dirty little secret
dirty little secret
i used to watch the dukes of hazzard.... we even tried some of the stunts with a marina & datsun 180b, it didnt go well
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By "didn't go well" do you mean that you ended up with all 4 wheels pointing in different directions?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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You killed a Bluebird? Bad boy, dirty boy.
You killed a Marina? Shame, it might have had a quiet 3.27:1 diff.....
You killed a Marina? Shame, it might have had a quiet 3.27:1 diff.....
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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TerryG wrote:By "didn't go well" do you mean that you ended up with all 4 wheels pointing in different directions?
no, that was the 2cv but thats another story
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you killed a marina how could you.that even worse than the only fools and horse joke about a marina
1976 Morris Marina
1975 Austin Allegrohttp://austinallegro.forumotion.co.uk/
1972 Ford Escort Mk1 1100L needs work
1971 Hillman Imp Van,moving very slowly
1956 James Cadet 175cc http://www.famousjamesmotorcycleclub@webs.com
1975 Austin Allegrohttp://austinallegro.forumotion.co.uk/
1972 Ford Escort Mk1 1100L needs work
1971 Hillman Imp Van,moving very slowly
1956 James Cadet 175cc http://www.famousjamesmotorcycleclub@webs.com
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how could i? easy they were £10 a time, robbed of any usefull parts & sent to valhalla in a blaze of glory... come on tell me im not the only one who did this.hillmanimpman wrote:you killed a marina how could you.that even worse than the only fools and horse joke about a marina
whats the fools & horses joke?
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you paid £10 for a marina?!?! you were ripped off
Not that i am sad and know what website to read the only fools and horses scripts on or anything (http://thenagshead.tripod.com/scripts01.htm) but the only marina reference i can find is
del says: "Oil comes from fermented prehistoric plants and decomposed fossils. See if you stick a geranium in Grandad's top pocket in ten million years from now it could be lubricating a Morris Marina! "
If you happen to have a 1275 marina lump kicking about after your marina killing rampage i could do with one to upgrade my mog
Not that i am sad and know what website to read the only fools and horses scripts on or anything (http://thenagshead.tripod.com/scripts01.htm) but the only marina reference i can find is
del says: "Oil comes from fermented prehistoric plants and decomposed fossils. See if you stick a geranium in Grandad's top pocket in ten million years from now it could be lubricating a Morris Marina! "
If you happen to have a 1275 marina lump kicking about after your marina killing rampage i could do with one to upgrade my mog
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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sorry chaps, all the bits went into keeping our of ageing vans on the road..
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Yeah, used to watch it myself and then go out and " play " in Cortina's, Avengers and a Mirafiori
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I still have a set of dixieland horns which I bought when the show was current They're not on a car at the moment but with a little refurbishing they could be
I also have a set of those triples that they use on the tour de france currently on the Triumph.
I also have a set of those triples that they use on the tour de france currently on the Triumph.
1968 Triumph Vitesse Mk1 2 litre convertible, Junior Miss rusty has a 1989 998cc Mk2 Metro, Mrs Rusty has a modern common rail diesel thing.
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