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by pbar
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Who Remembers?
Replies: 1318
Views: 1844966

Re: Who Remembers?

andyd wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:24 am Many weekends through the 80s it was usually a music or horror video :cool:
Ahhhh that great feeling of browsing through the video rental shop, and the excitement of heading home with your choice.

Same kind of feeling you'd get when going home to play your new record shop purchase.
by pbar
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Who Remembers?
Replies: 1318
Views: 1844966

Re: Who Remembers?

Paul G wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:01 pm I've still got my VCR and it still works unlike my DVD player!
That says a lot that does Paul, about how things were made back then compared to modern tech :)
by pbar
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: The beauty of Vinyl...
Replies: 10
Views: 140

Re: The beauty of Vinyl...

nemo wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:15 am You probably already know this Paul, but Cass Elliot, Mama Cass of the Mamas & the Papas... well I wouldn`t want to sleep in that room!
Me neither! One of those bizarre rock n' roll tales isn't it, with much sadness too.
by pbar
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Dash trim
Replies: 5
Views: 113

Re: Dash trim

jeepman wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:05 am i'm now a wiser man.
That happens automatically as you get older. Or so I'm led to believe!
by pbar
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Who Remembers?
Replies: 1318
Views: 1844966

Re: Who Remembers?

And this is how we streamed films in the 80's.

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by pbar
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: The beauty of Vinyl...
Replies: 10
Views: 140

Re: The beauty of Vinyl...

I find this Who album cover very poignant. Keith Moon died shortly after it's release. Look what it says on his chair.

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by pbar
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:21 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: The beauty of Vinyl...
Replies: 10
Views: 140

Re: The beauty of Vinyl...

Can you see the real me, can you, can you!
by pbar
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: NGK Spark plugs
Replies: 16
Views: 582

Re: NGK Spark plugs

Major_Tom wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:50 pm
pbar wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:19 pm Just wondering what you decided to do Tom, did you opt for another make or did you find some NGK ones.
NOS from the bay of E 👍
Excellent, good find!
by pbar
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 381

Re: First drive in an MG

Jasonmarie wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:53 pm
pbar wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:39 pm 'when they met, it was....murder!'

That’s what my mother in law said when I met my wife :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol:
by pbar
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Did this man forget to take his brain medicine?
Replies: 10
Views: 151

Re: Did this man forget to take his brain medicine?

Nothing and no one, comes between a man and his music.
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 381

Re: First drive in an MG

'when they met, it was....murder!'
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Dash trim
Replies: 5
Views: 113

Re: Dash trim

Jasonmarie wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:10 pm That’s for fitting a manual choke .
:agree:
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 316

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

SCP440 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:26 pm I have heard so much about some modern cars you actually have to think if the designers are doing this on purpose.
Yes for sure. 'Owner prevention' I think I've heard it named.
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: MK1 on ebay
Replies: 19
Views: 282

Re: MK1 on ebay

Probly easier to just get another one ....if you still can . :) What another car? Bit drastic! :xd: Well pbar, needs must an all that :lol: Nah , I meant the sunroof , but if I did have to get a whole nother car........I can here her now "well that worked out suspiciously well .......didnt it ...
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Did this man forget to take his brain medicine?
Replies: 10
Views: 151

Re: Did this man forget to take his brain medicine?

Andrew 2.8i wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:15 pm Seems reasonably priced to me..... :lol:

Andrew.
:lol: Magic!
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 73 CapriEV
Replies: 66
Views: 45685

Re: 73 CapriEV

Those pics are awesome. Thanks for posting them, think I'll grab those to keep.
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 316

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

SCP440 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:47 pm High tech only looks good in the showroom, after that it is a liability.
Yes, completely agree. Trouble is, people fall for it and are turned on by it. It seems that the more tech something is the more desireable it is.
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 316

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

nemo wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:30 pm A guy across the road has an Audi A4 (I think?) whatever, his battery went flat overnight. Unfortunately the battery is in the boot, - and the boot is electrically operated.
What an absolute farce! Fred Karno would have been proud of coming up with that.
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 73 CapriEV
Replies: 66
Views: 45685

Re: 73 CapriEV

Those are super pics of the car. If you should have a front-angled view (similar to the rear-angled one) please post it! Do you mean of the simulated racing car? Yes, similar to the bottom pic you posted, but from the front angle. I do know Ric Wood a little funnily enough, been to his place, fasci...
by pbar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 316

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

It`s ironic because all this complexity is so that you can just press a button rather than having the onerous task of pulling a lever. See - it`s making life easier.... ;) Hehe, irony is a good term for it all! High tech is a great selling point, as people swoon at the thought of it all. You can im...