invacar LightBulbFun's Invacar & general ramble thread, index on page 1, survivors lists on Pages 24/134 & AdgeCutler's Invacar Mk12 Restoration from Page 186 onwards, still harping on...

[egg]

11 hours ago, warren t claim said:

People make mistakes. 

Indeed, I reckon AI might be able to run the DVLA in a decade or so, it's a lot of repetitive stuff that could be automated, would be crap for the 6,000 odd who work in Swansea. 

All this can be done by machines?

We’re responsible for:

recording driver endorsements, disqualifications and medical conditions
issuing photocard driving licences
issuing vehicle registration certificates to vehicle keepers
taking enforcement action against vehicle tax evaders
registering and issuing tachograph cards
selling DVLA personalised registrations
helping the police and intelligence authorities deal with crime
providing anonymised data to those who have the right to use the service

[Christine]

Call  999 then , quickly ! 

[Remspoor]

I could have not searched very well But nothing came up when I looked for Museum of Disability.

Here are some links.

https://www.discoverupstateny.com/blog/13/146/buffalo-s-museum-of-disability-history-gives-new-perspective-to-past/

https://www.alamy.com/usa-western-new-york-buffalo-museum-of-disability-invacar-vehicle-for-the-use-of-disabled-drivers-in-britain-in-the-1960s-image226216275.html

The museum has now closed.

https://www.museumofdisability.org/

I wonder what happened to the vehicle?

 

 

[Remspoor]

Also found these on Twitter.

Now I have found where these wer publish.

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/legends-and-supporters/supporters-disabled-supporters/

[Remspoor]

One last thing for tonight.

A blog with three posts relating to Invacar(and maybe related vehicles) No images on these.

http://aad-online.com/?s=invacar

[martc]

Invacar vs Invacare...

Have you sent the DVLA a strongly worded missive yet? They may actually appreciate your input and correct the mistake before it gets out of control.

LBF later....

 

[RayMK]

Don't be too hasty.  My Invacare is allowed to drive on pavements and into supermarkets 😄.

(1990 approx. Invacare Discovery) 

[warren t claim]

21 hours ago, martc said:

Invacar vs Invacare...

Have you sent the DVLA a strongly worded missive yet? They may actually appreciate your input and correct the mistake before it gets out of control.

LBF later....

 

I had a wheelchair job in my taxi earlier today and as I was pushing her up the ramp I noticed that the wheelchair was proudly displaying an INVACARE makers sticker on the back.

[JJ0063]

11 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

I had a wheelchair job in my taxi earlier today and as I was pushing her up the ramp I noticed that the wheelchair was proudly displaying an INVACARE makers sticker on the back.

Did you push her straight back out when you realised? 

[LightBulbFun]

On 18/06/2023 at 21:17, Remspoor said:

I could have not searched very well But nothing came up when I looked for Museum of Disability.

Here are some links.

https://www.discoverupstateny.com/blog/13/146/buffalo-s-museum-of-disability-history-gives-new-perspective-to-past/

https://www.alamy.com/usa-western-new-york-buffalo-museum-of-disability-invacar-vehicle-for-the-use-of-disabled-drivers-in-britain-in-the-1960s-image226216275.html

The museum has now closed.

https://www.museumofdisability.org/

I wonder what happened to the vehicle?

 

 

if you search my thread for "XGX224" you can find most of the instances where I talk about it  

its one of those ones I look forward to having a look at in the Essex archives, because I am pretty sure XGX224 is just a random plate thrown on it for show, its only 1 chassis number removed from PWC801, so in theory its another PWC car, BUT XGX's story is that it was imported into the states when new by a Greeves dealership,  so based on that it would have no British registration mark, but of course everyone knows how stories/details can become a bit wishy washy over time, so I look forward to seeing for myself whats what  

as you say I do wonder whats become of it if the museum has really closed, I wonder if Ian Hellings manage to grab it? (Id hope so at least)

[richardmorris]

Looking for pictures on russian billionaire's assets, this pic came up on the witanhurst estate in 1969.

 

[martc]

^^^ Princess Ann must have dropped by for  tea, biscuits and a natter in the loan car whilst her's was being serviced.

[LightBulbFun]

in better news I managed to find out who was, and catch up with the current owner of the AC Acedes NPB840D  this was the Sister car to the Ex Manchester Transport Museum Stanley Argson XPD805, and it too had also vanished into the ether somewhat, so I am glad to have managed to find out its whereabouts  it sounds like its in good hands, the lady who owns it tells me she has never done a car up but explains she has a friend who is helping her, that she is enjoying it very much, and I have been told they have already got it running! so thats pretty exciting!  

the "please do net entre this vehicle" sticker on the glass while 2 people are inside tickles me  "you cant tell me what to do!"

its also been very awesome to finally get an inside shot of this vehicle! for as long as I have known of it, I have only ever had exterior shots

 

 

and in Related AC news, a couple months back I managed to score an AC Acedes Mk14 handbook, which means I now have a complete line up for all AC Major types  AC All Weather Tricycle, AC Acedes Metal Bodied, AC Acedes Fibreglass and finally AC Model 70! (although I am still lacking the AC Electric Invalid Tricycle (Model 64) and the in between marks of Acedes, Mk6, Mk7, Mk12, Mk15 etc)

(and there is also the question of what sort of documentation was a Private Model 70 supplied with? because the yellow book is very much written in a Ministry orientated matter!)

dont think the forum will allow the forwards to be readable sadly! but I noticed while doing the "photo shoot" that the AC All Weather does have something written by someone on the top of it! 

although I cant quite make out what it says

[Skut]

On 5/3/2023 at 4:18 PM, barrett said:

It'd be great to find out how viable this might be to save. Just looking at that wheel, it looks better than the ones fitted to our one, and I assume there will be plenty of other small bits and pieces which are shared by petrol and electric versions that would be worth salvaging. Did anyone get anywhere with tracking it down?

With regards to the location of the abandoned Electric Harper. All the guy who took the photographs would say, was it was in Harrogate. He didn't give the impression he was going to be more forthcoming than that.  

[egg]

text says 'November 28th 1953, engine re-bored at KS' (?)

[LightBulbFun]

38 minutes ago, Skut said:

With regards to the location of the abandoned Electric Harper. All the guy who took the photographs would say, was it was in Harrogate. He didn't give the impression he was going to be more forthcoming than that.  

thanks for chasing that up for us  its good to have a rough location at least, and know that there is someone out there who knows more details and can be badgered if really needed 

30 minutes ago, egg said:

text says 'November 28th 1953, engine re-bored at KS' (?)

interesting   a rebore at only a year or 2 old! 

[warren t claim]

Normal for a two stroke.

[LightBulbFun]

Just now, warren t claim said:

Normal for a two stroke.

interesting, but its not a 2 stroke!  the AC All Weather Tricycle was powered by a modified (in what way I wonder) 4 Stroke BSA C10 engine 

 

[warren t claim]

The C10 was a side valve engine meaning regular maintenance required.

[somewhatfoolish]

Yep, small 4 stroke engines weren't much more durable than 2 strokes, especially with the slightly sketchy cooling systems often employed in aftermarket applications like this. If the operator was giving it some up a hill in hot weather seizure was probably an accepted part of the experience, leading to frequent rebores.

[barrett]

Further to DVLA stuff on the previous page, I was reminded of this earlier today and it still makes me laugh an unreasonable amount.

INVACOD!

[egg]

15 minutes ago, barrett said:

INVACOD!

Oh, for heavens hake! This isn't the time or plaice for any fish based puns. Hopefully the DVLA will mullet over and fix the issue.

[Remspoor]

2 hours ago, barrett said:

Further to DVLA stuff on the previous page, I was reminded of this earlier today and it still makes me laugh an unreasonable amount.

INVACOD!

 

1 hour ago, egg said:

Oh, for heavens hake! This isn't the time or plaice for any fish based puns. Hopefully the DVLA will mullet over and fix the issue.

[Remspoor]

[LightBulbFun]

15 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

@NorfolkNWeigh very kindly gave me a copy of that  all the way back on Page 47! *insert Amiga Video toaster time warp effect here*

https://autoshite.com/topic/32723-lightbulbfuns-invacar-general-ramble-thread-index-on-page-1-survivors-lists-on-pages-24134-adgecutlers-invacar-mk12-restoration-from-page-186-onwards-still-harping-on/page/47/?tab=comments#comment-1810223

 

[barrett]

INVACOD

[LightBulbFun]

36 minutes ago, barrett said:

INVACOD

LOL, I think I referred back to it at the time that I discovered GPU133H, but back on Page 71 and Page 72, I put together an entire list of all the Typo'ed/miss spellings of "INVACAR" I had come across on the DVLA

here are in no particular order some of my favourites from that lot  

(these are all manual entries that someones manually typed into the make field, not coded entries so are not an issue in the same way the whole Invacare thing may be)

[chancer]

On 6/18/2023 at 9:21 PM, Remspoor said:

Also found these on Twitter.

Now I have found where these wer publish.

https://www.thecelticwiki.com/legends-and-supporters/supporters-disabled-supporters/

Plastic pigs in Paradise! Mon the Celtic

[chancer]

[OldBlokeInACaravan]

On 6/21/2023 at 8:40 PM, LightBulbFun said:

in better news I managed to find out who was, and catch up with the current owner of the AC Acedes NPB840D  this was the Sister car to the Ex Manchester Transport Museum Stanley Argson XPD805, and it too had also vanished into the ether somewhat, so I am glad to have managed to find out its whereabouts  it sounds like its in good hands, the lady who owns it tells me she has never done a car up but explains she has a friend who is helping her, that she is enjoying it very much, and I have been told they have already got it running! so thats pretty exciting!  

the "please do net entre this vehicle" sticker on the glass while 2 people are inside tickles me  "you cant tell me what to do!"

its also been very awesome to finally get an inside shot of this vehicle! for as long as I have known of it, I have only ever had exterior shots

 

 

and in Related AC news, a couple months back I managed to score an AC Acedes Mk14 handbook, which means I now have a complete line up for all AC Major types  AC All Weather Tricycle, AC Acedes Metal Bodied, AC Acedes Fibreglass and finally AC Model 70! (although I am still lacking the AC Electric Invalid Tricycle (Model 64) and the in between marks of Acedes, Mk6, Mk7, Mk12, Mk15 etc)

(and there is also the question of what sort of documentation was a Private Model 70 supplied with? because the yellow book is very much written in a Ministry orientated matter!)

dont think the forum will allow the forwards to be readable sadly! but I noticed while doing the "photo shoot" that the AC All Weather does have something written by someone on the top of it! 

although I cant quite make out what it says

XPD 805 is alive and well with me up in the North East.