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Mar 27, 2007 22:37:04 GMT
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Mar 27, 2007 23:12:19 GMT
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Would be interested myself in learning how to do a lights on warning buzzer, I'm extremely forgetful!
What's a Clunk-Click Jogger?
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Mar 27, 2007 23:15:35 GMT
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^^ Jimmy saville, I think  |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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LMAO @ Jimmy Saville.
I love sh!t like this. But I seldom fit it to my car because you end up with one of those accessory laden junkheaps you see at shows where the owner has bought every single possible period accessory and fitted them all. Its the 1950s/60s/70s/80s version of the lad who ram raided Halfords with superglue all over his Nova/Saxo...
I have some awesome tat, much of it new boxed which I bought before things got too crazy (and will propbably sell most of it off at some point as whats the point of a collection in the attic in boxes?)
Anyway I had a real thing for automatic cigarette ligters. I have a few and my best one is Japanese made for the USA Market c.1970 and you fill the big chrome hopper with fags and as you are driving press a button and whir, click, clunk, a lit fag drops into a little tray thing at the bottom so you can light up on the move "safely". Its called a Safe-T-cig-omatic or something like that.
I also have a new, boxed, Lucas "Lights on Sentinal" which puts you rlights on automatically when it gets dark, its about 1963
I recently bought a 1980s aftermarket anti knock system. Fit it to your car and it somehow retartd the ignition if it "heards" the car pinking. Sadly it came without fitting instructions.
I love stuff like the Redex Car Car Robot just for the name.
I have a ton of stuff.
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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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Anyway I had a real thing for automatic cigarette ligters. I have a few and my best one is Japanese made for the USA Market c.1970 and you fill the big chrome hopper with fags and as you are driving press a button and whir, click, clunk, a lit fag drops into a little tray thing at the bottom so you can light up on the move "safely". Its called a Safe-T-cig-omatic or something like that. Thats awsome!!! ;D Mrs MiniDan would love one of them! *goes off to google* |
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Anyway I had a real thing for automatic cigarette ligters. I have a few and my best one is Japanese made for the USA Market c.1970 and you fill the big chrome hopper with fags and as you are driving press a button and whir, click, clunk, a lit fag drops into a little tray thing at the bottom so you can light up on the move "safely". Its called a Safe-T-cig-omatic or something like that. Thats awsome!!! ;D Mrs MiniDan would love one of them! *goes off to google* I can just see it all going wrong, the lit ciggie gets stuck in the hopper, then all of them set on fire and huge plumes of smoke start pouring out and then the car bursts into flames  Get a fire extinguisher as well, just in case  |
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2007 8:54:40 GMT by Deleted
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When people ask whats retro mean, i'll be posting one of darrens pics. they are ace! |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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street
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6.2 ft/lbs of talk
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Mar 28, 2007 12:03:32 GMT
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 I just love this, a 'flasher beeper'! I might build one, and then build a 'beeper flasher' aswell to tell me when the device is beeping...... but then i'd need a flasher beeper for that one aswell and...... er......umm..... maybe not then  |
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Mar 28, 2007 12:34:47 GMT
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cortina details: ULH 526R
Date of Liability 01 01 1993
Date of First Registration 27 06 1977
Year of Manufacture 1977
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval null
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2007 12:40:19 GMT by Autofive
Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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awoo
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Mar 28, 2007 12:49:47 GMT
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ive got one of these lurking about somewhere in the garage, an autocomp 8000  |
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Mar 28, 2007 12:51:02 GMT
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Does this beep at flashers? ;D |
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JC
Part of things
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Mar 28, 2007 16:00:55 GMT
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I still kinda want to hook up a cb radio. completely useless really but I can always pretend i'm in a 70s cop show! Would be interested myself in learning how to do a lights on warning buzzer, I'm extremely forgetful! I did myself one of them, I'm curse word at cars, but fairly ok with electrics. you just need to use an ignition switched power supply (i used radio) to power a 12v relay, and use the relay to switch a buzzer hooked up to something on the lighting ciruit (i used dash lights) only a few quid to do, and doesn't take long either. just need to make sure the relay is the right way around, which you can normally see as it's got a trransparent cover so you can see the mganets and switch inside! |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Mar 28, 2007 16:06:46 GMT
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Do these count as retro electronic gadgets? Got 'em in everything!  Maplins were doing a lot of those add on "projects" quite recently. They might still have them? |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Mar 28, 2007 16:27:40 GMT
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I just love this, a 'flasher beeper'! I might build one, and then build a 'beeper flasher' aswell to tell me when the device is beeping...... but then i'd need a flasher beeper for that one aswell and...... er......umm..... maybe not then They should make a foglight version of this, and then make it mandatory fitment |
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Mar 28, 2007 18:22:46 GMT
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What's a Clunk-Click Jogger? It's one of these ;D    ;D |
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Mar 28, 2007 18:50:13 GMT
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I have (or had) a Lucas version with a cool "Fasten Safety Belt" lamp for the dash.
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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 28, 2007 18:59:50 GMT
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I'm afraid retro electronics in my car stop at the 8-Track and CB, loving that bleeper though! ;D  |
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Mar 28, 2007 23:24:33 GMT
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i love the look of the old gadgets, but have to be honest, mines getting a state of the art in car pc and decent sound system, cant live without quality sounds, it does tend to be retro 70's and 80's music though which must sound strange to the base head chavs. |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Mar 28, 2007 23:35:03 GMT
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Would quite like a CB radio, need everyone to have them for those retro convoys!
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slater
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Club RR Member Number: 78
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I made a 4 LED voltmeter for college and put it in the mini. Not so retro but its along the same kind of lines of pointlessness!
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