CheltGirl

I had always assumed that the plastic is just a film cover to prevent the plates from getting scratched when drilling holes and prior to people putting them on cars! Surely you should just peel back the film and wash your lovely plate until it is clean and shiny? Every car I come up behind that has those horrible little runs of dirt running down inside, I tell myself they have no idea about peeling the thing off. Every piece of plastic or perspex item I have bought for shop fitting purposes always has a clear plastic protective film on - just needs peeling off! Isn't it the same for plates? Or is this just a woman's logic

Mick will set the new challenge when he's back from his hols.

Is that a waterfall? Looks like rectangular signs in the woods We may be lucky enough to see some snow, but I'm not sure we are going close enough to the really high mountains. I expect thermoacc has a stack of photos of his on the snowy mountains in Wales from last winter.

Not until next week some time at the earliest! If we can't find a waterfall in Wales over the w/e, perhaps the challenge should be the cleverest/funniest improvisation of a waterfall behind the car!

Lots of us are going to north Wales for the Gen 5 driving event this weekend - we might come across a waterfall

I think the irony of that was lost on a few

I asked myself the silent question when I joined up too! Worked it out when someone posted a photo of their 'vert'! I also used to wonder what people were doing when they said 'Sending you a PM mate' - the passage of time reveals all I think we should have a club Glossary of Terms (now someone's asking what's a glossary!) I'm sure there would be all sorts of phrases that could be added...

Look who came to town yesterday! Thanks Daytona I think they are comparing nostrils

... and you are allowed to own two cars! Has the vert already gone?

We bought the CS in 1997, so 19 years this coming April. About time it was treated to a respray There was a similar thread to this a year or so back and I know some have had their cars longer than I have! Edit - This is the last bend of the Prescott Hill Climb by the way!

Perhaps that will act as a reminder...

Yes, I've been using it too. I've seen a number of Gen 5s recently that have obviously been on SORN (or illegal) for years before the seller suddenly puts it up for sale and waxes lyrical about it... Obviously didn't love it that much did they, or they would have been driving it

Inspired by the above, I called on the lady I mentioned in my previous post this afternoon to see how things were. I couldn't believe it - she crashed the car into some railings in January and was told the car was a write-off!! She said she very nearly rang me to say, as she still has the flyer with my name and number. I know which garage took it, so will ring them tomorrow to see what happened to it. The galling thing is, she said she thought of me often, and I drive past her house once a week (car never visible anyway). She thought perhaps it was too bad for anyone to be interested in an old car. I should have stopped before...

Oh yes - got it now! I wonder how they put that off-side dent into it! Reminds me that I know where something similar is - still being used by the elderly wife, J reg, original owner (well her husband's unitl he sadly passed away). Also has some scrapes from mis-judged parking, but not as bad as this one! Paintwork still good too. I did tell her to contact me if she decided to sell or get rid of. Might have to call by some time...

The ebay listing wasn't visible when I tried just now - ended. Can you post up a pic?

Good one! Don't think this has been suggested before.

Make one up - people will soon say if it's been done recently.

It's a French word, louvre, which is written the same in English - only the Americans call them louvers Personally, I don't like too much plastic on the outsdie of a car, looks a bit 'cheap' - sorry

I've just looked through all 521 photos of the rebuild - amazing progression! Anyone afraid of a bit of rust should take a look and see what can be done. I love the bits hanging up on the line to spray and dry!

That was read too quickly! ptmorries said Castle Combe 14th May - the link goes to Japshow 10th July. He really meant Jap Day, that's the show you mentioned in the JapFest thread as awaiting club details and hoping to post info on next week. It gets confusing with all these Jap titles

That's a bit of a liberty you've taken with my quote there . I have to say, it's amazing how many men make the assumption that all women just want a box with four wheels, that moves in the direction it's pointed towards!

I was once filling up with petrol, when a nearby guy in a suit looked appreciatively at the car and said "Oh, is that your husband's?"... I smiled and said "No, it's all mine!"

He will have seen your message on his email account. May just need a day or so to think about it!

Mick, you might need to pm urban619 to tell him we are waiting for the next challenge to be given!

That's exactly what I was thinking - poor old dears! Deer on the other hand...