The Loose Association of Wargamers

Not a Vauxhall Vectra then?

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:45 am

grizzlymc wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:53 am I know that severe sort. You'd have thought a divine being could pick better looking ones.

Well you know those 72 virgins muslim suicide bombers get in paradise, those are them.....

Nah, that's just a mis translation of classical Arabic. the difference between houris and raisins is an accent on the vowel. They get plump juicy raisins.

Ilkley Old School wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:57 am

So not just your wargaming that is old school, then? Excellent.

I couLd onLy afford old British cars. I have also owned.

Triumph Herald
Triumph Vitesse convertible
Morris Oxford.

My very first vehicle was BSA Bantam D7 motorbike.

Corrrr!

Ilkley Old School wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:46 am I couLd onLy afford old British cars. I have also owned.

Triumph Herald
Triumph Vitesse convertible
Morris Oxford.

My very first vehicle was BSA Bantam D7 motorbike.

I am dead jealous. I always wanted the convertible Vitesse. I wonder how much a good one would be worth now........Google......

There's one for £16.99 on eBay. Oh hang on, that's the original brochure.

Ilkley Old School wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:46 am My very first vehicle was BSA Bantam D7 motorbike.

My father had a Bantam and a couple of Francis Barnetts

I think at last count i've owned about thirty cars since 1990.......I'm a bit of an enthusiast despite some (non Christmas) turkeys on the list
Austin Mini
Austin Metro 1275 (My first real car, not a hand-me-down, beige with a full length fabric sunroof)
Austin Maxi
Alfasud Sprint Veloce 1.5 (I intermittently raced a Sud 1.5ti so had something similar as my road car)
Alfasud Sprint Veloce 1.7
Lancia Prisma 1.6ie
Ford Capri Laser 2.0
Citroen AXGT
Honda Prelude
Honda Civic GT
Saab 900 2.0l
Toyota Celica GT 2.0
MGB GT
MG Midget
Landrover Lightweight (ex Gulf War)
Renault 19 Chamade 16v
Suzuki Vitara
Landrover Freelander Hardback
Ford Mondeo Ghia x
Toyota Rav4 LWB
Toyota Camry 3.0 V6
Mitsubishi Shogun
Landrover Discovery
Landrover Defender
Toyota Celica GT4
Renault Clio (diesel, the commuter years!)
Honda Civic (diesel, the commuter years!)
Honda HRV
Honda CRV
Skoda Octavia 4WD
BMW X1 Msport
Ford Kuga Titanium 4WD
Mini Countryman Cooper S 4WD

Oh God, the world has ended, there is a discussion about cars..................

As if being on a wargames forum is not bad enough, now it is a Clarkson petrol head wargames forum.

Just to please Fred

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:24 pm I am dead jealous. I always wanted the convertible Vitesse. I wonder how much a good one would be worth now........Google......

Very bad reliabilty record I've known a couple of owners who were still essentially pedestrians. Nice looking cars though. I always wanted a Triumph stag but they were seen as a bit 'hairdressery'.