lesapandre Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, PhilA said: Everybody needs to have owned or driven a Transit at some point in their lives. Bucket list item: check And they were very nice to drive. Those side windows - ex-police or broadcaster etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Long wheelbase and single-rear wheels; an unusual combination. Twin-rear Transits were much quicker through roundabouts… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Just realised there are photos of me stuck in a cupboard at my moms that really should be dug out and backed up, as I've only got two of me from when I was young. Handily, my sister found these two on Sunday to remind me of how much of a cute alcoholic I was when I was 2/3 years old. You never lose things when you grow older, like your ability to maintain a swagger you developed when you were 3, and the ability to down a pint of guinness from the age of 2. Shite Ron, Tadhg Tiogar, RayMK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, St.Jude said: .... how much of a cute alcoholic I was when I was 2/3 years old. That photo is just so evocative of an Ireland now gone. I took a similar photo in Clare back in the early 2000s, in a bar in either Tulla or Corofin - can't remember; I'd had a fair few scoops myself that night... St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 hours ago, captain_70s said: Me and my second decrepit car in 2013. I must dig out a photo of me with my Sprint 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, lesapandre said: And they were very nice to drive. Those side windows - ex-police or broadcaster etc? Ex outside-broadcast for a radio station in Coventry. Was all decked out in the back with desk, Captain's chair, bunk, heater, space for generator etc. Had a big stack for the antenna mast. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 A pony, me, my mum and grandad's Cortina Estate in the New Forest. Guess they didn't have barbers back then. My dad's old Strada EUL511V, he had three of these so no wonder I ended up on this site! Split_Pin, Dyslexic Viking, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, neil1971 said: A pony, me, my mum and grandad's Cortina Estate in the New Forest. Guess they didn't have barbers back then. ... Looks more like a donkey than a pony.... neil1971 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 15 hours ago, doug said: Me on a Matchless with sidecar. Actually half an old wardrobe nailed to a sidecar chassis. 1981ish in Arran. Sent from my SM-A127F using Tapatalk is that Billy Connally 2nd from right???? and nice 'bird' on that pic too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Looks more like a donkey than a pony.... Looking at the ears (no-one else's are visible in the pic!), you're right, Grandad lived in Basingstoke so I presume the photo was the New Forest but there are donkeys there as well as the more common ponies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, bezzabsa said: is that Billy Connally 2nd from right???? and nice 'bird' on that pic too It is...not to be confused with that comedian Billy Connolly tho. 😆 Here is what he is up to at moment.... https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/culture/2021/oct/17/billy-connolly-it-might-be-lovely-on-the-other-side Vantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 34 minutes ago, lesapandre said: It is...not to be confused with that comedian Billy Connolly tho. 😆 Here is what he is up to at moment.... https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/culture/2021/oct/17/billy-connolly-it-might-be-lovely-on-the-other-side Him as well....LOL lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: That photo is just so evocative of an Ireland now gone. I took a similar photo in Clare back in the early 2000s, in a bar in either Tulla or Corofin - can't remember; I'd had a fair few scoops myself that night... Well you'll like this, this was taken at (I think) the long defunct Mitchells pub/club in Sparkhill, Birmingham. It was roughly around the time that my mom also caught my dad mixing in guinness with my milk. I do have another photo of us at a local pub in Mayo when I was about 5, the kids are all high on Cidona, Club Orange or Red Lemonade. The adults are equally as high on other alcohol. Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 53 minutes ago, St.Jude said: .... roughly around the time that my mom also caught my dad mixing in guinness with my milk. .. I can't think of a better thing! St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: I can't think of a better thing! I think now my mom would agree, given the big curly head of hair on me and being 6ft 3. We've saved so much money on ladders by me being tall enough to change light bulbs, obviously down to the guinness and milk! Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Me in 1981 , bad pose - yep Cord troosers - yep Open collar - yep Random hair - yep and still current only grey and thin AndyW201, privatewire, Yoss and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 6 hours ago, St.Jude said: Well you'll like this, this was taken at (I think) the long defunct Mitchells pub/club in Sparkhill, Birmingham. It was roughly around the time that my mom also caught my dad mixing in guinness with my milk. I do have another photo of us at a local pub in Mayo when I was about 5, the kids are all high on Cidona, Club Orange or Red Lemonade. The adults are equally as high on other alcohol. 😀Cidona, club orange and red lemonade, happy days!! Couldn’t find red lemonade on my last visit but other two were bought and enjoyed. Club orange sooo much better than Fanta or tango😋 St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: ....there is one. But only one, of me in the 635CSi going round Silverstone... Found it: Datsuncog and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 2018: Dick Longbridge, Dyslexic Viking, Fumbler and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Rusty Pelican said: Me in 1981 , bad pose - yep Cord troosers - yep Open collar - yep Random hair - yep and still current only grey and thin Sharp car, though. Rusty Pelican 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Rusty Pelican said: Me in 1981 , bad pose - yep Cord troosers - yep Open collar - yep Random hair - yep and still current only grey and thin Great 180B in the background! Did well to make it to 1996. I think you had that photo on here a long time ago, or maybe another shot of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I think these photos have been on here before...... I may have been proud of it at this point. That didn't last. I still use that blue brush for car cleaning duties, 30 years later. Get your hands out of your pockets boy! Family Capri in the background. Shite Ron, Amishtat, Dyslexic Viking and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 11 hours ago, Wibble said: 😀Cidona, club orange and red lemonade, happy days!! Couldn’t find red lemonade on my last visit but other two were bought and enjoyed. Club orange sooo much better than Fanta or tango😋 Mate of mine reckons there's a dye or something in red lemonade that's been banned by the EU, but they allowed Ireland to ween themselves from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 12 hours ago, Rusty Pelican said: Me in 1981 , bad pose - yep Cord troosers - yep Open collar - yep Random hair - yep and still current only grey and thin I’ve just paid £££££££ for what I’m pretty sure is the same top, bought from some wanky retro shop in Oakham. 😄👍 Rusty Pelican 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, St.Jude said: Mate of mine reckons there's a dye or something in red lemonade that's been banned by the EU, but they allowed Ireland to ween themselves from it. Father Ted: "It's been banned in most of Europe, so that means it's very good." Shite Ron, Datsuncog, anonymous user and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 10 hours ago, St.Jude said: Mate of mine reckons there's a dye or something in red lemonade that's been banned by the EU, but they allowed Ireland to ween themselves from it. 🤣probably! We just assumed it was the water. Remember running a bath in the 1970s in Co Donegal and the water was always brown looking. Assumed because of the peat. St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I can't find a pic of me with the Mini although I know there is one. Would've been 1993 or 4 I think. Adored that car but it was rough and got rougher until I sold it to someone who wanted the wheels but I made him take the rest. eddyramrod and MrBiscuits 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/26/2021 at 4:03 PM, St.Jude said: I think now my mom would agree, given the big curly head of hair on me and being 6ft 3. We've saved so much money on ladders by me being tall enough to change light bulbs, obviously down to the guinness and milk! When I was young and cradle cake,No drop of milk now would I take.Me father up and had his spake"Give the child a jar of porter." St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris667 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 This was September 11th 2001. My MGB, and Maria who I was sort of going out with.God, she was gorgeous. She is the reason I lived on a boat for years. We heard about the twin towers later. eddyramrod, Shite Ron, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Wibble said: 🤣probably! We just assumed it was the water. Remember running a bath in the 1970s in Co Donegal and the water was always brown looking. Assumed because of the peat. Mayo still get boil notices now. Judging by my calendar, it's 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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