Delta's Twentea-Twentea Break

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

As a result of the lockdown, I've discovered that there are loads of things you can have delivered without trying the supermarkets. Our local farm shop provides bread, meat, fresh veg and fruit; the pub does take aways, even sunday lunches; we've got a good curry house, so sorted. Then yesterday I took delivery of 12 tins of Illy ground coffee. Sorted.

Things will probably change after this has run it's course (for a while anyway) I remember a good friend of mine who was a toolmaker started up clearing trees with his chainsaw back in the 87 hurricane and it completely changed his life. He now has a multimillion pound company dealing with all sorts of tree work and composting plants that do all of the work for local councils and owns a golf course.

[andy97]

Did anyone watch the “Warbird Workshop” tv show on the Yesterday satellite/ Freeview (I think) channel on Thursday evening?
Featured Steve Hartley buying and having restored a Czech L29 military fast jet trainer aircraft. Also included a couple of short clips of him in his McLaren F1 historic race car....as you do.

[midgetman]

He won the championship didn't he? Accomplished driver anyway.

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[Peter Mallett]

I always liked Cockney Rebel.

[delta]

That was close.!!!! We have just finished a big job on E Type,Engine, Gearbox and Diff. Road test time. Off I go all systems good so start to give it the big ones and I notice a bloke in Hi Viz, Normal these days but getting closer noticed it was the "Rozzers "Sorry Gary.They had a good old look and I decided to return to Delta HQ the back route.

[Peter Mallett]

[midgetman]

Top bloke!

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[S griffin]

Well done on getting a bit of test mileage done

[gary396]

Originally Posted by delta

That was close.!!!! We have just finished a big job on E Type,Engine, Gearbox and Diff. Road test time. Off I go all systems good so start to give it the big ones and I notice a bloke in Hi Viz, Normal these days but getting closer noticed it was the "Rozzers "Sorry Gary.They had a good old look and I decided to return to Delta HQ the back route.

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Ha, like it! I thought I was going to get stopped by the ‘walking police’ the other day doing my daily 5-mile loop. Luckily I live on the edge of town so have a nice countryside loop but doing that within the required one-hour takes some doing so am doing walk / runs. Complete with back pack to keep up my hill fitness.

Just got the MGB out of the garage to tidy up - not exactly an E-Type though!

[grantp]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Just got this off Twitter. https://youtu.be/7vUmHEeuIKM

I used to have a model kit of something very close to the strange vehicle shown in the introduction.

I think my model had better rear axle damping than the thing shown in the film.

When we lived in Germany for a while there was an American forces family living at the end of the street. One of the sons was my age.

I thought I had a few toys and a regular supply of models but nothing like they could get. Huge model battleships and all sorts of stuff.

I recall one model humanbeing - a see through outer body and all of the major organs to paint and fit into it. Like nothing I had ever seen in a UK based shop or a forces NAAFI. But then most of their stuff was like that.

Thinking back, the human was, iirc, a male. Probably.

I guess there wire limits for allowed reality.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Then yesterday I took delivery of 12 tins of Illy ground coffee. Sorted.

For future reference, Peter, you might want file this link away.

https://www.baytowncoffeecompany.com/

I especially recommend the Bogglehole blend.

Delivered by post.

20% off for orders placed today (sorry, short notice but I've only just seen the thread today ...)

If you order Coxswain blend (V. good but I go with Bogglehole) the RNLI gets a cut of the proceeds.

[GORDON STREETER]

For those budding photographers out there that don't want to lug loads of gear especially a tripod around with them I bought one of these, they only cost £8 and use it for taking low down shots of anything. You can use it on a wall instead of a conventional tripod and it folds down flat to 25mm and it will go into a pocket. Although I use it for a conventional camera and a camcorder you can use it for a phone with a tripod adapter.
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[Peter Mallett]

Happy Easter everyone. Not too much chocolate today, we need to keep fit for raci....................... er.

[midgetman]

There's reports running round social media that Sir Stirling has died. I don't know if it's true, it allegedly came from Doug Nye. Any news?

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[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

For those budding photographers out there that don't want to lug loads of gear especially a tripod around with them I bought one of these, they only cost £8 and use it for taking low down shots of anything. You can use it on a wall instead of a conventional tripod and it folds down flat to 25mm and it will go into a pocket. Although I use it for a conventional camera and a camcorder you can use it for a phone with a tripod adapter.
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I bought one of these for the hedgehog (actually cats) camera.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by midgetman

There's reports running round social media that Sir Stirling has died. I don't know if it's true, it allegedly came from Doug Nye. Any news?

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8211843/amp/Sir-Stirling-Moss-tragically-dies-aged-90-wife-pays-touching-tribute.html

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by midgetman

There's reports running round social media that Sir Stirling has died. I don't know if it's true, it allegedly came from Doug Nye. Any news?

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Sadly it seems you are correct:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...g-tribute.html

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by midgetman

There's reports running round social media that Sir Stirling has died. I don't know if it's true, it allegedly came from Doug Nye. Any news?

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Indeed, it would appear so, peacefully in the early hours of this morning at the age of 90. He has been unwell for some time.

RIP Sir Stirling

[Mike Harte]

Stirling was a lovely man whom I had the privilege and pleasure of knowing back in the sixties. He was gracious enough to put myself and a couple of chums up for membership of the Steering Wheel Club, and whenever we were in Central London we would call in on him at his, for the time, ultra modern house squeezed into a gap in Mayfair.


RIP Stirling.

[John Turner]

Not entirely unexpected, but he's been there all my life and enriched it with so many great drives.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

I bought one of these for the hedgehog (actually cats) camera.

I have one of those, however it doesn't just fit in your pocket

[Lancsbreaker]

Only just heard about Stirling - never really saw him when he was Formula 1 racing as he retired when I was 12, and of course TV coverage wasn't as widespread then, but he was always an icon of what a racing driver should be, in the days when it wasn't just a case of racing in the one category. His Mille Miglia exploits were (and remain) of course legendary! RIP, the best driver never to be World Champion.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by delta

Ah I had forgot about that evening.The bike was much appreciated Chris.Cycling is a great escape from motor racing as its nice and simple. I do wear a helmet now but apart from checking tyre pressures, jump on and off you go.
Hey Mike remember those rides we did down at Portimao they were a lot of fun.

Lagos! They were fun......

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

the best driver never to be World Champion.

Richard, may be you can add the fantastic Chris Amon, one of my favorite. The list of champions sans couronne could be a long one…

[Colin McKay]

Originally Posted by grantp

I recall one model humanbeing - a see through outer body and all of the major organs to paint and fit into it. Like nothing I had ever seen in a UK based shop or a forces NAAFI. But then most of their stuff was like that.

Thinking back, the human was, iirc, a male. Probably.

I guess there wire limits for allowed reality.

Grant, the model you remember was called The Visible Man. My father sold them in his laboratory & medical equipment shop and although probably intended for 13 year olds they were often bought as an organ location aid by first year medical students at the university. You're right about the gender neutrality, a demure bulge where certain bits should be probably left graduates rather vague on male urology. Hopefully they were able to augment their studies later. My summer job from 10 years old was making up dissection kits for the students, filled with fearsome scalpels and assorted other implements with which to injure myself