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# Apologies for lack of photoshopping.
But a tragedy has occured.
Below is my car
Photobucket
but now
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and this, this, this, and this.

Damn.

Edit: drove into the back of someone as they drove into the back of someone else who braked too hard.
(I helped save b3ta! Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:35, archived)
# ouch
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:37, archived)
# how did that happen?
edit: tsk tsk.
(I helped save b3ta! Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:38, archived)
# hit a giant chicken
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:38, archived)
# Bloody chickens, crossing roads unsupervised.
(I helped save b3ta! Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:39, archived)
# coming over here, stealing our jobs, our lady chickens and our money
the cunts
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:40, archived)
# you'd have thought the
whole thing would have been funnier.
(I helped save b3ta! Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:45, archived)
# nasty
but at least the lights still work
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:38, archived)
# Dude!!!!
Back to square one!!!
(I helped save b3ta! Mstandot I suppose I should post more often., Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:38, archived)
# Herald?
What did you do to it?
(I helped save b3ta! finnbar has officially retired, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:40, archived)
# Lucky it was
an old car, and not a new one.
(I helped save b3ta! Piper Alpha is being a grumpy northerm bastard on:, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:41, archived)
# old car is worth more than new car silly person
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:43, archived)
# This is not really true, is it?
I have a 1964 split screen camper, which is worth a bit, but not as much as an Audi A6, for example.

A new car is normally worth more actual cash than an old one, just because of demand.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:44, archived)
# okay imagine your "new" car in 40 years
...oh its fallen apart what a shame - stupid electronics... etc etc :p
how's your ankle?
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:47, archived)
# To be fair,
most of the old cars have fallen apart too. They are easier to mend, but they aren't terribly good.

Bear (roar!) in mind that I have pretty much always had vintage vehicles until now (Delica is pretty fucking basic though!)
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:00, archived)
# i'm going vintage
hold on... lemme show you my prototype scale model
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:02, archived)
# Bloody hell,
That's not so much of a leap.

Reminds me of my first side-car. I built that out of chipboard at first and went nowhere - the aluminium version must still be around somewhere.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:11, archived)
# theres gonna be an "up to date" version too...
mmmm v twin motorbike engine *purrrrrrr* :D
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:14, archived)
# Far out!
A 21 window bus would be worth utterly stupid money...people pay north of $25,000 for them over here.

On the other hand, my 1969 MG Midget is worth squat. Midgets are the unloved car.
(I helped save b3ta! HairyTwatter certified eel and sodium salesman, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:49, archived)
# I want a midget!
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:50, archived)
# I like the midget,
but am too tall.

*counts windows* 2 at the front, 2 diddy ones, the two which open (I guess they are two, not four), 6 down the sides and one at the back.

13 windows, I guess?

This looks the same, but says it is an 11 window:
i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/HytestA/VW1.jpg
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:52, archived)
# last time i was in one of those...
(it was on the back of a trailor ready to be repaired) I pushed on the brake pedal and my foot went through the floor and i rolled off down the hill, grabbing the handbrake which did nothing at all :D - only stopped by 4 mates jumping infront and hanging on the bumper!
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:54, archived)
# I wish I had the money* to get mine mended again.
It's rotting at the moment - I have it in the dry, but it is not doing it any good at all ;¬(

*job security
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:55, archived)
# mines sat out in the rain in 3 bits at the moment (vitesse mk 2 rotoflex)
wish i had a double garage! (well techically i do have a double garage, but one is on one side of the house and the other is on the other side of the house!)
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:00, archived)
# I have no garage at all,
I just have on road parking and an 8X6 shed full of kids' bikes.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:03, archived)
# doh!
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:11, archived)
# Get away!
Finance, eh?
(I helped save b3ta! Piper Alpha is being a grumpy northerm bastard on:, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:45, archived)
# what did you do to it?
(I helped save b3ta! Neon Blue Ah ha ha haa! I feel positively capital!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:41, archived)
# oh! bad luck old bean!
(I helped save b3ta! M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:41, archived)
# Ouch!
maybe blur your numberplate to prevent stalkage?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:41, archived)
# I thought for a moment it read
MOO OOF
(Mehitabel_Itrang, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:43, archived)
# this is why you can't have nice things!!
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:42, archived)
# oh no
:(
how you manage that? you alright? (i've only crashed my herald once, and had someone crash into me once too!)
Good old solid car the herald!
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnbj6_xZDE
Lets hope you fix it soon :D
edit : only a fool breaks the 2 second rule (or 4 seconds as its raining) ouchies!
I expect this to be fixed by the weekend! :D
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:42, archived)
# It's solid, yes.
I suppose it does look good next to the bloody Stag!
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:48, archived)
# urgh stag aint too hot in my books
much prefer my GT6!
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:50, archived)
# I may bot have been clear,
I detest the Stag.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:54, archived)
# phew at least we're on the same page!
:D
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:55, archived)
# Your simmonds bus turned into a blue car!
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:43, archived)
# I'm making a note here
huge accident

get well soon little car :(
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:44, archived)
# Eeep.
Tragedy indeed.
(parlicoot is warm, cuddly and drinking a nice cup of tea, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:45, archived)
# I hate to say this at your moment of sadness,
too hard whilst I was too close to be able to stop.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:47, archived)
# that's a triumph vitesse/herald right?
provided you haven't bent the chassis the body panels on any of the triumph "sports six" range:

# Herald
# Spitfire
# Vitesse
# GT6
# TR
# Stag

just bolt on and are fairly easy to replace. They are all pretty much the same chassis
underneath.

try here: www.tssc.org.uk/ for spares.

(Ex spitfire owner)
(funkenstein Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:53, archived)
# Herald 13/60.
but ta.
(I helped save b3ta! Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:55, archived)
# haha just noticed it was a herald
:) great cars
(funkenstein Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:56, archived)
# where abouts are you?
not in wales.... bloke in worchester (i can't spell) is great - can't remember his name, but I bought a rolling recon chassis off him for £250 minus the engine and wheels (i've already got about 24 of the damn things! - wheels that is)
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:57, archived)
# Surrey, this was quite near virginia waters.
(I helped save b3ta! Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:03, archived)
# arses 1000's of miles away
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:06, archived)
# also
www.sportscarsupplies.com are pretty good (phone up to get up to date prices - website is always out of date - don't forget to say "its cheaper on your website" though :D)
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:13, archived)
# Those samich situations are so tough to resolve too . . .
(I helped save b3ta! Valin I changed glasses while I wasn't looking, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:54, archived)
# poor herald!
i feel for you :(
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:02, archived)