Heres a bit of nostalgia

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  1. crispey

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    Superb !!!!!

    I was struck by how easy it was to adjust the tappets in the rocker boxes.
     
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    That'll be why they leaked oil then!! :eek::oops:

    Allegedly!! :p
     
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    1960 Speed Twin 5TAo_O and a 69 Bonneville:cool: - I qualify, although the Bonnie wasn't too bad in all fairness. Pushrod tubes .... aaaggghhh!:mad:
     
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    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    If only I'd kept the 1969 Mustang Mach 1 Convertible/Triumph Stag/911 etc etc etc.
     
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    Hey don't be shocked when we all meet up as that's how we dress ooop North!!
     
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    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    A 1600 MkII Cortina GT was a very,very nice car. My boss had one when I was just starting out and he let me drive it a few times.

    The 3.2 ltr Carrera 911 cabriolet was the best car I'd had, followed closely by the 5.7ltr Mustang convertible with sidewinder exhausts that went along the sills - the noise was just awesome.
     
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    Boy racer! And not even young!!
     
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    This was a long, long time ago - when I had some money :(:(
     
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    How many of us have scrapped cars that now are collectable and expensive - Capri, Escort, Cortina, Sierra etc
     
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    When I was a nipper I lusted after a Capri 3000E or even (in my dreams) a 3.1 RS !!!
     
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    AAAH Renault 12, went alround the south /southwest coast windsurfing for years in one, bought it 8 yrs old, had it 5 years when it finally fell apart it had done over 230,000 miles! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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    Heavy foot? That's coz you had dem cripple calipers on em!
     
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    You did well with that then!
     
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    Yeah, it was a great work horse, had holes in the roof where salt water from my boards dripped onto it, the guttering rotted away so I couldn't put a roof rack on so sh had to go!!
     
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