Impressive toy Joe. Not my thing, but impressive.
I like old stuff myself. If I could I'd have a 4" scale Burrell traction engine.
Like this one.
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don't know if this means anything , but my brother has two mammod , if that's how it's spelt , think it used white spirit , kerosine
been in there boxes for over 30 years , still stored in my parents loft
think it has like a canopy , know he got it soon after he was born and that was 1963
know he's also got model train carriages and engines all still in there boxes , they must be at least 40 years old
mikescuba
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I sold it to up grade to a TR6 which I enjoyed much more. Partly due to finding a great garage that was able to service the TR6 properly. the guy really knew his business
GrumpyGel
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Very nice
My Vitesse was LKX 8 H. When I sold it I almost bought a Stag - but found out how much the insurance was and got a Dolimite 1850HL instead. I bought that off a mate who had crashed it. My uncle straightened it out and put a replacement engine in - then I went and crashed it a couple of weeks later!
So onto another "guess the model".... After I crashed the Dolie, I drove a Mini Clubman Traveller for a while. It wasn't mine, I borrowed it from this girl. Any one remember who it is? I'm pretty sure she was never a Bond Girl! She never made it quite as big as the other "big" glamour girls of the 80's.
Skinny Mike
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Joe_H
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Grumpy old boyVery nice
My Vitesse was LKX 8 H. When I sold it I almost bought a Stag - but found out how much the insurance was and got a Dolimite 1850HL instead. I bought that off a mate who had crashed it. My uncle straightened it out and put a replacement engine in - then I went and crashed it a couple of weeks later!
So onto another "guess the model".... After I crashed the Dolie, I drove a Mini Clubman Traveller for a while. It wasn't mine, I borrowed it from this girl. Any one remember who it is? I'm pretty sure she was never a Bond Girl! She never made it quite as big as the other "big" glamour girls of the 80's.
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- you are being very naughty - first you post a pic that tricked us into presuming it was the UK (although - yes yes - you didn;t say it was etc etc) - I did actually think to look at some Holden images but dismissed it as I thought 'the little brat will be in the UK haha)Now you post one that raises two interesting points........
Is it the wife ? ... love the Lugar..... I have a mammary or two of her - but cannot put my finger on it - unfortunately .... you tricky liyyle Bu€€er you........
I am going to type with one hand now...................................................
Joe_H
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GrumpyGel
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I did say the pic of the car was in "Waikouaiti"! I lived in Dunedin for 2 years in the mid 70s's.Grumpy old boy
Now you post one that raises two interesting points........
Is it the wife ? ... love the Lugar..... I have a mammary or two of her - but cannot put my finger on it - unfortunately .... you tricky liyyle Bu€€er you........
I am going to type with one hand now...................................................
We then moved to Warlingham Surrey. Just down the valley from Warlingham was David Sullivan's (West Ham owner) porn empire HQ/sleazy warehouse. This girl is a Warlingham local and did quite a bit of work for him in "Parade" - as well as on the 3rd page of a well known National!
LUKBENPHI
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Ive got the mamod te1a personally, not fired it for a few years now but it's on a shelf waiting to go at any time, looking at buying the steam train they do as well sooner or later, mammod now do a gass conversion tank to replace the fire tray solid fuel ones.
Ze germans produce the Wilesco traction/stationary engines, a bit more complex and more detailed ( worm gears and chains on steering like the real things) so are a bit more expensive than mamod
http://wilesco.de/wilesco/index.php?id=11&L=1
Ze germans produce the Wilesco traction/stationary engines, a bit more complex and more detailed ( worm gears and chains on steering like the real things) so are a bit more expensive than mamod
http://wilesco.de/wilesco/index.php?id=11&L=1
Very nice
My Vitesse was LKX 8 H. When I sold it I almost bought a Stag - but found out how much the insurance was and got a Dolimite 1850HL instead. I bought that off a mate who had crashed it. My uncle straightened it out and put a replacement engine in - then I went and crashed it a couple of weeks later!
So onto another "guess the model".... After I crashed the Dolie, I drove a Mini Clubman Traveller for a while. It wasn't mine, I borrowed it from this girl. Any one remember who it is? I'm pretty sure she was never a Bond Girl! She never made it quite as big as the other "big" glamour girls of the 80's.
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loved my vitesse , 2 litre with the four headlights , was great being able to lift the bonnet up and sitting on the tyre whilst working on the engine , also had a dolomite 1850 and my brother and I bought a sprint, oh dear what a mistake that was with the 16 valves cyl head
had to replace a few gearboxes , clutches , but was a good learning curve
then we had a 2.5 pi , we was repairing it more than on the road, still adored the triumph range though , lovely dashboards , comfortable , not much to the gallon though , lol
Joe_H
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Doh !, I missed the 'hidden meaning', I thought you meant the UK "Waikouaiti" - a small ex mining community outside Barnsley........ very close to the village of 'WaiKuLukinAtMeTwat' . ??? !!!!
I am surprised Skinny Mike didn't get it as there was a whippet in the image that you first posted that ran off.....
htr
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That lass has got the wrong gun to be a Bond girl - was she a SPECTRE operative? [Gun should be a Walther PPK]
Anyway seeing as you lot like older motors here's a couple of mine from BC [before ch'n!]
Yes a '73 Rover 3.5 litre Coupé [P5B]
and...
and again a '73 P6B 3500S
I was defo' young and foolish running to V8s at the same time - I thought I was broke then - then along came the ch'n. And now G ch'n!
Anyway seeing as you lot like older motors here's a couple of mine from BC [before ch'n!]
Yes a '73 Rover 3.5 litre Coupé [P5B]
and...
and again a '73 P6B 3500S
I was defo' young and foolish running to V8s at the same time - I thought I was broke then - then along came the ch'n. And now G ch'n!
Flossie
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I love the P5B, always have.
P6 is an ugly pig imho.
Me old dad stuck a diesel in a p5 around 1977 I think, also stuck one in a ford Capri, Austin a60 van, and various mk1 transits.
I always thought the p5 looked customised as standard, lovely interior too but always thought the analogue clock was in a strange place, way over on the passenger side iirc?
P6 is an ugly pig imho.
Me old dad stuck a diesel in a p5 around 1977 I think, also stuck one in a ford Capri, Austin a60 van, and various mk1 transits.
I always thought the p5 looked customised as standard, lovely interior too but always thought the analogue clock was in a strange place, way over on the passenger side iirc?
htr
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Yeah that clock was in an odd place! the P5B was comfy and very quiet to drive and went well too. It was not so pleasant at speed and used to float or wallow a bit on the road not very precise at all. The P6BS went very well and rode a lot better. It was noisier, but not by a lot.
I've owned six Rovers in all. My First was a '62 3 litre Mk 1A [ I also bought a '59 3 Litre Mk 1 to wreck], then the P5B coupe. Next the P6BS, after that a P6B 3500 [UK import]. My last Rover I sold last year. A 2003 Rover 25 NIGHTMARE! Grrrr I cost a fortune in repairs - 2 HG and 3 very expensive CVT repairs - the last put it off the road.
I've owned six Rovers in all. My First was a '62 3 litre Mk 1A [ I also bought a '59 3 Litre Mk 1 to wreck], then the P5B coupe. Next the P6BS, after that a P6B 3500 [UK import]. My last Rover I sold last year. A 2003 Rover 25 NIGHTMARE! Grrrr I cost a fortune in repairs - 2 HG and 3 very expensive CVT repairs - the last put it off the road.
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I always wanted a p5b , was that the one u could only buy as an automatic , had nice big leather seats
don't know what it was about them and was never able to afford one
also wernt keen on the other rover , v8 did sound nice
my dad still has his rover 415 , been going for years and starts every time , did have this peel paint problem where the top layer just peeled off
don't know what it was about them and was never able to afford one
also wernt keen on the other rover , v8 did sound nice
my dad still has his rover 415 , been going for years and starts every time , did have this peel paint problem where the top layer just peeled off
