A bloke that used to flog end-of-life W114/5/123 Mercs to Citizen Khan types around Southampton used to refer to that peculiar Band-Aid colour of Manila Beige as "Dog Dick Pink"
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There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
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I am sure I read a tale in Jalopy from a fella who claimed he worked on nightshift making Allegros and they ran out of the correct interiors so they put random ones in and called it a special edition.
Ford were kings of this back in the day though - you'd get a rev counter from the GT in some special edition without getting the GT engine etc.
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1994 Fleetwood Colchester 1850 EB
Hoping for roffle win
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Not expressions, but I back-street abortionist I knew apart from sills made of wob and newspaper with shiny rattle can finish, used to put the hubcaps and go-faster stripe on the side that was visible as it passed through the auctions.
He also had a 4-door car with terminal rot on the inner part of the door shut - he took the door card off, secured the door shut with self-tappers and then replaced the door card.
He also had a 4-door car with terminal rot on the inner part of the door shut - he took the door card off, secured the door shut with self-tappers and then replaced the door card.
2005 Land Rover Discovery SE Manual
2003 Mercedes E320 Estate
1968 AMC Rebel SST Convertible
1967 AMC Rebel SST Convertible (for parts)
1994 Fleetwood Colchester 1850 EB
Hoping for roffle win
2003 Mercedes E320 Estate
1968 AMC Rebel SST Convertible
1967 AMC Rebel SST Convertible (for parts)
1994 Fleetwood Colchester 1850 EB
Hoping for roffle win
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I used to mess about with bent stuff for a mate and he once asked me to help him pinstripe a freshly straightened Avenger Estate. Despite careful measuring and alignment we still used less pinstripe tape one side than on the other....That one never came back but a similarly repaired Passat did. Unfortunately via Trading Standards.....End of operation.
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RENT: ROAD TAX.
TICKET: MOT.
SHED: Any car that was no fucking use to drive so store the lawnmower in it.
TICKET: MOT.
SHED: Any car that was no fucking use to drive so store the lawnmower in it.
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I never new what all the gungey sticky mess you often see on indicator and wiper stalks was until a car trader mate told me it's make up!
Also: Bidet=rear wash/wipe
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I do remember the old DP at quicks in bury buying a load of boot spoilers and shit glass sunroofs and making a load of harrier escort mk5 1.3 and 1.4
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