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very intresting pictures!! great to see some old cars i'd forgotten about, I notice mk5 fiesta have twin reversing lamps. I guess they don't have fog in south africa Or rust!!
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2007 8:30:51 GMT by grizz
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That Hyundai! Rollover look ftw!!
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Nov 27, 2007 20:13:37 GMT
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Supposed to be preparing for my yearly performance review with the boss on Friday..... erm...? Retro-Rides FTW !!! OK, to continue with the pics. My brother is Sargeant Major and acting RSM at the Engineers unit he works at. These are some of his toys and babies. I concentrated only on the towtrucks , as they have a bearing on what we do here, and also relate to the towtruck perverts First his one Forktruck. I am 6foot/1.83m tall. He got a flat and while taking the one wheel off, his assistant got distracted, and he holed the other one as well, so now have to wait for a civilian to come remove tyres from rims and repair said punctures. Mine proof water bowser. 20tonne capacity..... OK, enough of that. Back to retro-rides. Corona. i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/grizzbiz/P1020560.jpg[/img] Datsun Amazon for sale. Nissan Langley One happy OAP. Owned from new. She was happy to stop and pose for me. WANT !! Found in old age home carpark. 1200Coupe Health and safety...... ? Erm, No, not at all your honour. Remember I told you of the pavement shops, ie tyres, body and spray etc. My brother was telling me, some people who are so out of work and desperate, take old used tyres and sit in front of the radio/telly, whatever, and re-groove the tyres with a knife or Stanley knife Exhaust and Tyre shops like this flourish, as they have no real overheads. Last pic, taken at international departures for your pleasure.Hope you enjoyed the trip, and sights.
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2007 20:34:09 GMT by grizz
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Nov 27, 2007 20:23:04 GMT
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want that fiat 128 i the car lot ;D
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Nov 27, 2007 22:03:35 GMT
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Love that first fork-lift......we have one the same size where I work, only three people are qualified to drive it....and I'm one of them. ;D What a BRILLIANT thread Grizz, you've me me want to visit SA now as well. There's only one way I can sign off from this thread.
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Great stuff Grizz.
Disappointed now that we didnΒ΄t make it to SA this year.
Definately going on the "to do" list for the future....
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Great stuff Grizz. Disappointed now that we didnΒ΄t make it to SA this year. Definately going on the "to do" list for the future.... G'Day Dave, Well, Africa ain't goin' nowhere...... so there is always next year, or the year after. If you need a local guide.... Anyway, at least you saw that we have loads of old steel, and a magnificent country to travel in. SA really has the world in one. Off to bloody business meeting now....
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Graham
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Nov 28, 2007 12:07:47 GMT
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Fantastic pictures Grizz.
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Nov 28, 2007 19:51:31 GMT
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Fantastic pictures Grizz. Thanks Thames, you are right I guess, some fantastic pics.... but they do not beat the bloodied ears I suffered as result of my perversion and addiction. I think this was not a bad haul, considering it was only two weeks, and I had to pay attention and be nice to my "guest" Claire.
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Nov 30, 2007 19:48:46 GMT
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Dilemma !!!
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Nov 30, 2007 20:21:31 GMT
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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...whip it out and whip off!! ;D ;D
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Last Edit: Dec 1, 2007 7:28:24 GMT by Oldbus
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delmastiff
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Where are you now Grizz? I literally 10 mins ago completely on the spur of the moment booked myself a ticket to CT leaving tomorrow 8.35pm arriving Wed 10.35am. Gonna be staying for a week at my wifes folks and would be cool to meet up if you're gonna be about CT
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Where are you now Grizz? I literally 10 mins ago completely on the spur of the moment booked myself a ticket to CT leaving tomorrow 8.35pm arriving Wed 10.35am. Gonna be staying for a week at my wifes folks and would be cool to meet up if you're gonna be about CT Not sure where he is exactly at the moment, but heΒ΄s definately back in the UK mate.....
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Where are you now Grizz? I literally 10 mins ago completely on the spur of the moment booked myself a ticket to CT leaving tomorrow 8.35pm arriving Wed 10.35am. Gonna be staying for a week at my wifes folks and would be cool to meet up if you're gonna be about CT As Dave said, been back since last weekend, the trip had to end sometime. Would have been nice to go for a drink, or some prawns and a good bottle of wine at the V&A Waterfront. Enjoy the trip.
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delmastiff
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Cheers Grizz. I'll definately be sinking a few at the V&A about this time wednesday night Where is the motor museum that you visited?
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Dec 10, 2007 19:32:27 GMT
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Just been checking the cars in here, keep in mind that South Africa is a "dry state" with no salt on roads, and very gentle winters. So importing from there makes some sense, ask the guys who have done so in the past. These guys like to help, check the website for stocklists and updates.
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Mar 17, 2010 20:46:24 GMT
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Some nice pics here, forgot about them.
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