Richard Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 . xtriple, Biggy Shackleton, Bamboocarman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I wonder if there's a reason for the generic nature of most of the cars illustrated? Spot the HC Viva estate though, and the Triumph Toledo production line! Well found Richard, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Crumbs, they should have got somebody else to write about cars, he must be trembling with rage by now. I bet a tenner he cycles to work. Junkman and martc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Wow, that brings back some memories. That must have been high up my reading list aged 5 or so, I remember it all really vividly. Thanks Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Is it me or would a convertible be a pretty poor choice for an armed robbery? explosive-cabbage, overrun and face 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 The Range Rover on page 46 looks like it has been drawn from an original RR press photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Is it me or would a convertible be a pretty poor choice for an armed robbery? A 430 cubic inch Lincoln Continental should be acceptable for the purpose, especially considering it does have four doors... They didn't hang about you know, and were good enough to be Presidential limos for years. Having said that, if the cops have a 440-inch 1974 Dodge Monaco.... (can you guess which DVD I was watching last night? ) Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Yep, that one's in my collection, too. I remember thinking that a Plymouth Duster was a strange choice to have alongside the Mini and Maserati Bora... Looking back it was drab as fuck really, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Awesomes. Another one that was in my childhood collection. I always found the shootout scene distressing, Lincoln Continental GR8 4 getting shot in da hed (ask JFK...)I would like to live in a timber-clad home with double garage and Hillman Avenger. That would be LIVING. Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I had this book too. I always loved this pic. Never noticed the LJK Setright meets Grim Reaper character in the Austin 7 before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I always loved this pic. Never noticed the LJK Setright meets Grim Reaper character in the Austin 7 before though. I can imagine him looking like that if forced to drive an Austin 7. ALL UR PRELUDES ARE BELONG TO EMANCIPATED AND ILLUMINATED GENTLEMEN WITH NO REQUIREMENT FOR FRIPPERY AND WHOM ARE NOT RESIGNED TO TEMERITY YET CAN REJOICE IN THE FOUR WHEEL STEERING DRIFT Yo! Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I had this book too. I always loved this pic. Never noticed the LJK Setright meets Grim Reaper character in the Austin 7 before though. There must also be an interesting story behind the couple in the green car A few pages back he was in it alone, shouting at her in the other green car, but now they seem to have made it up and she is now driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I also had a copy of that book. I think it was the first car-related book I ever owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 How many years has it been since oil was on the brink of running out and we all need to drive electric cars? tooSavvy, explosive-cabbage and Uncle Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 about forty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Nice to see Eric pickles gets a mention on page 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Anyone know whereabouts I can get these ladybird books.. Craig the Princess, Dick Longbridge, Lacquer Peel and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Waterstones have the "mid life crisis" one, along with some other witty* titles like "The Hipster" and "The shed". I looked through them, not really funny. TBH you get more of a laugh from the originals! Lacquer Peel, Richard, carlo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I reckon the author was the same bloke who had his rep-mobile 'upgraded' to a Maestro derv in that early 90's video of life on the road, or whatever it was called. He seemed a little like a ticking time bomb, and I can only assume he went on to slaughter mans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 'Falling Down' moment, eh? TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnite Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 from a to b tales of modern motoring 1993 on ebay Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 from a to b tales of modern motoring 1993 on ebayThat's the bugger. He must be the Ladybird author. Uncle Jimmy, explosive-cabbage and Vince70 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 This thread has been a steep learning curve for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnite Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 i would have driven the maestro into something just hard enough to write it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 If they really did cry over a Maestro then they need to sort their lives out! Even a 1 litre Corsa D isn't worth shedding tears about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I've posted this before but I love this one! 95 quid Peugeot, Lord Sterling, Vince70 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I looked through them all in "Berts" in "Brighton". Ended up buying "The Hipster". The rest are OK but that one is so funny I damn near shat myself. "Petr runs a micro-still from the basement of a condemned electricity sub-station.Here he makes craft gin, infused with sausage and toothpaste.Petr is available as an app." Dave_Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I had The Story of oil. Which pointed out all the things that are made with oil,how pre historic creatures got squished to make it, how it comes out of the ground and how it will all be gone by 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Lord Sterling, trigger, Brodders and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 "with GOATSE" - LOL!!!! I've got "the postal service" from when I was a kid somewhere, chock full of old Bedford and Sherpa shite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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