Here's my Mum with the Mini Cooper my parents drove to Italy in.
Happy Mother's day.
After watching nearly 8 years worth of the Scouse soap, for #CarsOfBrookside, we've hit the jackpot!
A glorious series 2 Alfa 33 1700 Cloverleaf, in Champagne.
Let the sunshine, let the sun shine in.
#FiatFriday
Reliving the 90s, using the 33 for a few weeks.
Playing tapes, filling his enormous boot with DIY stuff, and generally enjoying it all.
Reminds me of this permitted Cov1d dog walk spot, late March 2020.
I would want a Kenlowe fan, in an appropriate car, just for the bloody fantastic switch.
I keep an Agip carwash token and a few Lire in the 33's ashtray. More out of madness than for luck.
That's also an earlier type lighter, as a throwback to my Sprint QV.
It proved you just need nice cars, nice people and somewhere to park. No £35 tickets, no 'celebrity' MCs, etc...
It's now (just over) 4 years since that epic 'little' WCT meet, at Gilk's Cafe, organised by Jim @thealso.bsky.social and Steve Chodspot @16valver.bsky.social
New resident Max Farnham's shed has just arrived on the back of a Honda Sooty Van pickup!
#CarsOfBrookside
There was a bronze/tan one with Historic 4 spokes and luggage rack for sale around a year a go, but it's price tag was out of reach.
Ashamed to say this is as far as I've got with my own mini Fashion Grey/black Lusso.
Yep. It's completely impractical, but I plan to keep it for a while.
A year to the day!
Every little journey has felt like an adventure.
About £120 quid in service bits, rust proofing stuff, and hood clean/protector.
Depreciation possibly somewhere between zero and £500 thus far.
Uno Turbo action for #FiatFriday
Followed by The Rainbow theme tune?
I'm sure it's a great book, but all my brain sees is this:
Navy top half, silver bottom half iirc.
First 26 plate spotted yay!
A f*cking Jaecoo.
Not quite as exciting as a neighbour's new two tone Granada Sapphire, on a T plate, in my childhood.
How many lumens does that bloomin' Moomin lamp take Margaret?
Magnifico!
Feed 'em carrots 😉
Watched some old Three Up Two Down episodes this week. Came out in 1985. The 'old' dad, was played by a then 39 yo Michael Elphick. His son, married with a baby, was played by Ray Burdis, who was 27.
Street parked 127 (from 2022), for #FiatFriday
Prob' mid to late 70's in a flip top box. Look great on the dashboard of a Rover P6 or similar.
Random guess- Pug 206 Convertible?
Practically a Testarossa engine!
Airbox off as part of post winter tickling. Taxing early this year, as need a decent boot for a few weeks, so forgive me if it snows in March.
#Alfa33Quattrovalvole
"Ricky! When ya gonna put my proper plates back on? The MOT was last munf!"
And try the handle.
My old Alfa has central locking, but after mechanically locking with the key, I look through the windows to make sure the door buttons are all down.
An old girl over the road had had her Ladybird from new on an X plate. It was scrapped 2 years ago, with about 30k on the clock, and the owner said it had needed "a lot more soldering".
