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  Topic: Great Dorset Steam Fair 1st-5th Sept
doctorwhen

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PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:48 pm   Subject: Great Dorset Steam Fair 1st-5th Sept
I've "done" the GDSF for the last 3 years, and it's been fantastic: It's a massive site and there's so much to see and do (especially if you like a bit of steam as I do!)

Here's a few sho ...
  Topic: Milky perspex
doctorwhen

Replies: 5
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PostForum: General Restoration Advice   Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:01 am   Subject: Milky perspex
I successfully used Greygate Plastic Polish (believe it's identical to "Renovo" (sold as a window polish) but half the price.
  Topic: End of analogue radio
doctorwhen

Replies: 14
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PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:23 pm   Subject: End of analogue radio
... there will be many smaller companies jumping into the void that will be created.

I'm assuming the government are doing this with an eye to selling off chunks of the bandwidth for commercial use ...
  Topic: New Member
doctorwhen

Replies: 8
Views: 4829

PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:16 pm   Subject: New Member
Welcome to the forum. G15 is great fun. I owned this one back in the 1970s

Blimey! I bet those triple airhorns have given a few old ladies a fright over the years!
  Topic: Road Trip America - driving a classic in the States
doctorwhen

Replies: 8
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PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:56 pm   Subject: Road Trip America - driving a classic in the States
How about buying something and then selling it again when you leave?

That would be great, but I can't find anyone in the UK who would insure this at an affordable price... unless you guys have any ...
  Topic: End of analogue radio
doctorwhen

Replies: 14
Views: 9546

PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:47 pm   Subject: End of analogue radio
Whilst I'm still hunting for the ideal classic car, I do currently own a couple of lovely old vintage radios, and know of several people who own them, too... obviously, those will be affected.

Curr ...
  Topic: Radiator Styles
doctorwhen

Replies: 10
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PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:34 pm   Subject: Radiator Styles
I wonder someone really clever could use that "face recognition" technology they use for Passport metrics and the like to make an automated database?

That way, you could snap a camera-pho ...
  Topic: V5C Registration Certificate Changing - 15th August 2010.
doctorwhen

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PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:28 pm   Subject: V5C Registration Certificate Changing - 15th August 2010.
Looking at that, it seems that if you are breaking for spares maybe you need to take whatever you've got left (a cardboard box with some rusty bolts and a broken fanbelt) down to the ATF to get your c ...
  Topic: Newbie Seeks Daily Driver - oh, and hello, by the way!
doctorwhen

Replies: 14
Views: 9352

PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:23 am   Subject: Newbie Seeks Daily Driver - oh, and hello, by the way!
You could always have the best of both worlds, and drop the radial engine from an SE5 into a of some sort... Shocked
  Topic: Road Trip America - driving a classic in the States
doctorwhen

Replies: 8
Views: 8203

PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:01 am   Subject: Road Trip America - driving a classic in the States
£££€€€€$$$

Yep, that's what it all boils down to!

The problem with the insurance and road trips isn't really down to staying in a single state - it's the fact you're not going via one ...
  Topic: Newbie Seeks Daily Driver - oh, and hello, by the way!
doctorwhen

Replies: 14
Views: 9352

PostForum: Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat   Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:52 am   Subject: Newbie Seeks Daily Driver - oh, and hello, by the way!
A Bi-plane?

Now that would be awesome although I prefer the Sopwith Camel despite it's dodgy handling... but no, a Reliant Scimitar SE5a of course Very Happy
  Topic: Road Trip America - driving a classic in the States
doctorwhen

Replies: 8
Views: 8203

PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:41 pm   Subject: Road Trip America - driving a classic in the States
I've been pondering a mid-life-crisis trip as I hurtle towards my 40th.

What I'd like to do is to drive something like Route 66 in a big 50s or 60s cruiser - a Plymouth Fury, or a Chevy Impala - so ...
  Topic: Dr. Busker
doctorwhen

Replies: 6
Views: 5208

PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:19 pm   Subject: Dr. Busker
Seen him a couple of times at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Certainly a character - and we need more of those!
  Topic: YOUR DREAM CAR
doctorwhen

Replies: 32
Views: 34953

PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:18 pm   Subject: YOUR DREAM CAR
Car of my dreams, huh? That would have to be Billy Gibbon's CadZZilla, created by the awesome http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/48474/h01.jpg

A close second would be the Holden Efijy, sadly ju ...
  Topic: Period music/dress
doctorwhen

Replies: 11
Views: 6773

PostForum: General Motoring & Collectables (inc Classic Caravans)   Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:55 pm   Subject: Period music/dress
Hurrah! This is what it's all about.

I'm nearly always "dressed up" in one way or another. As an "historical interpreter" I've got a wardrobe that covers nearly 700 years, so i ...
 
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