tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post115054659233653516..comments2023-10-13T00:56:47.856+10:00Comments on veni vidi blogi: wild rover: the pictorial versionphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150718819547771132006-06-19T22:06:00.000+10:002006-06-19T22:06:00.000+10:00and I now just remember that selfsame bombala derf...and I now just remember that selfsame bombala derfmate also bought the trump that was going to be david's: I had it advtersied and got this very strange call - certainly an expression of interest, but it was only afterwards I realised who it was. but he came good with double what I was asking (I wonder where he got the money?) and took the car and the obligatory garage-full of spares.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150718623577886872006-06-19T22:03:00.000+10:002006-06-19T22:03:00.000+10:00the hangover didn't help, either. god knows what ...the hangover didn't help, either. god knows what shape I would have been in if I'd taken up derf's mate's invitation...a slab and two bots of creme de menthe between 2???philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150717652044173242006-06-19T21:47:00.000+10:002006-06-19T21:47:00.000+10:00steep downhill roads and heavy cars on trailers......steep downhill roads and heavy cars on trailers... how could you forget...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150704492077366932006-06-19T18:08:00.000+10:002006-06-19T18:08:00.000+10:00K, you know I'd forgotten about the earlier Tasman...K, you know I'd forgotten about the earlier Tasman/Tirumph/trailer incident when I wrote the piece. Yes, history always repeats, etc. At for those who don't learn their lessons.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150704386931526562006-06-19T18:06:00.000+10:002006-06-19T18:06:00.000+10:00ah, the Prince of Darkness and his nefarious trick...ah, the Prince of Darkness and his nefarious tricks.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150694031899565432006-06-19T15:13:00.000+10:002006-06-19T15:13:00.000+10:00http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/images/S...http://www3.telus.net/<BR/>bc_triumph_registry/images/<BR/>Smokekit2.jpg<BR/><BR/>See if that works.. Cut and paste away.tomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776819694211677630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150693248927105602006-06-19T15:00:00.000+10:002006-06-19T15:00:00.000+10:00You may need some of this.http://www3.telus.net/bc...You may need some of this.<BR/><BR/>http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/images/Smokekit2.jpgtomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776819694211677630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150669193867930722006-06-19T08:19:00.000+10:002006-06-19T08:19:00.000+10:00BTW, take a lok under any P6 and you'll be hard-pr...BTW, take a lok under any P6 and you'll be hard-pressed to find a full chassis. P5 yes, P6 no, as I recall.<BR/>But they did have horizontally mounted front coils (when the car was vertical) and a DeDion rear end, so all was good. And you could take the fenders off if the mood so took you.<BR/>K2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150621721105722682006-06-18T19:08:00.000+10:002006-06-18T19:08:00.000+10:00Hullo, off the meds again at last. Well done you....Hullo, off the meds again at last. Well done you. <BR/><BR/>I only wish I had inherited or acquired some manual dexterity (the well known Mexican) so I could have fixed it up. Similarly with the subsequent David's-first-car-project, a Mr 2 Triumph 2000 in fab cond bodywise but with an aerated block. If I'd done the sensible thing and just bought an exchange 2nd hand donk from the Brit car philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-1150616255286049812006-06-18T17:37:00.000+10:002006-06-18T17:37:00.000+10:00It's amazing how the combination of trailers, Triu...It's amazing how the combination of trailers, Triumphs, P76s and P6's (or parts thereof) appears to be so fraught. History repeats itself again. and again.<BR/><BR/>The P6 is a great thing, to be sure. Any car that has grease nipples on the door hinges must be a good thing. It means that the engineers had the ascendancy over the accountants, which is also a good thing. In fact, that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com