Long live British manufacturing!!

Best thing we produced in a long while was the Olympics/Paralympics

As Lord Coe so aptly put it when he boasted it was "made in Britain"

I have to admit to being proper proud of the nation when that happened

As for the car industry. Hmmmm

Posted By: essexcanaryOTBC on April 9th 2013 at 18:45:42

Message Thread

We could all be happily driving round in Austin Allegros and Mini Metros (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 9, 18:32:56
- What was the one wot talked ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 9, 19:23:35
  - Maestroeastro (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Apr 9, 19:28:08
    - Maestro (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Apr 9, 19:29:45
- In my time I`ve has a Metro, a Ital, a Montego, and 2 Rovers. (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Apr 9, 19:17:55
- I had an Allegro once (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 9, 19:01:10
  - Accident or intentional? (n/m) (General Chat) - talbotsunbeamer, Apr 9, 19:06:04
    - Accident. Wasn't worth much so not much damage required to write off (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 9, 19:08:44
- Austin Allegro (General Chat) - talbotsunbeamer, Apr 9, 19:00:27
  - Ustin Llegro. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 19:01:11
- Long live British manufacturing!! (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 9, 18:45:42
- My first car was a Metro City. (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 18:38:31
  - My friend's first car was an MG Metro Turbo (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 9, 18:45:39
    - My second was an MG Metro non-turbo. (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 18:49:31
      - Lol. I had a metro. The fuses were utterly buggered. (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 9, 18:56:01
- Potd!!!! (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Apr 9, 18:37:18
- What about an Ambassador Vanden Plas? (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 9, 18:36:23
  - Didn't Derek Hatton have one of those? (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 9, 18:44:40
    - mmbssdor vnden pls? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 18:51:01
      - No just the first A. Mbassador. PB. Rsehole. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 9, 18:52:24
        
        Tht's ok then, jfski. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 18:53:25
        
        Cn't wit for Sturdy. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 9, 18:55:15
        
        Up the Rse? (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 18:59:27
    - I don't know. My mate did. A white one. The A fell off. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 9, 18:47:22
      - Surely that was the upgrade for the French market anyway, so doesn't count. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 9, 18:59:03
        
        I don't know. Maxis. That was another one. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 9, 18:59:43
        
        Don't forget the Maestro. Ground breaking talking car... (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 9, 19:04:01
        
        My old man had a Maestro 1.3. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 9, 19:15:33
        
        I'm sorry, Dave. But you should be driving to a garage now Dave. (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 9, 19:10:23
        
        Wasn't the MG Maestro turbo one oh the quickest cars around? (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 19:05:45
        
        Yes it was right up there with Golf GTI`s and Peugoet 205`s (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Apr 9, 19:21:35
        
        Fuck knows, that kind of high spec engineering was well out of my reach. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 9, 19:07:23
        
        We could but dream in those days. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 19:12:52
        
        *Of*, I know. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 19:06:08
        
        The caravan puller. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 9, 19:00:37
        
        Is that Jafski's new nickname? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Apr 9, 19:04:37
        
        FFS !! (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 9, 19:10:17

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