Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by 4bee

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

"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

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

In your case a Sidecar may have been possible while precarious it may have been.

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

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?

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

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.

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

Mine gets used and abused

Originally Posted by jerryd

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

Mine gets used and abused

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!

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.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

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

Well I'll be hanged, Goddammit.