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Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:22 am
by GHT
Grumpy Northener wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:44 pm
who wouldn't want one of these
Well GHT for starters - He gets the grumps over whatever the rest of us like
Dead right, too dull, so bland, you know full well that there's some seriously interesting, to say nothing of the price, RV's at the Revival. Now if you really want to float my boat.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?[q=restored+1930%27s+duple+coach&rlz=1C1EODB_enGB545GB603&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&imgil=NCLx8evkJXsKTM%253A%253BYZe9hbbJaRUCzM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.classicbuses.co.uk%25252Fbusnews2.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=NCLx8evkJXsKTM%253A%252CYZe9hbbJaRUCzM%252C_&usg=__X95dHqqTLcHiTQaCDMugNJguKk8%3D&ved=0ahUKEwiO8cbO0tzRAhUBIMAKHVXvDT8QyjcIJQ&ei=kkKIWI7gJYHAgAbV3rf4Aw#imgrc=NCLx8evkJXsKTM%3A]Click here.[/url]
Or, tidy this up a bit.
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:26 am
by GHT
Where's the edit button gone? I have made an error on that link.
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:24 am
by Grumpy Northener
Or, tidy this up a bit
Trying make out what make it is - It's certainly one of the rarer ones with a radiator of that shape so I would guess at either Crossley or maybe Thorneycroft ? - I also once owned a 1935 Leyland TS7 single decker - it was complete but required a complete restoration - I was quite young in those days and there was no way I could afford to see it through - the original bus company owner eventually aquired it and fully restored it - then used it for special event hire - so mission achieved nonetheless - it got saved & restored has it was due to go for scrap before I obtained it.
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:33 am
by Grumpy Northener
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:58 am
by arceye
ooooh Austin 1300 with a ribbon speedometer for me please
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:02 am
by JPB
It is a lot, especially as it's supposed to be Teal Blue rather than that modern metallic finish. I wouldn't be too sure of the test either, it's had just the one fail, but the tester wrote "indicators flashing at less than 60 times per minute.." So a: the guy doesn't know that he's allowed to test at slightly above idle speed in that case and b: "less"
than 60? Bollocks! 60 is a clearly defined quantity, therefore
less than is meaningless as that only applies to undefined quantities such as common sense, etc. Technically, a test can be declared void when such howling great terminological mistakes are present, which is why there's a comms studies module in every engineering course. The bloke should know better! I blame America.
arceye wrote:
ooooh Austin 1300 with a ribbon speedometer for me please
Yes, there's no car quite like these things and that one does seem straight enough.
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:57 pm
by JPB
Rich, Rich, stop whatever you're doing and look at this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DACIA-1310-/1 ... SwNnRYiQth
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:33 am
by GHT
Not only are you force feeding me a diet of unimaginable BL horrors, but have you seen the the poop scooping post below? John is getting them in a twist over a Dacia, I feel faint.
By the way, the Bus is a Dennis.
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:12 am
by Grumpy Northener
[quoteBy the way, the Bus is a Dennis][/quote]
Really ! - There's me thinking that it was a Maurice
Re: breakdown truck
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:55 pm
by Grumpy Northener
Calling Mr JPB - Your dream vehicle awaits your collection - and it's Reliant flavour - prepare to get really exited because this is totally & genuinely unique - this will really get the girls flocking
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/reli ... bile-1977/
