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« on: December 10, 2018, 08:38:54 PM »

14 disc box set of The Sweeney
-that should keep me going through Christmas Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2018, 09:52:37 PM »

Happy days...1978 in our Ford Granada L in Metalic Brown with me Dad at the wheel.
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2018, 09:55:40 PM »

Cool! Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2018, 07:52:05 AM »

December 1980,while at a TOPs plumbing city and guilds course..listening to the radio,repairing my bright Yellow/black vinyl roof 2.5 Granada ..using copper pipe to replace all the worn out hoses..I was poor..John Lennon got shot dead in New York..
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« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2018, 09:40:06 AM »

Great line from episode one (I think)

"We're the Sweeney son, and we haven't had any dinner"   Cool
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« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2018, 10:27:04 AM »

Here’s an interesting widget, if you type in the registration number of the car into the gov website for MoT history, it shows NHK295M to be a Ford Consul.

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/


The original car apparently has a facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1029158957130521.1073741846.444075692305520&type=3
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.

Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues

Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!

"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2018, 01:20:44 PM »

consul gt,

 i had a consul l,  just very early mk1 granadas.  mine had v4 2litre.
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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2018, 05:52:47 PM »

Get yer traasers on, yer nicked Smiley
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