RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said: Oz and bought a Falcon I've got a 2007 Falcon station wagon (the last wagons to be made) and just had the auto transmission replaced. The car is still going well and has done 256,000 km. It is vastly superior to the previous Falcon we had, so they do vary. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 7 hours ago, 30801 said: My mate's dad spent a big chunk of his pools win on an SD1 2600S It was a Friday afternoon car from a particulary bad Friday. Sadly it didn't have to have been built on a Friday..... ..... and anyway, weren't they working a 4 day week back then? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stanley Melrose Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 Joining Ford in 1965 I was able in late Summer 1966 to move my Halewood built Anglia 107E from a Friday afternoon to earlier in the week. As was customary in those days, I tried to run it in to bed down the rough spots in the engine. To no avail; on my first trip up north to visit my parents, the big ends ran so it needed a replacement engine within the first few weeks of getting it. It wasn't all bad news, however, because I had offered a lift to a young lady whom I had just met and who also wanted to visit her family in Liverpool for a weekend. We eventually made it to Liverpool but had to return south by train on the Sunday. On the train south I asked her to have dinner with me and she accepted. 6 weeks later we were engaged and in 1967 we married. In due course we had 4 children but tragically she died aged 50 in 1994. I re-married and my second marriage has now lasted onger than the first. As this is a topic for smiles, thnk of me and how my life has had its ups and downs but I can still smile. So can all of of you! So do it . . . Have a smile on me. 13 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, jcredfer said: Sadly it didn't have to have been built on a Friday..... ..... and anyway, weren't they working a 4 day week back then? Depending on the year, it may have been a 3 day week, unless Red Robbo had 'em out on strike over the frequency of tea breaks. That could last for several weeks at a stretch, with cars rusting on the production line... 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: As were nearly all mass market cars of the time. My Dad's brand new Mk.1 Escort was utter sh1te. Until my brother emigrated to Oz and bought a Falcon and me having a Fiesta as a short term stop gap; No more Fords in the family since. Yet, how many Ford cars from that era are still on the road compared to BL, Austin, Morris, etc. ? Still see loads of Escorts and Fiestas about. Not many Mayfairs for some reason. And I'm not referring to top shelf magazines! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 7 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Yet, how many Ford cars from that era are still on the road compared to BL, Austin, Morris, etc. ? Desirability and value. The resale value of an Escort makes it worth fixing more than a Meastro regardless of which one is better built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6 (edited) 10 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Yet, how many Ford cars from that era are still on the road compared to BL, Austin, Morris, etc. ? Still see loads of Escorts and Fiestas about. Not many Mayfairs for some reason. And I'm not referring to top shelf magazines! I think a lot of that is down to two things; 1. Ford's Rallying prowess, which ensured a following among young men who mainly couldn't afford the hot versions at the time but evidently can now. Survival rates are heavily skewed in favour of Mexico and RS Escort models and higher-spec saloons and Capris. Those were the ones that owners tended to tuck away in sheds and barns thinking "one day..." rather than scrapping, and current values mean that it's become economically viable to restore them. 2. Past scrappage schemes: From memory I reckon more BL owners took advantage than those of all other makes combined. The low-mileage, well-kept ones mainly belonged to older owners, who anticipated the demise of the company would lead to problems in getting parts, and saw an opportunity to obtain their "last car" at a discount. All makes were similarly affected, but the people most able/willing to sign up seemed disproportionately to own BL cars. The result, at the time, was the "survival of the unfittest". John Edited January 6 by Dunsignalling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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choo1choo Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Talking of iffy motors....I am one of the idiots who bought a Lancia Beta Coupe when they came out. OH DEAR!!!!.I put up with it for what seemed to be a very long six months. Rusty from new...clock ran backwards..absolute horror story!.. my previous car...Jaguar V12 E Type....why did I do it!!!!!!!! Craig. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 This signage at my local football club always make smile as it reminds me of ‘Trotters Independent Traders, New York, Paris and Peckham’. They are one of the clubs main sponsors. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Shame for Lancia to produce a "Pup" like that. Father, just before he retired, bought a Lancia Fulvia Coupe. I was horrified, Front WD, back end, hitched up to the sky, pale cream upholstery, but it was deep blue, (I tried to find at least one good factor...}. I retained that view for quite a time before I got behind the wheel, reluctantly. There's no other way out... I was so very wrong..... 1600 in a light well balanced coupe, with all the wheels in the right places, with big boots, quick box {I should have clocked that one earlier!} and just fun to drive. No sign of rust, just a delight. Edited January 6 by jcredfer 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted January 7 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7 I realised a while ago now, that even at model railway exhibitions, taking photos distracts from looking at and enjoying the layouts, both construction and operation. That, combined with the sheer amount of imagery and video that is now captured and posted almost everywhere, means it's not worth worrying about capturing images, and it's better to just drink in the experience. 6 10 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal Digger Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 What we all need, well I do anyway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966 5 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 7 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7 51 minutes ago, Canal Digger said: What we all need, well I do anyway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966 Brilliant. I wish the local mice would tidy up my shed! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 7 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7 8 hours ago, Ian J. said: I realised a while ago now, that even at model railway exhibitions, taking photos distracts from looking at and enjoying the layouts, both construction and operation. That, combined with the sheer amount of imagery and video that is now captured and posted almost everywhere, means it's not worth worrying about capturing images, and it's better to just drink in the experience. I tend to look at the layout first and then take some photos to remind me of it.. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 10 hours ago, Canal Digger said: What we all need, well I do anyway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966 9 hours ago, melmerby said: Brilliant. I wish the local mice would tidy up my shed! I'll just say one thing. Mouse wee. Ruddy things are non-stop incontinent! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8 1 hour ago, Hroth said: I'll just say one thing. Mouse wee. Ruddy things are non-stop incontinent! Thats because mice do not have bladders 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Rivet Counters..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 8 minutes ago, 30801 said: Rivet Counters..... Actually, it's the prototype AT-ST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_(Star_Wars) 🙃 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8 4 hours ago, 30801 said: Rivet Counters..... The first thing that I really noticed was the Jeep, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 46 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: The really worrying thing is that someone would want to tell the world that they eat so many sphagetti hoops.... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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