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Yep, that's how I remember them. The north coast of Scotland looks very much like that now.
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It was a lot cheaper than that when I started driving.
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I spotted a Citroen DS on this chap's drive. As a matter of courtesy I popped round to his garage at the back to ask his permission to take a few pictures. Never mind a "Barn-Find" this was a Garage-find, and all in perfect working order.
Had a lovely conversation and I am full of admiration for the reconstruction from the original box of bits he bought it as. If you cant do it yourself, you find people who can. He got four diffs remanufactured and sold the other three. All the aluminium body panels were made from the sheet metal. It was originally a 1937 car.
Nice Garage Neil
Had a lovely conversation and I am full of admiration for the reconstruction from the original box of bits he bought it as. If you cant do it yourself, you find people who can. He got four diffs remanufactured and sold the other three. All the aluminium body panels were made from the sheet metal. It was originally a 1937 car.
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That's fantastic, would love a project like that some day.
I wonder how it'll go on for getting road legal - if that's planned in I suppose. Could end up a Q plate I guess unless you could find enough evidence (in a box of bits!!) to prove the age. In fairness if I'd had the joy of creating that back out of next to nothing, I'm not sure I'd care too much about it having an age related plate.
I wonder how it'll go on for getting road legal - if that's planned in I suppose. Could end up a Q plate I guess unless you could find enough evidence (in a box of bits!!) to prove the age. In fairness if I'd had the joy of creating that back out of next to nothing, I'm not sure I'd care too much about it having an age related plate.
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It is road legal Matt, and has a reg number, and for X day it is appropriately KXS nnn. As well as doing the heritage track stuff down at Goodwood etc he does several road rallies including "the Flying Scotsman".MattBLancs wrote: ↑27 May 2023, 20:50 That's fantastic, would love a project like that some day.
I wonder how it'll go on for getting road legal - if that's planned in I suppose. Could end up a Q plate I guess unless you could find enough evidence (in a box of bits!!) to prove the age. In fairness if I'd had the joy of creating that back out of next to nothing, I'm not sure I'd care too much about it having an age related plate.
I'll put up what it is shortly as it was some unlikely course of events which led me to coming across that, and having the conversation I did today!
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Steve's post here reminded me of this. I like a garage with a petrol hose over the pavement!
and another dangler from FranceNewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑12 May 2016, 23:27
There was a Shell Garage in our village which was bang on the pavement of the "High Street" so the tubes went over the top of the pavement so pedestrians could walk underneath, and used to dangle down and be tied up at the roadside.
The very garage....probably in the 1930's, although the tubes were still dangling in the 60's when I was walking past!
NeilNewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑26 Feb 2021, 08:54 Came across this fairly ordinary French garage while reading round the E10 fuel debate. I do like the fuel hoses over the pavement arrangement. The page translates pretty well in my browser.
https://sortiedegrange.com/quel-carbura ... -ancienne/
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They used to be very common in the villages around Whitby, not in the town though where the garages/petrol stations were more developed.
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We had one in Olney until quite recently. I'm sure I've posted a picture of it... Can't readily check as I'm currently away from home and posting using a small phone...
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small phone or just can't see what your typing?? There was a place in Highgate that had the over reaching fuel lines, I think it's gone now unfortunately
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Both... And in addition I don't know what I'm doing anyway
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Useful in an A to Z, fuel station spotting game, and rarer than the Q8 brand (say it out loud Kuwait).
A useful reminder too, to potential new posters of the existence of the "Garages Gallery Ancient and Modern Thread".
Pretty easy to contribute to I think, and plenty of interest in its previous pages...remember it does include the domestic garage too although not all will have the same sort of interesting content as this one...
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A useful reminder too, to potential new posters of the existence of the "Garages Gallery Ancient and Modern Thread".
Pretty easy to contribute to I think, and plenty of interest in its previous pages...remember it does include the domestic garage too although not all will have the same sort of interesting content as this one...
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I remember Q8 well from yonks ago but have not seen any in ages... Good to know they're still going...
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Q8 no longer have a presence in he UK in the Filling station business, selling off their stations to Pace Petroleum. Of course 100 points on offer for a contradiction with a Q8 branded forecourt photograph, with their logo which I didn't realise until today was a representation of a Dow. Still in the filling station Business in Europe I believe.
Q8, Diddenuewenerstrooss, Hesper-101
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An old Garage we saw coming out of St. Maws in Cornwall complete with a rainbow...
It still has a British Leyland sign on it!
And some old petrol pumps...
Also in St. Maws
It still has a British Leyland sign on it!
And some old petrol pumps...
Also in St. Maws
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and the suggestion has become a reality...well done! Looks like the AA Village sign and the pumps have seen better days! and it looks like the AA sign has gone
NeilNewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑30 Sep 2020, 10:14 I see St Mawes in Cornwall is on your route Mick. St Mawes has appeared on the FCF on POTD Petrol Pump Day in 2016 Worth a snap out the window as you cruise along the seafront! It was there in 2016 when google street view passed by, cant confirm its still there.
clicks three FCF thread boxeshttps://www.google.com/maps/@50.1589135 ... 312!8i6656
St Mawes - old petrol pump on the seafront
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Garages Gallery-Ancient and Modern
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