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For those interested in "Modern Classic" Cars
Captain Cuttle replied to Hobby's topic in Wheeltappers
Thinking as to to when i have last seen a Sierra on the road. Remember when they first came out Y reg i think had to replace a body shell on one. Had those funny wheel covers. I painted it a pinky beige. Always preferred the Mk 5 Cortina and in those days nobody wanted a two door 1300 and now they are sought after. -
Hint of a Ventora in that car design.
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Yes, a knee brace might be worth looking at. I have pain in most joints now and i use a compression bandage on my left knee but i am affected by the weather. As my better half's gran used to say when it was raining "my bunions are giving me gip"!
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Where does it go for maintenance and is there any video footage of that?
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Looks like a lovely Karsi there on the right built to the latest Elf and Safety regs by the Imperial Guards though?
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Jack Cohen did it in 1924 with err err Tesco!
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Yes got some special orchid compost but the larger one seems to have one plant on top of the other. Does that have to be be potted separately? Both have been in flower since we rescued them from her bungalow where they had been in the cold for a couple of months. I think they want repotting and both are in clear plastic pots for some reason. Our cat has not shown any interest in them at all. Also given a mature Aloe Vera which is growing well after repotting and two either Xmas or Easter cactus.
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Just recently acquired some succulents from a relation of a lady who lived opposite us and passed away just after Christmas. A couple are [i think] Moth Orchids. Not sure what to do with them, any experts on here?
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Looking forward to COTA tonight on Viaplay, my driver Alex Bowman finished 3rd last year and 2nd the year before. Will be interesting to see how the Australian Shane Van Gisbergan gets on as he won Chicago last season at his first race!
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Prototype for everything corner.
Captain Cuttle replied to jonny777's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Yes i see that, i built a lot of O gauge Westdale kits some twenty+ years ago and got really into them and all their detail differences. I remember that some the VSOE steel cars had a mock truss underframe for aesthetic reasons to mimic the older wooden bodies cars. -
I wish that the Morris Minor GPO van may mate hit in my minivan when i was was teaching him to drive on a country road in East Kent back in the late sixties had rubber wings. Instead we had to look for a replacement front panel, bonnet and an offside wing but couldnt find one and it ended up with this from a scrapyard!
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Prototype for everything corner.
Captain Cuttle replied to jonny777's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Some Kitchen 3rds were all steel. -
Asbestos was removed back in the 1990s in Turkey and then Ukraine.
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I prefer feet and inches as when its mm and cm folk tend to get the noughts in the wrong places and that includes my better half, bless her!
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I am not doubting what you have said but i have been following info from various forums etc and never ever heard this mentioned before. With the continuing docking fees, i wonder why it hasnt it been sent to a US Navy yard then?
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Why hasn't it been towed away and scrapped by now?
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Yes thats a Solara, we hired one in the eighties and quite comfortable from what i remember. Also at one time hired a yellow Horizon and noisy tappets comes to mind.
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Mind you, the Mini's seem to be a bundle of trouble for all sorts of reasons.
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Isnt there something going on at present about Ford UK wriggling out of replacing these engines whilst in the USA its all been approved.
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Nice colour that suits it, hopefully with that mileage pretty good underneath?
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We had an immaculate metallic blue MG Metro in mid eighties, my wife drove it and liked it but i found the seat too narrow for my rear end! I think we had a water leak and on further investigation after lifting the carpets found the inner sills were rotting out so after a bit of disguising work got rid of it. Shame as it looked good and drove well.
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We hired one back in the 70s after leaving the RAF and moving all our stuff from Romford to Mullion. It had the handling capabilities of a rice pudding. Plus it was running a tad rich at about 20 mpg. Got it fixed before returning, it had split diaphragm in carb and. that woke it up!
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Our ginger Teddy looked at your picture and said oh dear oh dear oh dear!
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I would rather have had Dads 3.4 mk 2 Jaguar, it was probably the best car we ever had, quiet, fast and comfortable, note the yellow socks! Sept 1970 Kynance Cornwall plus one of TKE 675 in our drive Leicester Ave Cliftonville 1968. In the garage out of sight was my maroon1952 Jowett Javelin NXA 89!
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He was unwanted in Blue Cross because he was eight and very unwell. My wife Kathy took one look at him and here he is, luckily we got him a week before they closed 28 Feb 2020 because of Covid. His original name is Hercules and although i love the Class 50s, Teddy suits him better.
