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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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 Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject: newbie in the west midlands |
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Hi all,
I have been into classics and custom cars / trucks for about 30 years. My current daily driver is a 1977 american AMC Hornet fitted with a 4.2 litre straight 6 engine and auto transmission. It has been converted to run on LPG Autogas it does about 18mpg and I usually pay less than 50p per litre, cheap motoring or what !!! I am also building a Trike with a 1400cc Rover 'K series' engine and autobox and building a 1956 Ford Pop with a Pinto engine.
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Dirty Habit
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Posts: 398
Location: West Midlands, UK
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Welcome 
I am also in the West Midlands and into American cars/trucks and converting to LPG. I am currently restoring my 1964 International Harvester which now runs on LPG only.
Hope you enjoy the forum...
Allen
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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Hi there,
the International sounds very interesting, I live at Telford, Shropshire, whereabouts are you ? If you are not too far away perhaps we could meet up sometime. |
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Dirty Habit
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Location: West Midlands, UK
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I live about a mile and half from J7 of the M6. Give me a shout if your are coming down this way.
Allen
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hotrodjon
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Hi Allen,
will do. At the moment I have had to take my Hornet of the road for a few days to get it ready for m.o.t. I have just had the rear leaf springs overhauled and uprated due to the extra weight of the LPG tank. I have done just under 6000 miles since last september. |
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: Show at Himley Hall this sunday |
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Hi Allen,
there is a car show at Himley Hall near Dudley on this sunday ( run by transtar promotions ) are you going ? I will be there in my AMC Hornet. |
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: yet another project |
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| Total insanity - I have just bought a 1971 BSA Ariel 3 trike / moped last on the road in 1977. I really must change my medication !!!!! |
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Rick
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject: Ariel 3 |
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Thats the one Rick,
thet are supposed to be very scary to ride.
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:16 pm Post subject: Lutterworth Show |
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Hi Allen,
I have just got back from a yank / custom show at Lutterworth, was that your International truck I saw ? its a big mother ain't it. I was there in my AMC, about three rows behind. I could not see anybody by the truck when I came for a looksee. John W. |
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Dirty Habit
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Location: West Midlands, UK
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No it wasn't me. I have not done any work on my truck for weeks.....I have been so busy with another project and repairing the front of my daughter's car after she hit two parked cars 
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject: International |
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| This one was a blue and white one with a wooden pickup bed, I just thought it may have been yours as they are so rare !!! |
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Giggles
Joined: 25 Nov 2007
Posts: 302
Location: Tucked up under a patchwork quilt somwhere in Suffolk
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Welcome to forum. 
Got any photo's of your rides?
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hotrodjon
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject: my rides |
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Hi there,
look in readers rides ' newbie in the midlands' loads more photo's if you don't think I will bore everybody. |
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