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[spkennyuk]

anyone ever did the scrapyard thing in their teenage years, I had 2 local ones which were very well stocked, you could visit and simply climb around the motors, some piled 3/4 high and simply remove what ever parts you needed, some of the cars would wobble as you climb up to them, good old days

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Many a visit to scrap yards to keep my car going in my late teens. Health and safety whats that then ! Lol

I can remember being stood on the bonnet of the second car up while removing the oil filter housing from a MG Metro which was the third car up and its was teaming it down at the time. Slipped a few times trying to do that all for a part worth a couple of quid. The joys of youth.

 

[Oneball]

 

[Saigon]

Many a visit to scrap yards to keep my car going in my late teens. Health and safety whats that then ! Lol

I can remember being stood on the bonnet of the second car up while removing the oil filter housing from a MG Metro which was the third car up and its was teaming it down at the time. Slipped a few times trying to do that all for a part worth a couple of quid. The joys of youth.

And they all had an Alsatian or two lurking about.

 

[philw696]

And they all had an Alsatian or two lurking about.

Usually a hard man or two as well.

 

[CatmanV2]

Oh that is TOO cool!
C

 

[nickb]

And they all had an Alsatian or two lurking about.

I’ve still got the scar on the back of my leg where the Alsatian bit me at a scrappers in Nottingham in about 1985. Big brute of a thing, covered in oil. Trip to A & E for teeth holes to be cleaned and a jab. And I didn’t even get the part I needed.
Different approach health and safety back in the 80’s. Having said that, it used to be worse; I found this in my grand-dad’s toolbox last week. I love the instructions to roll the asbestos in the palm of your hand. He lived to his late eighties though.

 

[Oneball]

Oh that is TOO cool!
C

Story and more photos here: http://craigdavies.com/motorsport-transporter/

 

[spkennyuk]

And they all had an Alsatian or two lurking about.

Most of the scrap yards in my area had three distinct areas. One side of the main gate would be the tyres / wheel store. On the opposite side would be the battery store. Usually a 20ft container near the office cabin. Wheels and batteries were the only things removed from the cars before they were stacked up three high in the main area.

The compulsary alsation being shackled to the cabin during the day and left to roam at night.

Unfortunately the majority of younger road users today would have no idea how to even do a brake pad change on their own vehicles today let alone anything more involved.

Skills that are just being not being passed on in the same way they were prior to the 90's.

 

[2b1ask1]

I’ve still got the scar on the back of my leg where the Alsatian bit me at a scrappers in Nottingham in about 1985. Big brute of a thing, covered in oil. Trip to A & E for teeth holes to be cleaned and a jab. And I didn’t even get the part I needed.
Different approach health and safety back in the 80’s. Having said that, it used to be worse; I found this in my grand-dad’s toolbox last week. I love the instructions to roll the asbestos in the palm of your hand. He lived to his late eighties though.
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Rawplastic: Another hazardous product from my youth I should probably give a flying **** about; used loads of it doing jobs on the house with my dad. I should probably get my brother to check the shelves in Buxton to make sure it has been chucked away now! I would lay money on there being a couple of boxes in there somewhere!

 

[P5Nij]

Random septic flavoured nostalgia - the Detroit Auto Show, 1966....

 

[philw696]

 

[philw696]

 

[Hurricane52]

After seven weeks locked down, I finally came up with an essential travel idea to deliver our accounts stuff to our bookkeeper for the VAT return. 20 mile round trip on my own - mostly in Manual Sport mode. No cars on the roads - a few vans and lorries. Just to prove I’ve finally been out, I tried taking a quick photo, but just got a load of pretty clouds over the Preselis.

 

[lozcb]

After seven weeks locked down, I finally came up with an essential travel idea to deliver our accounts stuff to our bookkeeper for the VAT return. 20 mile round trip on my own - mostly in Manual Sport mode. No cars on the roads - a few vans and lorries. Just to prove I’ve finally been out, I tried taking a quick photo, but just got a load of pretty clouds over the Preselis.View attachment 69955

Looking good Louis looking good

 

[BennyD]

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Utter bollocxs; I suppose 5G had something to do with it as well.

 

[CatmanV2]

Utter bollocxs; I suppose 5G had something to do with it as well.

Try googling, and then engaging your sense of humour.

C

 

[rockits]

Rawplastic: Another hazardous product from my youth I should probably give a flying **** about; used loads of it doing jobs on the house with my dad. I should probably get my brother to check the shelves in Buxton to make sure it has been chucked away now! I would lay money on there being a couple of boxes in there somewhere!

Never heard of rawlplastic funnily enough.

 

[Oneball]

Try googling, and then engaging your sense of humour.

C

Or closing your eyes. There’s some things that cannot be unseen!

 

[BennyD]

Try googling, and then engaging your sense of humour.

I’m not wasting my time reading conspiratorial BS, but thanks for the pointer anyway.

 

[alfatwo]

I’ve still got the scar on the back of my leg where the Alsatian bit me at a scrappers in Nottingham in about 1985. Big brute of a thing, covered in oil. Trip to A & E for teeth holes to be cleaned and a jab. And I didn’t even get the part I needed.
Different approach health and safety back in the 80’s. Having said that, it used to be worse; I found this in my grand-dad’s toolbox last week. I love the instructions to roll the asbestos in the palm of your hand. He lived to his late eighties though.
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I remember those on the buildings in the 1970's, we used them every day..
We didn't do wimps in those days!

Dave