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by sid
Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: mild road rage
Replies: 31
Views: 3821

Re: mild road rage

Only had impatient drivers overtake a couple of times in the last few months. Generally, they are really happy to see my Betty on the road. Quite often stopping for me and letting me take priority. Even get lorry drivers smiling and waving to me as we chunter along. a lot of us lorry drivers love t...
by sid
Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: scalextric
Replies: 9
Views: 1558

Re: scalextric

my son's scalextric is in the loft..in a couple of years i will get it set up for my grandson :)
by sid
Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Link to Pugh auction
Replies: 23
Views: 2566

Re: Link to Pugh auction

i fancy the Herald estate as well..stable mate for my Herald convertible :)
by sid
Sat Feb 08, 2020 6:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Security
Replies: 8
Views: 939

Re: Security

A few years ago I was on the team of Speed Watch volunteers in our village. Part of the official brief was that if any motorists stopped and started giving us grief of any sort, we were to call 999, explain that details that we were Speed Watch operating for the Council/Police and required assistan...
by sid
Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Smart' motorways
Replies: 105
Views: 112963

Re: 'Smart' motorways

voted.as a hgv driver i've spotted a couple of stranded vehicles on a 'smart' m/way :(
by sid
Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2459
Views: 730166

Re: Spotted today.

i spotted a well used green split-screen saloon in a yard off the A52 near Boston,with a 'for sale' sign in the window
by sid
Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pins in tyres
Replies: 20
Views: 2990

Re: Pins in tyres

ask your neighbours to keep an eye out for any low-life's loitering about..and mention it to your local beat bobby or pcso person,if you have one.
by sid
Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: dingle tunnel pictures
Replies: 16
Views: 2058

Re: dingle tunnel pictures

i'd love to get the Karrier lorry out of there..looks ready for the road!
by sid
Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Happy New Year to all Morris Minor owners
Replies: 11
Views: 1943

Re: A Happy New Year to all Morris Minor owners

Happy New Year all! :)
by sid
Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A happy Christmas to all Morris Minor owners
Replies: 23
Views: 3071

Re: A happy Christmas to all Morris Minor owners

Merry Christmas everyone :)
by sid
Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New member from Essex.
Replies: 18
Views: 2139

Re: New member from Essex.

nice car,and welcome aboard Flywheel :)
i too had a side-valve Ford,a 100E Prefect,and also a Mk2 Consul with the vacuum wipers.great fun in heavy rain..not! :lol:
by sid
Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:52 am
Forum: Scrapyards
Topic: Not what they used to be!
Replies: 29
Views: 18197

Re: Not what they used to be!

back in the '70's there was a fantastic scrapyard in Whetstone,Leicestershire. owner was Tommy Simpson,and there was stacks of pre-war cars there,as well as all the '50's and later stuff rotting away.famously,one lad we knew paid Tommy £5 for a BSA A7ss motorbike combo got it home and got it running...
by sid
Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:37 am
Forum: Scrapyards
Topic: Tourer that just can't be saved
Replies: 13
Views: 6676

Re: Tourer that just can't be saved

amazes me that folk can leave classics like the Moggy and the Fiat to just sit there and rot away :cry:
by sid
Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:26 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: We Present Norman 1970 Pickup from the Greenies
Replies: 14
Views: 3758

Re: We Present Norman 1970 Pickup from the Greenies

excellent job..well done Greenie! :)
by sid
Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:24 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: April the 1963 Traveller - Restoration
Replies: 21
Views: 3862

Re: April the 1963 Traveller - Restoration

good luck with the restoration! another one saved :)
by sid
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Price of Travellers
Replies: 18
Views: 3040

Re: Price of Travellers

and in another couple of weeks it'll be dearer than his house in Spain! :lol:
by sid
Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Morris auction
Replies: 9
Views: 1751

Re: Morris auction

sold for 4 grand.
by sid
Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Silly" choke cable question
Replies: 11
Views: 1871

Re: "Silly" choke cable question

use a clothes peg! :)
by sid
Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little shocked
Replies: 14
Views: 2598

Re: A little shocked

i've built up a stock of spares for my car,engine and gearbox and electrical stuff.
must get some panels before much longer..just in case!