Johnny Dangerously 7,562 Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 10 hours ago, pcbear said: Whatever happened to all the Del boy wee blue cars? There used to be loads around the park. Good question No idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanzmeanzheinz 4,312 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Another cup final victory for the Rangers. Another defeat for the team who have lost more cup finals than any other club on the planet. Baxter takes the ball home. Well he might as well, he had it for most of the game. In the background?? The invincibles? More like the invisibles! Johnny Dangerously and Don54 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarvelmarvel 796 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Johnny Dangerously said: Aye, Tommy would just sign anything put in front of him, was crazy in those days just found an oldish book full of old photos but having problem getting the downloaded.keep trying. Johnny Dangerously 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dangerously 7,562 Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Don54 and Spliffy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Johnny Dangerously 7,562 Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Maybe it’s just me but this pic just don’t look right Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Don54 25,517 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Johnny Dangerously said: 12 hours ago, pcbear said: Whatever happened to all the Del boy wee blue cars? There used to be loads around the park. Good question No idea On 31 March 2003, they were banned from use on roads in the United Kingdom because of safety concerns. For a number of years, governments had been put under pressure from disability campaigners who felt the one-person cars were unhelpfully antisocial. If you were a mum or dad, for instance, you were not able to drive your children to school. The scheme was meant to close totally in 1981 but some people really liked their invalid carriages and kept on using them until the outright ban in 2003. Rather than providing free vehicles, cash schemes like the mobility allowance and Motability gradually took over in the 1970s, allowing you to buy and adapt a mainstream car. More than 600,000 people presently take advantage of the Motability scheme and gain independence as a result. Maintenance of the cars had become difficult and the ministry declared them unsafe. They were all called in and crushed, though a few survive in museums and private ownership. A row of Invacars ready to be scrapped Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, Don54 said: On 31 March 2003, they were banned from use on roads in the United Kingdom because of safety concerns. For a number of years, governments had been put under pressure from disability campaigners who felt the one-person cars were unhelpfully antisocial. If you were a mum or dad, for instance, you were not able to drive your children to school. The scheme was meant to close totally in 1981 but some people really liked their invalid carriages and kept on using them until the outright ban in 2003. Rather than providing free vehicles, cash schemes like the mobility allowance and Motability gradually took over in the 1970s, allowing you to buy and adapt a mainstream car. More than 600,000 people presently take advantage of the Motability scheme and gain independence as a result. Maintenance of the cars had become difficult and the ministry declared them unsafe. They were all called in and crushed, though a few survive in museums and private ownership. A row of Invacars ready to be scrapped Nice one Don, who manufactured them and were they all the same colour? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,517 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 hour ago, pcbear said: Nice one Don, who manufactured them and were they all the same colour? The Invacar Ltd (UK) was established in 1948 by Oscar Greeves after having built a 3-wheeler for his paralysed cousin, Derry Preston-Cobb. As a result of the many casualties from the second World War Greeves realised the need for such transport to be widely available. After contacting the government they agreed to pay for the vehicles to be made of which sold in great numbers. These first vehicles were powered by an air cooled Villiers 147cc engine and as well as Invacar other manufacturers also received a contract from the Ministry of Health to produce 3-wheelers. These included Harding Ltd, Dingwall & Son, AC Cars Ltd, Barrett, Tippen & Son, Thundersley and Coventry Climax. The only non-blue 70's Invacar ever known was a British Racing Green one with its roof chopped off and was briefly known as the 'INVACAB'. Quality side note. In 1978 an AA (UK roadside assitance) man was called out by the police to recover two Invacars whose drivers had been pulled over on the M5 motorway. Both Invacars overtook the police car earlier at a speed of 70mph or more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,517 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 21 hours ago, Johnny Dangerously said: Willie Johnstone , ffs Johnston ! Johnny Dangerously 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pcbear 10,913 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Don54 said: This was the subject of a mega thread a few years ago WVB was the owner of such an item, someone might find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnock Blue 316 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 27 minutes ago, pcbear said: This was the subject of a mega thread a few years ago WVB was the owner of such an item, someone might find it. Had one of these way back in 60's...think I had that lino too lol.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,517 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Ibrox taken from the Glasgow Science Centre Tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,517 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Wee Tommy still signing anything he can lay his hands on Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dangerously 7,562 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 57 minutes ago, Don54 said: Wee Tommy still signing anything he can lay his hands on Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,517 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 When a passback to the keeper was still legal, even a 65 yard one Johnny Dangerously and Inigo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 33,647 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Johnny Dangerously and Don54 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,975 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 12 hours ago, Don54 said: Yaassss. That’s identical to mine down to the creases in it. In fact I’m just going to check the cupboard.... Don54 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,975 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 22/12/2017 at 07:44, pcbear said: Whatever happened to all the Del boy wee blue cars? There used to be loads around the park. These days it would be all Range Rovers, Audi’s and BMWs round the trackside. And people with “disabled” grannies sitting in them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,517 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, harlands plater said: 12 hours ago, Don54 said: Yaassss. That’s identical to mine down to the creases in it. In fact I’m just going to check the cupboard.... I had one years ago but sadly long gone Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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