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petermeachem · Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Posts: 358 Location: Chichester Sussex

I've just taken the petrol tank off. I love the smell of stale petrol. I also like angle grinder metal cutting discs but my top favourite has to be Castrol R, I'd wear it as a fragrance.
What's your favourite car related pong?

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

I too would vote for Castrol R.

Peter
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4850 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
Surely in cars it has to be that fresh leather smell which is missing from so many newere models.
Castrol R at race etc meetings.

Away from cars, that evocative smell of coal fired steam, preferably from Welsh Steam Coal though I believe that is hard to find now.
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kevin2306 · Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:18 pm Post subject:

castrol r does it for me too, thats why the lawnmower has some added..lovely

petermeachem · Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Posts: 358 Location: Chichester Sussex

That's a good idea, certainly encourage me to cut the grass. Or start the engine at least.
When I was a lad I had a scooter (BSA Sunbeam, weird thing) and we used to put, I think, some benzene in with the petrol.

Ellis · Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:27 pm Post subject:

Castellated nut · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 91 Location: Shropshire, UK

All of the above - and the smell of a rich mixture on a frosty morning!

BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

There's an old feller (probably not much more than me!) who rides a Suzuki stepthru, slowly, whilst smoking his pipe. The smell of two stroke and cherry tobacco on a frosty morning always takes me back to childhood. Also cut grass and mower exhaust fumes.

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

I love the mix of leather,wood and old polish smell that wafts out of an old quality car when you open the door.
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Keith D · Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:02 pm Post subject:

Leather for me too! When you open the door of a closed car in the hot weather and breath that first lungful of leather aroma- Fabulous!

I also love the smell of rain on a hot, dry bitumen roadway.

Keith

MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA

Nancy Griffith has a beautiful song in which she refers to the smell of a Woolworths store.

Link here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GK462XnRjQ

(Straying just a little off-topic!)
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Ironhead · Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Posts: 458 Location: Leicestershire

with some of the others..the old-car smell,and Castrol R.i used to put a drop in the petrol tank of my BSA A10..all my mates used to love following me!also miss the smell of the Gardner 180 diesel engine in my first 'proper' lorry..my modern Daf is smell-less Sad

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4231 Location: South Cheshire

There used to be a "scrap yard" smell ......in the days when vehicles were scrapped rather than recycled !

I used to like it Smile

Dave