John Sessoms wrote:
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My headmaster in 1964 bought a new FB (much uglier then the F)
Victor. It rusted to death in 18 months, losing great, plate-sized
blisters of paint even from flat surfaces. But here's a guy who
wouldn't swap his for a Bugatti Ve
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> From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > My headmaster in 1964 bought a new FB (much uglier then the F
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My headmaster in 1964 bought a new FB (much uglier then the F)
Victor. It rusted to death in 18 months, losing great, plate-sized
blisters of paint even from flat surfaces. But here's a guy who
wouldn't swap his for a Bugatti Veyron.
http://uk.youtub
>
> From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2008/10/10 Fri AM 12:05:37 GMT
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> Hey Frank, don't knock the Victor! I learnt to drive on one of thos
>
> From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2008/10/09 Thu PM 08:14:37 GMT
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> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:05:37AM +1000, John Coyle wrote:
> Hey Frank, don't knock the Victor! I learnt to drive on one of those, a
> driving school car. My Dad had a Vauxhall Velox at the time, so there was
> some advantage in both cars having the same peculiarities (like
> steering-column shi
nded cars of the era. English Victors didn't have the fins that yours
had.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It'd be a disgrace if the new Mini wasn't very much better than the old -
> four decades better in fact. Even the most ordinary new cars are better
> than most cars from the six
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It'd be a disgrace if the new Mini wasn't very much better than the old -
> four decades better in fact. Even the most ordinary new cars are better
> than most cars from the sixties with just a minority of exceptions, and t
> -Original Message-
> From: John Francis
>
> Yep. Totally new, and much *much* better.
>
> I've driven both. Even viewed through the rose-tinted glasses of
nostalgia
> the original mini definitely had it's share of rough edges.
>
It'd be a disgrace if the new Mini wasn't very muc
On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 12:09:33PM +1100, Anthony Farr wrote:
> It's a very small joke. In fact it's a Mini joke that could tickle the
> funny bone of Mini fanciers on the list. My first car over 30 years ago was
> a mini, and I still have a soft spot in my heart for the marque, even if
> today's
When i first started in the survey business, one of the crew leaders
used a mini for the field car. Three grown mean, wood stakes and
survey gear all in that little car.
As i was the new guy, i had to strech out and lay on the stakes for
the ride to the site.
I miss those good 'ol days, but not t
On 5/10/08, Anthony Farr, discombobulated, unleashed:
>It's a very small joke. In fact it's a Mini joke that could tickle the
>funny bone of Mini fanciers on the list. My first car over 30 years ago was
>a mini, and I still have a soft spot in my heart for the marque, even if
>today's Minis are
ation.
Regards, Anthony
> -Original Message-
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> J. Alling
> Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 4:15 AM
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>
> Well that was briefly amusing
Well that was briefly amusing.
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