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  2. Classic cars

    in General Hobbies and Interest Chat

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    3 hours ago, The Pianoman said:

    Not so much the faster you went. The more you put your foot down the slower the wipers went - mainly to get it uphill.

    The reason I remember was, I had my father's 1959 mk2 zodiac (reg=VVO 767) and he had put a conversion on it to transform it to a conventional system. He should have done something with the column change, because every so often you had to get under the car and knock the linkage to get it in gear. It also had a manual overdrive. Wish I still had that as well !!

  6. Classic cars

    in General Hobbies and Interest Chat

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    Back in 72 I bought a Norton dominator 600 from a friend of a friend for £40.00. It was a 61model in a slimline frame, it had been turned into a café racer, fiberglass tank and seat, alloy wheels ( very furred up) dunstall megas twin leading shoe front brakes but had been stood for a considerable time due to the owner having a bad knee so couldn't ride anymore. Anyway I got it home, after much kicking, removing plug's and draining carbs, then proceeded over the next fortnight, to clean, polish and lube everything. It looked absolutely lovely, and on the big day called my mate's to see if they wanted to go for a ride. Off we set to show the bike to my friend in toton, gets to bramcote bath's and told the lads to go ahead I will catch them up. Off they went down the A52 towards Gregory Rose's followed shortly by me, giving it full stick. I passed them doing over a ton, but had to brake hard for the island. It was at this point that the front brake cable decided to part with the nipple, which I discovered later was of the solder less type! Up and over the island we went discarding the bike halfway through the acrobatics. Said bike, a right off, said rider badly winded, ego shot and plans on having children terminated. Took the wreck, by towing it behind one off the bikes,, me sort of jogging along side, to friend in toton parked it up and went home feeling sorry for myself. A couple of day's later my friend rang to say someone wants to buy it, I said get what you can, he sold it for £70.00. I thought how lucky is that!!. Wish I still had it, be worth more than £70.00 I bet.

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  7. Films & TV Series in Nottingham?

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    Not totally connected with nottm, but a sort of location thing like the boon one. If anyone remembers the 60s TV series "Danger Man" with Patrick McGoohan, there was one scene where a Land Rover goes over the edge of a cliff. The location is not too far from Nottingham and participants in a certain hobby (and no, I don't mean that!!) Will have probably been there. I have and would like to see if there are any other members that might know the location. I might give some clues later.

  8. Classic cars

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    On 02/12/2017 at 7:19 PM, plantfit said:

    Ah the 100E, side valve,thermo-syphon cooling system and vacuum operated wipers,the slower you went the slower the wipers operated, remember altering the voltage regulator for winter/dark nights running?

    Rog

    As I remember, the wipers worked the other way round, ie  the faster you went, the slower the wipers.

  11. Ruddy dangerous those trams...

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    On 22/01/2012 at 9:16 PM, mick2me said:

    Have there been any accidents with our trams?

    6yrs down the line, (no pun Intended) would you ask that same question? Or do you know the answer?

     

    I am not a fan of the trams by any means but in all fairness they are big enough to see, just treat tem as another vehicle on the road. As with most road traffic, if you argue with it you will come second.

  13. Things you don't see anymore

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Our first trip to India was on a TriStar and in those days (24yrs ago) we had to circle the airport as it was / is a military airbase until given permission to land. The pilot said after landing, that we couldn't have circled many more times because of fuel!!. It don't give one a lot of confidence in flying, although we still go every year. Plenty of wobble juice normally help's.

  14. Things you don't see anymore

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    12 hours ago, katyjay said:

    when we lived in Surrey, we saw Concorde come over twice a day, always ran outside to watch it. 

    When I lived in Ilkeston in the 70s, there was a flypast, I think it was for the inauguration of the American adventure park, can't swear to it, but what a sight to behold. And nothing to equal it since. So much for progress!!

  17. St Anns in the 60s

    in 60's Nottingham

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    On 11/7/2012 at 10:09 PM, Beachbum said:

    In the mid 60s I worked at Percy Carnells pork butchers on Commercial Square

    Hi Beachbum, I think I have mentioned this before, but you would have been at Carnells  when my gran would get her pork sausage ( about 4lb) every day for her café "Nora's café" in between nobles and the coach makers.