dazcapri
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Mar 17, 2014 19:23:43 GMT
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The 'F' in ERF (lorry makers) stands for Foden, another lorry maker. I believe there was a split in the family and ER went off on his own to form ERF. Foden made steam lorries before belatedly turning to diesels. Eric R Foden wanted to produce the new-fangled diesel lorries but was stopped by his elders. He formed his own firm using his initials, E.R.F. in protest. ERF stands for Edwin Richard Foden not Eric mate |
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Mk3 Capri LS
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Rich
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Mar 17, 2014 19:59:35 GMT
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Black wasn't the only colour they painted the Model T at the Ford factory. Correct. They were initially blue.. |
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Mar 17, 2014 20:13:23 GMT
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Volkswagen had already printed sales brochures for the type 3 convertible, before they canceled production of it.   The Type 3 Convertible was a nice looking car -   Paul H |
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 17, 2014 21:40:59 GMT
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Sounding the horn whilst a vehicle is stationary is illegal and carries a £30 penalty So any M.O.T. tester should have quite a hefty fine to pay each day?  |
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Last Edit: Mar 17, 2014 21:42:00 GMT by Porsche
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LowStandards
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Mar 17, 2014 21:55:34 GMT
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The Reliant Scimitar GTE was the first ever car to have split folding rear seats Think I'd dispute that - the Imp Californian was launched in '67 and has split-fold rear seats.  I raise you the split folding rear seats in my '55 Standard Eight, how else would you get in the 'boot' Folded right up against the fronts  And just look how happy this rear seat passenger is to be surrounded by luggage  |
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redratbike
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Mar 17, 2014 22:00:12 GMT
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The 'F' in ERF (lorry makers) stands for Foden, another lorry maker. I believe there was a split in the family and ER went off on his own to form ERF. My dad always told me it was Earnest Robert foden...lying sod Just found this Then in 1898 Edwin Richard Foden influenced future truck design by designing the first steam wagon running |
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Last Edit: Mar 17, 2014 22:06:07 GMT by redratbike
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Mar 17, 2014 23:33:43 GMT
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Allegro's were also more aerodynamic in reverse Many cars create less drag in reverse than forwards; air flowing into and out of the engine bay for cooling creates a huge amount of drag. |
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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Mar 17, 2014 23:55:19 GMT
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Sounding the horn whilst a vehicle is stationary is illegal and carries a £30 penalty So any M.O.T. tester should have quite a hefty fine to pay each day? Now £60 !! |
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bl1300
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So any M.O.T. tester should have quite a hefty fine to pay each day? Now £60 !! They are doing it off road though. Sent from my V370 using proboards |
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Current fleet.
1967 DAF 44
1974 VW Beetle 1303s
1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV
1988 VW LT45 Beavertail
1998 Volvo V70 2.5
1959 Fordson Dexta
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Mar 18, 2014 10:28:24 GMT
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The legend of the "Driver-less Jeep" originated from Merauke in the Dutch New Guinea.
The road to the radar station was so deeply rutted that the grooves acted like streetcar tracks and with the hand throttle set in the Jeep, it could be sent along the road without a driver. The sender would then call ahead to let them know it was coming.
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Mar 18, 2014 11:27:40 GMT
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Cosworth yb engine was originally developed to be normally aspirated ,and actually made too much power in its original form so the inlet exhaust ports were closed up slightly to detune it
Was then decided to turbocharge it instead for the development of the 3 door jelly mould cosworth
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 18, 2014 16:34:25 GMT
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They are doing it off road though. Ah, yes...but he didn't say on a public highway, did he? It isn't actually illegal either...you can sound it at times of danger due to another vehicle on or near the road. Which is the only time you should sound your horn when moving too. (As a warning). |
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Mar 18, 2014 16:43:51 GMT
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"not a lot of people know this"
but
Renault has a 43.4% controlling stake in Nissan of Japan
live and learn
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Please don't throw litter, take it home.
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bazzateer
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Mar 18, 2014 18:44:30 GMT
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The Capri only has the iconic reverse 'D' rear window added at the last moment The 'D' is only a reverse 'D' when looking at the right flank of the Capri. |
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Mar 18, 2014 18:51:15 GMT
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The first production car to have alloy wheels as standard was the Triumph Dolomite Sprint.
The first car in the world to have a bonded windscreen was the TVR Tasmin/Wedge series.
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Mar 18, 2014 19:13:02 GMT
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in 1954 ford asked triumph for permission to use the thunderbird name triumph said yeah no problemo
years later when triumph came back from the dead ford tried to stop triumph using the name on new generation bike
the first vw beatles built out side of germany were put together in dublin ireland when to avoid
import tax cars were shipped ckd (complete knock down) so whole cars in parts in crates
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v8ian
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Mar 18, 2014 19:24:36 GMT
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It is illegal to sound your horn after 11pm and before 7am, it is also illegal to sound your horn on a Sunday, It WAS also Illegal to drive a HGV on a Sunday before they changed the Sunday trading laws, It is still is Illegal to drive a HGV on a Sunday in many countries in the EU, which is why there are so many EU lorries on the road at the weekend over here, they can earn money over here....... Oh for the Joys of driving at the weekend 25 years ago,  |
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Last Edit: Mar 18, 2014 21:17:19 GMT by v8ian
Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Mar 18, 2014 20:12:47 GMT
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The first car to have a 3-point seatbelt was the 1959 Volvo PV 544. Volvo made their patent available to other manufacturers for free so that everyone could benefit from the new safety feature. Nice of them, eh?
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dw1603
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Mar 18, 2014 22:52:31 GMT
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A VW splitscreen van has a lower coefficient of drag than an E Type Jaguar
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Mar 18, 2014 23:07:31 GMT
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A VW splitscreen van has a lower coefficient of drag than an E Type Jaguar Figures I found were e type 0.4 Dub 0.44 |
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