Veltro
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In the main my choices are very likely because I am turning into an old codger, with a mindset stuck in the past and can't handle living in the present day....
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (the series the BBC never mentions)
Dads Army
Porridge
Minder (Dennis Waterman era)
Ever Decreasing Circles
Dear John
Red Dwarf
Top Gear (Clarkson, Hammond, May era)
One Foot In The Grave
Get Some In
Citizen Smith
The Professionals
'Allo 'Allo
The Grand Tour
The Young Ones
Yes Minister/Prime Minister
Rising Damp
Men Behaving Badly
Blackadder
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8 hours ago, keefr22 said:
Standard Production car class for sprints and hillclimbs - safety equipment allowed, nothing else is.
Keith
Not familiar with competition and class rules myself, so that explains it
It was pretty spotless I have to say, and I've always quite liked the shape of the old Avenger.
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On 8/30/2021 at 2:05 PM, keefr22 said:
Maybe because he competes in it? I rallied an Avenger Tiger eons ago - they're great handling cars when set up right, equal of an Escort.... I'd happily have another as a hillclimb car, but although not as daft as Escort prices they're not far off!
Keith
Probably does, but it was completely and totally bog standard, wheels included.
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Two in the space of 30 minutes today:
Nissan Fairlady Z, 1970 (J) in blue and a Bentley Corniche 1967 (F) in dark blue.
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Sunday spots:
Warwick GT in red. Very rare because they only made 45 (according to my sources).
Chrysler Avenger in blue. Quite why he'd fitted a roll cage in it is beyond me!
Riley Elf in green.
Daimler Double Six in green.
Ford Consul Classic in red and white two tone.
Morgan Plus Eight in 'Ice' blue.
MG MGB GT in red.
Mercedes 250CE coupe in beige.
Triumph TR4A in red.
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A few from today
Jaguar C-Type in British Racing Green. It was possibly a Suffolk (or similar) replica because it was being driven on the road at speed, and judging by the price original C-Types go for, nobody in his right mind would at the least, risk stone damage to the paintwork, or worse. Well I wouldn't anyway.
Fiat 500F in red, driven by a sweet little old lady. She was probably going flat out and still had a 20 odd car tailback behind her. Forgotten how tiny those things are.
Porsche 911 Carrera RS in white with the usual red striping and white 'Carrera' titling. Couldn't get the year.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint in red.
Two TVR's. A Griffith, and a Chimera.
Triumph TR7 in white. Had been modified for racing and was on a trailer.
Austin A30 Countryman in green.
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Over the weekend...... Lots of spots so where do I start?
Lamborghini Aventador
Jaguar E Type
Ford Escort Mk.1 RS1600
TVR Tuscan Speed Six
TVR Tamora
McClaren (looked like a 600 series judging by the black flash on the sides)
Four Datsun 240Z's
Datsun 260Z
Chevy C/K and a Ford (undetermined model, could be a Model A). Both had been 'rat rodded'.
Chevrolet Corvette 1956 model, so a real rarity.
Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Porsche 911E
Heinkel Kabine
Late 1970's BMW 5 series
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5 hours ago, Whofan said:
I've read somewhere about a chap who received one of those calls, and led them along, until the point where he was asked
"and what injuries did you sustain?"
And he replied
" I got killed in the crash"
Immediate end of call.
Personally, I wouldn't use that, it seems too much like tempting fate, but I do occasionally tease them by asking, in a puzzled tone, "I had an accident? When was that? Was I hurt?"
they usually hang up at " when was that? "
They really are a pain in the proverbial. The thing is, we were rear ended by someone who was rear ended by someone who was rear ended by the bloke that caused it all. So it was a chain reaction. We were at the front of the queue so luckily we didn't get shunted into the back of someone else. Not only did my insurance rocket when it was due for renewal (despite it not being my fault), I got bombarded with calls trying to get me to sue the bloke who hit us even though it wasn't his fault and he, like us, were just innocent bystanders. Doubtless he was getting plagued with calls to sue the woman who'd been pushed into him. These people give a whole new meaning to the word parasite.
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2 hours ago, fatfingers said:
I had an ambulance chaser call me after i was rear ended at a roundabout a couple of years back.
Decided to play along and he asked what injuries i had sustained. Told him i'd lost a leg but it had grown back.
He got a bit miffed at this point and asked why i had wasted his time. Well, i said, as your wasting mine i feel its only fair i wasted yours in return!
At this point he hung up.
Regards,
Steve
That is funny. I wish I'd thought of that approach! 😆
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Here's a different one. I had an email from 'Airbus' the other day saying that "my presentation aircraft was ready for collection, and that they were looking forward to seeing me at the meeting". Even had what looked like a bona fide email address and Airbus directors name.
But with regards to phone calls, we tend to get two or three every couple of days over a week (usually beginning in 020), then nothing for two or three weeks until their automated dialler gets round to our number again. The origin of the number would I hazard to guess, not be in London or anywhere in this country. They've got the ability to make it look as though it is. We even once got a call from the same bloke three times in the same day, from three different numbers each with different std codes, and peddling a different scam each time (until I politely told him to **** off). I find the best thing to do is if you've got caller display and you don't recognise the number, don't answer it. The calls we get now are nowhere near what we used to get. Answering tells them that there's a live number at the other end.
Don't even get me started on ambulance chasers 🤬......no fault accident a few years back, the calls went on for months afterwards. One rang us 27 times in one day until I reported them.
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Yes, that's definitely the one Mike.
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The title translates as 'Devyataev'. It's about Mikhail Devyataev who was a commander with the 104 GIAP, and his subsequent escape from German captivity along with other Soviet prisoners. A bit of info here.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Devyataev
There's also another clip from the same movie on Youtube detailing their escape in the He 111.
I'd be interested to find that on dvd too. Likely that it will be only available on an import
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The CGI is dramatic but not completely over the top as in some movies I could mention.
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16 minutes ago, malpaso said:
Probably the same one I saw in Salisbury at Sunday lunchtime. It's unlikely there would be two surviving in adjacent counties and that they'd be the same colour!
That's very likely. In fact, I'd be 99.99% certain given that we were both in the same area locale on the same day. I saw an X1/9 in Salisbury a few months back, but I cannot remember for the life of me the colour (age creeping on!). It was probably the same one. I don't see it that often though, so I would say he's either (sort of) local to Salisbury or he only drives it at weekends. Nice to see one still on the road. Dating from a time whenever you were out you'd usually spot something unusual, rather than the boring boxes we see on the roads nowadays.
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Spots out and about over the weekend......
Lancia Flavia 2000 coupe circa early '70's model, in silver.
Porsche 911, 1970-71 model in white.
Fiat X1/9 in orange. Couldn't get the year as I only caught the roofline above a wall.
Jaguar E-Type convertible in red.
Reliant Rialto(!)- very tatty condition in white, late 80's early '90's.
Dodge Viper in blue with white stripe trim.
Reliant Scimitar GTE, 1973-74 model in yellow.
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Aston Martin DB6 Volante in Pewter Metallic spotted driving through Shaftesbury yesterday.
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A brace of nice ones spotted in Salisbury over the last few days:
Lancia Flavia Zagato in silver. Not the prettiest of the Zagato-bodied Lancia's IMHO. I prefer the Fulvia Zagato.
Ferrari 308GTB in red (what else?)
A very tidy Morris Oxford ('Farina'-body) in two tone finish.
Jaguar E-Type series 2 coupe in red....
....and an AC Cobra in metallic burgundy/red that overtook me on the Blandford bypass yesterday.
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1976 Maserati Khamsin in red went past me in Salisbury earlier. I think they were rare even when they were in production. Didn't have time to get a shot of it I'm sorry to say 🥴
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Mike Starmer provided a lot of input on the desert scheme.
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1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:
WOW, I’m gonna paint that on my car!
Its probably only a matter of time before these pictures/decals of historical nose art and indeed the entire building of war plane scale models will be seen as offensive and banned. Better stock up your secret stash
Kitsworld (who produced the decals) will be happy to print you a suitable decal for your car if you want one done.
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Facel Vega in Wimborne. Now that is a rare beast.
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21 minutes ago, Jon Bryon said:
A ha! So it is. Apologies to SAM; it is indeed there. I have renewed my subscription...and it turns out I am going mad.
Thanks
Jon
No problems Jon, and glad to have been of help
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