tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post3774661560188963309..comments2023-06-22T09:05:51.169+01:00Comments on Sweat, Steam and Gasoline: Series On The MoveDiplomatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-73975785856791782602008-01-08T17:17:00.000+00:002008-01-08T17:17:00.000+00:00Not quite sure what it was. It was red, and might ...Not quite sure what it was. It was red, and might as well have been hydrochloric acid. It had a spray nozzle, and without looking where it was pointing I pressed the button. It took the apple green paintwork right down to the bare metal, bubbling as it did so. My father went absolutely apeshit.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-57702142828462394112008-01-07T15:17:00.000+00:002008-01-07T15:17:00.000+00:00Not too sure what to say, Peter, about the Ford Po...Not too sure what to say, Peter, about the Ford Pop'. Quite interested in the weedkiller business though, do you recall what the chemical was and do you have any idea what part you hoped it would take in sobering you up ? A friend of mine, driven by the same concern as yourself, holed up in an outhouse, on awakening he slurped a good mouthful from a bucket and tipped the rest over his head as a freshener - only to discover it was Jeyes Fluid - two weeks in hospital to recover.Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-31727112394107187862008-01-07T14:19:00.000+00:002008-01-07T14:19:00.000+00:00Yes, alright, but what about my dad's Ford Popular...Yes, alright, but what about my dad's Ford Popular?Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-57385691921864202852008-01-07T12:37:00.000+00:002008-01-07T12:37:00.000+00:00Ron - the caravan incident was just East of Eucla,...Ron - the caravan incident was just East of Eucla, September '80, overtaking a Range Rover pulling a massive caravan, I was driving a W series Kenworth with 45ft trailer at about 75mph. The caravan got sucked under the rear trailer bogie and was squished. My conservative estimate would be about 430,000 pieces. I learned some new words that day. I seem to remeber the W series had a Cummins diesel, either 380 or 420 horse - I'll check that out.Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-32959371012221032992008-01-06T23:27:00.000+00:002008-01-06T23:27:00.000+00:00My father's first car was an apple green Ford Popu...My father's first car was an apple green Ford Popular, registration SJF 437. One of the very first times I got pissed (M&B Brew 11) I sprayed weedkiller on the bonnet whilst trying to sober up in the garage before I went indoors to face the Ashley Inquisition.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-65027280454431386902008-01-06T21:14:00.000+00:002008-01-06T21:14:00.000+00:00What was it like when you ran over the caravan? I ...What was it like when you ran over the caravan? I remember seeing (in the 70s) a caravan that had fallen over on Telegraph Hill (A38,qv) south of Exeter and it was an astonishing tumbled confection of what seemed like balsa wood, Formica and nothing else. By the side of the road the family from Birmingham blubbed fatly. I laughed like a drain, as any Devon boy would of course, until my Mini (699 TOD) boiled over about a hundred yards further on, as was its wont on that particular incline.Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554140173341020522.post-61221491621462923362008-01-05T23:58:00.000+00:002008-01-05T23:58:00.000+00:00Do you remember the Dinky Toy version of this? The...Do you remember the Dinky Toy version of this? They did it in orange, as my letterhead, and green. There may have even been a blue one like this. All were driven by the stock Dinky man in tan overalls and matching cap, which really is the only way to drive something like this. I hope your works wardrobe extends to such appropriate accoutrements.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com