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Drinking and driving

Postby Blackal » Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:34 am

in 1972.............

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(yes - it is a spoof)

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Postby The Teutonic Tangerine » Mon Nov 30, 2015 3:37 pm

About the only car with a 5 speed gearbox back then was an Austin maxi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Maxi
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Postby Al » Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:56 pm

Don`t forget the Allegro, same engines as the Maxi. Both the 1500 and 1750cc had 5 speeds boxes. 1750 sport was a quick little car and came with a round steering wheel unlike the 1100 version!

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Postby The Teutonic Tangerine » Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:20 am

Al wrote:Don`t forget the Allegro, same engines as the Maxi. Both the 1500 and 1750cc had 5 speeds boxes. 1750 sport was a quick little car and came with a round steering wheel unlike the 1100 version!

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Tis True but the Maxi was out in 1969 the Aggro didn't come along until 1973. I remeber the Newspaper adverts for the MAXI. 5 doors, Five Seats Five Gears (it's a wonder BL did fit a bloody 5th wheel).
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Postby Blackal » Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:56 am

Al wrote:Don`t forget the Allegro, same engines as the Maxi. Both the 1500 and 1750cc had 5 speeds boxes. 1750 sport was a quick little car and came with a round steering wheel unlike the 1100 version!

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Uh-Oh! :shock: - you sound like an aficionado (thats not a Spanish car :oops: ........ ? )

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Postby Al » Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:46 pm

I have to admit owning an Allegro and having fond memories of it, I also had an Ambassador when we were stationed in Germany, cheap fuel, 2200cc and like driving a sofa on long autobahn trips. Those were the days :oops:

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Re: Drinking and driving

Postby Benkler@4 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:03 am

Truly a great and thought provoking ad. My cousin works with a Los Angeles DUI lawyer and have told me numerous times how drunk driving can ruin not only yours but many other innocent people’s live. One should never get behind the wheel when drunk.

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Postby popsky » Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:08 am

Reminds me of a story about my grandfather back in the day, he was a stevedore in Southampton docks and they were renound for setting up drinking dens in the warehouses, he used to have a BSA and a policeman stopped him on his way home, the upshot being you should ride on the road not the pavement :roll:
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Postby dave the german » Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:57 pm

I remember some sort of German joke (that's right - not a mis print) from the ADAC - German automobile club for those that don't know) stating that 10% of road traffic accidents were caused by too much alcohol - so, therefore 90% were caused sans alcohol and it is therefore concluded that's it's safer to drink and drive
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Postby slparry » Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:35 pm

Al wrote:I have to admit owning an Allegro and having fond memories of it, I also had an Ambassador when we were stationed in Germany, cheap fuel, 2200cc and like driving a sofa on long autobahn trips. Those were the days :oops:

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Postby slparry » Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:37 pm

dave the german wrote:I remember some sort of German joke (that's right - not a mis print) from the ADAC - German automobile club for those that don't know) stating that 10% of road traffic accidents were caused by too much alcohol - so, therefore 90% were caused sans alcohol and it is therefore concluded that's it's safer to drink and drive


Logical :D

Like the oft used phrase that 25% of all accidents are speed related, which means 75% have nowt to do with speed yet they obsess about the 25% and still squeal it's not a cash cow
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Postby Boxermed69 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:11 pm

Al wrote:I have to admit owning an Allegro and having fond memories of it, I also had an Ambassador when we were stationed in Germany, cheap fuel, 2200cc and like driving a sofa on long autobahn trips. Those were the days :oops:

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Ha ha! I remember many a trip in the back of my mate's dad's Austin Princess as a kid. It was exactly that - sofa-like.

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