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Um... the above wheelz... check. But but but but but... what about the above chicz?
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If you really want to know...
1st pic, Shirley and Gill. I'm friends with Shirley on facebook she's just got married to lomg time boyfriend and is now decidedly larger than she was in that pic.
And Gill was/is my second ex-wife.
2nd pic:
Sue, Brendan's wife (Brendan is in my pipeline pix); Shirley again and Kath. Kath's mother died when she was young and when Kath had too much booze she'd get tired and emotional, cry, and blubber to anyone within earshot who could be bothered to listen. Her boyfriend of the time, Colin, eventually got poxed off with this and left her. Colin is currently living in Shrewsbury, paired off with a nice nurse and drums for a straight ahead rock and roll band that play biker venues. Kath and I once had a somewhat intimate moment at the New Cross Inn whilst her husband to be sat a few seats down, oblivious, but that's another story.
I don't feel bad cos Noel (that was his name) was a racist git who closely resembled Nosferatu. They moved to his Irish homeland a couple of years after they married and set up a bed and breakfast place. I done the disco at their wedding, Peter Hook from New Order was there with his girlfriend of the time 'Mrs Merton' cos Kath is Mrs Merton's cousin.
I'd quite like to see Kath again, she may have been a nutter but I liked her.
Final pic, my ex again, I have a million photos of her, all of which are now pretty meaningless tbh.
Yah know, I talk too much, glad I got some work coming up, will give me some money to get out and socialise
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I must admit FBS you have lived life to the full and makes mine feel sum what mundane an I thought I had done a bit and seen a bit.
Korea? GSM NI? or 82 Cruise in the South Atlantic?I had done a bit and seen a bit.
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Here’s some pix of the 1951 Ford Anglia E494A I owned for three years. I couldn’t drive it for one of those three years as I was banned from driving cos I am a hopeless alcoholic. Or acted stoopid at the time. Or both.
The black & white pictures I took shortly after buying it from a fella in Stoke Newington in 1982, taking in all the cosmetic faults that I intended to take care of. I did actually repair and make good a few of them.
All the b & w pix were scanned at 1200dpi from 35mm negatives, I don’t recall the camera used but it wouldn’t have been anything fancy.
I used the car a lot, even done parcel delivery in it for six months in central London. Twas a good conversation opener with customers. I was never once stopped by the police.
It done about 55mph flat out, 60mph downhill or with a good supporting wind; had three gears; a bakelite dashboard; rod/drum brakes; an 800cc sidevalve flathead engine; a plywood floor (which I replaced with 18mm marine ply with 6 coats of marine varnish); no heater; a six volt electrical system which didn’t make for good headlamps; aileron indicators (little orange illuminated arms that popped up from the side of the car); leather seats; windscreen wipers that worked on a vacuum tank which meant that when you drove the car uphill the wipers almost stopped working.
It blew a few head gaskets so I had the head sand blasted by a Hells Angel at his Chatham, Kent, workshop and then skimmed by Tipler Engineering in the Old Kent Road, who’ve been there since probably 1910 or something and are still there today. After that it didn’t blow anymore gaskets. I was surprised that 31 years after it’s manufacture head gaskets were still available over the counter.
Just as well as it to be de-coked quite regularly (about once every nine months). It also needed regular servicing with a grease gun and a regular oil change. De-coking was dead easy though, just undo about 16 bolts, take off the head and get cleaning.
I also ground in the valves a couple of times.
The pic that may be hard to work out is the boot well which was quite badly rusted, it was a weak point in these cars. I can’t remember whether the classic car status road tax exemption was in force back then but it may have been. It passed the MOT with no problems three times in a row.
The last two pix are from the day I sold it, the guy drove it down the road and out of my life.
I do regret selling it, loved that car, but we’d just bought our first jointly owned property so funds were tight, I’d only just started work after a 15 month lay off, we’d just bought a newer modern car and two cars seemed like a luxury, so I sold the Anglia. It was 34 years old when I sold it, if it still survives then it is now 60 years old.
The fella in the photos is me, the female is my ex second wife and the young lad is Paul, the first born of my nieces and nephews. I had high hopes for Paul, he was a bright boy but today he still lives with his parents and is an alcoholic who can’t hold down a job. Such is life.
The old stately building in one of the pix is Knole House in Knole Park at Sevenoaks, Kent, which has some history but I don’t remember what history.
Have also posted some pix from the manual for the car, as you can see from the dashboard layout pic I clearly didn’t have the deluxe version of the Anglia, just the basic one. It seemed strange having to turn the ignition key on then pull a small button to start the engine. I remember the early mini’s had the same thing.
Here’s the pix:
The black & white pictures I took shortly after buying it from a fella in Stoke Newington in 1982, taking in all the cosmetic faults that I intended to take care of. I did actually repair and make good a few of them.
All the b & w pix were scanned at 1200dpi from 35mm negatives, I don’t recall the camera used but it wouldn’t have been anything fancy.
I used the car a lot, even done parcel delivery in it for six months in central London. Twas a good conversation opener with customers. I was never once stopped by the police.
It done about 55mph flat out, 60mph downhill or with a good supporting wind; had three gears; a bakelite dashboard; rod/drum brakes; an 800cc sidevalve flathead engine; a plywood floor (which I replaced with 18mm marine ply with 6 coats of marine varnish); no heater; a six volt electrical system which didn’t make for good headlamps; aileron indicators (little orange illuminated arms that popped up from the side of the car); leather seats; windscreen wipers that worked on a vacuum tank which meant that when you drove the car uphill the wipers almost stopped working.
It blew a few head gaskets so I had the head sand blasted by a Hells Angel at his Chatham, Kent, workshop and then skimmed by Tipler Engineering in the Old Kent Road, who’ve been there since probably 1910 or something and are still there today. After that it didn’t blow anymore gaskets. I was surprised that 31 years after it’s manufacture head gaskets were still available over the counter.
Just as well as it to be de-coked quite regularly (about once every nine months). It also needed regular servicing with a grease gun and a regular oil change. De-coking was dead easy though, just undo about 16 bolts, take off the head and get cleaning.
I also ground in the valves a couple of times.
The pic that may be hard to work out is the boot well which was quite badly rusted, it was a weak point in these cars. I can’t remember whether the classic car status road tax exemption was in force back then but it may have been. It passed the MOT with no problems three times in a row.
The last two pix are from the day I sold it, the guy drove it down the road and out of my life.
I do regret selling it, loved that car, but we’d just bought our first jointly owned property so funds were tight, I’d only just started work after a 15 month lay off, we’d just bought a newer modern car and two cars seemed like a luxury, so I sold the Anglia. It was 34 years old when I sold it, if it still survives then it is now 60 years old.
The fella in the photos is me, the female is my ex second wife and the young lad is Paul, the first born of my nieces and nephews. I had high hopes for Paul, he was a bright boy but today he still lives with his parents and is an alcoholic who can’t hold down a job. Such is life.
The old stately building in one of the pix is Knole House in Knole Park at Sevenoaks, Kent, which has some history but I don’t remember what history.
Have also posted some pix from the manual for the car, as you can see from the dashboard layout pic I clearly didn’t have the deluxe version of the Anglia, just the basic one. It seemed strange having to turn the ignition key on then pull a small button to start the engine. I remember the early mini’s had the same thing.
Here’s the pix:
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What wonderful pics, Flops. 
My father had a Ford Popular, not sure of the year. It was brought out in 1953 and was based on the older Ford Anglia E494A that you had. As far as I know it looked identical but had a massiveD) 1100cc engine.
Ford Popular
He later moved on to the Ford Anglia 105E which was a much more modern car, unlike the previous ones which were all pre-WW2 designs. The Anglia 105E had that strange forewards sloping rear window which some said was designed to keep rain off the back window. It could do 0-60 in 36 seconds.
It was extremely popular in its day.
Ford Anglia 105E
My father had a Ford Popular, not sure of the year. It was brought out in 1953 and was based on the older Ford Anglia E494A that you had. As far as I know it looked identical but had a massive
D) 1100cc engine.Ford Popular
He later moved on to the Ford Anglia 105E which was a much more modern car, unlike the previous ones which were all pre-WW2 designs. The Anglia 105E had that strange forewards sloping rear window which some said was designed to keep rain off the back window. It could do 0-60 in 36 seconds.
It was extremely popular in its day.
Ford Anglia 105E
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Niv: I passed my car driving test in a 105E in May '68. I also owned for a while a 105E van.
My mate Roy (we still get irresponsible together) had a racing 105E with a massive engine and wheels that he raced at Brands Hatch. Damn near killed him once, he was lucky.
And of course Harry Potter had one
My mate Roy (we still get irresponsible together) had a racing 105E with a massive engine and wheels that he raced at Brands Hatch. Damn near killed him once, he was lucky.
And of course Harry Potter had one
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My first car was a 1946 Rover 60 which was the pre-war body with the new side and over head valve engine that was in 1967, I had to sell it in 1969 as I couldent afford new tyres it cost £10 and I sold it to a collector for £15. My next car was a 1950 Hilman Minx had that for a couple of years until the chassis rusted away and wouldent go round corners properly. Then many after that including a Ford 105E which was a smashing little car and it had a radio. Unfortunatly no pictures as I never thought to take photo's. I also had a Austin A30 and then a A35 and that went like stink as a mate of mine did a stage 3 conversion on the head for me. Great days and no speed cameras.
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Just watched a program on BBC4 called Ford's Dagenham Dream. It's the history of Dagenham and worth a watch for any older car enthusiasts.
It's on BBC4 again on Thursday night but very late, 12.45 AM (Fri morning)
It's on BBC4 again on Thursday night but very late, 12.45 AM (Fri morning)
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