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Mar 13, 2007 13:59:38 GMT
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My first part-time job was in 1980-81....I worked at what was then Redditch's only Video Library, we did VHS, Betamax and Philips VC2000 (anyone remember them??). The guy who owned it bought an ex mobile shop (a Leyland JU250, no less) and converted it to carry videos....he did a roaring trade all around Bromsgrove (which didn't have a video shop back then) renting out copies of Driller Killer, I Spit On Your Grave, Last House On The Left and every other kind of video nasty (...including a lot of German and Dutch Color Climax 'art' films which mysteriously got taken back to my house for dad and me to analyse in great detail after mum had gone to bed ) I dunno how well this is gonna turn out, but here's how bare my street looked 29 years ago.. Car by BMC...hair by Tupperware
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2007 14:00:30 GMT by briandamaged
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Mar 13, 2007 14:00:44 GMT
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quote author=tigran board=general thread=1173787662 post=1173793286] More things you don't see in the street anymore: When I were a lad lots of folk used to sell their own produce. They'd have a little stall outside their house with punnets of strawberries, boxes of pansies, jars of honey etc. and a jam jar to put your money in to pay for it. Couple of local biddies round here still do that, bless em.[/quote] Yeah, I still see that occasionaly. Our village still has the "penny tray" in some of the shops so if you are short you can help yourself and top it up next time you come in. Mind you my village has 1930s Rollers and 1950s Armstrong Siddelys still on the road so we live in a kinda warped pseudo Miss Marple land here. I went to the off licence the other night and I walked past said Armstrong Siddeley, and a couple of old ladies in their pill box hats "good evening young man" and then on past the chippy where a bunch of chavs were "battle dancing" like Vicky frikkin Pollard to the sounds of fiddy cent or somethingpalyed on the speaker of someones' mobile phone. In those white babygrow style trackies they looked almost like morris dancers on acid. I about fell over with shock. It was all pretty weird and a lot sad. Yeah, I'm like from da ghetto. Scuze cos I gotta get deez marrowz darn da church coz me mamz organiszin da harvest festival innit. Some local cars...
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2007 14:05:13 GMT by akku
1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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Mar 13, 2007 14:01:54 GMT
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Another bit of randomness my step dad learnt to drive at the age of 10 or 11 IIRC...on a horse-powered milk cart. That must have been mid 50's.
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1964 Rover P5 i6 1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak 1992 Micra K10 2001 BMW E46 316i 2002 BMW E46 330Ci 2013 BMW F31 320d 2018 BMW G31 530d
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Mar 13, 2007 14:15:25 GMT
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Not half as much as his old man, who lived across the road, and his name was, I swear, William. Mr.W.Anker, I swear I am telling the truth, that was his name, I haven't changed the spelling or anything. you think that's bad ? i swear this is true . i know a guy whos surname is Dickey and you will never guess in a gazillion years what his wife is called...even if i tell you nobody believes it.. feel free to guess..... anyway , nice newcastle estate piccie circa '75 where the aforementioned 'nimble' van used to frequent , with either my dads or my grandads car pictured and i cant for the life of me remember what it is herald estate possibly
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Mar 13, 2007 14:40:16 GMT
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Fanny?
Thats a Triumph Herald,
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 13, 2007 14:44:28 GMT
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good guess but not quite.......
thought it was a herald from memory but wasn't 100% sure ..i am right in thinking it was an estate ?
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Mar 13, 2007 14:59:21 GMT
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There was a Triumph Courier which was like a little panel van based on the Herald Estate. You could buy the van version without payin g VAT so peope did, fitted the die windows and rear seats and "forgot" to pay the VAT when they converted it to an estate from a van. So there are Herald Estates running around with Courier badges/log books.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 13, 2007 15:00:09 GMT
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good guess but not quite....... Pussy Galore?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 13, 2007 15:02:03 GMT
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does the pop man count ?
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SPLIT RIMS ARE FOR WINNERS
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Mar 13, 2007 15:07:34 GMT
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The pop man certainly counts.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 13, 2007 15:07:58 GMT
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nope. give you a clue..when you see her name in full it does spell out a complete sentence - kind of
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Mar 13, 2007 16:08:10 GMT
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Guy who runs my garage is called Richard Hunter but prefers to be called Dick and as such the various signage states so. So, well.......sure you can see that there
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Mar 13, 2007 16:28:01 GMT
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Guy who runs my garage is called Richard Hunter but prefers to be called Dick and as such the various signage states so. So, well.......sure you can see that there In North Norfolk there is village called Little snoring, The post office and village shop is run by a man called Mark Gotobed. He was listed in the phone book, But isn't anymore.
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Mar 13, 2007 16:41:54 GMT
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nope her name is - IONA as in - I own a .........
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Mar 13, 2007 16:44:06 GMT
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its only 2 years since 'Sam' stopped doing the fruit and veg rounds in the oldest beige mercedes lwb van in history. it was full standing height inside, its was huge!
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Mar 14, 2007 12:41:38 GMT
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I used to work with a lass called Iona Yeti. Bizarre name. She did get married. Can't remember who to but it was rather funny. Same team had a oriental lass called Uetma Wang. Nickname "Oral". You have too say her name out loud to get it I think.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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