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[Rab-oldname]

Spot your old car - and the memories CLICK HERE Mostly Scottish-owned.

[JAGZ1876]

Good find Rab, great old cars and Booker T & the Mg's.

[Rab-oldname]

Whoops!

[Dave Grieve]

A lot of nostalgia here Rab, got me thinking back to the Parly road between half past Four and Five Monday to Friday, when the squad cars at that time in the early Sixties were Wolsley's and they would all come down the Parly road with their bells ringing as if they where on there way to a crime scene, when in actual fact all they were doing was knocking off and wanted back to the station as quick as possible.

The only car I had on show was a 1964 Vauxhall Victor sedan 1800cc, this was a push button start the key was only for opening the door.
Woulden't last five minutes today before it was nicked.

[bilbo.s]

Dave,

I am a bit puzzled by this. I had several Victors around that time - a1958 F model 1508cc, a 1963 FB 1594cc. I do not recall an 1800cc model and why did yours have a push-button start ?

[Dave Grieve]

Hi Bilbo the car was bought in SA where i've found most of the British imports have bigger engines than those on sale in the UK.
I remember my brother in-law coming out here on holiday and being suprised that we had 3.0 liter Cortinas.
As for the push button start I have no idea why, thats the way I bought it.

[Dave Grieve]

Hi Bilbo the car was bought in SA where i've found most of the British imports have bigger engines than those on sale in the UK.
I remember my brother in-law coming out here on holiday and being suprised that we had 3.0 liter Cortinas.
As for the push button start I have no idea why, thats the way I bought it.

Just as an aside on the Cortinas, like the people in the UK will make jokes about the Irish, over here its about the people from the Orange Free State this is a big farming province where just about every second car in that era was a 3.0 liter Cortina.
The old joke was do you know the definition of a Free State six pack?
answer- One liter Brandy, two liter Coke, three liter Cortina

[Dave Grieve]

Hi Bilbo youve got me remembering cars now.
I also one time saw a 5.0 liter Sierra driving through Joburg found out later in one of the car magazines it was one of two in the country, so I was fortunate to even see it.

[Rab-oldname]

You know that feeling when your new car is about to arrive? Well, I ordered mine in January, the new Ford C-Max Titanium, and with delays caused by parts made in Japan being held up due to the tsunami it seemed as if it would never arrive. I heard today I can get it next week!! I have yet to see one on the road, so if you do see one next week it may well be Rab!

[ashfield]

Seen a few Rab, and nearly bought one Wish you well to wear it, it's not that funny blue colour is it

[Rab-oldname]

Seen a few Rab, and nearly bought one Wish you well to wear it, it's not that funny blue colour is it

Just back online after my house move! Yes, the C-Max is absolutely the bees knees! Fantastic ride and great handling. 6-speed box is taking some getting used to as the engine is still tight but should prove very economical in the long run. Only criticism -far too many silly 'bells and whistles' which confuse the dash layout. Here! I'm beginning to sound like Clarkson!! (Colour is what they call 'Micastone' whch is a very pale metallic grey) I hate silver)

[ashfield]

Good luck in the new house Rab

I know what you mean about the "bells and whistles", it get very annoying when you get a beep when the temperature drops, the fuel get low, a door isn't shut right, etc, etc. The colour sounds ok, I won't mention the name of the one I don't like in case I offend anyone who has a car painted "Avalon"

Which reminds me, a few years ago I was with Mrs A and a couple of friends in the Lakes. We were going through a car park and there was a car done in the paint which changes colour depending on the angle you look at it. We were unanimous in our disapproval and fairly vocal about it,.......... just as the owners returned with their parking ticket.

Talk about "if looks could kill"

[TeeHeeHee]

... there was a car done in the paint which changes colour depending on the angle you look at it.

I actually had a collision with one of those.
We drive on the right here.
I had looked to my left to see an oncoming car but with plenty of room for me to turn left out onto the road, then looked to my right to see nothing coming then pulled out and drove straight into the nothing that was coming.
She had been speeding (late for a lunch appointment) but that had made little difference, I simply hadn't seen her car which had blended in so well with the dreech conditions.
All my fault of course.

[Rab-oldname]

The colour sounds ok, I won't mention the name of the one I don't like in case I offend anyone who has a car painted "Avalon"

Would you believe it? I have just replaced my 'Avalon' coloured Focus with the 'C-Max'! Well, we liked it!

[ashfield]

Och I knew that, I was just winding you up

I don't much care what colour my cars are, although some just don't look right. Bright yellow might look good on a Lotus but not so on a Fiesta. The person who thought a VW polo in Harlequin colours would look attractive should have been shot...........and then hanged just in case

Sorry Rab.............what was that