Remember these.? All our yesterdays
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Dad's Standard 10 had one and I believe his first Moggie (split-screen) had one too - and semaphore arm turn indicators.
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Old Vauxhalls had the starter switch on the floor, mine mostly had the dip switch there.
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& Minis re-introduced it '59.
The problem with floor dipswitches was you always needed to use it in the middle of changing gear.
The problem with floor dipswitches was you always needed to use it in the middle of changing gear.
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...and by the time the 1100/1300 appeared, it had gone.
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In amongst all the general dullness and grime of a steam powered lorry cab, the tin of "Euro" Brasso adds a welcome splash of colour.
When was the last time you bought a tin of brasso?
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When was the last time you bought a tin of brasso?
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I still have a tin of Brasso here and it gets used... It's a good, fine polish for all kinds of metals and not just brass
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What sort of vintage is it Jim? Do tins of brasso ever run out ?
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑15 Oct 2018, 17:56
What sort of vintage is it Jim? Do tins of brasso ever run out ?
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It never seems to go off if well stoppered Neil... I've had mine at least 12 years! Maybe longer...
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I picked up a tin of Brasso last week for my old friend, she has a room full of brass plaques and other brass ornaments and seems to love polishing them, Brasso is still available in many shops...…………….but the tins are a lot smaller than the one in the picture above.
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1L can from eBay
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That would have been handy in my National Service days Steve.
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That's quite small by "steam" standards - I've seen gallon cans (no 5 litre placcie containers - yet!) at fairs.
Never seen it in shops though (not that I've been looking) in fact, I thought it'd gone the way of all such products that I associate with the '50's 'til I went to my 1st steam fair for a long time.
Never seen it in shops though (not that I've been looking) in fact, I thought it'd gone the way of all such products that I associate with the '50's 'til I went to my 1st steam fair for a long time.
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Possibly one for Gibbo
Oldclassiccar.com is a superb resource of the sort of stuff I like. Had a paddle around the magazines section, and in the trade section came across this
Oldclassiccar.com is a superb resource of the sort of stuff I like. Had a paddle around the magazines section, and in the trade section came across this
regards NeilFrom The Garage and Motor Agent September 19th 1955-An advert for a tyre wrapper....no one wraps tyres these days do they?
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/classic- ... rapper.jpg
Heres the full list in the magazines section. Not just your usual available to the public ones but trade and manufacturers in-house and car clubs, hours of endless fun!
oldclassiccars.com car magazines
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Why (& when) would a garage wrap tyres? I'd always assumed that back then,it was done by the manufacturer, presumably, to protect the product when in transit/storage.
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& the numerous "abandoned projects"
'81 2CV Club
'05 C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS
& the numerous "abandoned projects"