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by Asimo
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12453
Views: 2898670

Re: EBay Finds

This is a cool old mashup: ‘30s body from a Bentley on a ‘50s Jaguar chassis with a few ‘70s Jag bits. IMG_2752.jpeg The modern radio needs to be binned however. IMG_2753.jpeg ‘Twould suit me better than anything original because I can’t leave alone. The ‘49 Chevrolet is probably a more realistic pr...
by Asimo
Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12453
Views: 2898670

Re: EBay Finds

Obviously this needs wheels and tyres
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and an air filter
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Nice way to spend £7k however. After all, some folk spend that much on modern shit. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 8848298762
by Asimo
Sun Feb 11, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Found pics
Replies: 6636
Views: 1073926

Re: Found pics

Not an S800, it’s a Matra-Simca Bagheera.
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Bollocks, THAT picture.

As you were. (I’ve never seen an S800 that wasn’t uttrly rotten)
by Asimo
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition
Replies: 3449
Views: 343701

Re: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition

I blame Dukes of Hazzard for a generation that believes cars and trucks can fly.
by Asimo
Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15657
Views: 3196966

Re: What did you do today?

Five hours chainsawing, stacking. All of the beer is gone so…
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by Asimo
Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The UK's fascination with convertible cars
Replies: 36
Views: 2257

Re: The UK's fascination with convertible cars

I hate the damn things. Rented a few in California: too hot to want to be outside. Ridden in the back seat of 4 seater soft tops: a vile experience of wind noise and buffetting. Owned one of these IMG_0392.jpeg (Not this one, which hasn’t moved for 12 years -why do people hang on to broken shit f.f....
by Asimo
Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12453
Views: 2898670

Re: EBay Finds

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 8522471214
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by Asimo
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 310
Views: 101212

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.

How long until some mouth-breather tries to DC charge his MG / Tesla from the railway third rail?
Hmm, it's likely an Auditron driver that first gets fried trying that...
by Asimo
Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 744
Views: 263729

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

Sure does look wantable in those photos. It is a boring thing to say but “if I had a building to keep this in…” Trouble is when I look at the pictures I catch myself thinking - I could just remove this, delete that, change those, fit better, move those, fill that… Which would be a shame because this...