Trivia and other useless but interesting items

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Seats! You needed SEATS? What happened to the true & trusted spreadeagle over the nice warm bonnet? [bigrolf] Corr!

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MY MG had an aluminium bonnet. You could dent it just closing it.......

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Seats! You needed SEATS? What happened to the true & trusted spreadeagle over the nice warm bonnet? [bigrolf] Corr!

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"Have you seen my tweety bird" flash back with your post Des. A Navy mate had a tattoo of tweety bird on a private part. He asked several ladies "Have you seen my tweety bird?". Some saw it and some saw in in the position you described. Not my car happily as I had a motorcycle at the time [bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"Have you seen my tweety bird" flash back with your post Des. A Navy mate had a tattoo of tweety bird on a private part. He asked several ladies "Have you seen my tweety bird?". Some saw it and some saw in in the position you described. Not my car happily as I had a motorcycle at the time [bigrolf]

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In your case a Sidecar may have been possible while precarious it may have been.[bighmmm][bigrolf]

Apparently, our illustrious leader, Incisor, doesn't mind pork ribs.
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Get your fangs around these, Dave.

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Originally Posted by Old Farang

Some nice cars there, but the video is spoilt by the dude in the white hat!
Where is the TC Ian? I thought I saw a glimpse of it near the start, but damned if I can find it now.

Not too many Series 1 hard top Land Rovers in captivity, or is it a station wagon? Just about make out the number plate, but does not appear to say what year it may be?

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I parked down by the servo and arrived at the arena after the video shoot [bigwhistle] Well I thought I did [biggrin]

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Originally Posted by Old Farang

That would be the car shown in the MG ute thread. Beautiful car, a credit to the owner.

My first car was a 1933 L type sporting a 6 cyclinder engine. Basket case that my late father bought for me before I had a drivers licence. Partly restored it, but 17 year olds needed somethinng with a bigger back seat, so idiot number 1 sold it. [bigsad]

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I bet you wish you still had the 1933 L type in your garage [bighmmm]

Mine gets used and abused [wink11]

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Originally Posted by jerryd

I bet you wish you still had the 1933 L type in your garage [bighmmm]

Mine gets used and abused [wink11]

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Oh yes! The car is still around, in Victoria I beleive. It is listed on the pre-war mg website; L0617.

Just a few months ago I went and looked at a TF near where I am, with the intention of buying it. Alas, at 79 years old I could not get in the bloody thing!

I ended up buying a SWB Series 1, which I can manage to get in and out of! :twobeers:

Talking about the TC reminds me of an occasion back when they were pretty new. Nobody had telephones, and a relative came to our place to tell us about a death in the family (possibly my grandfather, I don't rmember though).

The relative, my sister's brother in law, had to borrow his son's TC to come over, as his car (I think it was probably a prewar Dodge) was out of action. The main thing I remember about the visit was the complaints about the driving position, and every other vehicle on the road being so much higher. He was a middle aged factory worker.

As a small boy, just getting interested in cars, I had never seen anything like it.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Apparently, our illustrious leader, Incisor, doesn't mind pork ribs.
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Get your fangs around these, Dave.

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Well I'll be hanged, Goddammit.

In Hong Kong some racehorses are kept in high rise stables! High-rise horses and stables with a view (prepare to be amazed) - Horse & Hound (horseandhound.co.uk)