classic car forum header
Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 
Register     Posting Photographs     Privacy     F/book OCC Facebook     OCC on Patreon

Old Classic Car updates: 2016-onwards
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 76, 77, 78 ... 97, 98, 99  Next
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration. Forum Index -> Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat
Author Message
Rick
Site Admin


Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 22423
Location: UK

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2022 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sixth instalment of old photos - Original Photos of British Cars 1950s-1960s - went live earlier today on YT, featuring many photos sent over by previous visitors to the channel/site, including contributions from a long-term respected member of this very forum!
https://youtu.be/3TdWz__dGOg

RJ
_________________
Rick - Admin
Home:https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos
OCC & classic car merchandise (Austin, Ford ++):
https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Rick
Site Admin


Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 22423
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2022 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The latest addition to YT sees your truly talking about bargain finds at car boot sales etc, all with a motoring link to them.
https://youtu.be/tJA1Lpk9XuU

RJ
_________________
Rick - Admin
Home:https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos
OCC & classic car merchandise (Austin, Ford ++):
https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
alastairq



Joined: 14 Oct 2016
Posts: 1948
Location: East Yorkshire

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a tin of Fluxite...been using it since the 1970's..[don't do a right lot of soldering if I can help it]...
Your box of jumble sale bits looks like my working tool box....which has spanners in it I bought, used, back in the 1960's...

I even keep spanners I have broken....jus in case the other end proves useful, one day?
Busted screwdriver handles even get a bit of square section steel welded across the end as a tee handle...

I use, with regularity, as an 'instant reach' toolkit [which usually lives in my Dellow, within easy reach]...housed in the tool roll one once used to get with every Skoda Estelle.
Including the Skoda -issued 8 & 10mm spanner, and the same 17 & 13 mm spanner. The double ended flat & cross head screwdrivers I have lost long ago..I think??

Used to take one with me to work...always useful to have, along with a biro...

The skoda tool roll is giving up the ghost slowly, sadly.
It's laces are becoming ever shorter, and the inter-compartment stitching is all disintegrating, so all the spanners and screwdrivers are getting mixed up now...
Which is a shame, really, as it's a useful tool roll...not as big or grand as the new, quite expensive [for what they are?] posh-looking tool rolls available today...
I really don't believe buying a posh green [Castrol lookalike?] tool roll, to be 'seen' as a gucci handbag accessory for one's highly polished classic car when on show to Joe Public, to be worth it...How long would it last in regular, oily usage?
So I might just have to learn how to sew???
_________________
Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
----------------------------------------------
Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ray White



Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Posts: 6264
Location: Derby

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Talking about old tools, I have two flexible brake hose clamps with GIRLING engraved on them. I have seen people use G clamps and Mole grips but never the correct tool. It is something I inherited.

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
badhuis



Joined: 20 Aug 2008
Posts: 1388
Location: Netherlands

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am sure I bought a similar set a few years ago, new so they are still available. No Girling engravings of course.
_________________
a car stops being fun when it becomes an investment
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ray White



Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Posts: 6264
Location: Derby

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is one of my favourites. Originally part of a comprehensive Crypton tuning kit the beauty of this carb balancer is it so easy to use. Note the numbers on the display can be read from either left or right location.




This was given to me by my late Father in Law. He worked at a local garage. When cars stopped being fitted with carburettors it became obsolete and would have been thrown out.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Rick
Site Admin


Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 22423
Location: UK

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's a great bit of kit Ray

RJ
_________________
Rick - Admin
Home:https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos
OCC & classic car merchandise (Austin, Ford ++):
https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ray White



Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Posts: 6264
Location: Derby

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is another handy tool.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
peter scott



Joined: 18 Dec 2007
Posts: 7112
Location: Edinburgh

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My favourite odd ball tool is this:



Peter
_________________
http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Ray White



Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Posts: 6264
Location: Derby

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2022 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For greasing leaf springs?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Ray White



Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Posts: 6264
Location: Derby

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2022 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is something that a side valve owner might benefit from.

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
peter scott



Joined: 18 Dec 2007
Posts: 7112
Location: Edinburgh

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2022 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ray White wrote:
For greasing leaf springs?


Just so.
_________________
http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Rick
Site Admin


Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 22423
Location: UK

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2022 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

VWs in many shapes and sizes make up today's photo upload, now embedded into the following page on the main site.
https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/vwtype4.htm

RJ
_________________
Rick - Admin
Home:https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos
OCC & classic car merchandise (Austin, Ford ++):
https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Rick
Site Admin


Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 22423
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2022 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Old photos from the 1910s through to the 1950s of motorcycles & occasionally sidecars too, make it into the latest upload. Now embedded into the following page on the site.
https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/motorcycles.htm

RJ
_________________
Rick - Admin
Home:https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos
OCC & classic car merchandise (Austin, Ford ++):
https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Rick
Site Admin


Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 22423
Location: UK

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2022 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Weaver Wander is a navigational road run that raises money for various charities, entries are a split between modern(ish) cars, classic cars, and a small number of vintage entries, so quite a mixture. Last weekend we headed down to have a look at the comings and goings as cars gathered prior to heading out for their drives. The vid below takes a look at various oldies in attendance, including a chat with a gent about his 1947 MG TC.
https://youtu.be/8Zvs6N3529k

RJ
_________________
Rick - Admin
Home:https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos
OCC & classic car merchandise (Austin, Ford ++):
https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration. Forum Index -> Classic & Vintage Cars, Lorries, Vans, Motorcycles etc - General Chat All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 76, 77, 78 ... 97, 98, 99  Next
Page 77 of 99

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
OCC Merch link
Forum T&C


php BB powered © php BB Grp.