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Yes it's an awesome iconic symbol of pure motoring thus shielding me from any chav/mod circles.
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No, it's a try-hard pimple so let the pure OEMness do the talking.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:22 pm

Andyboy wrote:Aah, so you're going back to your Rootes - they're not quite the same though Peter. The Rapist was a two door vesion of the Hillman Sphincter/Singer Gazebo whereas the Singer Vague (shown above) was the Super Sphincter/Humber Septic body.

For true Rootes Paedophilia you need the Minx based Commer Cob and a beard.












BTW..

Sphincter = Minx
Gazebo = Gazelle
Vague = Vogue
Septic = Sceptre

Surely the holy grail is the Humpher Super Sniper ? Lovely big wipe clean leather bench seats . IIRC one of the first cars with child / boy locks . A fiddlers true dream chariot ! :)
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:40 pm

Child locks, to keep the errant young Boys firmly ensconced in the rear (oooer) whilst you administer punishment.

The Super Sniper was okay, but I see you and raise you a '65 four headlamp Imperial. To think these so nearly had a Chrysler V8 rather than some wheezing straight six from a 1952 Bedford truck.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:47 pm

My old man and his brother had a Super Snipe back when they were lads in Jersey. I'm told one night they were driving back from the boozer pished up, my dad's brother driving and my old man sat with his brother's bird in the middle. His brother turns to see the old man having a grope of his bird and has a go at remonstrating with him, subsequently putting the car into a good old bit of Jersey granite wall. Apparently it was such a tough old bird the wall came off worse.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:58 pm

Andyboy wrote:Child locks, to keep the errant young Boys firmly ensconced in the rear (oooer) whilst you administer punishment.

The Super Sniper was okay, but I see you and raise you a '65 four headlamp Imperial. To think these so nearly had a Chrysler V8 rather than some wheezing straight six from a 1952 Bedford truck.
Surely a Pullman would be more up your street boys, with its glass 'voyeur' divider and spacious rear compartment :eek:
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:59 pm

Andyboy wrote:Child locks, to keep the errant young Boys firmly ensconced in the rear (oooer) whilst you administer punishment.

The Super Sniper was okay, but I see you and raise you a '65 four headlamp Imperial. To think these so nearly had a Chrysler V8 rather than some wheezing straight six from a 1952 Bedford truck.

I personally believe the Imperial is a bit too ostentatious , what with all that superfluous chrome and factory fit vinyl roof. When leaving a funfair late at night with a full load (ooh err) one doesn't want to attract any unnecessary attention ! :)
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:07 pm

Sorry to bother you lads.. pull you away from this cheery chatter but these badges - yay or nay?
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:26 pm

This is what you need ratch

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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:33 pm

Upside down, that would be a W badge.

W for......................
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:35 pm

Ratch doesnt start with a W though Andy :?
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:36 pm

pacerpete wrote:
Andyboy wrote:Child locks, to keep the errant young Boys firmly ensconced in the rear (oooer) whilst you administer punishment.

The Super Sniper was okay, but I see you and raise you a '65 four headlamp Imperial. To think these so nearly had a Chrysler V8 rather than some wheezing straight six from a 1952 Bedford truck.

I personally believe the Imperial is a bit too ostentatious , what with all that superfluous chrome and factory fit vinyl roof. When leaving a funfair late at night with a full load (ooh err) one doesn't want to attract any unnecessary attention ! :)
Then you need a Hawk Shooting Break with less chrome and a knarly 2.1 four cylinder petrol donk as well as extra room for Boys AND camping gear for those weekends away. When you start talking vinyl roofes and extra chrome, you're getting a bit Vauxhall Viscount for my liking. So tacky, so 'new money'. Yuk.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:49 pm

That would badge would have looked rather fine on my old Advocado P6, but an E30 no way.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:50 pm

Royalratch wrote:Sorry to bother you lads.. pull you away from this cheery chatter but these badges - yay or nay?

Nay Nay Nay Mr Wilkes :)
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:29 pm

NAff
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:41 pm

But I've got a Harris Tweed cape and my Hunter Wellies all ready to go man!
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Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:49 am

Royalratch wrote:But I've got a Harris Tweed cape and my Hunter Wellies all ready to go man!
Must get a lot of use for them in Central London :D
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Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:58 am

Depends which sex club he is visiting :)
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Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:09 am

Ratch,do as you please,I have a horseshoe on my grill,and if people don't like it,well,don't look at it :D
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Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:00 pm

Is this on the 5 Rog? Needs all the luck it can get :D
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Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:44 pm

DanThe wrote:Is this on the 5 Rog? Needs all the luck it can get :D
LOL!

No,but I do have a lucky pine cone in the 5,found it when I was about 10,and since i've been driving it's always resided in my cars :D
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