Some family timeline/historical pics

[ashmicro]

Hi fellow Shiters!

 

I will add to this as we find photos. Bit of background: my folks are shortly to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary, and so the masses of photos from over the years have been disineterred.

 

 

A youthful me, getting the FUCK out of France, waiting for the Dover ferry, in a 2.0i LX Montego. I was not pissed off with France, moreso that I hadn't shagged my girlfriend in 2 weeks.

 

 

 

The idea was that my father and I would share the driving duties. Bollocks to that, I wanted HOME. I hammered Monty all the way up through England, Dad took over in Scotland, and I ragged the car home from Larne to Carrickfergus. Straight on to the RD250LC and up to the girlfriends house. At 12:30am.

 

 

Me sitting on the roof of the mighty Metro GTa. This was a K Series Metro, on twin SU HIF 44e carbs, went like a bullet. Ended my ownership as a 1.8 K non-VVC, and was sold to a bloke who had been begging me to sell it to him for 2 years. Mucho dinero.

 

 

My mate Johnny (left) and me (right) with his £30 scrapyard shitter. Bought for said 30 quid with MOT for 7 months. After about £80 or so of welding consumables, and a quick blowover with Austin Rover coachpaint it looked pretty good. 1.3 Popular, ended up with a Ka engine and 'box. £75 all in, made a world of difference, especially after we "adapted" a Ford Fuckass throttle body.

 

All pix 1996 so far.

 

More to come, there's fucking millions of photos of the backs of people's heads etc to sort through.

[Alexg]

I want your Leyland Daf cap

[ashmicro]

I want your Leyland Daf cap

D'you know, I MIGHT still have it. If I can turn it up, it's yours Alex. Once I can convince an SAS team to tackle our loft. It's that bad!

[Alexg]

so long as you dont have nits, its a deal

[trigger]

I just want your glasses that are in the first photo!

[Minimad5]

Arg the two decent items have been "claimed"... I want you mates jumper ;)Thanks for sharing the pictures, look forward to seing more.

[AXrescuer]

Hi fellow Shiters!

 

A youthful me, getting the FUCK out of France, waiting for the Dover ferry, in a 2.0i LX Montego. I was not pissed off with France, moreso that I hadn't shagged my girlfriend in 2 weeks.

 

 

 

 

Any relation?

 

[ashmicro]

 

 

Any relation?

 

 

 

LOLZ! Eighties Aviator style specs FTW! Ironically, said girlfriend at the time, her father was/is called Eddie, and looked a bit like Mr. The Eagle.

 

Moar, this time me in my brand new Metro 1.1c. Back wiper was an optional extra.

 

 

Teh Escort. I have more of this car, just gotta dig em out. XR3i interior GR8 4 "in car entertainment" if you get my meaning:

 

 

Teh Fiesta of gruntage: started as a 1.3 OHV Kent/Valencia Xflow, I ended up putting a freebie 1.6i CVH engine and 'box in it. Bizarrely, the horn wouldn't work afterwards.

 

 

Moar to follow.

[Cavcraft]

Pics of the Elsie or you didn't have one!

[ashmicro]

Pics of the Elsie or you didn't have one!

Elsie? no capito?

[ashmicro]

Moar. Some are possibly reposts, but bear repetition.

 

 

Yours truly in Van Diemen RF89 Formula Ford 1600. Bastard quick, 0-60 in about 3 seconds. I wasn't allowed to use the Ayrton Senna helmet in competition.

 

 

Johnny's Nova Sting, posthumously named "Christine", as it tried to kill us by dropping its back axle on the road. Went well if you put your foot down, but shit handling and wild wheel-tramp.

 

 

Various family-owned Mercedes-Benz wagens:

 

190E. Orsums.

 

[whitevanman]

Aviators ?

http://www.selectspecs.com/cheap-glasses/

 

scroll down to the makumbura's..........I get all mine from this lot, I can highly recommend them to anyone

[ashmicro]

 

What a machine! I'd recommend the 190er "Baby Benz" to anyone. All are now over 15 years old, but surely one of the world's best ever cars.

 

Merc C Class with Carrickfergus Castle in the background. Carrickfergus Castle was completed in the year 1181. This W202 was so well built that it felt as if it would live just as long.

 

[ashmicro]

Fatha, with incediary-bomb Mini 850.

 

 

I'm told that this was an AWFUL piece of shit. Bought brand new, it took it upon itself to burst into flames one night in 1972. When one bears in mind what the situation was in Northern Ireland at that time, the Mini got a good turnout: The Royal Ulster Constabulary, Northern Ireland Fire Brigade, The Parachute Regiment and The Royal Ordnance and The Ulster Defence Regiment. Replaced with a Viva. (to follow)

[pogweasel]

SYNTAX ERROR:

 

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DOES NOT COMPUTE.

[ashmicro]

My "Nana" in the week of her 100th birthday. Initially, she didn't like "The Hitler Car", but warmed to it as I was bombing down the M2/M5. Gawd bless my Gran, at 120MPH she said "Is that it all done?" Those who have lived through two World Wars are not easily intimidated.

 

 

From one Elizabeth to another Elizabeth:

 

[ashmicro]

SYNTAX ERROR:

 

girlfriend

 

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DOES NOT COMPUTE.

She was a honey, big mistake fucking that up. In mitigation, at that time I was a bit of a guitar guru. Still have the Strat and the Les Paul Sunburst GoldTop.

[Cavcraft]

Pics of the Elsie or you didn't have one!

Elsie? no capito?

250LC

[ashmicro]

Pics of the Elsie or you didn't have one!

Elsie? no capito?

250LC

Ah! I see now. Unfortunately I have no pix of the Yamaha, but pix of the 350 YPVS may be forthcoming if I can find them. There's a ridiculuous (*sp) amount of photos to check through.

[pompei]

Les Paul Goldtop, YUM! I had a '78 deluxe which the ex Mrs P coerced me in to selling to fund a new carpet... Got a Studio now - not as nice but still lovely