Distinct MOT failure

Guy King ( snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

I've seen cars resurrected from scrap, but never *after* being crushed...

I dun know. All it really needs is a couple of hours with a MIG, and a lick of paint. Mike.

Please stop following me.

Vin

A MiG-27 would probably be favourite.

Guy

This looks like several cars I saw being driven around the roads when I went to Ireland. We saw a place that we thought was a graveyard for old bangers. It turned out to be a carp ark. One had 3 bonnets stacked on top of each other, tied on with a mould bit of old rope.

Owner not deterred by govermints crackdown on insurance and roadfund dodgers.

When interviewed, the unhappy owner said he'd baught it unseen, after being told it was in excellent condition, and had been well looked after by it's previous owner. Mike.

An Irish mate was telling me about being stopped by his local plod to investigate the odd roof attachment. It was a petrol can tied to roofrack wiv a pipe to the carb via a hole in the bonnet, the original petrol tank having rotted away. He got away with it several times.

Take it into Kwikfit/Motosave etc and ask him to check the exhaust. Bet he tells you the front shocks need changing as well!

krystnors

Reasons for not using eBay, number 37.

On or around Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:03:35 +0100, Guy King enlightened us thusly:

still going though, innit.

did yer get to see the bit in Top Gear where they tried to demolish a toyota pickup, among other things they parked it on top of a skyscraper which was then blown up. it was still mobile afterwards.

Yup, saw it.

IIRC they sank it in the sea, dropped it from a crane and then demolished a building from under it.

After each they were allowed to tinker with spanners/screwdrivers and replace small bits (fuses etc) it ran and was drivable after each.

I were impressed with oToyat after learning to drive in a 1978 land cruiser, but now I want one of they.

yes, thats why used on Oz and Africa non stop. MY old toyotas from the 70's look liked sheds but start and run at minus -20 and reliable.

"That'll buff right out Sir".

Pete.

The message from Pete Smith contains these words:

Right out of existance, more likely.

It's just occurred to me that he may have been trying to turn it into a Peugeot by using an elephant and a brick wall.

-- Malc