Tributes, are they allowed? The guy was a Yorkshireman.

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:

> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
> there without British licence plates.

They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
down and up again.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
wrote:

>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.

........like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
double adult side car which I bought for £5.
I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Cigi
--
Experience is something you don't get until just
after you need it.

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Cigi" wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
> wrote:
>
> >That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
> >that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
> .......like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
> double adult side car which I bought for £5.
> I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Makes you wanna cry don't it?

You could probably add a couple of zeros to that 25 now.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:

> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
> there without British licence plates.

They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
down and up again.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
wrote:

>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.

........like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
double adult side car which I bought for £5.
I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Cigi
--
Experience is something you don't get until just
after you need it.

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Cigi" wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
> wrote:
>
> >That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
> >that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
> .......like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
> double adult side car which I bought for £5.
> I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Makes you wanna cry don't it?

You could probably add a couple of zeros to that 25 now.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:

> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
> there without British licence plates.

They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
down and up again.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
wrote:

>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.

........like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
double adult side car which I bought for £5.
I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Cigi
--
Experience is something you don't get until just
after you need it.

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Cigi" wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
> wrote:
>
> >That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
> >that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
> .......like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
> double adult side car which I bought for £5.
> I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Makes you wanna cry don't it?

You could probably add a couple of zeros to that 25 now.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:

> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
> there without British licence plates.

They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
down and up again.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
wrote:

>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.

........like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
double adult side car which I bought for £5.
I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Cigi
--
Experience is something you don't get until just
after you need it.

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Cigi" wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
> wrote:
>
> >That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
> >that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
> .......like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
> double adult side car which I bought for £5.
> I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Makes you wanna cry don't it?

You could probably add a couple of zeros to that 25 now.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:

> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
> there without British licence plates.

They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
down and up again.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
wrote:

>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.

........like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
double adult side car which I bought for £5.
I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Cigi
--
Experience is something you don't get until just
after you need it.

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Cigi" wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
> wrote:
>
> >That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
> >that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
> .......like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
> double adult side car which I bought for £5.
> I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Makes you wanna cry don't it?

You could probably add a couple of zeros to that 25 now.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Tez Burke" wrote:

> There was a slight difference in the body work, most noticeable around
> the back window, if you're on about the one that was the German
> equivalent of the Mk. 3 Cortina. They also made a coupe version, which
> looked more like a Consul. Needless to say, the continentals didn't
> exactly go wild for the Ford Capri! Don't think I ever saw a Crapi over
> there without British licence plates.

They knew how to make cars in those days, used to have a leather loop on
each door post to stick her feet through, saves time winding the windows
down and up again.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
wrote:

>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.

........like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
double adult side car which I bought for £5.
I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Cigi
--
Experience is something you don't get until just
after you need it.

 

[fred]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Friday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Cigi" wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
> wrote:
>
> >That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
> >that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
> .......like the Triumph Thunderbird pre unit construction model with
> double adult side car which I bought for £5.
> I sold it for £25 and thought I'd done well. :-(

Makes you wanna cry don't it?

You could probably add a couple of zeros to that 25 now.

--
ô
õçîd

 

[Cigi]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:04 +0000, [email protected] (fred)
spoketh summat on the lines of this:
>On Thursday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Cigi" wrote:
>
>> Brother had a Triumph Tiger Cub which never ran and rotted away in the
>> back garden. He was shaggin this bird in Fairweather Green at the time
>> so I dont think his mind was on the repair work.
>
>That's one of the few things I regret about my life, the motorbikes
>that ended up in teachests. If only I knew then what I know now.
>
>Nice little bikes the Tiger Cub, much better than a Bantam. Not as
>good as a C15 though.

My mate had both a Bantam and a C15. The Bantam had solid back ends
which made for a rather interesting ride. The C15 went like shit off a
shovel leaving me struggling along behind on the old Franny Barnet 197
Villiers. When I got the TB I kicked his arse though and could walk
proudly into the Tomato Dip [1] . :- p

Cigi.

[1] 60's biker hang out near Skipton
Cigi.
--
remember it's all just ones and zeros.

 

[Steve Fleischer]

Re: ex-pat tractor

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:45:06 +0000, Mike Clayton wrote:

> Gutersloh

Bless you! Use a hankie next time, you've fogged me monitor.. ;-)
--
Steve
Hong Kong
21-Feb-04 2:36:07 PM