The F Class Lexus, Jackie!!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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The F Class Lexus, Jackie!!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
you only had to say Gene——- Thought Attachment 399599Attachment 399600Attachment 399601Attachment 399602Attachment 399603Attachment 399604 you’d all turned queer on me !Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Looks a million dollars....
Holly Cow Jackie. You had better take it back fast. They must have figured an old man like you wouldn't notice. They put the steering wheel on the wrong side!
Not quite Phill——- still a bloody big bag of gold———I don’t ever buy brand fire new, it’s way beyond my pocket !Quote:
Originally Posted by ron54
This one had done 11,000 miles and was just over two years old——— was £25,000 under list , had a ridiculous spec, all the way including a tow hitch.
Anyway, out of all the ones I found——- this is the only one that suited me. All I needed to do was beat the crap out of him on the price!
Hey Jackie
It must of taken you ages to find one with the same door dents as your old one had ! Smart thinking that......
My chief medical officer ( Jilly) decided to change the dressings on my knee and hand last night as it had been done in great haste before we departed to collect the mighty Lexus ———- was fortuitous she did—— she found GIBRALTAR in my knee and ALCATRAZ In my hand which I had valiantly ( and without complaint just simply got on with). Unfortunately, said rocks left bloody great holes in this old body with lots of the old Royal juice leaking profusely——— don’t worry I won’t be posting any more piccies —— no matter how hard you ask me !
No doubt about it, when you fall over at 86—- you bloody well ache after it, no matter how gently you fall——- my advice is, don’t!
Saying goodbye to to my old friend the trusty Lexus today—— served me well for the last seven years.Attachment 399670
you don’t often get a pair of Lexus on your drive ( wonder what the plural is ? )
If I tell you——— you ain’t never going to believe me————- miserable, messed up, Fairy Type F Sport Lexus refused to fire up when her who expects to be obeyed at all times put bum in drivers seat To repair to the super store. YE SHIZEN HITTEN ZE FANNEN I ZE BIGGEST FECKINIST VAY——- MODOM VOS NOT BEST PLISSED.
ER——- Sorrreeeee, But we won’t be saying goodbye to the trusty old Lexus just yet, Modom is full of absolutely no confidence! ———- She is not, over impressed with the sight of a dead Lexus parked outside her front door on a Wednesday morning———- last straw was when the old trusty lady was called upon to render life giving first aid to kick start some heartbeats into the expensive no goer!
RIGHT——— IT GOES BACK NOW!!! Her indoors in a foul mood is not a pretty sight! 75 miles later with the salesmen wringing their hands and begging forgiveness with a brand fire new YUASA £200 battery fitted and a tank full of unleaded, we waved a fond farewell to the poor sods who had unwittingly sent Mrs J. R. Wilson away with a less than perfect mode of transport in exchange for the thirty plus grand the aforementioned lady had forked out.
There is a lesson to be learned here, never, ever, mess, ——————-
Was many years ago when I first came across Willabee’s “HOT SINGLES “ thread, it was some of the most impressive reading of circuit powerboat Racing I had ever read. To find out it was written by someone I had known for ever was an added bonus.
Now Welch and I have a lot of jiving, but believe me, there has never been an ounce of malice in it, we’ve always been good friends, that’s why we can slag each other off like this and get away with it.
1 gave him a bunch of my old pictures a few years back——- besides, he makes much better use of them on his hot singles thread than I ever could on the Tricks thread.
Funny thing happened to me on the way to collect the new Lexus——- I tripped——— fell arse over tip and landed flat on my back gazing up into a sky that was just pissing down with rain, thinking, I should give Willabee a call before long, we don’t speak often enough, when bang, right out of nowhere, I get a P/M asking me if I want all my all phoggies back———— now what the hell am I going to do with them?
Hes just had a mad fit of depression s’all——- he’s too FECKIN mean to be ill and he’s too close to being the first to the million hits——— too ugly to say what’s going on. Don’t worry William, Stickle will tell me what your your game is !
Well——- we’ve owned the all singing an dancing F SPORT RX LEXUS for 24 hours——— it’s been driven for over 250 miles, but not by me. I’ve had some good down time in the passenger seat and it’s quite comfortable. Holes are healing rapidly and I got an idea for a Seebold tunnel trophy——- getting old man Seebold to part with a few shillings these days is a job for David Copperfield———— Blood out of a stone is easy !
Decided I’ve had enough of car boot sales to last me the rest of my life and I no longer have a yen to wander recycling facilities on a Saturday morning either. Tired of being knee deep in iron filings and wood shavings———- in fact, the wood lath has to go. I need an advanced polisher for a start, plus an upgrade on the sanding machine, with the possibility of a a dust extraction unit.
Full of ambition this morning for some strange reason. Realise it’s been a while since I’ve actually talked about boats——— in future, I’ll try not to wander too far off piste———after all, it is a column supposed to be devoted to power boats, don’t want to get hauled over the coals by management and moved down with the lower classes.
Taking my daughter Kim down to the Chichester Yacht Club for lunch today———- it’s not just the fact I get ten per cent off, the foods quite good too, and it’s right on the water. Lovely when the tides in, but tends to stink a tad when the waters low. Still, Kim likes it, that’s all that matters !
Her majesty has finally gone off to do the weekly shop——— F SPORT MIGHTY LEXUS fired up at first time of asking and she was up, up and away by 7:30 am.
Me myself shall prepare to the workshop for the next three or four hours——- if anything sensible occurs I shall inform you, otherwise, sit back and ??????
Distinct lack of information coming out of Miami about anything new from Mercury Marine———- that’s usually the launch pad for anything exciting———- so——— there’s either not much happening or the publicity machine broke.
Terrible, terrible news of the school shootings in Broward county Florida———— as a parent I can only feel for the parents of those kids involved——— just not a damn thing I can say or do will be of any help——- I am just so sorry, once again.
Try and get back to you later——- not the time right now.
I live a mile from this school. My daughter and two of my grandchildren graduated from there. My second grandson was in the school during this horrible incident. The shooter previously lived in the same townhouse complex as my daughter. He was captured right in front of my daughters former residence. To top it all off my wife recognized him this morning from a store she shops in regularly. Way too close for comfort. I am worried about those kids. We will be trying to support our grandson through this terrible time.
Many of those kids are going to be traumatized for many years to come, if not for life. Putting aside the nightmares that they are going to have, how do they go back into that school and feel safe again? Something like that changes lives forever. I hope you grandson will be able to get through it. It is unimaginable, on Valentine's Day, when many of those parents were planning a night out, that they have to deal with the loss of a child and for no reason at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Wondered all day what I could possibly say to you that would make an ounce of sense———truth is, there’s nothing. I’m not a smart or clever person, just a great grandad with grandsons that live in that part of the world that can’t help but worry about a situation that has nothing but everything to do with me. Does no good to get involved in the gun arguments——— nothing will bring those kids back——- nobody can begin to understand the feelings of the parents, relatives and friends affected——— I can’t expres my thoughts in any way that will come out right, best I can do is simply, I AM SO SORRY.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Was a funny old day yesterday——- went to the yacht club with two of my daughters for lunch ( Boo and Kim ) .things started offf badly when I misplaced the workshop keys and they were late getting here,
Lunchtime traffic was manic around Chichester and standard of driving was appalling———- at 86 its my goddam right to comment ——— Boo being a school teacher thinks otherwise and it all erupted into a full blown row out of nothing.
Things didn’t get any better when my yacht club card was swiped and found to be out of date by twenty four hours rendering the cash invalid———- so I had to pay full price for lunch in cash as I didn’t have enough in the current account to renew the membership ———- jolly FECKIN hockey sticks, don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?
Luckily the food was great. Went to bed still thinking of the kids in florida——— the row with my daughter——— the half finished Seebold ——— Farewll to the trusty Lexus today, ——— was deeply engrossed in my own little world, feeling very sorry for myself so I called my son Mark, only to receive a right Royal bollocking for releasing company secrets. Came to bed last night but didn’t sleep——-just dwelt on what the hell I was doing wrong in my life——— maybe you do lose the plot and don’t realise it——— might just have to to stop, take two steps back and have a rethink today.
Chin up old timer..it's not hard for those of us who follow your bits of script to figure out your bout of blueness.
You had that bad wing that lasted a longish spell.
Then your present wife took a tumble.
Next the sweet old Ethel tried to cut the beloved Lexus in half.
You then found yerself inspecting the ground "in close up"
Finally, Lexus mk11 calves down on driveway
And just as you think things can't get any worse..................................
Meanwhile in Florida!
No, things have gone from bad to worse then to total sh-tfaced——— ‘twas the FECKIN Iraqis who came mob handed to collect the trusty Lexus———- all the way from LUTON !!! Honest to bleeding murgatroyd——— not Tolkien, Hemingway, Shakespeare and Mark Twain pulling together as a team in a Pulitzer competition could have dreamed up this particular scenario.
They do TV programs where four very very dark coloured men dressed in black, and track suit bottoms and stinking of patoule that come and take away the trusty Lexus. But it does not happen in real life, not in a sleepy rural village in West Sussex.
PC rears it’s ugly bloody head again——— I am not allowed to tell them to piss off because I don’t like the look of them, and I certainly don’t want them in the house signing documents————-. He’s brought the cash, it’s all good , but wait a minute, he has no I.D. No way is this deal going ahead. Told him he can feck off, his mates step in with their I.D.s
The modern world and modern times via EBay have just paid a visit to a sleepy rural village with a population of less than 500 and brought a taste of political correctness.
I did have the baseball bat down off the hook——- no, I wasn’t afraid, except for her indoors——- my mind went into overdrive and common sense kicked in——— stay cool, low, quiet———- do not give them a reason to return——— ever.
Was with a heavy heart I watched the trusty Lexus go to the last people on earth I would ever wish it to go to———- if that makes me a bad person———- tough sh-t.
Managed a couple of hours on the NGK SEEBOLD yesterday afternoon——— was in deep thunk most of the time, that’s when I’m at my best and the. Good stuff comes forth.
Its also the time Mrs Indecision creeps in———- do I leave it all wood finish——- all gold ———all black ala carbon———— V6 old race lump———- new 2018 new shape ?——— decisions—- decisions—decisions. Going out with friends for lunch at the “LAUGHINGFISH “ AT ISHFIELD today, but tomorrow I intend to have a full day in the shop and try and finish a half tidy full blown concept.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Decided——— I can do polish just as well as Schubert———- can’t do the detail and finish the way he Does!.———— So it’s natural wood, a coat of many colours, just adds to the attraction of the piece.
Got back early, feeling fine, thought I might dismantle the whole shebang and start to finish it nicely nicely Johnson!
Jackie they wore black 'cos they do innit bruv...They came 4 up because they were frightened of what they could likely meet, in this case quite rightly...I'm surprised when you opened the door smothered in bandages and Elastoplast and holding a baseball they didn't leg it back to Luton PDQ anyway!!
What you gonna spend the cash on......Alarm, a PPK. ?......I'm sure they will appreciate the Lexus as much you did....just in a different ahmm kind of way..:thumbsup:
Perhaps a sizable donation to Caldwell Racing Technology is in order....:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by ron54
Er——— Surely you mean from Caldwell Bob———- I’m also just a one man operation !with high hopes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
You got it all wrong again Phill——-they wear black cos it matches the intense sunburn they get from that neck of the woods— from whence they came !—— they learn “”innit bruv “ from late night TV shows , Luton, Liverpool and Leicester——-they come 4 up and mob handed and smelling of joss sticks and patoule to put the frighteners on 86 year olds ( which they nearly did ) ——- bandages and Elastoplast are long gone and the baseball bat was barely visible and I never had to call on it even once———— DIALOGUE——- dear boy—— !Quote:
Originally Posted by ron54
In the 1930 There was a dolphin by the name of “PELORUS JACK.” Who used to guide shipping up the St Lawrence Seaway !!!——— my name is Diplomatic Jack——- he never loses sight of the objective
Rare occurrence today,I have nothing on, by that, I mean nothing planned, nobody’s coming to lunch, don’t have to get dressed up in Sunday togs—— it’s just me and my workshop and a head full of ideas.
A body that don’t ache, and it’s sunday. Jump in the new jam jar, collect the papers, kill the crossword over a full English and toddle off into the workshop for just as long as I feel like it.
I finally made the big time —- not a lot of people get to do that ——- were all too busy rushing around disappearing up our own backsides to take two steps back and enjoy life. Well, today’s the day I do simply that !
Will post a piccie before close of play of the pattern Seebold NGK Trophy——- whatever the outcome!
Finished article I’ve decided will be in black but it’s the mount that will be spectacular————got the idea from the Porsche sculptures they have at the Goodwood Festival of Speed every year. They are without a doubt the most stunning displays on show anywhere in the world.
With a bit of luck, hands together ——- doffed cap and on blended knee, I could maybe get Bob V or Fujimo to post a couple of pictures of the aforementioned ?
Jackie - When you mention NGK and the Goodwood Festival of Speed, this is the only thing that comes to mind....Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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And I might add that this is one of the few time that I have seen you smile from ear to ear....:smiletest:
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Well, I said I would—- this is the pattern—— this afternoon I’ll start the real McCoy——remember I said even I couldn’t screw up a simple polish job——— I Managed it !
notice how pinky, whitey, feminine it looks ?——- well I opened up a new can of really posh expensive COLRON polish and proceeded to blather the whole thing in it with a stiff hogs bristle one inch brush——— then for good measure I rolled a handful of fine wire wool and worked it into all the pores.
Now at 86 and being a smart arse, I know everything——— I don’t need to actually READ what it says on the label———- I’m a clever bastard——— don’t you try and tell me anything!
Did this three times before I began to realise something was not quite as it should be ! Where did the mahogany pink look come from?
Maybe I should read the small print———- this product is for the White limeing effect on beams, kitchens and old furniture——— there is no mention of NGK SEEBOLDS anywhere !
To to be fair NGK these days is no longer just a spark plug I’m sure we all have our own particular image we bring to mind at the thought of NGK.
Mines a camel toed buxom blonde with a zip down to her knees in red and white——— so maybe the pink Seebold is not Too far off track
camel toes ‘ll do it every time bob.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob v
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Chas Shooter was my mechanic for many years and was a legend in his own right in the seventies!
Bugger turned up at my house in one of these——- following day I went to BRAMLEY just outside Guildford and bought it’s twin.
It was in Guello Fly ———- had 3,000 miles on the clock ——- and cost £3,000
Just to keep things in perspective, or more likely not.......The same BRAMLEY have a couple of jazzed-up Fiat 500's on at £28k+ each........
Just for a laugh——— Chas and I would meet up at Watford Gap service station on the M1 around 23:00 hrs hit the off ramp at 140 mph and drive to the end of the motorway, down Hanger Lane two abreast the whole way————- wasn’t one MPH difference between the pair of them, long before they fitted Kodak’s every 100 yards. ( CCT’s). Just to have a kebab!!!!
Theres Another Iliad waiting to be written about CHARLES RYDAL SHOOTER, one of the cleverest engineers I ever met———- his father who had one leg, was the most miserable SOB I ever had the misfortune to meet, but taught Chas everything he knew——— when Rolls Royce in Derby had a problem——— they sent for Chas’s dad! After I finished racing Chas went as crew chief for Tom Percival and Bob Spalding working in the F1 Hodges Team.
Yup—— definitely a good tale to be told there. Before it all gets forgotten
Was always going to put pen to paper and recount our epic trip to Valleyfield in ‘76——— would have made Jules Verne’s Around the World In 80 day’s seem like a day trip to Disney.——- never quite seemed to have the time !!!!! ONE DAY PUTETRE?
So, Caldwell finally announced a price———starts at $20000 and $30,000 ——- far as I can gather that’s just for the powerhead. . Is that for all of it——- some of it—— most of it ?
Can I send off to pro marine and get a parts list ?
Any of this stuff on the shelf ?
If not, what’s the delivery time?
No doubt about it——- it’s some beautiful looking gear—— but there have been some delays, lots of smoke and mirrors——- still not a complete lump where I can put my hand in my pocket—— in exchange for a bag of gold, Caldwell give me one of their very own motors!
Me myself don’t think that’s likely to happen any time soon, but then again, as my old friend Willabee says, I’m just a grumpy old “Curmudgeon “.
If you had hung on to your 246 Dino, you would be able to order a truck load of the Caldwell power heads. Today, a 246 Dino in "good" condition sells for about $250,000.00. A few in top flight condition have hit over $500.000.00. Now that would have made a nice donation to Caldwell. It is my understanding that the $20,000.00 - $30,000.00 price is for a long block only and does not include the fuel system, ignition, linkage and, as you know, no cowl.
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Bloodyhell fire——— and you think I’m cranky! Just been up to Kirdford to see my old friend Bill Mouland—— one of the finest wood turners in the world and also one of the most fractious old gits I ever met.
That there is the sign on his workshop door——— you were a pain if you ever called to see him in his workshop during the day! But he is 95 chairbound with a zimmer.
FORGET. IVE GOT A LIFETIME TO GO BEFORE I EVEN GET CLOSE ,
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Seems like the perfect sign for the door of Wilson's World of Wooden Wizardry.
Bob, no wizardry in this neck of the woods———— just an old fart who fiddles about in his workshop——— daren't Even call em models, and as for “scale” don’t make me laugh.
I generally have to to do two because I make such a pigs ear of the first effort———— not that it matters to anyone.
Most of the stuff I’ve made has gone to friends or folk I’ve known a long time ———- been asked to make “concepts” by a small number of people———— always tried to be fair and reasonable with the price, never knowingly overcharged.
Later efforts are better than some of the earlier stuff——— remember I only started doing this around the time we started up the “OLD FARTS”.
Very first commission ever was from JIM H. ——— then one from RICH L——- .
Main thing to remember is it keeps me out of mischief (mainly) keeps the think box ticking over, the hands from seizing up———- and I get to learn a little of modern technology and how to keep in touch with folk I’ve known most of my life.
All in all——- to say what a sheltered life I’ve lived, it’s quite remarkable that here I am at the prime of my life relatively unscathed!
Ritchie——— do you remember, you once loaned me your blue Corvette——- the one with the odd pointed two rear windows that had four piss pot Eidelbrocks on it ?
Took a drive up country in the Sporty Lexus——- Was appalled at the amount of “plastic— waste—- litter— rubbish that is cluttering up our countryside.
Where the hell does it all come from——— and who is responsible ?
We have bins for everything which every piece of debris is religiously placed into.
All my neighbors and relatives and friends have them too.
Yet in spite of all this——-the streets, footpaths,, roads, woods, beaches and oceans are reaching bursting point.
So, just who the hell are the thoughtless bastards who are doing this !
I have never dropped a coffee cup even, nor have any of my kids or friends——— so just where is all this rubbish coming from !
I understand the oceans are full to overflowing with insoluble plastics-?
i do know——- a bag blocking an intake can fry a motor in no time flat.
Bob ! I don’t think it’s me being pedantic or argumentative or even a tad curmudgeonly when I say what’s the point of paying $ 30,000 for a long block with 450 horse power with no fuel system?——— or ignition——— or linkage ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
In fact, does that not make it a motor that don’t go ? ( just saying)
Wonder just what the whole motor ( the one that did 500 laps ) would cost ?
It does look strikingly beautiful though and a real piece of kit!
Thats got to push the price up of an old OMC F1 V8 for those that want over 400hpQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
You still alive and kicking then Pilgrim!Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
If you want 400+ horsepower, it’ll cost you! We been looking for a fresh built Cosworth DFV of 4/500 horsepower for quite a few years now. Prices start at $75,000.
Many years ago when I was selling boats and engines, I had a sign up in. The shop which read —-
SPEED COSTS MONEY. HOW FAS DO YOU WANT TO GO ?
Nothings changed Pilgrim——- it’s the same today.