Nostalgia

[Buckman]

The 3 litre was a straight 6 cylinder, the 3.5 (P5) was a V8 and the 3500 (P6) was also a V8.

Thanks. I was thinking of the SD1 Rover and forgot about the older Rover also having a V8.

 

[Dustydog]

I must have gone to the wrong College or hard a poor paper round
A Bond Mk G Estate and Austin A 35 van was my lot.
The Triumph TR4A compensated.

 

[toad a caravan]

I had the mark E bond it didn't say it was a sports cabriolet but it did have a Villiers 9E with SIBA dynostart 4 forward speed 4 reverse speed and a rag top and a 180 degree turning circle😁😁😁 prior bond had no doors and a pull cord start,,

 

[Hutch]

When I moved from Aberdeen to London, aged 5, we had a bottled drink called Micky, a chocolate drink. Then there were Jubblys.

 

[Jcloughie]

When I moved from Aberdeen to London, aged 5, we had a bottled drink called Micky, a chocolate drink. Then there were Jubblys. View attachment 6748

We could also get the jubbly frozen. mmmmmmm

John

 

[toad a caravan]

Mambo same shape as the jubbly,.then there was penny arrow bars🙂

 

[Hutch]

Mambo same shape as the jubbly,.then there was penny arrow bars🙂

Black Jacks and Fruit salads, 4 for a penny.

 

[otherclive]

Wipac magneto, Dunstall “silencers” and two strokes with expansion boxes and Castrol R

 

[Mel]

Dancing around my handbag, knees not hurting the next day.
Mel

 

[Ferrodo]

Wipac magneto, Dunstall “silencers” and two strokes with expansion boxes and Castrol R

Oh yeah. Still have a Triton lurking in the garage.

 

[otherclive]

Oh yeah. Still have a Triton lurking in the garage.

Lovely bike. Does it still go out on nice days?

 

[Ferrodo]

On very very nice days….,,back and knees willing😉

 

[Gafferbill]

.....my dream machine in the mid to late 60's was a Ford 5000 for off road work!!
On the road a Sunbeam Imp Sports.

 

[toad a caravan]

OtherClive,,My son's Norton Commando is still on Castrol R30...before I gave it him on Sunday runs mates kept behind me taking in the aroma🙂

 

[toad a caravan]

Good cars imps..stilleto n gazelle

 

[otherclive]

.....my dream machine in the mid to late 60's was a Ford 5000 for off road work!!
On the road a Sunbeam Imp Sports.

We had a Singer Chamois and to this day I don’t know how we managed to get myself, my wife, two kids in car seats plus a JR and the cat in it when we did our monthly trips from Plymouth to Leicester to see the parents. Leave Plymouth at around 0300 on a Saturday and leave Leicester after Sunday lunch. Nowadays a trip to Salisbury Plain seems an epic 😂

 

[RogerL]

We had a Singer Chamois and to this day I don’t know how we managed to get myself, my wife, two kids in car seats plus a JR and the cat in it when we did our monthly trips from Plymouth to Leicester to see the parents. Leave Plymouth at around 0300 on a Saturday and leave Leicester after Sunday lunch. Nowadays a trip to Salisbury Plain seems an epic 😂

Hillmap Imps, and its derivatives, were surprisingly roomy for their era - a size class up on the Mini although that was the perceived competition.

 

[otherclive]

Hillmap Imps, and its derivatives, were surprisingly roomy for their era - a size class up on the Mini although that was the perceived competition.

Great little car once I realised that to make progress the engine required more revs than my previous Hawk. It positively thrived on revs.

 

[Buckman]

Nostalgia is seeing a cop walk the beat and cuff and errant youngster around the earhole with no repercussions!

 

[otherclive]

Nostalgia is seeing a cop walk the beat and cuff and errant youngster around the earhole with no repercussions!

My brother once presented at Leicester Royal Infirmary with bad bruising and abdominal pains. Fortunately he checked out okay. But the doctor said he should report it to the police. “ They know all about it” he said. 🙈

 

[Ferrodo]

Hillmap Imps, and its derivatives, were surprisingly roomy for their era - a size class up on the Mini although that was the perceived competition.

Needed all that room to carry spare head gaskets

 

[Hutch]

Needed all that room to carry spare head gaskets

And shims for the cam shaft.

 

[Buckman]

No such issues with my Mk1 Cortina. It was quite a reliable car travelling over 4000 miles in less than 4 weeks.