Colin Lindsay Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Two local NI shows, Friday evening and Saturday morning. Friday night's was the annual Waringstown Cavalcade, which is a long stop/start conga along a single main street about eight miles from me - hundreds of tractors, motorbikes, lorries, cars, carts and oddities. As a result of the traffic chaos many (like me) take their cars but park along the route to avoid the resulting cooling and clutch trouble that always occurs over three hours of nose to tail driving up some fairly steep hills. Some good cars, though, including a Bond convertible that tried to sneak by when I was just turning the camera off... Next morning was Brownlow House, a stately home in Lurgan, 12 miles from me, which has a long and varied history including being an American base during WW2. There was an autojumble of sorts - three stalls, only one car-related, and every sentence the stall holder began commenced with the words: "That's rare..." which he seemed to feel justified an amazing price. Some amazing cars though; the Triumph Roadster has been in the same ownership since 1960 and is stunning. Sadly my Herald was the only one in attendance at either show, and it wasn't actually entered for any, either. Sadly, too, heavy rain stopped play about 1pm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 The airbag 'sticker' is a first rate one for classic owners, and in a GT6 may just keep the overly interested away from the rear of the car. Just need to find somewhere to make one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Liked that Air Bag humor too! Taken copy for prosperity & Club mag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Front end of the Triumph Roadster.... a truly beautiful car. That's the owner to the left / rear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 It was the roadster on Bergerac that made me want one. Couldn't afford one so ended up with the Spitfire. Apparently they used three cars in the series and John Nettles was reputed to have hated them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 I'd be scared to drive that one anywhere. Imagine if you got a stonechip or scrape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Just back from a very well attended car show at Strumpshaw Steam Museum, interesting NSU with the rotary engine. Owner had converted it back as a previous owner had fitted a Ford V4. Regards Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Inboard discs too! Changing the brake pads must be such a doddle. What an amazing car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Drove an RO80 just once, a hire car, when they first came out. I didn't know it was anything out of the ordinary other than not like previous NSUs. 🤫 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Those letters/numbers are an easy cut from vynil on the sort of machines Mrs Pete has for Card Making. Hers is a Silhouette, but there are others by Cricut too. Worth an ask around amongst the Card making fraternity?. These where produced on Hers:- Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Sadly my cousin closed his signwriting business ten years ago; I used to plague him for all sorts of signs and stickers. Anything that could be designed on his computer, or scanned and submitted by me, could be cut via a huge Gerber cutting machine. He probably closed down and moved away to get away from me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Sadly my cousin closed his signwriting business ten years ago; I used to plague him for all sorts of signs and stickers. Anything that could be designed on his computer, or scanned and submitted by me, could be cut via a huge Gerber cutting machine. He probably closed down and moved away to get away from me. There is big demand for Vynl lettring graphics and logo`s. in the Truck/Van field. When my camper was repaired after being assaluted by a reversing SUV, Lady "pilot", The company who did the bodywork and finishing, perfectly matched the graphics on their in house cutter, taken from photographs. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 I was able to get huge banners like this made FOC for places like Stafford or just my own garage. Some of them have been rolled up for years, I really should take better care of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Taylor Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 There are vinyl cutters on e-bay for a few hundred pounds. We had a Roland Stika at work, which was a handy piece of kit and ran off simple software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Patrick Taylor said: There are vinyl cutters on e-bay for a few hundred pounds. We had a Roland Stika at work, which was a handy piece of kit and ran off simple software. I suppose by the time you add the price of vinyl, ink and labour the price does go up, and to be honest there's only so many vinyl stickers you can make for yourself! Unless of course you go into a sideline of a 'sort-of-business' thingy. It's been the bane of my life; I always know someone with a vinyl cutter or a press or a welder or a low loader so for the price of choccy biscuits I get what I need but never actually learn how to do it myself. Every time I watch Car SOS and see Tim on the scrounge, I cringe... I think I taught him all he knows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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