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BristolUK May 4th 2018 3:03 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 12494454)
or was it inside out?

Or was it something like this?

https://www.farfeshplus.com/pic_serv...ar/car-560.jpg

dbd33 May 4th 2018 3:07 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 12494454)
or was it inside out?

Oh yes, if you put it on inside out and it was unidirectional that'd also be back to front. Wow!

scrubbedexpat091 May 4th 2018 4:07 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 
Co-workers lol. At least most of the mainline pilots are older which makes me feel not as old.

the regional pilotd are all very young though.

caretaker May 4th 2018 4:16 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12494497)
Co-workers lol. At least most of the mainline pilots are older which makes me feel not as old. the regional pilotd are all very young though.

I'm 63 and when I saw my sister's neurologist he looked about 19. I thought "Oh God, it's Doogie Howser!" His partner in the practice was about the same; they were both great and probably just young-looking. ;)

BristolUK May 4th 2018 4:21 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12494505)
...he looked about 19. I thought "Oh God, it's Doogie Howser!" His partner in the practice was about the same; they were both great and probably just young-looking. ;)

A variation on the police looking younger. :nod:

bats May 4th 2018 5:38 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12494464)
Oh yes, if you put it on inside out and it was unidirectional that'd also be back to front. Wow!

you could do that in olden days you see.

dbd33 May 4th 2018 5:45 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 12494552)


you could do that in olden days you see.

I do see. And you could carry a basket of eggs on the passenger seat across a ploughed field at 20mph without breaking any.

bats May 5th 2018 5:15 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 
I've done that too! In the olden days, in France in a Citroen, of course but not a deux chevaux.

DandNHill May 5th 2018 5:36 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 12494956)
I've done that too! In the olden days, in France in a Citroen, of course but not a deux chevaux.

aww. Deux chevaux ❤️ I learnt to drive on one of those. “Une deux pattes “!!

scrubbedexpat091 May 5th 2018 7:18 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 
Your about the same age as my dad.

I have not yet had a doctor who was younger yet. All have been over 40 and most over 60.

But the day will come when the doctor looks like doogie...lol



Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12494505)
I'm 63 and when I saw my sister's neurologist he looked about 19. I thought "Oh God, it's Doogie Howser!" His partner in the practice was about the same; they were both great and probably just young-looking. ;)


BEVS May 5th 2018 10:33 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12494982)
Your about the same age as my dad.

Caretaker is of a first class quality vintage if I do say so myself.

dbd33 May 5th 2018 11:07 am

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 12494959)


aww. Deux chevaux ❤️ I learnt to drive on one of those. “Une deux pattes “!!

Ladies, your chariot awaits:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-citroen-2cv/

DandNHill May 5th 2018 12:40 pm

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12495018)

I love it.

When they first brought the 2cv out they challenged the public to roll one over. They said they would pay 500 francs to anybody who could do so. Nobody ever did. The suspension was so soft!

I remember my Dad replacing the chassis on one of them in his barn. He loved those cars.

BristolUK May 5th 2018 12:51 pm

Re: Things that make you feel old
 

Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 12495032)
When they first brought the 2cv out they challenged the public to roll one over. They said they would pay 500 francs to anybody who could do so. Nobody ever did. The suspension was so soft!.


What was the handbrake like?

A teacher at school had one and it was easy to push to a different place to where he left it. :lol:

caretaker May 5th 2018 11:58 pm

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When they first brought the 2cv out they challenged the public to roll one over. They said they would pay 500 francs to anybody who could do so. Nobody ever did. The suspension was so soft!



I didn't know that, I remember the DS was supposed to be almost impossible to roll. The DS steering wheel impressed me when I was young, as well. In the days before safety belts they eliminated the steering column that would go through your chest in case of a head-on.


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