[6times7]

You know you're old when you can remember:-

Being able to unlock car doors with a coat hanger

Being able to buy part-worn tyres

Going to the scrapyard and unbolting bits from car wrecks stacked 5 high

Looking at yor licence and realising you can tow a 7.5 ton trailer off the back of a 7.5 ton lorry.

Crashing before you've got a licence and blagging a producer with your best mates documents

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by Lobb

Does anyone remember when there were no speed limits on the M1 (1963 I think) HighlandPete

1965... before I started driving. I was driving when we could drive 70mph on single carriageways.

Oil crisis 1973, messed up the limits... 50mph on single carriageways. Later to allow us 60mph on single carriageways in 1977.

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by Bricktrix

When I think back how lethal it all was, but at the time, was just part of being a normal "lad" teenager

Looking back and remembering the carnage and losing many young men in terrible accidents, it had to change.

It was still bad enough in the early 1970's when I was in the motor trade. The garage I worked for ran 24/7 recovery, the wrecks (after a weekend) we had back in our yard made you feel sick, just to look at them. Then we heard the details from the recovery drivers. Not nice.

[Bricktrix]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

Looking back and remembering the carnage and losing many young men in terrible accidents, it had to change.

It was still bad enough in the early 1970's when I was in the motor trade. The garage I worked for ran 24/7 recovery, the wrecks (after a weekend) we had back in our yard made you feel sick, just to look at them. Then we heard the details from the recovery drivers. Not nice.

Totally on board with you there Pete, did a summers work experience at a very similar place in the mid 80's. Sobering

[Mr NSB]

I remember:

Dunlop Denovo run flat tyres.

Watneys Red Barrel.

Pounds shilling and pence

Homepride jumpers and Birmingham bags

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Remember getting your first colour TV.

Snake belts
Oxfords
High waisters

Using a strobe gun
Bump starting cars on cold mornings.

You remember when front seat belts where not required by law.

When music cassettes where the must have.


I used to be able to get past Moss alarms.

Remembering when discs brakes became common rather than just drums.

When shooting tramps was allowed.

[Mr NSB]

Originally Posted by Lobb

Ah now! Party sevens. Remember them!!

I can remember my parents having a party to celebrate their wedding anniversary (15th possibly) and I commandeered a Party Seven which myself and a few friends drank behind our garage while the party was going on.

[Bricktrix]

Originally Posted by Brigand

When shooting tramps was allowed.

What?....its not now??

I remember when people were paying for a brand new house, less than I'd pay for a watch now!!

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Originally Posted by Bricktrix

What?....its not now??

I remember when people were paying for a brand new house, less than I'd pay for a watch now!!

People complain on social media these days if you shoot them, they also refer to them as homeless people.

Lol house prices yep.

[GMT234]

Originally Posted by Three Bell Load

Can't recall any speed limits on the M1 in the early 90s when I had my 350LC.

I had one of them YPVS version, awesome.

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

Well "young man", my memory was father filling his cars for less than 5 shillings a gallon. (4 - 5 gallons per £1).

In 1970 I was paying less than a £1 for 3-gallons, +Quad Green Shield stamps. Northern Bridge, Southampton, on my way home to Bitterne.

I'd fill with £2 worth, virtually filled the Viva's tank, would get me about 200 miles.

While pumping petrol I had to offer the drives Green Shield stamps or a 5p per gallon discount. Both were only paid on full gallons.All that before spread sheets. I don't know how I coped.

Let's no get started on two shots of REDEX.

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Let's no get started on two shots of REDEX.

Yes, the debates on the benefits of Redex, in the context of does it reduce the need for a 'decarb'.

Nothing much has changed, now it is debates on fuel quality and fuel additives.

Better add another, "You know you are old ..."

When you remember the regular need for a decarb.

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by F30Andy

HighlandPete, you are now officially Highlandpops!

Also please explain the aqua jets thing to me, went way over my head.

Cheeky!

Yeah, I'm in my rocking chair. Between dozing off to sleep, I'm reminiscing about "the good old days".

As to aqua-jets.

Were a design feature of Dunlop's early radial tyre. Design of the tread on the SP Sport had small ducts coming out of the tread blocks, designed to shoot water out like a jet of water, hence the name Aquajet. Sort of pumped the water out to the sides, as the tyre rotated and was distorted on the road surface.

Had them on my Triumph Dolomite Sprint. They were a devil to balance.

Here's a link to a bit of the history.

http://vintagetyretalk.blogspot.co.u...tyre-icon.html

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by Lobb

Yes, the Dunlop Groundhog!! Do you remember the little groundhog creature with wheels they invented to advertise them.?

To give you a smile Lobb.

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

Yes, the debates on the benefits of Redex, in the context of does it reduce the need for a 'decarb'.

Nothing much has changed, now it is debates on fuel quality and fuel additives.

Better add another, "You know you are old ..."

When you remember the regular need for a decarb.

Or "running in please pass"

[creepy coupe]

I bought a set of these. they were good to be fair.

[creepy coupe]

Spoofed.

[allachie9]

Farthings.

I remember my mum having a small stack of farthings (a quarter of an old penny) on the mantelpiece.

When the bread man came round I had to run out to get a loaf and it cost 'tenpence farthing', (10.25d). About 4.5p in modern money !

[isleaiw1]

Sadly I remember most of those. I also remember very badly equipped BMWs - on my first (E30 318 iS run out model) I took it straight from dealer to an audio electric outfit for a stereo and remote alarm system - an additional £650 quid!

Some things are back in fashion though - my first car was a mark 1 rwd Vauxhall Cavalier, white with red interior and half red dash..... the rostyle wheels (13"!) with trim rings and velour seat material probably will never make a comeback though...

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Sadly I remember most of those. I also remember very badly equipped BMWs - on my first (E90 318 iS run out model) I took it straight from dealer to an audio electric outfit for a stereo and remote alarm system - an additional £650 quid!

Some things are back in fashion though - my first car was a mark 1 rwd Vauxhall Cavalier, white with red interior and half red dash..... the rostyle wheels (13"!) with trim rings and velour seat material probably will never make a comeback though...

E90. thought radios were integrated in them? I remember our first E36 318is which came without a radio or floor mats.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

E90. thought radios were integrated in them? I remember our first E36 318is which came without a radio or floor mats.

Oops - clearly dementia setting in with age! Now edited to E30 to be correct!

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

E90. thought radios were integrated in them? I remember our first E36 318is which came without a radio or floor mats.

... When you remember "everything" you wanted in a BMW was an optional extra.