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by AMCrebel
Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Claim's Cabbies Corner. Kill crazy rampage imminent.
Replies: 1958
Views: 427425

Re: Claim's Cabbies Corner. MG6 day tomorrow!

I’d misunderstood - I thought you were only renting the MG6
by AMCrebel
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Claim's Cabbies Corner. Kill crazy rampage imminent.
Replies: 1958
Views: 427425

Re: Claim's Cabbies Corner. MG6 day tomorrow!

I thought the MG6 was just a cost engineered K-series ? There was a bit of tempation to buy a rear shunted MG6 to make a 1.8 street wise work better but I ran out of beer before clicking on buy it now. I think the petrol ones were re-engineered to solve the OMGHGF issue, but "Warren's" is...
by AMCrebel
Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Hidden* Features on Cars
Replies: 33
Views: 65492

Re: Hidden* Features on Cars

My Chevy had that kind of ignition switch (key optional) - I never thought about it being a valet thing.
by AMCrebel
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Hidden* Features on Cars
Replies: 33
Views: 65492

Re: Hidden* Features on Cars

This sort of question always reminds me of a girl I knew who took six months to find out the centre vent in a Saxo lifted up so it didn't just aim at the roof. I have some pals ( a couple) who took me out in their new to them Fabia. They asked me to show them where the foglight switch was and were ...
by AMCrebel
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Hidden* Features on Cars
Replies: 33
Views: 65492

Re: Hidden* Features on Cars

My 1989 XR2 had a couple of elastic straps in the flimsy boot floor panel to secure the glass sunroof if you took the whole thing out - the only options were tilt closed or fully removed - more like an aftermarket than a factory fit but suited me as is didn't rob too much headroom for a sunroof mech...
by AMCrebel
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Hidden* Features on Cars
Replies: 33
Views: 65492

Re: Hidden* Features on Cars

And it was only when I broke up my 1959 Austin Seven Mini that I discovered these early cars had little courtesy lights in the rear pockets, complete with their own switch.... My Ma's 1960 Austin Seven had those - as a kid it was great fun switching on the tiny lights, There was one behind a plasti...
by AMCrebel
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Found pics
Replies: 6468
Views: 1037319

Re: Found pics

That's weird damage
by AMCrebel
Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Replies: 906
Views: 258218

Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again

Is it RHD? There seem to be a disproportionate amount of RHD Hotchkiss- what’s the story?
by AMCrebel
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: ?
Replies: 267
Views: 177093

Re: ?

mercrocker wrote: Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:58 pm That front lighting arrangement looks like it was made by a 6th former for a 1974 school disco.
And the rear looks like a 70's custom car builder did it with his 4 sets of left over '59 Caddy rear lights.