On Nov 22, 7:46=A0pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On 11/22/2010 6:00 PM, Stuart wrote:
>
> > In article<[email protected]>,
> > =A0 =A0 Lee Michaels<leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> =A0wrote=
:
> >> =A0 Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars.
>
> > As far as I know you can't anyway. Reliant ceased production of
> > three-wheelers in 2001.
>
> > They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
> > motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely glassfibr=
e
> > which, of course, doesn't rust.
>
> Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
>
*smirk* (Morgans?)
On Nov 22, 7:11=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 22, 6:52=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:> On 11/22/10 =
5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > > When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
> > >http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> > > Hard to believe it is from the same company.
>
> > That is a badass little car.
>
> =A0THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
> (There are, of course, cars that are also more 'most beautiful', but
> those hail from other eras, like the '57 Bentley drop-head, Bugatti
> Royale, Voisin, lots...)
It would help if I posted the link:
http://www.autos4fast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Aston-Martin-DB9-3.jpg
On Nov 23, 6:45=A0pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 23, 11:18=A0pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > What? =A0How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> > Really. =A0I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:
http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
They have steered away from that lately.
On Nov 23, 1:35=A0am, [email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
> I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and after looki=
ng
> at the video, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't some kind of April
> Fool's day joke or something. So I decided to google it and see if it was
> real. Not only real, it turns out.
There is also another strong reason why they were so well-known here.
For years, there was a very popular sitcom called Only Fools and
Horses and the main characters had a knackered-looking, yellow van
version of the three-wheeler:
http://i32.tinypic.com/24c9w9j.jpg
(The logo on the side reads: Trotters Independent Trading Co. Paris -
New York - Peckham)
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Nov 24, 11:16 pm, "George W Frost" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
> On Nov 23, 11:51 pm, "George W Frost" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> > On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> > > > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> > > Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> > > I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
> > Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
> > frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
> > The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
> > manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
> > Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
> > visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to
> > mind:http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
> > They have steered away from that lately.
>
> > **********************
>
> > Steered away?
>
> > Shirley you jest
>
> > But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
>
> Then link us?
>
> ****************
>
> email with photos are on their way via the fastest carrier pigeon I could
> catch
Got them. Thank you kindly, sir.
********************
Soakay and you are welcome
On Nov 22, 11:23=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
dot net> wrote:
> The funniest part, to me, was how polite everyone was when they righted t=
he
> car. =A0Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars. =A0And trai=
ning
> wheels for a car? =A0I think it would be a suitable vehicle for clowns.
Well, he did say the American Embassy ran a fleet of them! OK OK, that
was a cheap shot, but you left me no choice...
I agree, I wouldn't have had one - I am pretty sure they are not made
now. There always used to be the occasional one popping up in modified
car magazines when I was growing up as some nutter would cram a
Cosworth motor into them or a Ford V6 or something and go and worry
the hat-hatches.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:758eb4c4-419d-490d-8afc-6979f4d7a867@y23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> Some stuff hits me funny. This did:
>
> http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/
I am in the office for a very long day today. I took a few moment off to
look at this. Wow, totally unusual. It was dry, British humor. I laughed
my ass off every time the car rolled.
Is this slapstick? It must be.
The funniest part, to me, was how polite everyone was when they righted the
car. Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars. And training
wheels for a car? I think it would be a suitable vehicle for clowns.
On Nov 24, 6:57=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:51:29 +1100, "George W Frost"
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com..=
.
> >On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> >> > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> >> Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> >> I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
> >Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
> >frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
> >The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
> >manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
> >Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
> >visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:
> >http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
> >They have steered away from that lately.
>
> >**********************
>
> >Steered away?
>
> >Shirley you jest
>
> >But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
>
> The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
>
> However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. =A0Marcos was one
> more recent example
Early Morgans did have an ash chassis. They used other woods as well
for upper structures.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> <<...snipped...>>
> >The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
> >
> >However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. Marcos was one
> >more recent example
>
> I don't know the particulars of the Morgan's construction, but in common
> automotive parlance, "chassis" includes the frame in a body-on-frame
> type vehicle.
On a Morgan the "frame" is a set of ribs and stringers and whatnot to
which the body panels are attached. It is different from the "chassis".
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:31:25 +0000 (UTC),
[email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> <[email protected]> wrote:
><<...snipped...>>
>>The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
>>
>>However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. Marcos was one
>>more recent example
>
>I don't know the particulars of the Morgan's construction, but in common
>automotive parlance, "chassis" includes the frame in a body-on-frame
>type vehicle.
Except the "frame" was steel. All that was ash was the formers that
held the steel and aluminum body panels - just like an early Fisher
bodied Chev. Or an MG TC or TD.
see:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/MorganWoodDoorFrame.jpg
In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
<<...snipped...>>
>The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
>
>However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. Marcos was one
>more recent example
I don't know the particulars of the Morgan's construction, but in common
automotive parlance, "chassis" includes the frame in a body-on-frame
type vehicle.
--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation
with the average voter. (Winston Churchill)
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:51:29 +1100, "George W Frost"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
>On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>>
>> > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>>
>> Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
>> I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
>Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
>frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
>The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
>manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
>Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
>visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:
>http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
>They have steered away from that lately.
>
>**********************
>
>Steered away?
>
>Shirley you jest
>
>But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
>
The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. Marcos was one
more recent example
On 2010-11-22 20:23:43 -0500, "Lobby Dosser" <[email protected]> said:
> Volvo P1800 - any year.
Had a '66, and an ES... I miss the first one, but upkeep was getting a
bit pricey. Still, 39MPG @ 90 MPH... I can only plead that I was
younger then.
On 11/22/2010 5:46 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
> On 11/22/2010 6:00 PM, Stuart wrote:
>> In article<[email protected]>,
>> Lee Michaels<leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote:
>>> Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars.
>>
>> As far as I know you can't anyway. Reliant ceased production of
>> three-wheelers in 2001.
>>
>> They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
>> motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely glassfibre
>> which, of course, doesn't rust.
>
> Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
>
Would you settle for maple?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-516687/The-worlds-wooden-supercar-faster-Porsche-Lamborghini.html
"Just Wondering" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 11/22/2010 3:48 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>> Some stuff hits me funny. This did:
>>
>> http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/
>
> Speaking of "Cracking up again ..." :
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSEsdQ6a0n8
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20
>
Racing a fiber glassed, powered tricycle is a classic definition of an
unsafe activity.
"Robatoy" wrote in message
news:758eb4c4-419d-490d-8afc-6979f4d7a867@y23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
Some stuff hits me funny. This did:
http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/
Yup... and it gets used on the show quite a bit in some episodes... they
make their guests drive a course in one; with much the same results in one
corner.
Tom
On Nov 23, 11:18=A0pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
> What? =A0How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> Really. =A0I am clueless as to the joke, here.
Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
In article <[email protected]>,
Lee Michaels <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote:
> Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars.
As far as I know you can't anyway. Reliant ceased production of
three-wheelers in 2001.
They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely glassfibre
which, of course, doesn't rust.
--
Stuart Winsor
Midland RISC OS show - Sat July 9th 2011
On Nov 22, 6:52=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
> >http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> > Hard to believe it is from the same company.
>
> That is a badass little car.
>
THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
(There are, of course, cars that are also more 'most beautiful', but
those hail from other eras, like the '57 Bentley drop-head, Bugatti
Royale, Voisin, lots...)
On Nov 23, 9:50=A0am, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
dot net> wrote:
> "Just Wondering" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...> On 11/22/2010 3:48 PM,=
Robatoy wrote:
> >> Some stuff hits me funny. This did:
>
> >>http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/
>
> > Speaking of "Cracking up again ..." :
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQSEsdQ6a0n8
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D_b4WzWFKQ20
>
> Racing a fiber glassed, powered tricycle is a classic definition of an
> unsafe activity.
Those chards of fibreglass won't cut much deeper than 3-5 inches. So
it's safe.
On Nov 23, 11:51=A0pm, "George W Frost" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> > > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> > Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> > I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
> Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
> frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
> The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
> manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
> Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
> visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:http://morgancars.us/ms=
ccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
> They have steered away from that lately.
>
> **********************
>
> Steered away?
>
> Shirley you jest
>
> But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
Then link us?
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
On Nov 23, 11:51 pm, "George W Frost" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> > > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> > Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> > I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
> Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
> frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
> The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
> manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
> Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
> visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to
> mind:http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
> They have steered away from that lately.
>
> **********************
>
> Steered away?
>
> Shirley you jest
>
> But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
Then link us?
****************
email with photos are on their way via the fastest carrier pigeon I could
catch
On Nov 23, 10:57=A0pm, [email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
> In article <[email protected]=
.com>,
> David Paste =A0<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Nov 23, 1:35 am, [email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
> >> I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and after lo=
oking
> >> at the video, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't some kind of Apr=
il
> >> Fool's day joke or something. So I decided to google it and see if it =
was
> >> real. Not only real, it turns out.
>
> >There is also another strong reason why they were so well-known here.
> >For years, there was a very popular sitcom called Only Fools and
> >Horses and the main characters had a knackered-looking, yellow van
> >version of the three-wheeler:
>
> >http://i32.tinypic.com/24c9w9j.jpg
>
> >(The logo on the side reads: Trotters Independent Trading Co. Paris -
> >New York - Peckham)
>
> Mentioning the van reminds me of the USA's own 3 wheeler of the sixties. =
Take
> a look at the Trivan:
>
> http://www.3wheelers.com/trivan.html
That's a funky little thing! A probably-more stable version of a three-
wheeler, too. I reckon one of those these days would make a great
marketing device for town / city deliveries (for a shop that sells
light-weight things!).
> As a kid I lived in Pottsville PA, not far from Frackville where they
> were built. A neighbor around the corner from me had a sales job
> with them for a time and often drove one home. I remember even as a 10
> year old noticing how much that engine sounded like a lawn tractor.
Heh, I can imagine. Not sure how well the 2-stroke diesel would go
down with the air-quality bureaucrats today though!
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/OT-Cracking-up-again-329208-.htm
Trivan guy wrote:
Larry W wrote:
> In article
> <219b9506-6ba0-4d72-9eba-a42a09ede911@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com>,
> David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Nov 23, 1:35 am, [email protected] (Larry W)
>> wrote:
>>> I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and
>>> after looking
>>> at the video, I wasn\'t sure if the whole thing wasn\'t some
>>> kind of April
>>> Fool\'s day joke or something. So I decided to google it and
>>> see if it was
>>> real. Not only real, it turns out.
>>
>>There is also another strong reason why they were so well-known
>> here.
>>For years, there was a very popular sitcom called Only Fools and
>>Horses and the main characters had a knackered-looking, yellow van
>>version of the three-wheeler:
>>
>>http://i32.tinypic.com/24c9w9j.jpg
>>
>>(The logo on the side reads: Trotters Independent Trading Co. Paris
>> -
>>New York - Peckham)
> Mentioning the van reminds me of the USA\'s own 3 wheeler of the
> sixties. Take
> a look at the Trivan:
> http://www.3wheelers.com/trivan.html
> As a kid I lived in Pottsville PA, not far from Frackville where they
> were built. A neighbor around the corner from me had a sales job
> with them for a time and often drove one home. I remember even as a 10
> year old noticing how much that engine sounded like a lawn tractor.
-------------------------------------
Larry W. PLEASE contact me. My girlfriend Debbie & I OWN THREE Trivans. I
would LOVE to talk to you about the old days when these trucks were being
made. I am at 610-375-8383 evenings, or 484-794-5549 cell. I live in
Reading, Pa. MY email is: [email protected]. Thanks, Bill.
On Nov 22, 11:49=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:http://p=
review.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> Hard to believe it is from the same company.
Oh blimey, yeah. My cousin once had a Scimitar. It was /fast/ (plastic
body and a tinkered-with 3litre V6, it should have been...). I quite
fancy one too. They also made a drop-top model which was pretty tasty.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Nov 23, 9:50 am, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
dot net> wrote:
> "Just Wondering" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...> On 11/22/2010 3:48 PM,
> Robatoy wrote:
> >> Some stuff hits me funny. This did:
>
> >>http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/
>
> > Speaking of "Cracking up again ..." :
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSEsdQ6a0n8
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20
>
> Racing a fiber glassed, powered tricycle is a classic definition of an
> unsafe activity.
Those chards of fibreglass won't cut much deeper than 3-5 inches. So
it's safe.
*************************
Especially if your body is surrounded by 6 inches of pure unadulterated fat
On Nov 24, 11:16=A0pm, "George W Frost" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
> On Nov 23, 11:51 pm, "George W Frost" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com..=
.
> > On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> > > > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> > > Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> > > I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
> > Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
> > frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
> > The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
> > manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
> > Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
> > visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to
> > mind:http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
> > They have steered away from that lately.
>
> > **********************
>
> > Steered away?
>
> > Shirley you jest
>
> > But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for her=
e
>
> Then link us?
>
> ****************
>
> email with photos are on their way via the fastest carrier pigeon I could
> catch
Got them. Thank you kindly, sir.
On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:57:32 +0000 (UTC),
[email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
>In article <219b9506-6ba0-4d72-9eba-a42a09ede911@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com>,
>David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Nov 23, 1:35Â am, [email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
>>> I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and after looking
>>> at the video, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't some kind of April
>>> Fool's day joke or something. So I decided to google it and see if it was
>>> real. Not only real, it turns out.
>>
>>There is also another strong reason why they were so well-known here.
>>For years, there was a very popular sitcom called Only Fools and
>>Horses and the main characters had a knackered-looking, yellow van
>>version of the three-wheeler:
>>
>>http://i32.tinypic.com/24c9w9j.jpg
>>
>>(The logo on the side reads: Trotters Independent Trading Co. Paris -
>>New York - Peckham)
>
>Mentioning the van reminds me of the USA's own 3 wheeler of the sixties. Take
>a look at the Trivan:
>
>http://www.3wheelers.com/trivan.html
>
>As a kid I lived in Pottsville PA, not far from Frackville where they
>were built. A neighbor around the corner from me had a sales job
>with them for a time and often drove one home. I remember even as a 10
>year old noticing how much that engine sounded like a lawn tractor.
>
>
>
But the "roustabout" didn't have the tip-over problem because it had
the single wheel on the rear. Not terribly smart for a load carier, as
it turned out - bur much more stable than a Robin. It sounded like a
lawn tractor engine because it was - Kohler 22HP twin.
>
On Nov 22, 6:43=A0pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 22, 11:23=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
>
> dot net> wrote:
> > The funniest part, to me, was how polite everyone was when they righted=
the
> > car. =A0Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars. =A0And tr=
aining
> > wheels for a car? =A0I think it would be a suitable vehicle for clowns.
>
> Well, he did say the American Embassy ran a fleet of them! OK OK, that
> was a cheap shot, but you left me no choice...
>
> I agree, I wouldn't have had one - I am pretty sure they are not made
> now. There always used to be the occasional one popping up in modified
> car magazines when I was growing up as some nutter would cram a
> Cosworth motor into them or a Ford V6 or something and go and worry
> the hat-hatches.
When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
Hard to believe it is from the same company.
On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:53:39 -0600, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 11/23/10 5:18 PM, Morgans wrote:
>>>> > They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
>>>> > motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely >
>>>> glassfibre
>>>> > which, of course, doesn't rust.
>>>>
>>>> Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
>>>>
>>> *smirk* (Morgans?)
>>
>> What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>>
>> Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
>
>It's joke from another thread.
>Some guy was claiming that oak sawdust was corrosive enough to damage
>metal... which is complete BS. So now, anytime someone brings up oak,
>we all joke around about oak rust.
Never heard of Oak rust?
http://www.plantanswers.com/oak_falling.htm
;-)
On 11/22/10 4:48 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> Some stuff hits me funny. This did:
>
> http://www.wimp.com/reliantrobin/
Me, too.
I saw that on its original show, TopGear, and I rewound about eleventy
times.
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On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> Hard to believe it is from the same company.
That is a badass little car.
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On 11/22/2010 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 22, 6:43 pm, David Paste<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Nov 22, 11:23 pm, "Lee Michaels"<leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
>>
>> dot net> wrote:
>>> The funniest part, to me, was how polite everyone was when they righted the
>>> car. Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars. And training
>>> wheels for a car? I think it would be a suitable vehicle for clowns.
>>
>> Well, he did say the American Embassy ran a fleet of them! OK OK, that
>> was a cheap shot, but you left me no choice...
>>
>> I agree, I wouldn't have had one - I am pretty sure they are not made
>> now. There always used to be the occasional one popping up in modified
>> car magazines when I was growing up as some nutter would cram a
>> Cosworth motor into them or a Ford V6 or something and go and worry
>> the hat-hatches.
>
> When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> Hard to believe it is from the same company.
Now that's a stylish machine!
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On 11/22/2010 6:00 PM, Stuart wrote:
> In article<[email protected]>,
> Lee Michaels<leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote:
>> Needless to say, I won't be buying one of these cars.
>
> As far as I know you can't anyway. Reliant ceased production of
> three-wheelers in 2001.
>
> They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
> motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely glassfibre
> which, of course, doesn't rust.
Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:17:13 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Nov 24, 6:57Â pm, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:51:29 +1100, "George W Frost"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >news:205c0d21-06fd-4eb1-9d1f-3788201ed182@v19g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
>> >On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >> > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>>
>> >> > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>>
>> >> Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
>> >> I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>>
>> >Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
>> >frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
>> >The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
>> >manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
>> >Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
>> >visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:
>> >http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
>> >They have steered away from that lately.
>>
>> >**********************
>>
>> >Steered away?
>>
>> >Shirley you jest
>>
>> >But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
>>
>> The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
>>
>> However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. Â Marcos was one
>> more recent example
>
>Early Morgans did have an ash chassis. They used other woods as well
>for upper structures.
Well, knowing Morgans, I will have to respectfully dissagree with you
and correct you. From the very beginning, the super-sport and Gran
Prix 3 wheelers had tubular steel chassis - and the 4 wheelers that
followed continued to have steel chassis.
Take a look at:
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://morgan3w.de/technic/technic1chassis.jpg&imgrefurl=http://morgan3w.de/technic/technic.htm&usg=__OiS1jLVRoZMaJd9aXz8XdkU2bQM=&h=195&w=394&sz=13&hl=en&start=23&zoom=1&tbnid=HQX2In5n58hziM:&tbnh=61&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmorgan%2Bchassis%26start%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disc
h:1&um=1&itbs=1
It's a heck of a long link, sorry.
Try this one instead:
http://morgan3w.de/technic/technic.htm
And here is a link to the Chassis of a Mogi +4
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2869&d=1205325588
Some of the Stanley Steamers had wood chassis. Early Marcos had wooden
Chassis, The Briggs and Stratton Flyer had a wood chassis, as did the
Orient Buckboard (AKA Waltham), and the series 1 King Midget.
One of the largest American cars to use a wooden chassis was the
Brush. Even the axles were wooden - just like an old woodframe farm
wagon.
Henry Ford's "Old (((" racer from 1909 also had a wooden CHASSIS, and
no body at all.
Some old Franklins had wooden Chassis rails as well
But contrary to common belief, not the Morgan.
At least none I've seen, or ever seen reference to.
On Nov 24, 9:42=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:17:13 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Nov 24, 6:57=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> >> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:51:29 +1100, "George W Frost"
>
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> >"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> >news:[email protected]=
m...
> >> >On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> >> > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> >> >> > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> >> >> Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far =
as
> >> >> I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
>
> >> >Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
> >> >frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
> >> >The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
> >> >manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
> >> >Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
> >> >visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:
> >> >http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
> >> >They have steered away from that lately.
>
> >> >**********************
>
> >> >Steered away?
>
> >> >Shirley you jest
>
> >> >But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for h=
ere
>
> >> The body being ash framed has nothing to do with the CHASSIS.
>
> >> However, there WERE wood CHASSIS automobiles as well. =A0Marcos was on=
e
> >> more recent example
>
> >Early Morgans did have an ash chassis. They used other woods as well
> >for upper structures.
>
> =A0Well, knowing Morgans, I will have to respectfully dissagree with you
> and correct you. From the very beginning, the super-sport and Gran
> Prix 3 wheelers had tubular steel chassis - and the 4 wheelers that
> followed continued to have steel chassis.
> Take a look at:http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=3Dhttp://morgan3w.de/te=
chnic/technic...
> h:1&um=3D1&itbs=3D1
>
> It's a heck of a long link, sorry.
>
> Try this one instead:http://morgan3w.de/technic/technic.htm
>
> And here is a link to the Chassis of a Mogi +4http://www.mig-welding.co.u=
k/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3D2869&d...
>
> Some of the Stanley Steamers had wood chassis. Early Marcos had wooden
> Chassis, The Briggs and Stratton Flyer had a wood chassis, as did the
> Orient Buckboard (AKA Waltham), and the series 1 King Midget.
>
> One of the largest American cars to use a wooden chassis was the
> Brush. Even the axles were wooden - just like an old woodframe farm
> wagon.
> Henry Ford's "Old (((" racer from 1909 also had a wooden CHASSIS, and
> no body at all.
> Some old Franklins had wooden Chassis rails as well
>
> But contrary to common belief, not the Morgan.
>
> At least none I've seen, or ever seen reference to.
I stand (sit) corrected. I should have Wiki'd this as well.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Nov 22, 6:52 pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
> >http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> > Hard to believe it is from the same company.
>
> That is a badass little car.
>
THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
(There are, of course, cars that are also more 'most beautiful', but
those hail from other eras, like the '57 Bentley drop-head, Bugatti
Royale, Voisin, lots...)
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On 11/22/10 6:32 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 22, 7:11 pm, Robatoy<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Nov 22, 6:52 pm, -MIKE-<[email protected]> wrote:> On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>>> When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
>>>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
>>>> Hard to believe it is from the same company.
>>
>>> That is a badass little car.
>>
>> THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
>> (There are, of course, cars that are also more 'most beautiful', but
>> those hail from other eras, like the '57 Bentley drop-head, Bugatti
>> Royale, Voisin, lots...)
>
> It would help if I posted the link:
> http://www.autos4fast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Aston-Martin-DB9-3.jpg
Yes, the TopGear guys are always bustin their nuts over the DB9's...
rightly so.
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I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and after looking
at the video, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't some kind of April
Fool's day joke or something. So I decided to google it and see if it was
real. Not only real, it turns out. but after Top Gear ran that episode,
there was a rash of incidents where Robin owners throughout GB found
their cars tipped over by pranksters/vandals. In typical British
understatement, one article I read about these tippings quoted a BBC
(they produce Top Gear) spokesman: "We do not condone these activities."
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Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
: "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
: news:5c320583-488d-4deb-af22-54d7204bfd6d@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com...
: On Nov 22, 6:52 pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
:> On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
:>
:> > When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
:> >http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
:> > Hard to believe it is from the same company.
:>
:> That is a badass little car.
:>
: THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
Nah, try these:
http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-3445_162-2846924.html
-- Andy Barss
"Andrew Barss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
> : "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> :
> news:5c320583-488d-4deb-af22-54d7204bfd6d@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com...
> : On Nov 22, 6:52 pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> :> On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> :>
> :> > When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
> :> >http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
> :> > Hard to believe it is from the same company.
> :>
> :> That is a badass little car.
> :>
> : THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
>
> Nah, try these:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-3445_162-2846924.html
>
> -- Andy Barss
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In article <219b9506-6ba0-4d72-9eba-a42a09ede911@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com>,
David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Nov 23, 1:35 am, [email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
>> I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and after looking
>> at the video, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't some kind of April
>> Fool's day joke or something. So I decided to google it and see if it was
>> real. Not only real, it turns out.
>
>There is also another strong reason why they were so well-known here.
>For years, there was a very popular sitcom called Only Fools and
>Horses and the main characters had a knackered-looking, yellow van
>version of the three-wheeler:
>
>http://i32.tinypic.com/24c9w9j.jpg
>
>(The logo on the side reads: Trotters Independent Trading Co. Paris -
>New York - Peckham)
Mentioning the van reminds me of the USA's own 3 wheeler of the sixties. Take
a look at the Trivan:
http://www.3wheelers.com/trivan.html
As a kid I lived in Pottsville PA, not far from Frackville where they
were built. A neighbor around the corner from me had a sales job
with them for a time and often drove one home. I remember even as a 10
year old noticing how much that engine sounded like a lawn tractor.
--
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plausible, and wrong." (H L Mencken)
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org
On 11/23/10 5:18 PM, Morgans wrote:
>>> > They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
>>> > motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely >
>>> glassfibre
>>> > which, of course, doesn't rust.
>>>
>>> Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
>>>
>> *smirk* (Morgans?)
>
> What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
It's joke from another thread.
Some guy was claiming that oak sawdust was corrosive enough to damage
metal... which is complete BS. So now, anytime someone brings up oak,
we all joke around about oak rust.
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:18:44 -0500, Morgans wrote:
>>> > They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on
>>> > a motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely
>>> > glassfibre
>>> > which, of course, doesn't rust.
>>>
>>> Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
>>>
>> *smirk* (Morgans?)
>
> What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
No, it's gotten associated with a great *wooden* sports car:
http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/sales/44_sport_2010/44_sport.html
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David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
: On Nov 23, 1:35 am, [email protected] (Larry W) wrote:
:> I have to say, I never heard of the Reliant Robin before, and after looking
:> at the video, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't some kind of April
:> Fool's day joke or something. So I decided to google it and see if it was
:> real. Not only real, it turns out.
: There is also another strong reason why they were so well-known here.
: For years, there was a very popular sitcom called Only Fools and
: Horses and the main characters had a knackered-looking, yellow van
: version of the three-wheeler:
: http://i32.tinypic.com/24c9w9j.jpg
A blue one was also one of Mr. Bean's nemeseses:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II1U-85lzkQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECeRhqqVGT0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_MWVqpvs74
And many others. Brilliance.
-- Andy Barss
In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
<<...snipped...>>
>But the "roustabout" didn't have the tip-over problem because it had
>the single wheel on the rear. Not terribly smart for a load carier, as
>it turned out - bur much more stable than a Robin. It sounded like a
>lawn tractor engine because it was - Kohler 22HP twin.
>>
>
DUH!
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"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Nov 23, 6:45 pm, David Paste <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 23, 11:18 pm, "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
>
> > Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
>
> Morgan is a small British company that has (and still does, as far as
> I am aware) built sports cars on an Ash (I think) chassis.
Indeed. They use a technique of stretching and painting canvas on a
frame made of wood, similar to aircraft from previous wars.
The Plus 4 Morgan was an interesting mish-mash of other
manyfacturers's [sic] parts.
Their latest offerings handle superbly, are quite fast, but the
visuals??? Marty Feldman, Ben Turpin come to mind:
http://morgancars.us/msccnc/images_club/aero_candy_1.jpg
They have steered away from that lately.
**********************
Steered away?
Shirley you jest
But, I have a PPS of the manufacture of the Morgan, but too big for here
>> > They were quite popular when I was a youth - you could drive them on a
>> > motorbike license and they were cheap. They were also largely
>> > glassfibre
>> > which, of course, doesn't rust.
>>
>> Quite unlike the ones made from oak.
>>
> *smirk* (Morgans?)
What? How has my name gotten associated with rusting oak?
Really. I am clueless as to the joke, here.
--
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:12:36 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Barss
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
>: "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>: news:5c320583-488d-4deb-af22-54d7204bfd6d@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com...
>: On Nov 22, 6:52 pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
>:> On 11/22/10 5:49 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>:>
>:> > When I was in the UK, I took a liking to this particular Reliant:
>:> >http://preview.tinyurl.com/259xjxx
>:> > Hard to believe it is from the same company.
>:>
The little Reliant Scimitar WAS a nice piece of machinery - as was the
scimitar sabre. and the Reliant Kitten (the 4 wheel version of the
Robin) wasn't bad for a puddlejumper.
>:> That is a badass little car.
>:>
>: THIS is badass (and the most beautiful automobile ever made. IMNSHO.)
>
>Nah, try these:
>
>http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-3445_162-2846924.html
>
>-- Andy Barss