bamber 128 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Staying on the automotive theme: there was a time when every new car came with a tilt and slide sunroof. Not anymore. And how much for a vinyl roof? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 dgbrit, know what you mean! till 1974 when 28 it was mostly one a year or till tax ran out! when I knew Silform it was in Radford, somewhere near The Variety Club, another thing I recall was 2 tone cars, mostly died out by time I was driving but recall a red/grey 105E Anglia and a blue/grey Consul 375, guess theres lots on cars we don't see any more? Bench seats, column gear change, Boots, Peco boosters (a con) and nodding dogs,lol. Another thing I hoped I'd never see, ( loads in Turkey) was mosquitos but just killed 2! (Bingham is well known for such) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hey Ashley I used to buy big cars dirt cheap like Jags & 6 cyl stuff that nobody wanted 4 gal petrol 1 parafin & as the week went on 1 gal petrol 4 gal parafin even got to the stage start it on petrol switch to straight p when warm If it rattled to much just retard timing Best car i did have was Ford 1968 Thunderbird LHD 429 cu/in which works out to 6,864cc & it got 20+ mpg i have a pic somwhere Ps tons of Mosquitoes here as we have rice fields & lots of farmland with standing water but even worse are Noseeums PPs stick on rear window heaters & tigertail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 What about the overdrive switch when cars only had four gears? And I was going to say The Colortune Plug for tuning your carb? But am amazed that Google tells me you can still buy them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Green and cream corporation buses. Nowadays NCT doesn't seem to have a proper livery just a random assortment of stickers plastered all over the place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Green and cream corporation buses. When they looked like THIS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 What a brilliant idea, colour coded buses. If one breaks down it has to be replaced by one the same colour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 There is a company in Sheffield who still build add-on overdrives - mostly for SUVs! Overdrive gearboxes are much sought after items for MGBs over here and yes, colortune plugs are still available (I have one) for tuning up the old carburetted cars! Even two-tone cars are starting to make a comeback - you can get the Ford Flex with a different color roof, and one of the Subarus appears to be two-tone as the sill molding extends halfway up the doors! Maybe we will start to see fins soon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 The Yellow Pages http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Yellow-Pages-To-Die-Out-In-skynews-2890963865.html?x=0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Had to laugh at that one Kev. We had a Yellow Pages delivered to our doorstep just last week - threw it straight in the bin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonysss 0 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Same here...Lighter fluid in small brown rubber "bulbs"..tear off the end and squeese in to the lighter..Used to go to the corner shop and get dads Players for him..and I was 8 at the time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danny333 7 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 20 Kensitas Cigs and two for your friends stuck to the side of the Pack. And a machine that dispensed two Fags and some Matches. 1D Nestles Chocolate Machine on the Railway Platform Crisps with a twist of salt inside. Fog. ( Remember many a trip on a Trackless with the conductor walking in front to guide.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Anyone recall those amazing grocery shops,Home and Colonial and Maypole? every thing seemed to be taken from something bigger,bacon sliced to your want,huge block of butter,sugar in blue paper bags.All the counter tops being thick marble, the row of big tins with loose biscuits,set at an angle on the customer side,glass lids to tempt everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 The little flat square piece of plastic with a a slot cut out that you used to re-seal the bread wrapper. And the waxed paper bread wrappers that were great for 'greasing' the slide down on the wreck. As mentioned elswhere, I witnessed a father put a young child on the top of the big slide by the 'padlo' dahn trent. The slide had been treated with the wax method. The child plummeted down the slide and travelled at great knots horizontally between the outstretched arms and open legs of the mother at the bottom to catch the child! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Cotton wool in the top of asprin bottles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 "...Please do not ask for credit as refusal may offend..." Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Cotton wool in the top of asprin bottles You don't see asprin bottles either! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danny333 7 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 A Policeman in the street !!!, Open topped paper Packet of five Woodbines, A Packet of Kensitas Cigs with a small pack of " Four for your friends" attached. KIds playing " Snobs " and Marbles, we used to stand a Haflpenny or a Penny in a crack in the Paving slabs and then from six or so Slabs away kids would try to hit the Coin and you would sit with your legs spread catching all the Marbles until it was hit. We would also play " Tin Can Alerty " , a Tin can would be kicked and whilst the fetcher went for the can the others would disperse to hide.--- Bread and Dripping Sandwiches !!!. Dad skinning a Rabbit hanging from a Nail. A night watchman at road works in a little open shelter with his Primus and Billy Can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 " A night watchman at road works in a little open shelter with his Primus and Billy Can" Must have been posh roadworks? the ones I recall had a coke brazier and a smoke blackened kettle, and you can still buy dripping, advertised as "delicious on toast" at Asda Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Sometimes in the winter we would have "Watchman's Toast" - bread toasted on one side only using a toasting fork over the coal fire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 best done with 'unsliced bread'...just run the risk of the holes becoming too big and losing the lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 ...run the risk of the holes becoming too big and losing the lot. LOL - Ain't THAT the truth! My dad was an expert at fitting the bread to the toasting fork - I wasn't so good resulting in the odd slice going up in flames! We used to toast pyklets the same way - for some reason they tasted much better than doing them in the toaster on the stove! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Yes re my first question it was indeed Meadow Lane Scrap, at one time the owner had a load of ex Bell Fruit one armed bandits in his yard, as I recall he sold some complete, and nearly got done for selling gaming machines without a licence or some similar offence! re my second question it was a boat, something like a 30ft steel ex lifeboat with a steel "shed" welded on the top, seemed to be there years in the open on grass, after the new road was opened it was just feet away from the kerb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 had a load of ex Bell Fruit one armed bandits in his yard, as I recall he sold some complete, and nearly got done for selling gaming machines without a licence or some similar offence! I used to work for Bell Fruit....yep thats a BIG no no in their eyes.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Yes re my first question it was indeed Meadow Lane Scrap, at one time the owner had a load of ex Bell Fruit one armed bandits in his yard, as I recall he sold some complete, and nearly got done for selling gaming machines without a licence or some similar offence! re my second question it was a boat, something like a 30ft steel ex lifeboat with a steel "shed" welded on the top, seemed to be there years in the open on grass, after the new road was opened it was just feet away from the kerb I've put two and two together and worked this one out. I think this is the answer to your own question in the "Lady Bay" post referring to life on Meadow Lane. We seem to have jumped threads along the way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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