Cars"Here in my car", said 80s pop hero Gary Numan, "I feel safest of all". He obviously never shared the same stretch of road as me, then. Automotive tales of mirth and woe, please.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 22 Apr 2010, 12:34)
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Austin 1300 gee tee saves Bedford furniture truck!My brother once [1979] had a Bedford TK furniture truck. Piece of shit, petrol engine, dodgy starter motor, park it on a slope,etc. Got to the bottom of the hill one day, still not started. I foolishly agreed to try and tow start it with my Austin 1300. No probs, it's got GT badges, it can do anything.10mph, drop the clutch, broke the rope several times, longstoryshort,got out the chain.Bad idea.Brother is getting pissy,20mph or die trying. Screaming along in first, I hit 25mph before he slips the truck clutch. Slips? Took his foot straight off. The first BANG I heard was the rear subframe heading out from under the car at 25mph, taking the rear axle with it. Second Bang was the stern of the car hitting the road. The biggest bang came when the TK lurched into life and tried to have sex with the back of my stricken Austin Shitbox 1300 GT. My big brother did exactly what I would have done... unhitched the chain, and waved as he buggered off to work,leaving me with an Austin 2 wheeler.
Length? Considerably shorter, thanks bro.
(, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 12:49, 2 replies)
Clicks... brings back memories of being overtaken by an Austin Allegro whilst we were towing it!
(, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 14:12, closed)
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