Let's talk about cars
May 18th 2017, 7:13 pm
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I can't remember exactly where it was, but I passed a scrap yard in Georgia a couple of years back and they had a car on a pole outside (as a kind of advert).
It was an Austin 1100, my first car! Of course, this scrap example was in better condition!
It was an Austin 1100, my first car! Of course, this scrap example was in better condition!
May 18th 2017, 10:43 pm
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I was in Illinois a week ago; on the highway I drove past some business that had a 57 chevy high up on a pole. The drivetrain had been gutted.
May 18th 2017, 10:44 pm
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I saw one of these when I was out and about today - it's an Austin van. It is certainly one of the more unusual vehicles I have seen in the US. I don't know if they were commercially imported here, but it must be at least 60 years old.
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May 20th 2017, 3:56 am
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Re: Let's talk about cars
The one that started in NC, and featured the Mayor of North Wilksboro flat-footing was a good one.
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May 20th 2017, 6:33 am
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I believe he's referring to the one that started in Miami and ended in New Orleans, following a genuinely scary episode in Alabama and featuring a dead cow!
All of the specials have their charm. For sheer guts and determination, plus the fact it was actually successful, one of my favourites must be the North Pole expedition. The search for the baby Jeebus has to be one of the funniest as well. Botswana and 'Oliver' holds a place in the heart, too. Heck, it's like being asked to name a favourite child!
All of the specials have their charm. For sheer guts and determination, plus the fact it was actually successful, one of my favourites must be the North Pole expedition. The search for the baby Jeebus has to be one of the funniest as well. Botswana and 'Oliver' holds a place in the heart, too. Heck, it's like being asked to name a favourite child!
Jun 10th 2017, 9:57 pm
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Re: Let's talk about cars
Jun 10th 2017, 10:08 pm
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Jun 22nd 2017, 5:57 pm
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Jun 22nd 2017, 6:18 pm
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I'll believe it when it's in the showrooms.
Jun 23rd 2017, 6:12 pm
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Re: Let's talk about cars
So at 331,000+ miles it was time for new transaxles for the old Accord. I just picked it up from the dealer and it runs very nicely, no more of that hideous vibration under acceleration that had developed. 
... The clutch however lives on! 
... The clutch however lives on!