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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Lizzie_Zoom on 20 September 2008, 11:29:43
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There was me having driven, with a full car load, over 600 miles up to and around the Lake District, then back down to Blackpool, when with just 5 miles to go before arriving at our holiday home, on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
No problem I thought, until I realised my trolley jack was back in my garage in Ashford as the boot had to be filled to the brim with my adopted daughter's families luggage and there had been no room for it all! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Unpacked car of occupants to stand on the embankment, and then boot of all the luggage, extracting one good spare wheel, tools, and that bloody scissor jack!! >:(
All went well to start with until jacking up the car and taking off (very easily for a change!) the offending wheel.........that damned stupid contraption of a jack decided to topple, with the wheel hub ending up in the road surface!! >:( >:(
Fortunately I managed to place the awful jack back under the jacking point and very carefully, with old wheel being progressively pushed under the rising car as a safety (for my sanity!) measure, jack the car up enough to place the spare wheel on the hub, that is after I had straigtened the metal hub backing plate which had been crushed against the bottom of the brake disc! >:(
Anyway all was ok in the end, and I did not require my AA breakdown cover, but I will now vow never to leave home again without my trusty trolley jack! 8-) 8-)
Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
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Glad you are safe Lizzie.
Those scissor jacks are awful, I much prefer my 3 tonne trolley jack from Clarke!
Unfortunately, I just don't have room for that in the car, as well as a cage, 2 dogs, and all my camping gear - so I too onnly carry a scissor jack for emergencies :'(
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Glad you are safe Lizzie.
Those scissor jacks are awful, I much prefer my 3 tonne trolley jack from Clarke!
Unfortunately, I just don't have room for that in the car, as well as a cage, 2 dogs, and all my camping gear - so I too onnly carry a scissor jack for emergencies :'(
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Ah, but scissor jacks have some many "other" uses...
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never liked using them jacks never ever felt safe with them
oh and welcome back lizzie :y
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never liked using them jacks never ever felt safe with them
oh and welcome back lizzie :y
Thanks Andy! :y
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Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
At least vauxhall have now supplied a proper scissor jack to their new cars rather than the half scissor jack supplied with Omega Senators etc. Still not as good as a trolly jack ... the edge of the sill where the scissor jack locates never seems to inspire confidence :-/ Only to be used at the side of the road in emergencies.
I thought I was seeing things when I saw Lizzie Z again! ;) Welcome to the fold again!
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i used my scissor jack to change my wheels in a garage... stupid things took one of the metal things off the bottom plastic if people know what i mean-the thing that the plastic is attached to
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Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
At least vauxhall have now supplied a proper scissor jack to their new cars rather than the half scissor jack supplied with Omega Senators etc. Still not as good as a trolly jack ... the edge of the sill where the scissor jack locates never seems to inspire confidence :-/ Only to be used at the side of the road in emergencies.
I thought I was seeing things when I saw Lizzie Z again! ;) Welcome to the fold again!
.....and watch your fingers, arms, legs, head,etc..... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Mine was even on level ground with auto box in "park", hand brake hard on and front wheels chocked and still it went over! :o :o :o :o
Still I will never forget when I used a scissor jack for the first time as a girl of 17 on my first darling little car the Farina bodied A40...the body went up but the floor pans/chassis and wheels stayed on the floor!! :o :o :o :o ;D ;)
Yes Andy definately NOT an illusion I am back thanks again, feeling stronger for what lies ahead in this crazy world, along with my miggy!! ;D ;D ;)
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Still I will never forget when I used a scissor jack for the first time as a girl of 17 on my first darling little car the Farina bodied A40...the body went up but the floor pans/chassis and wheels stayed on the floor!! :o :o :o :o ;D ;)
Along the same lines .... many many moons ago (1982) I'd jacked up my MkIII Cortina with supplied jack that had a bar that slotted into a hole through the sill. The car went up but I could hear the rusted steel creaking & crunching as I hurriedly tried to align the wheel studs with the holes in the wheel. I could never use that jacking oint again! :-?
Yes Andy definately NOT an illusion I am back thanks again, feeling stronger for what lies ahead in this crazy world, along with my miggy!! ;D ;D ;)
Remember to count to 10 very very slowly! :y :y :y
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Still I will never forget when I used a scissor jack for the first time as a girl of 17 on my first darling little car the Farina bodied A40...the body went up but the floor pans/chassis and wheels stayed on the floor!! :o :o :o :o ;D ;)
Along the same lines .... many many moons ago (1982) I'd jacked up my MkIII Cortina with supplied jack that had a bar that slotted into a hole through the sill. The car went up but I could hear the rusted steel creaking & crunching as I hurriedly tried to align the wheel studs with the holes in the wheel. I could never use that jacking oint again! :-?
Yes Andy definately NOT an illusion I am back thanks again, feeling stronger for what lies ahead in this crazy world, along with my miggy!! ;D ;D ;)
Remember to count to 10 very very slowly! :y :y :y
Yes, that's an 'orrible sound all right Andy!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Absolutely right; in fact I may make it 100!! :D :D ;)
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Glad to have you back Lizzie......I knew that you wanted to come back really. :y :y :y
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There was me having driven, with a full car load, over 600 miles up to and around the Lake District, then back down to Blackpool, when with just 5 miles to go before arriving at our holiday home, on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
No problem I thought, until I realised my trolley jack was back in my garage in Ashford as the boot had to be filled to the brim with my adopted daughter's families luggage and there had been no room for it all! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Unpacked car of occupants to stand on the embankment, and then boot of all the luggage, extracting one good spare wheel, tools, and that bloody scissor jack!! >:(
All went well to start with until jacking up the car and taking off (very easily for a change!) the offending wheel.........that darned stupid contraption of a jack decided to topple, with the wheel hub ending up in the road surface!! >:( >:(
Fortunately I managed to place the awful jack back under the jacking point and very carefully, with old wheel being progressively pushed under the rising car as a safety (for my sanity!) measure, jack the car up enough to place the spare wheel on the hub, that is after I had straigtened the metal hub backing plate which had been crushed against the bottom of the brake disc! >:(
Anyway all was ok in the end, and I did not require my AA breakdown cover, but I will now vow never to leave home again without my trusty trolley jack! 8-) 8-)
Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
Scissor Sisters?? ::)
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Great that you are back safe and well Lizzie. Us women should stick together. You have just increased our number by about 25% :y :y
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You should never have gone away.
On holiday I always take a trolley jack as I can't jack up the van with the scissors jack
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Glad to have you back Lizzie......I knew that you wanted to come back really. :y :y :y
Many thanks Optimist!! :y :y :y :y :y :y
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There was me having driven, with a full car load, over 600 miles up to and around the Lake District, then back down to Blackpool, when with just 5 miles to go before arriving at our holiday home, on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
No problem I thought, until I realised my trolley jack was back in my garage in Ashford as the boot had to be filled to the brim with my adopted daughter's families luggage and there had been no room for it all! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Unpacked car of occupants to stand on the embankment, and then boot of all the luggage, extracting one good spare wheel, tools, and that bloody scissor jack!! >:(
All went well to start with until jacking up the car and taking off (very easily for a change!) the offending wheel.........that darned stupid contraption of a jack decided to topple, with the wheel hub ending up in the road surface!! >:( >:(
Fortunately I managed to place the awful jack back under the jacking point and very carefully, with old wheel being progressively pushed under the rising car as a safety (for my sanity!) measure, jack the car up enough to place the spare wheel on the hub, that is after I had straigtened the metal hub backing plate which had been crushed against the bottom of the brake disc! >:(
Anyway all was ok in the end, and I did not require my AA breakdown cover, but I will now vow never to leave home again without my trusty trolley jack! 8-) 8-)
Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
Scissor Sisters?? ::)
Good one! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
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Great that you are back safe and well Lizzie. Us women should stick together. You have just increased our number by about 25% :y :y
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Thanks greatly Dusty, and absolutely right!!! ;D ;D :y
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You should never have gone away.
On holiday I always take a trolley jack as I can't jack up the van with the scissors jack
You are right there Martin in more ways than one!! :y :y :y
As for the trolley jack I will certainly be placing mine back in the boot, or if no space exists for it there I will tow the bloody thing instead of leaving it behind; big mistake!! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Glad you are safe Lizzie.
Those scissor jacks are awful, I much prefer my 3 tonne trolley jack from Clarke!
Unfortunately, I just don't have room for that in the car, as well as a cage, 2 dogs, and all my camping gear - so I too onnly carry a scissor jack for emergencies :'(
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Ah, but scissor jacks have some many "other" uses...
Very true when I worked in refinishing, the were very hand for pushing out some types of dents in body panels. By the way welcome back Lizzie :y
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Glad you are safe Lizzie.
Those scissor jacks are awful, I much prefer my 3 tonne trolley jack from Clarke!
Unfortunately, I just don't have room for that in the car, as well as a cage, 2 dogs, and all my camping gear - so I too onnly carry a scissor jack for emergencies :'(
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Ah, but scissor jacks have some many "other" uses...
Very true when I worked in refinishing, the were very hand for pushing out some types of dents in body panels. By the way welcome back Lizzie :y
Thanks Tony, nice to be back!! ;D ;D ;D :y
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...on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
... and I did not require my AA breakdown cover,
Don't know the M55, but I'd think twice about changing a wheel on any M road. And if it had been an off-side wheel, I'd certainly have used my AA breakdown cover - that's what it's for!
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...on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
... and I did not require my AA breakdown cover,
Don't know the M55, but I'd think twice about changing a wheel on any M road. And if it had been an off-side wheel, I'd certainly have used my AA breakdown cover - that's what it's for!
But I'm a Dizzie Lizzie of a woman Jereboam and logic don't come into it!! ;D ;D ;D ;)
And this is after an artic missed me by an inch or two (no, I am not joking!! :() whilst changing an o/s rear wheel on the M20 just outside Maidstone on Christmas Day morning at 0120 2006! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
In fact it was so close that it took some time for me to accept I was not really dead!! :o :o :o :o
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40 years ago, when I worked for the company that installed the motorway signals, my engineering colleagues were sent out to replace a transponder box which had been taken out by a lorry.
It had been situated 15 feet off the carriageway... :( :( :(
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There was me having driven, with a full car load, over 600 miles up to and around the Lake District, then back down to Blackpool, when with just 5 miles to go before arriving at our holiday home, on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
No problem I thought, until I realised my trolley jack was back in my garage in Ashford as the boot had to be filled to the brim with my adopted daughter's families luggage and there had been no room for it all! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Unpacked car of occupants to stand on the embankment, and then boot of all the luggage, extracting one good spare wheel, tools, and that bloody scissor jack!! >:(
All went well to start with until jacking up the car and taking off (very easily for a change!) the offending wheel.........that darned stupid contraption of a jack decided to topple, with the wheel hub ending up in the road surface!! >:( >:(
Fortunately I managed to place the awful jack back under the jacking point and very carefully, with old wheel being progressively pushed under the rising car as a safety (for my sanity!) measure, jack the car up enough to place the spare wheel on the hub, that is after I had straigtened the metal hub backing plate which had been crushed against the bottom of the brake disc! >:(
Anyway all was ok in the end, and I did not require my AA breakdown cover, but I will now vow never to leave home again without my trusty trolley jack! 8-) 8-)
Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
Lizzie, welcome back, you've been much missed m'dear. :)
Regards the stupid scissor jack, carry a bottle jack in the boot, I do, far better than a stupid scissor jack, safer too. works like a trolley, ie: hydraulics, but takes far less room.
My bottle jack is no substitute for a trolley, but far far superior to any SSJ. in my humble opinion.. :y
Dodger
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Glad you are safe Lizzie.
Those scissor jacks are awful, I much prefer my 3 tonne trolley jack from Clarke!
Unfortunately, I just don't have room for that in the car, as well as a cage, 2 dogs, and all my camping gear - so I too onnly carry a scissor jack for emergencies :'(
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Ah, but scissor jacks have some many "other" uses...
Very true when I worked in refinishing, the were very hand for pushing out some types of dents in body panels. By the way welcome back Lizzie :y
I've used a half scissor jack to open many door quickly when needed - much much cheaper than a hydrolic setup and quiter than a boot :)
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There was me having driven, with a full car load, over 600 miles up to and around the Lake District, then back down to Blackpool, when with just 5 miles to go before arriving at our holiday home, on the M55 my n/s rear tyre decided to deflate!! >:(
No problem I thought, until I realised my trolley jack was back in my garage in Ashford as the boot had to be filled to the brim with my adopted daughter's families luggage and there had been no room for it all! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Unpacked car of occupants to stand on the embankment, and then boot of all the luggage, extracting one good spare wheel, tools, and that bloody scissor jack!! >:(
All went well to start with until jacking up the car and taking off (very easily for a change!) the offending wheel.........that darned stupid contraption of a jack decided to topple, with the wheel hub ending up in the road surface!! >:( >:(
Fortunately I managed to place the awful jack back under the jacking point and very carefully, with old wheel being progressively pushed under the rising car as a safety (for my sanity!) measure, jack the car up enough to place the spare wheel on the hub, that is after I had straigtened the metal hub backing plate which had been crushed against the bottom of the brake disc! >:(
Anyway all was ok in the end, and I did not require my AA breakdown cover, but I will now vow never to leave home again without my trusty trolley jack! 8-) 8-)
Who was the bloody idiot who thought scissor jacks were a good idea? >:( >:( >:(
Lizzie, welcome back, you've been much missed m'dear. :)
Regards the stupid scissor jack, carry a bottle jack in the boot, I do, far better than a stupid scissor jack, safer too. works like a trolley, ie: hydraulics, but takes far less room.
My bottle jack is no substitute for a trolley, but far far superior to any SSJ. in my humble opinion.. :y
Dodger
Thanks for that Dodger, much appreciated! :y :y :y :y
As for the bottle jack, I used to have one for my first and early cars, but not since! ::) ::) ::) I am now going to buy one to compliment my trolley jack. :y :y :y
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scissors jack, i never know which way to turn it then I get my fingers caught. :D :D
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Scissor jacks in my idea is really a stupid design..Whoever the engineer was initially could have done a more simpler and fail safe design.. >:(
(I'm also en engineer..A few hundred grams heavier design could be more safe and useful.)
And what sounds more stupid is that all car firms use that by default >:( >:(
its time consuming, in case of rust very hard to operate and easy to drop the car..
What scared me everytime happened to you Lizzie.. :-/
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Sorry but scissor jacks and bottle jacks just dont cut it for me,
If i cant carry me 5 ton trolley jack then i carry the little 2 ton one!!
doesent take up much space and four points of contact on the floor are much safer then the one of the aforementioned!!
and at around 30quid its a good birthday or xmas pressie to ask for :y
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My brother-in-law started his very successful motor bodyshop repair business in a Downham, Bromley, back street and I remember once he had an American 1930's car in called a 'Pilot'.
The most impressive thing it was equipped with was an integral jacking system built into the car to raise it for replacing wheels 8-) 8-) 8-)
Why are modern cars not so equipped? :-/ :-/ :-/
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My brother-in-law started his very successful motor bodyshop repair business in a Downham, Bromley, back street and I remember once he had an American 1930's car in called a 'Pilot'.
The most impressive thing it was equipped with was an integral jacking system built into the car to raise it for replacing wheels 8-) 8-) 8-)
Why are modern cars not so equipped? :-/ :-/ :-/
reason is firms are trying to avoid any extra expense >:(
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The most impressive thing it was equipped with was an integral jacking system built into the car to raise it for replacing wheels 8-) 8-) 8-)
Why are modern cars not so equipped? :-/ :-/ :-/
As did cars this side of the pond. I think the 58/59 Austin Princess had the same.
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The most impressive thing it was equipped with was an integral jacking system built into the car to raise it for replacing wheels 8-) 8-) 8-)
Why are modern cars not so equipped? :-/ :-/ :-/
As did cars this side of the pond. I think the 58/59 Austin Princess had the same.
....and the Westminster's of this era?
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....and the Westminster's of this era?
Don't know :-[ If it's the Farina styled car, then I don't think so.
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....and the Westminster's of this era?
Don't know :-[ If it's the Farina styled car, then I don't think so.
I was thinking of the big (2.5 / 3 ton?) Austin Westminster that was a different version of the Princess, used as 'official' cars as the Omega was, but perhaps I am confused by the 1964 model my father-in-law owned in 1972!
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I was thinking of the big (2.5 / 3 ton?) Austin Westminster that was a different version of the Princess, used as 'official' cars as the Omega was, but perhaps I am confused by the 1964 model my father-in-law owned in 1972!
::) ::) ::) ::)
Could be then, they were all a little before my time though! ;) :y
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I was thinking of the big (2.5 / 3 ton?) Austin Westminster that was a different version of the Princess, used as 'official' cars as the Omega was, but perhaps I am confused by the 1964 model my father-in-law owned in 1972!
::) ::) ::) ::)
Could be then, they were all a little before my time though! ;) :y
That's what really worries me now; I mention things like a Westminster that I drove as a 18 year old young woman (with no power steering!) and everyone including you Andy state "before my time"! :'( :'( :'(
It's not fair!! :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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well if it helps, had a wolesley 6/110 that had a westinghouse gearbox which only needed the clutch to pull away all other changes were just the lever(magic) and it had a built in self lifter for changing the wheels,
also had a starting handle!!!but that 2.6 straight six took some effort to get cranking on the handle!!! :y maybe that was the car you were thinking of Liz? they were very similar looking to the one you mentioned :y
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For all that do not know of them this is what an Austin Westminster of the 1960's looked like:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/p7_westminsters.jpg)
A wonderful classic heavy (not suitable for scissor jacks, but had if I remember correctly pillar jacks) well appointed executive British car, but without power steering which made driving them very hard until you got used to it! :-* :-* :y :y
They later made great 'destruction derby' cars as well! :D :D ;)
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damn comfy drive tho!!! just a b :yit smaller than the 6/110
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well if it helps, had a wolesley 6/110 that had a westinghouse gearbox which only needed the clutch to pull away all other changes were just the lever(magic) and it had a built in self lifter for changing the wheels,
also had a starting handle!!!but that 2.6 straight six took some effort to get cranking on the handle!!! :y maybe that was the car you were thinking of Liz? they were very similar looking to the one you mentioned :y
Perhaps it was, but I do not remember my father-in-laws version being equiped with an integral jack system. :-/ :-/
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I use the scissor jack all the time with mine........dont have the room for using a trolley jack....
But what i do use is an axle stand as well......and keep my eye on the angle/tilt of the scissor jack........if i think its starting to lean.....i drop the omega onto the axle stand and reposition the scissor jack....and jack back up :y
If im being very cautious (tho not often ::) ) I jack up using the scissor jack, postion the axle stand, and then drop the scissor jack so the weight is about 50/50 between the two :y
An axle stand doesnt take up much space in the boot...... ;)
Glad you wernt hurt tho :y
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They later made great 'destruction derby' cars as well! :D :D ;)
:o :o :o Wash your mouth with soapy water!
;) ;) ;)
Were't they banned from some tracks? They were just too well built & wouldn't die! :y
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They later made great 'destruction derby' cars as well! :D :D ;)
:o :o :o Wash your mouth with soapy water!
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Were't they banned from some tracks? They were just too well built & wouldn't die! :y
Probably very true as I witnessed at the Wimbledon track one night in about 1973 when a number (with old Humber's, Oxford's, Cambridge's, Cresta's, etc) were still running after taking some incrediable punishment. :o :o :o :o :o :o
Great fun to watch at the time, but now mourne the loss of so many then common cars which are now of 'collector' status! :'( :'( :'(
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In my banger days i wrecked soooo many mk2 jags,mk7 jags, mk111 Zodiacs,mk11 zephrs/Zodys, mk1 cortinas/cambridges/p6 rovers/p5 rovers, vaux viscounts and pc crestas, i lost count!!
what wouldnt i give to go back and keep some of them for now!!!! :-?
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For all that do not know of them this is what an Austin Westminster of the 1960's looked like:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/p7_westminsters.jpg)
A wonderful classic heavy (not suitable for scissor jacks, but had if I remember correctly pillar jacks) well appointed executive British car, but without power steering which made driving them very hard until you got used to it! :-* :-* :y :y
They later made great 'destruction derby' cars as well! :D :D ;)
I had a Wolseley 6/99 in the very early 1970s - smashing car. I paid £52 for it, spent a further £17 get a new floor welded in and didn't pay out another penny on it for the next 2 years. It had a BMC 'C' series 3-litre lorry engine, a 3-speed column shift gearbox, with a mechanical overdrive on every gear, including reverse, and it went like the clappers. At least, once you got it rolling, it went. The average double decker bus could beat it away from the lights, but once it got up to about 30mph, it could hold it's own against an E-type up to about 80.
It was bigger than the Omega, and very luxurious - all polished wood and leather. But, obviously, it didn't have all the toys - they hadn't been thought of then. Big plastic steering wheel with a chrome inner wheel for the horn. It may have had seat belts in front, but they definitely weren't the retractable ones, and nobody used them then. What it lacked were the picnic tables built in to the back of the front seats which were in the Westminster, the Princess and the 6/110, I think
Can't remember why I got shot of it - may have been an engine problem - but I dumped it in the field at the back of my parent's place, and it just sat there for 2 years.
Don't remember it having a built-in jacking system, though.
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Good grief I'm amongst people of my own age Austin Westminster wow! my dad drove one as a taxi the picture brought back memories. There was also a large Wolseley used by the police though not the 4/44 can't remember its name. They used to have square box sections welded to the sides itto which you inserted the jack and wound the car up from there, solid as a rock until they corroded.
I too have suffered at the hands of the rather intoxicated "peg leg Pete" jack used by Vaux & VW. I always shuve the spare under the car till the flat is off then switch it around. I had the same jack fail on me twice in the same tyre change. They are rubbish and don't give much warning. Thanks for the initial welcome, I was surprised to see you had gone, though better to see you are back. I too inherited another daughter she filled the boot and the rest of my car with stuff that turned out to be 90% junk!
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Big plastic steering wheel with a chrome inner wheel for the horn. ....
..... that you could find whether you had any lock on or not, unlike the Omega's, that you've to look at to find. The facelift's is even worse.
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Had a 1965 cambridge,lovely motor,beautiful to drive,best car i ever had.Ooops til I got my Omega that is ::)
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Had a 1965 cambridge,lovely motor,beautiful to drive,best car i ever had.Ooops til I got my Omega that is ::)
I wonder what they would be like to drive 'back to back' with each other now. :-/
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Good question,Andy,we're probably spoilt nowadays.comfort of 30/40 years ago is standard now.
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Days of the longago,when you operated the screenwash with your left foot,little arms popping out to indicate which way you were going(or sticking your arm out the window and making funny signals :D).Good old days?????
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Good question,Andy,we're probably spoilt nowadays.comfort of 30/40 years ago is standard now.
It only used to be the real upmarket cars that had electric windows, ... how many cars had air conditioning? Even my crappy Astra has 'one touch' electric windows (at the front) and air conditioning (not that it works ::))
The most mundane cars have thing that they couldn't have even thought of in the 50's & 60's or even the 70's. A comment made on TV when Apollo 13 film was made maked you think. There is now more computing power on a typical car than there was on the Saturn rocket! :o :o
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:oand the car probably goes further too ;)
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Days of the longago,when you operated the screenwash with your left foot,little arms popping out to indicate which way you were going(or sticking your arm out the window and making funny signals :D).Good old days?????
My Dad had a 1949 Triumph 'Razor Edge' Saloon (NOT the Renown) when I was little. There were no screen washers on that ... no requirement for them. Main beam gave you 2 massive headlamps that produced less light than a kiddies birthday cake candles, when you dipped them, the passenger (?) reflector pivoted to dip the light while the driver's went out! :o That's how it was supposed to be! :o :o
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Modern technology of the 40's.Had a mk1 cortina that did that,but both headlights went out.Must be the same manufacturer ;D
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Modern technology of the 40's.Had a mk1 cortina that did that,but both headlights went out.Must be the same manufacturer ;D
It wasn't Lucas (http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html) was it? ;D ;D
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The scissor jack was invented by the same bloke that invented helicopter ejector seats ::)
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For all that do not know of them this is what an Austin Westminster of the 1960's looked like:
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/lizziefreeman/p7_westminsters.jpg)
A wonderful classic heavy (not suitable for scissor jacks, but had if I remember correctly pillar jacks) well appointed executive British car, but without power steering which made driving them very hard until you got used to it! :-* :-* :y :y
They later made great 'destruction derby' cars as well! :D :D ;)
I had a Wolseley 6/99 in the very early 1970s - smashing car. I paid £52 for it, spent a further £17 get a new floor welded in and didn't pay out another penny on it for the next 2 years. It had a BMC 'C' series 3-litre lorry engine, a 3-speed column shift gearbox, with a mechanical overdrive on every gear, including reverse, and it went like the clappers. At least, once you got it rolling, it went. The average double decker bus could beat it away from the lights, but once it got up to about 30mph, it could hold it's own against an E-type up to about 80.
It was bigger than the Omega, and very luxurious - all polished wood and leather. But, obviously, it didn't have all the toys - they hadn't been thought of then. Big plastic steering wheel with a chrome inner wheel for the horn. It may have had seat belts in front, but they definitely weren't the retractable ones, and nobody used them then. What it lacked were the picnic tables built in to the back of the front seats which were in the Westminster, the Princess and the 6/110, I think
Can't remember why I got shot of it - may have been an engine problem - but I dumped it in the field at the back of my parent's place, and it just sat there for 2 years.
Don't remember it having a built-in jacking system, though.
Your observations Jereboam take me right back to George's (my f-i-l) Westminster; it was all those things that so impressed me about this car that he bought for £50 in 1971 after I 'broke' (tappet arm separated from the head!) his Humber Hawk!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
The latter I partially learn't to drive in, and the Westminster he allowed me to drive after passing my test, but on both cars those great big steering wheels were only their for one very good reason; no power steering!! :'( :'( God didn't my arms ache after driving these cars, and on the Humber I had to learn to double de-clutch! :o :o
Great memories of the cars and my dear father-in-law, very sadly no longer with us :'( :'(
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Good grief I'm amongst people of my own age Austin Westminster wow! my dad drove one as a taxi the picture brought back memories. There was also a large Wolseley used by the police though not the 4/44 can't remember its name. They used to have square box sections welded to the sides itto which you inserted the jack and wound the car up from there, solid as a rock until they corroded.
I too have suffered at the hands of the rather intoxicated "peg leg Pete" jack used by Vaux & VW. I always shuve the spare under the car till the flat is off then switch it around. I had the same jack fail on me twice in the same tyre change. They are rubbish and don't give much warning. Thanks for the initial welcome, I was surprised to see you had gone, though better to see you are back. I too inherited another daughter she filled the boot and the rest of my car with stuff that turned out to be 90% junk!
Thanks for that Bob!! :y :y
Yes my own children (x3) are all now over 30 with their own families so I thought the days of fully loaded cars were over. ::) ::) But now I have an additional daughter with a son, both of whom I have unofficially adopted with her full blessing who now fill my miggy up as I once filled up Cortina Estate's and Carlton's in particular! ::) ::) ::) ::) This did not help in the matter of first extracting the rather jack from its boot 'cupboard', and then all the bother it gave me. >:( >:(
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Just thought I'd show you my pride and joy...
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/dorisminor/athome.JPG)
1954 split screen Morris Minor Traveller.
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Had a 1965 cambridge,lovely motor,beautiful to drive,best car i ever had.Ooops til I got my Omega that is ::)
My father's first car was a 'C' 1965 reg Morris Oxford bought in 1966, which was of course virtually the same car as the Austin Cambridge with the same body shell but with Morris trim, dash, wheel caps, etc. Great family cars for the time! :y :y :y
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The scissor jack was invented by the same bloke that invented helicopter ejector seats ::)
Good one! :y ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
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Just thought I'd show you my pride and joy...
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/dorisminor/athome.JPG)
1954 split screen Morris Minor Traveller.
A lovely cute example there Welung with even headlamp eyelashes! :-* :y :y
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Just thought I'd show you my pride and joy...
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/dorisminor/athome.JPG)
1954 split screen Morris Minor Traveller.
A lovely cute example there Welung with even headlamp eyelashes! :-* :y :y
Not read the thread for a while, nipped in and read the last post and wondered what you were talking about. just saw the 2 words and thought it was turning kinky. ::) :-/