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Re: New toy

Post #121 by hair bear » Mon May 11, 2026 5:22 pm

I'm still not sure I really grasp the 'oily' finish on the Major as it's exactly what the 550 looked like Thursday night and took hours to remove. The light fitting certainly gave it some character.
The weather was f****reezing. If you could get out of the wind it was ok, but I had a fleece with a heavy coat over the top and was still cold, didn't take it off all day. As an aside, nearly half way through May and I had frost on the car this morning!
The Massey line up was mostly chance, they all turned up at different times. I was at the other end of the line and someone suggested shuffling about so we did - worked well.
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Re: New toy

Post #122 by hair bear » Sat Jul 18, 2026 7:58 pm

Unusual bed fellows for todays show.

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I don't know how much work has gone into this - absolutely pristine, I still want one.
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Re: New toy

Post #123 by essexpete » Sun Jul 19, 2026 12:14 am

Suburu was a bit juicy for a relatively small vehicle?
I like the E Type!


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Re: New toy

Post #124 by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Jul 19, 2026 9:37 am

essexpete wrote:Suburu was a bit juicy for a relatively small vehicle?
I like the E Type!



Yes, agreed, the 'E' Type must be one of the all great British classic cars. :thumbup:

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Re: New toy

Post #125 by hair bear » Sun Jul 19, 2026 11:29 am

I think the Subaru is a 1.8 boxer.
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Re: New toy

Post #126 by mechman » Sun Jul 19, 2026 12:18 pm

Jeremy Rowland wrote:
essexpete wrote:Suburu was a bit juicy for a relatively small vehicle?
I like the E Type!



Yes, agreed, the 'E' Type must be one of the all great British classic cars. :thumbup:

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Mate had an E Type years ago and thought it was pretty good until an escort showed him the way. the escort had V 6 in it. :thumbup:


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Re: New toy

Post #127 by essexpete » Sun Jul 19, 2026 1:10 pm

:D


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Re: New toy

Post #128 by hair bear » Sat Jul 25, 2026 2:54 pm

It's been made clear in the past that I shouldn't be left unsupervised. Remember these pins I fitted under the cab?
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I found a piece of old irrigation pipe.
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Cut to length, flattend the end, and drilled a couple of holes...
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Carries 3 marker poles and 2 board scrapers.
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Replace the upper fitting with a short strap, and all removable in under a minute. I'll probably shorten it a little to match the windscreen ledge but the concept works.
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The future's bright.. Bright red and grey that is.


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