Heep]

I've always wanted to give one of these a go. They look spectacularly difficult to pilot...in particular just getting on and getting started...

[Richard]

When the bicycle that we recognise as the standard shape was invented it was called the Safety bicycle so I imagine the penny-farthings were a bit hazardous. It probably wouldn't take much for it to slam your face into the ground, it would be a slow but inexorable process so you would have a long time to think about how much it was going to hurt.

[gtd2000]

When the bicycle that we recognise as the standard shape was invented it was called the Safety bicycle so I imagine the penny-farthings were a bit hazardous. It probably wouldn't take much for it to slam your face into the ground, it would be a slow but inexorable process so you would have a long time to think about how much it was going to hurt.

I believe a Mr Dunlop from Dumfries was responsible for the new fangeld design you refer to?

[Richard]

He was responsible for the tyres that made the safety bicycle more viable but I don't think he was involved in the bike itself.

[gtd2000]

He was responsible for the tyres that made the safety bicycle more viable but I don't think he was involved in the bike itself.

I think the old brain cells are dropping off for me

[AnthonyG]

When the bicycle that we recognise as the standard shape was invented it was called the Safety bicycle so I imagine the penny-farthings were a bit hazardous. It probably wouldn't take much for it to slam your face into the ground, it would be a slow but inexorable process so you would have a long time to think about how much it was going to hurt.

It was a George Starley who invented it and the bicycle was called a 'Rover' - the Starley firm was the precedessor of the car company.