May 2023:Quickfire A to Z of anything/everything

[myglaren]

Only briefly, can't stand it.

[mickthemaverick]

A simple D from our lunchtime nosh:

Own work

[NewcastleFalcon]

E-Day dawns...on the Merry Month of May Quickfire A to Z of Anything/Everything.

Lotus liked their "E's"

This page ( https://www.type50.com/?Owning_a_%2B2___Modified_cars) has a number of odd-bod Lotus Elan +2 examples, stumbled on today including one originally described as a "Lotumph". For some reason someone had put a Triumph Straight 6 and a modified GT6 Bonnet on it. Later the Triumph Straight 6, was swopped for a V8. I picked out this pic which I recognised instantly as Morpeth Northumberland Carlisle Park with the Courthouse behind.



I do have a Falcon Original of that car...

Spotted this British, two-seater sports + 2 apparently (but don't seem as if there's much room in the back!), and when it starts up, if you ever miss being on 40 Woodbines a day, just get a couple of lungfulls, of the smoke from the exhaust no doubt equally as good for your health. Takes off with a reasonable parp after that initial smoke screen. Lotus Elan+2 first reg 1st September 1968, 4,600 cc's according to DVLA????, although 1,557ccs was the standard Lotus Twin Cam cc for the model.

Neil

[myglaren]

The famous leaning tower of Morpeth

[mickthemaverick]

Another spooky occurs as I captured these shots yesterday in anticipation of E day:

Own work

Own work

[myglaren]

Happy Rhodes (Grand-niece of Cecil Rhodes) Equipoise album.
She did the artwork herself.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Keep the "E's" flowing

My favourite petrol, if you can have such a thing, purely from a nostalgic point of view and the massive marketing influence of of the Tiger in the Tank, the Esso World Cup Coins, and the Esso Football Club Badges in my youth.

Emlyn Hughes and Jeff Astle
Esso World Cup Coins 1970
Still lying about in 2023!

and in other minor coincidences a nice period picture of Lochearnhead with Esso Station and P4



Neil

[myglaren]

Estrella De Mar.

[mickthemaverick]

E is for Excellent and also for Exquisite, both of which can be said of nature's offering to the E segment, The Emperor Butterfly:

BFTW

[CitroJim]

I'm at rest today ahead of a big run tomorrow so no camera action but - and this may be pushing it a bit - expeditions...

According to Google I undertook quite a few in April

Giggle...

More than I've done in a very, very long time!

[NewcastleFalcon]

I'm at rest today ahead of a big run tomorrow so no camera action but - and this may be pushing it a bit -

Click at something beginning with "E" in Chez Citrojim. No need to get out of the chair!...I didn't find two Esso 1970 World Cup coins and a tin of polish in the wonderful outdoors of the land of wide horizons today...it's a bit wet

Neil

[myglaren]

The Google thing seems to be very accurate or complete fiction.

[CitroJim]

The Google thing seems to be very accurate or complete fiction.

Mine is spot-on Steve

I'm at rest today ahead of a big run tomorrow so no camera action but - and this may be pushing it a bit -

Click at something beginning with "E" in Chez Citrojim. No need to get out of the chair!...I didn't find two Esso 1970 World Cup coins and a tin of polish in the wonderful outdoors of the land of wide horizons today...it's a bit wet

Neil

I've tried and drawn a blank Neil Can't immediately find any Es in my abode at all... The only E hereabouts is me - my second name...

[mickthemaverick]

I've tried and drawn a blank Neil Can't immediately find any Es in my abode at all... The only E hereabouts is me - my second name...

Jim, your abode is absolutely drowning in E, more of it than any other FCF member I'll bet, all you need to do is work out how to photograph Energy!!

[CitroJim]

I've tried and drawn a blank Neil Can't immediately find any Es in my abode at all... The only E hereabouts is me - my second name...

Jim, your abode is absolutely drowning in E, more of it than any other FCF member I'll bet, all you need to do is work out how to photograph Energy!!