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Jan 26, 2023 21:52:16 GMT
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Designed to build an emotional connection with the consumer and to humanise a product, ‘Brand Characters’ are often far from human . . . Introduced in 1898, the Michelin Man, or Mr Bibendum, is one of the oldest. In 2010, some 112 years after he first appeared, ‘Advertising Week’ awarded Mr Bidendum ‘Brand Character of the Year’ ! Originally, Mr Bibendum was somewhat ugly: But as time went on his looks improved: Another oldie is the Shell ‘Stickman’ who first appeared in the 1930s Esso had ‘Mr Drip’, joined a short while later by ‘Mrs Drip’ Esso, of course also had the Tiger, although as far as I know he never had a name . . . In 1950s America you could even enjoy a ride on an Esso Tiger slot machine! In the 60s Dunlop introduced us to the ‘Groundhog’ Eventually you could even buy Groundhog rubber toys and Groundhog Bubble Bath! Some companies adopted existing characters to promote their wares – National Petrol with the Smurfs for example . . . Turtlewax was so called because it produced that ‘hard shell finish’, logical then to us a Turtle as the Brand Character . . . I’m sure there are many more . . .
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Jan 26, 2023 19:56:51 GMT
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That is a big fear of mine, strangely I think squinting while grinding will protect me. Hopefully I wont find out. I am unfortunate (stupid) enough to have been hit in the eye by a piece of flying disc when it shattered whilst cutting. It felt like I'd been hit in the face with a baseball bat and I suffered a detached retina as a result. It was not a pleasant experience. PLEASE NEVER cut or grind without the correct eye protection.
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Jan 19, 2023 20:57:20 GMT
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Looks somewhat 'overinflated' !!!
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Jan 19, 2023 20:55:33 GMT
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Pros: They look cool They can be used to support longer loads They provide an ideal seat/picnic table at rallies You can cruise with the top half open . . . Cons: Can make the loadbay difficult to reach into Can be painful on the kneecaps . . . BMC produced a split tailgate prototype for their ADO16 range But if you actually wanted one you had to order a conversion from Crayford Rootes loved them in the 50s and 60s Austin A40 was much more practical without that small bootlid The Swedes also go in on the act As did the Germans The Americans used them, especially on their woodies . . . and a couple others for good measure . . .
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Jan 15, 2023 13:53:45 GMT
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surely the LEZ doesnt matter if the cars are historic? NO, but they are still seen as evil . . . .
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Jan 14, 2023 16:15:45 GMT
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There were moves in this direction a few years back, fortunately good sense prevailed and it came to nothing. Has the old story just re-surfaced or is this a new threat I wonder?
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Cadillac (!) at LeMans 1950.....
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This works the other way too: I order certain size nuts and bolts for example, put them in the garage, come across them again 2 months later and can't remember what I needed them for. . .
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Just realised we've got a p76 on page 76. I like that 👌 Right, I'm getting ready to post a pic of an A Series engine on page 998.... .
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It makes me smile, albeit a Wry smile. The last (quite a) few years has seen the value of rotten, dead and not so rotten, dead FORDs skyrocket. From base Fiestas to Mondeos, and then the ubiquitous Escorts, Mk1, Mk2 and beyond has seen the Midas effect come to,life. Guys like @mercdan68 know this and still seems to be able to pull rabbit upon rabbit from his wooly hat. Have a few of the top end fords you probably cannot afFORD If I were paying 'top end' manner for that, I would expect the bonnet/grille/wings to fit properly
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Quote from the article mentioned:
'The 26-year-old, from Durrington, realised the damage when he booked Reaper Details almost a year later and Iain noticed something wasn't right.'
So the guy didn't realise anything was wrong until a year later? Or am I reading this wrong?
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What's the story behind the Mothballed Mk3 Z car? as far as I know it's been garaged 30+ years, ran when parked. It's a Farnham estate, it's parked next to a consul Capri in a similar condition, and neither are for sale One of those 'I'm going to do it up one day' . . . .
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What's the story behind the Mothballed Mk3 Z car?
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Dec 23, 2022 12:17:51 GMT
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. . . nice and easy to work on . . .
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