Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

Jim Walker · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: Newbie Blog.

Hi Everyone, I'm a new oldie. New to this Forum, but fast approaching my three score years and ten!
I currently have 5 vehicles which probably qualify me for this site in addition to my trusty Rover 214SL.

My most cherished is an Austin FL1 Metropolitan Hire Car (like an FX2 Taxi, but with front passenger door). I learnt to drive and passed my test in this car in 1956. Since then I have driven it as a taxi and privately well over 100,000 miles and carried some very famous passengers. The car also transported Kathryn Zeta Jones in 'The Darling Buds of May'.
I also have 2 Triumph Speed Twin Motorcycles one a 1957 pre-unit and one a 1959 unit type.
My other cars are a 1968 Triumph Herald 13/60 Convertible (needing attention) and a 1968 registered 2 litre Triumph Gentry (MG TF Lookalike), which unlike a genuine TF, is quite at home in modern traffic and has in fact been timed at 16.02 seconds for a standing quarter mile.

I hope I have not bored anyone, Jim walker.

emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

Hi jim, and welcome from another brand new member. Nobody ever gets bored reading/talking about other peoples collections! Btw, why do classic car fans rarely just have one?

Scotty · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 883

Welcome Jim. Wink

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

Hi Jim, welcome aboard!! Smile

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Welcome from me too, do you have any pics of your vehicles? They say so much more than words!

Cheers

Dave

Jim Walker · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: Pictures

I do have lots of photos, but I've just had one frustrating and only partially successful, session with photobucket trying to post a picture in 'Help Identity of this car wanted'. I will try tomorrow when I have had some shuteye and recovered.

47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

Welcome Jim. Very Happy

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Jim Walker · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

Well! I hope that here aresome photos. Not including the Herald because I have no recent ones and there is not room to get a camera in the shed where it is stored! I have included a pic. of a previous project for the heck of it.

http://s444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/jamesrambler/my%20wheels/

Confused

Oh Dear! Life is so complicated! Why can I not do this? I am trying to follow the Beginner,s Guide, but........... Can someone please rescue me again?

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

You should see 4 or so different links associated with your picture, when you look at the pic that you have copied into photobucket.

Choose the link that is surrounded by the IMG letters, copy and paste that into your post and it should (!) work

rgds, Rick
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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

I hope this wasn't you Jim Shocked

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Jim Walker · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks 47p2, That's the second time.

The 'Bobin Robin' pilot is indeed me. I built/modified it in 1994 as an attraction for a Chesterfield Canal event. I believe it is still around with others claiming credit for it, but that's life. It had/has no engine, but a small outboard inside the hatchback. It was towed around the Country on its own wheels with an A frame.

Jim.

PAUL BEAUMONT · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks

Looks a bit like the result of one of the more disasterous escapades in "Only Fools and Horses"!
PAUL

Jim Walker · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject:

You may be right about "looks like" Paul, but it certainly was not. The Bobin' Robin raised over £2000 towards canal restoration on a sponsored sail up the entire 30 mile navigable length of the Chesterfield Canal. As well as supporting other charity events on other canals. I would not like to try it now! The next 3 miles are now restored with 21 more Locks!
In any case the dreaded Health & Safety and new boating regulations would not let us try.

Jim.

wrinx · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 142 Location: Derbyshire

Welcome aboard!

From another Cestrefeldian Very Happy

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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

How did you manage to make the 'bobbin' watertight? there must have been some interesting trial runs during the build?? great little machine Smile

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