Take a 2019 Tea Break with Delta

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Still working hard on Mike H's post. Just found this which corresponds to high end Kensington hotel…
https://www.thekeycollections.com/th...CAAEgLEgfD_BwE

Anyway, its good to hear that hotels marketing teams work hard, all the job being based on their customers habits. In England, you can be charged on an hourly basis. We have almost the same here, but its a minute basis! With some improvement we can expect a matter of seconds! Happy day!

Sounds like something the TV prog '60 minutes' should investigate!

[Gerard C]

Hey, E.B, we have this program here. Well, kind of, its called "50 seconds"!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

AlfaSud!

The Rochdale Olympic was a good example, they only made the phase 1 for a short while then put a hatch in the rear . . . that was 1963

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochda...d_Phase_II.jpg

The Alfasud was wonderful! I owned four between 1981-2008. The last one was a hatch, a 1.5Ti Green Cloverleaf, & it was amazing what you could carry in the back - in many ways more practical than my 156 Sportwagon.

A friend of mine has a Rochdale Olympic. Haven't seen it for a long time so can't remember if it is a hatch.

....and on the subjrct of cars that should have been, how about the glorious Austin Allegro?

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

....and on the subjrct of cars that should have been, how about the glorious Austin Allegro?

Dont we have a typo here? Should read "cars that should not have been!
In your area, John, you've better say "Auchtin, allez, gros!".

[Willmaz223]

Running late on first day back to college.Been on a bus for the past 80 minutes in snail like traffic.Have a guess what the cause is...

[Gerard C]

Hope Viva will make a short report about what must not be missed in NEC, would be great to have his opinion before going on Friday… Even about Escorts!

[grantp]

Originally Posted by Willmaz223

Running late on first day back to college.Been on a bus for the past 80 minutes in snail like traffic.Have a guess what the cause is...

Brexit?

[Peter Mallett]

Wrong type of snow.

[delta]

Originally Posted by Willmaz223

Running late on first day back to college.Been on a bus for the past 80 minutes in snail like traffic.Have a guess what the cause is...

In my day we would get of the bus and run to college. You youngsters these days.

[Mike Bell]

I know Clarkson has got previous with the Beeb, but his latest ‘attack’ had me laughing- and rings true also.....

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...nick-robinson/

[Willmaz223]

Originally Posted by delta

In my day we would get of the bus and run to college. You youngsters these days.

I did think of that...

[bauble]

Originally Posted by delta

In my day we would get of the bus and run to college. You youngsters these days.

Our very own Billy The Kid spends far too much time here anyway for someone studying at college. One of our elders needs to have a word with the boy, before he is lead completely astray by the reprobates that frequent this forum.

Delta; Quite right In the words of someone .. " On yer bike!"

[Mike Bell]

School was 5 miles away and required a 1 mile walk to the main road for the bus, then 3/4 mile walk in town to the school gate! In summer I cycled instead....

Seems Mike H’s tale of squeezing the whole family into a car, regardless of how many seats, has started a trend in Ipswich....

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/p...cars-1-5843034

[Gerard C]

In my day riding to school was ok but riding from school was a great opportunity to challenge the buses. My bike was a blue Peugeot Gran Tourer, the one with a small front luggage rack and a square headlight -thanks grandma see U there!- may be 10 speed. The heaviest load to carry was my Gaffiot. You can't imagine the weight of a latin dictionary. Yes old buses were rather slow…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvARw9QA5Jk

[Gerard C]

Just found the Renault TN6C2 data. Six cylinder, 8 litre and 67 hp at 1 600 rpm. I recall the noisy gearbox, probably straight cut and dog engagement!

[Mike Bell]

Joking apart, many of my trips to and from school were on a Bedford coach like this... Definitely a ‘crash’ gearbox!

http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?tag=bedford-ob

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Hope Viva will make a short report about what must not be missed in NEC, would be great to have his opinion before going on Friday… Even about Escorts!

Escorts Gérard? Next you will be asking for 60 minute Hotels!

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

In my day riding to school was ok but riding from school was a great opportunity to challenge the buses. My bike was a blue Peugeot Gran Tourer, the one with a small front luggage rack and a square headlight -thanks grandma see U there!- may be 10 speed. The heaviest load to carry was my Gaffiot. You can't imagine the weight of a latin dictionary. Yes old buses were rather slow…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvARw9QA5Jk

Hehehe at the age of 16 I gave up on the walking to the station, followed by the train from Byfleet to Surbiton and then bus to Kingston, and also started riding to school.

My bike was called a Triumph..... and it had a 500cc engine! (I had a Honda 50 for a month for passing my test but never took it to school) Too ashamed to park it next to my friends AJS and Matchless in the school bike shed!)

The heaviest thing I carried was my Fathers old briefcase with a few papers/homework, Autosport / Motoring News on a Thursday and my sandwiches in it. Strapped to the racing seat behind me.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Joking apart, many of my trips to and from school were on a Bedford coach like this... Definitely a ‘crash’ gearbox!

http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?tag=bedford-ob

Our local coach & taxi man in Holt, George Bennett, had a Bedford OB like that. It was known at school as 'Bennett's Bouncer'.

[Willmaz223]

Originally Posted by bauble

Our very own Billy The Kid spends far too much time here anyway for someone studying at college. One of our elders needs to have a word with the boy, before he is lead completely astray by the reprobates that frequent this forum.

Delta; Quite right In the words of someone .. " On yer bike!"

You dont get a huge amount of work at College.Only in 3 days a week.Every couple of weeks I get an assignment based on a topic that we've done and thats it.

Elders,who classes as one of those?

Mm I see this forum needs a cleansing or something,get out the rotten egg 😁.

I'm on this forum purely so I can keep up to date wih historics,socialise and to better my chances of getting experience in the World of work,whatever that is..!
Which have been quite good so far.

Left college early.Felt a pain/ache in my left arm like it was in the bone.Not nice... when listening to a tutor for a hour.
As my dad would say 'am I a snowflake'.
Anyway got assignment to do.I might put some questions on here,just for a laugh.

[Willmaz223]

Originally Posted by grantp

Brexit?

Two construction officials working a traffic lights on the main road in Tonbridge.

[Lancsbreaker]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

We'll drink to that, cheers! Enjoy the show.
By the way, do you know if there is an official Sparco importer there? I often meet French representing a well known company involved in this field, but I'd like to go for another supplier…

Full list of exhibitors here: https://www.autosportinternational.com/exhibitors


Demon Tweeks and Sparco both have stands

[Gerard C]

Merci beaucoup Lanc'svery kind of you. I can't explain why but placed several pre-paid orders on DT website and got nothing but refund after a while. A real pity because the catalogue is a pure phantasm!
Do you all use Aerocatch? Nice looking but pain in the neck to instal…

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by E.B

Escorts Gérard? Next you will be asking for 60 minute Hotels!

Wait a bit, E.B, its a matter of minutes and Mike H will be back with the end of his panty story! I'm a follower, ya no

At the age of 16, we had what we called motorbikes too. Mainly they were Yamaha 100 Twinjet (remember the sound of this insect?) and a lot of 125 Hondas, single carb and pressed steel frame. Not very sexy. Mine was a special import a rare 125 SS, running on twin carbs and having a real frame coming from Germany with an ugly rear mudguard. Few brakes too. We didn't have any official importer so had to make a deal with the recognized ones. Very happy days!

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Merci beaucoup Lanc'svery kind of you. I can't explain why but placed several pre-paid orders on DT website and got nothing but refund after a while. A real pity because the catalogue is a pure phantasm!
Do you all use Aerocatch? Nice looking but pain in the neck to instal…

Any motor sport catalogue selling Italian goods at this time of year is pure fantasy. The big retailers draw up their catalogues in late summer, Sparco, A-Stars et al dribble delivery through in mid December onward. It's been like that for years.

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