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[Barnfred 55]

I wish they would show The Professionals, and Minder again - loved Fools and Horses but flipping hell it is just shown over and over.

I would still prefer my Mark 1 SD1 3500 to a Capri, although they were also a design classic.

Some very tasty New Avengers cars also including SD1s

Shows like the Professionals and The Sweeney are frequently on ITV4 during the day. One of the benefits of early retirement. I used to love The Sandbaggers, which was a bit more like Spooks. Roy Marsden was brilliant as the ruthless boss.

 

[Barnfred 55]

It sometimes pops up on ITV 4. It has not aged well! However Lewis Collins is just as cool as I remembered and the Capris are still as gorgeous.

Didn't one of the New Avengers have a TR7?

Ha ha. I really really need to start reading on a bit before posting. lol

 

[Barnfred 55]

It sometimes pops up on ITV 4. It has not aged well! However Lewis Collins is just as cool as I remembered and the Capris are still as gorgeous.

Didn't one of the New Avengers have a TR7?

I don't know but Gambit had nice legs. Or was that Purdey?

 

[Barnfred 55]

Loved Martin Shaw as Doyle. Used to get a lift to work in a Ford Capri, not sure what type but it was pale green.

My mate had a red Capri with a black top. It really was a babe magnet. We often used to pick up girls and the fittest ones would always latch on to him once they realised he had the keys. lol

Sorry ladies hope that didn't come across as too sexist. Different times.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Cracking day down here..

Sadly, I won’t be doing anything as I need to prep for Colonoscopy tomorrow.
Oh the joys..

You back already mate? Thought you were at last night's evening session.

Edit. Nearly forgot. Good luck with the tests. is it routine or are they looking for something in particular.?

 

[Toast]

You back already mate? Thought you were at last night's evening session.

We got off early mate.
Needed to get back handy enough.

Enjoyed the trip though, but Sheffield is one rough looking place !!

 

[Barnfred 55]

Morning all, hazy sunshine today but the Easter weather here has been glorious. Shattered after an Easter egg hunt yesterday round at my brother’s for the grandkids. I had the job of hiding the eggs. Previously when I’ve done this after about ten minutes I forget where I’ve put them, so this year wrote down where they were. Trouble was the locations weren’t precise enough and “two in conifers” and “three in flower pots” was fine as far as it went - I wasn’t sure which conifers, flower pots etc were the right ones, added to that I left the list of how many eggs and chocolate bunnies there were at home! I think we found them alllol Hope you all have a great Easter Monday.

Nice weather down here too. Nicest morning we've had for ages. Weather's been pretty miserable over Easter.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

God Anj you're so predictable. lol Must have been that Convent education.

And you, my friend, are getting to know me far too well! Or is it just Scouse birds have a "type". ? ? ? I would have been one of the ladies trying to impress your friend with the red Capri.....so very shallow. I spent a considerable amount of time trying to chat up a fireman who had a red Capri - I mean, come on - that's a dream scenario! He wasn't interested. His brother was interested but he was an arrogant tit and didn't have a Capri. Said brother qualified as a doctor and went to work in USA for one of the big pharmaceutical companies. Last heard of was a multi millionaire. Capri ownership > multimillionaire.

 

[blue1948]

I'm not sure if it is still there but the last TR7 off the line at BL was in a glass case in the car park at Asda in Hunts Cross - where I think the BL factory used to be. Haven't been there for ages so don't know if it has been moved.

It might not if it was down to the car itself.

 

[Barnfred 55]

And you, my friend, are getting to know me far too well! Or is it just Scouse birds have a "type". ? ? ? I would have been one of the ladies trying to impress your friend with the red Capri.....so very shallow. I spent a considerable amount of time trying to chat up a fireman who had a red Capri - I mean, come on - that's a dream scenario! He wasn't interested. His brother was interested but he was an arrogant tit and didn't have a Capri. Said brother qualified as a doctor an went to work in USA for one of the big pharmaceutical companies. Last heard of was a multi millionaire. Capri ownership > multimillionaire.

Ha ha. Brilliant.

 

[blue1948]

And you, my friend, are getting to know me far too well! Or is it just Scouse birds have a "type". ? ? ? I would have been one of the ladies trying to impress your friend with the red Capri.....so very shallow. I spent a considerable amount of time trying to chat up a fireman who had a red Capri - I mean, come on - that's a dream scenario! He wasn't interested. His brother was interested but he was an arrogant tit and didn't have a Capri. Said brother qualified as a doctor and went to work in USA for one of the big pharmaceutical companies. Last heard of was a multi millionaire. Capri ownership > multimillionaire.

A little perturbing that you know all the details of a would be ex !

 

[Barnfred 55]

I'm not sure if it is still there but the last TR7 off the line at BL was in a glass case in the car park at Asda in Hunts Cross - where I think the BL factory used to be. Haven't been there for ages so don't know if it has been moved.

The car's still there but the wheels have been replaced by four bricks. lol

 

[Bluerover]

Shows like the Professionals and The Sweeney are frequently on ITV4 during the day. One of the benefits of early retirement. I used to love The Sandbaggers, which was a bit more like Spooks. Roy Marsden was brilliant as the ruthless boss.

I must add ITV4 to my Skybox. It doesn't feature automatically.

 

[Bluerover]

I passed my driving test in my Dad's Morris Marina Estate. It was that bloody awful light brown/mustardy colour. So 70s!

Pretty sure that is the colour of the fellow club member's car. My SD1 is MIdas Gold with a real 70s amontillado interior !!! I actually love it as it just suits 1978

 

[Methuselah]

In 1969 I bought a brand new Capri. Metallic blue was the colour. Was devastated 8 months later when a guy lost control on ice, hit me head on and virtually wrote it off. They decided to repair it even though it had extensive damage. It also got caught up in a Ford Motor Co. strike and shortage of parts meant that repairs took 6 months. Got rid.