Yes, very nice cars. But they don't compare to Chamberlain tractors, Conor-Shea headers or a Horwood Bagshaw stump jump plough!!rkelsen wrote:*cough* FerrariLamborghiniMaserati *cough*rustychisel wrote:Couldn't win the war, couldn't make a car or a tank worth a damn.
Source for quality cotter pins?
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Re: Source for quality cotter pins?
Postby oldschoolfool » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:30 am
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Re: Source for quality cotter pins?
Postby ValleyForge » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:02 pm
Reliability? What reliability. I remember the "Not The Nine-O-Clock News" skit: "Built by robots, welded by lasers, driven by Italians".rkelsen wrote:*cough* FerrariLamborghiniMaserati *cough*rustychisel wrote:Couldn't win the war, couldn't make a car or a tank worth a damn.
Back on topic: I can remember the putty soft cotter pins that were fitted to the Amaroo BMX bikes which we said were made of "Hong Kong Alloy".
Ha ha ha! Cookies on dowels.
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Re: Source for quality cotter pins?
Postby rkelsen » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:39 pm
Italy 1974:ValleyForge wrote:Reliability? What reliability.rkelsen wrote:*cough* FerrariLamborghiniMaserati *cough*rustychisel wrote:Couldn't win the war, couldn't make a car or a tank worth a damn.
Australia 1974:
Both as reliable as each other... BUT one is still cool... a timeless design... a work of art even... and worth more than $0.20/tonne at Sims
I'm not even going to mention the fine piece of British engineering that is the Ford Cortina...
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Re: Source for quality cotter pins?
Postby rchrd » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:02 pm
I think you're being a bit hard on the Maserati. Sure the Kingswood is still cool, a timeless design, but work of art is taking it a bit far though.rkelsen wrote: Italy 1974:
Australia 1974:
Both as reliable as each other... BUT one is still cool... a timeless design... a work of art even... and worth more than $0.20/tonne at Sims
I'm not even going to mention the fine piece of British engineering that is the Ford Cortina...
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Re: Source for quality cotter pins?
Postby barefoot » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:53 pm
Did we ever come to any conclusions about these little penguins?rchrd wrote:Here ya gokukamunga wrote:I hope you've got a good close up function on your camera, rchrd. Those cute sounding penguins don't exist till we see pics of 'em..... (please!)rchrd wrote:I think the cranks are Japanese, the only markings are SMC on the axle and little penguins wearing scarves stamped into the crank arms.
There's the same penguin on the crank axle along with "SMC" and "Japan". I'm going to post a thread about the bike I got them with because I'm not sure what it is, it'll be up soon.
'Cos I got me another set
Well, I only have the one penguin, because his friend has been lost in the patina:
They're from my ?1950s? Repco, a hard rubbish find which I'm documenting over here.
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Re: Source for quality cotter pins?
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:08 pm
Try any old bike shops in the UK, the bike shop I worked in the early 90's would,have a !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! load of them in attic ! If not binned.
Had Sheffield on them but that was when Sheffield was a bustling steel town (quality too ).
Had Sheffield on them but that was when Sheffield was a bustling steel town (quality too ).
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