Dunnit. It was a laff while it lasted
Yep, the Matra D'Jet, whatever that means.Top ones martra or somit grp fings.
Haha I see what you've done now
And yep, my boob was putting up the pic of the fugly 2CV thing with the Merc in the background, proper pic of it!
Commonly called a "pagoda top" due to the lightness look of the hard top. Very nice car, I'd like one!
Mercedes 2** SL, (various names for various engine sizes, as it's auto this one could well be a 280.)
This is fun reading if you have nothing else to do.
60 Facts About the Mercedes Pagoda
SLSHOP outlines 60 historical facts about the Mercedes W113 nicknamed the 'Pagoda' and launch 60 years ago in 1963.
Not really, there are detail differences. Where you are going to a "brocante" which is an outdoor antiques fair, you know for a fact that everyone there is a pro, so you expect to see that. And to be pushed to get more than 10% off if you haggle. Un "Marché des puces" although it implies it's like a car boot sale, is in fact more or less the same as a Vide Grenier, but with far more dealers and there are fixed ones, a huge one in Paris.
I've never been to an auction rooms in France but in England you can go to one, look at all the stuff and ask questions, if you do that the person there has to tell you the truth or there will be comeback; sales of goods act etc. There has been the occasional problem with things we have bought from our local one and they have always sorted us out. (Bits missing for example, that were there when it was examined.) But of course you do have to look and test properly and ask the right questions. And you need to do your homework on value, guide prices in auction catalogues are often well off the mark. So in that essence yes they are all the same.
We buy so much stuff from the auction cos the catalogue is online you can check value and what it should be like before you get there, then look at individual lots, which speeds it all up and leave commission bids. We get great bargains that way.
Never been to a souk or a retail pop-up.
I think they are some sort of heavyweight spring supports to go under summat really heavy.
I fink I saw summat like em ont telly once.
Doubtless we will be told.!
Of course it is!It's that Merc behind the funny Citroen. I like that Citroen, nice curves
Dumb old me!
If you zoom in on the pic I think you can actually see it!
As for the 2CV, well.......
It takes all sorts, I didn't photograph the back of it, twasn't very well-done.
And how they got 4 bolt wheels onto it?? They must have made up an adaptor or had some other form of hub/drive as the originals all had 3 bolt, unless I am mistaken. I'll have to look harder.
Pork shoulder and ham, and a few other bits.
I and W quite like it. Should we be admitting this??!!
Waiting on delivery, hopefully of my capacitor tester.
Going to jazz this evening so will be having a bigger lunch today!!
Have a lovely day peeps!
Going to jazz this evening so will be having a bigger lunch today!!
Have a lovely day peeps!
Yep, the Matra D'Jet, whatever that means.
And yep, my boob was putting up the pic of the fugly 2CV thing with the Merc in the background, proper pic of it!
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Commonly called a "pagoda top" due to the lightness look of the hard top. Very nice car, I'd like one!
Mercedes 2** SL, (various names for various engine sizes, as it's auto this one could well be a 280.)
This is fun reading if you have nothing else to do.
60 Facts About the Mercedes Pagoda
SLSHOP outlines 60 historical facts about the Mercedes W113 nicknamed the 'Pagoda' and launch 60 years ago in 1963.www.theslshop.com
Very nice, shame about that plug in the back ground
I had an Ami 8 when I was a lad (until I swapped it for a Vauxhall Victor). Great fun car, fond memories of it. But rusted quicker than a Freelander, had to have the sills plated at 5 years old). There was an Ami 8 Super, which had a 4 cylinder 1015 engine from the Citroen GS (they had a stock of engines to use up when the GS got a bigger engine). This is a pure guess, but I reckon the Super would have used 4 bolt wheels. The Super also had floor change gear stick as opposed to the dash mounted hockey stick of the two cylinder range. Any pics of the inside of the funny car?
It's that Merc behind the funny Citroen. I like that Citroen, nice curves
There's always one weirdo
Yup. I do NOT want to get a reputation for being normalThere's always one weirdo
Today I have mostly been an horty culturalist. Yucking yet more weeds out of the Wimblowdriver Towers grounds. In the hot sun and now I is pooped.
Hippo
Lord Hippo
Teld me nayber we is going away. Gave 6 weeks notice ov said dates. At the time e said e were going to book a flight. Today eye found out e's away at the same time as me. Normally e would keep an eye on castle ippo for me. Not this time. E's er pensioner so could av gone the week after.
Took rear callipers off the Yeti, both seized solid, can't wind the pistons back in (Yes, top off reservoir)
Gonna get some new uns tomorrow plus new hoses, give it a treat
Done a bit outdoors but it's toooo hot so makin apple sauce instead
Probably be too wet tomorrow, can't win
(Yes, top off reservoir)Gonna get some new uns tomorrow plus new hoses, give it a treat
Done a bit outdoors but it's toooo hot so makin apple sauce instead
Probably be too wet tomorrow, can't win
No, as I said I was ina bit of a funny mood that day, but I really wasn't innerested in the funny car, so sorry no, no internal pics. In fact the only internal pic was of the Merc.
My bruv had an Ami 8 and the chef in a place I worked in had one too. The chef's gear stick came out of the dash and although I drove my bruv's once I am blowed if I can tell you where the gearstick was.
My Renault 6 had the dash type gear lever too. Quite fun and took no time to get used to it.
But what you are saying about the Ami 8 Super 4 bolt wheels makes a lot of sense.
My pop had a GS for a while, firm's car, quite fun.
Well, looks like it isn't that
...and that is one of the poopiest vids I have ever seen. The guy with the crusty ol GS didn't have a clue!
But yep, on that one 3 nuts/bolts only. Well seen!
I have earlier on fished out all the full bots of apple juice we have left over from last year. It adds up to 59 litres as well as whatever we have left over, back in blighty. My stars we must have made a load.
So out of interest, and not being able to think of any other way of doing it, I went back to about a year ago on 'ere and sho nuff it mentioned more or less, how much we made. 145 litres odd. No wonder we still have 54 left over here and a few left over there.
Makes the 25 litres we made this year look really paltry!!
So now we have to make the decision as to how many to take back with us. Hmmm!
So out of interest, and not being able to think of any other way of doing it, I went back to about a year ago on 'ere and sho nuff it mentioned more or less, how much we made. 145 litres odd. No wonder we still have 54 left over here and a few left over there.
Makes the 25 litres we made this year look really paltry!!
So now we have to make the decision as to how many to take back with us. Hmmm!
Take loads back. You'll need something to drink after the LZ party we had. It's getting to be quite a big bash as interlopers from other threads have been gate crashing.So now we have to make the decision as to how many to take back with us. Hmmm!
