Right, sorted

Bear barfed:

It rocks verily. Try it.

 

I nearly bought a Skoda with a rotary engine in it.

 

Heck, sounds like my granddad designed it.

 

I went to the Bromley Pageant twice in the early eighties, once in my Morris
1000 and once in my MG Midget (turquoise it was).

Both times I parked in the one make parking lot, and dutifully left the
bonnet open before wandering off, so the true awfulness of the engine bay
could be appreciated by passers by.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Hmm, much like AADP then Des.

<Snip>

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

You're safe. He said dusky, not dumpy.

 

and "young". And "maiden".

 

Pleased to say I never drove a Maxi... I passed my test in 1979 in my
Dad's bright red Cortina 1300L, LEG204P. Why do I remember that
registration??? I'm not entirely sure what the number of my current
car is....there's an R and a D in there somwhere but no idea what the
others are.

 

That should bring things to a head.

 

<mode=very sad>
I can remember the reg. plate of every vehicle I have ever
owned, as well as those of both parents up to the time
I left home.
</mode>

 

*Ding*

Although tbh, just being a 3.5l V8 was enough for me.

 

I've had one... and a breathed upon Maestro Turbo.

Apart from spending more time on the anti corrosion side of things, a bit
more investment in the braking department wouldn't have gone amiss, either.

 

I had a couple of 2300s, years ago... because they were cheap.

The fuel bill, wasn't, and bloody gutless into the bargain.

 

He hasn't got my good looks and charm.

 

<snort>

 

That's the one.

I don't know about the pipes but I remember getting very excited when I
saw a car with two exhausts. Then one day I saw one with four (E Type?),
I nearly burst.

 

that's the funniest thing I've read all morning.

 

eww.

 

¿Qué?

 

So did I. The horrible early model with the 'square' steering wheel.
Most peculiar. The only reason I rented it was:

My friend from the USA was visiting us (me and my then husband) in
London in the late '70s. She arrived with a leg in plaster and
crutches as she'd broken it just before leaving home. We took her
around London by bus. Getting off one, she fell and broke the other
leg. All praise the NHS which sorted her out, no charge. Now with both
legs in plaster, busses were not an option. We had no money, so we
rented the very cheapest car we could, which was the awful Allegro.
BTW, she was a walking (hobbling?) disaster - went on to Italy to
visit family after that, and had her bag snatched from a car window.

--
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