Well he was ex military, without "bone spurs"
Whos rabbit didyou say it was. Poor rabbit!The rabbit is expecting? Isn't that what rabbits do normally and frequently?
thats why its pregnant ..
NOT craftsman uk I hasten to add
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Cool story.Saw this, poor bloke in some ways...but in others how could you not recognise your own car? I'd get it if it was brand new but that car is at least 7 years old.
Solihull man discovers he has bought his own stolen car - BBC News
Ewan Valentine bought a replacement Honda Civic after his original car was stolen in February.
Even if they've changed the plates and chucked the paperwork and rolled the mileage.
Either of ours I could pick them out after about 20 seconds, anything over 3 years old will have "character" in some way shape or form. Not necessarily massive damage but little bits here and there that you know the back story of or imperfections that no other one has exactly there. Or the tyres you put on..a stone chip, a door crease from a car park etc etc.
I suppose it comes down to buyer beware but the mind boggles slightly at not knowing your own car if someone took the plates..
If they were not all rusted out by now my list would include :- 1960s Fiat 500,1971 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV, 1965 Chrysler Valiant,1971 Series 3 SWB Land Rover,1971 London Taxi, 1971? Mini Pick Up,1967 Ford Zephyr V6, in fact there are many more including a whole range of motorbikes out of the 2-300 vehicles that I can recall owning and that is without the ones I should have bought but didn't , 1960s Amphicar for £65,1960s Renault Carvelle for £150 (though in fairness it was very rusty), a friends 1950s Cadillac Deville (reputedly previously owned by Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, I wasn't offered but really loved it), Russian Volga estate ( worked on it in the early 70s and if not the one then very similar to in a early James Bond film), the same customer offered me a Studebaker Lark for nothing (in fairness after viewing I decided the ability to open the door and walk as far as the propshaft due to rust was not a selling point!) , thinking on again there was a 2.8 jtd SWB Iveco Daily van I should have kept instead of being "stiffed" by a daughters partner. The ability to turn on a sixpence with a 3.5 tonne capacity plus the towing capacity of another 3.5 tonne all utterly reliable, at the same time as mid 20s mpg is not something equaled by many vehicles around today for what I paid for it.
The one i googled to look up out of your selection was the Studebaker Lark, the open top looks great!If they were not all rusted out by now my list would include :- 1960s Fiat 500,1971 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV, 1965 Chrysler Valiant,1971 Series 3 SWB Land Rover,1971 London Taxi, 1971? Mini Pick Up,1967 Ford Zephyr V6, in fact there are many more including a whole range of motorbikes out of the 2-300 vehicles that I can recall owning and that is without the ones I should have bought but didn't , 1960s Amphicar for £65,1960s Renault Carvelle for £150 (though in fairness it was very rusty), a friends 1950s Cadillac Deville (reputedly previously owned by Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, I wasn't offered but really loved it), Russian Volga estate ( worked on it in the early 70s and if not the one then very similar to in a early James Bond film), the same customer offered me a Studebaker Lark for nothing (in fairness after viewing I decided the ability to open the door and walk as far as the propshaft due to rust was not a selling point!) , thinking on again there was a 2.8 jtd SWB Iveco Daily van I should have kept instead of being "stiffed" by a daughters partner. The ability to turn on a sixpence with a 3.5 tonne capacity plus the towing capacity of another 3.5 tonne all utterly reliable, at the same time as mid 20s mpg is not something equaled by many vehicles around today for what I paid for it.
None of these were immaculate show vehicles as bought mostly on apprentice mechanic wage in the beginning, but they all gave pleasure and that is what I think motoring is about.
The Studebaker was a hard top, given the amount of rust it would have folded in half if a convertible.The one i googled to look up out of your selection was the Studebaker Lark, the open top looks great!
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I didn't think about cars when I was younger and can barely remember what I had. I do remember a school friend and his mechanic worked on his first car, which was renovating an MG Midgit, it looked good and seemed to drive well. He talked about the car for months and i helped him learn to drive. But then suddenly he sold the car for not that much money, and didn't seem to care it had gone! He sold it to another friend of the same age who not long after decided the car should drive on its roof. He was fine after the crash, and went on to become a car salesman...
Its sunny here and going to be sunny all next week, so i'm thinking open tops
It was a toss up whether to buy the MGB or a Mk 10 Jag 4.2 (the widest Jag they made at the time) for £80, I figured the MGB would be more economical, however as my driving was fairly "exuberant" the best I got on average was 18mpg.
I had a look at the MG Midget, the red ones do look quite fetching, they haven't had much/any nostalgia that I know of. The Roadster looks very similar to the Midget, i suppose you know the difference!The Studebaker was a hard top, given the amount of rust it would have folded in half if a convertible.
I did have an 1964 MGB Roadster, a bit of a shed I paid £90 for, great fun with the roof down that Summer, but when the rains came I sold it for £50 with a long Mot! It had been resprayed Glacia White and had the latest Rostyle wheels on so had "fellow MG owners" happily waving to me on approach until they realised the condition of it, when the hand wave changed to what appeared to be some one shaking something off their hand.
I could pick mine out just off body work scratches or even the fact it’s the only golf cab I’ve ever seen with factory fit car play, and there are very few with white leather.Saw this, poor bloke in some ways...but in others how could you not recognise your own car? I'd get it if it was brand new but that car is at least 7 years old.
Solihull man discovers he has bought his own stolen car - BBC News
Ewan Valentine bought a replacement Honda Civic after his original car was stolen in February.
Even if they've changed the plates and chucked the paperwork and rolled the mileage.
Either of ours I could pick them out after about 20 seconds, anything over 3 years old will have "character" in some way shape or form. Not necessarily massive damage but little bits here and there that you know the back story of or imperfections that no other one has exactly there. Or the tyres you put on..a stone chip, a door crease from a car park etc etc.
I suppose it comes down to buyer beware but the mind boggles slightly at not knowing your own car if someone took the plates..
My cars have unmistakeable wear patterns. I could spot them from pictures, let alone seeing it in person. Thieves are probably not going to try to steal and sell my old cars though! lol. I could lose them for a joyless drive, but thats about it.
I must admit I've walked up to someone elses similar car in the past, parked near mine, and wondered why the remote wasn't working! It was a carbon copy, so at least i remember what the cars look like!
