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Fritz Fritz
Always partial to Castrol Injector myself..... can't beat the smell of a good "mineral" oil.


My favorite was good old castor oil... made from beans. I wonder if it was poisonous and we didn't know it??? (Ricin.) Smelled good, anyway. I haven't seen it for sale in 40 years.

Fritz Fritz
That was 100,000km and three bikes ago.... no issues since...... what do doctors know anyway!

Some of them know a helluva lot about watches! ::rimshot::

You're probably (certainly) a better rider than me. I got to the point that I was so afraid of cars that I couldn't enjoy the ride. I still have my Honda 600 in the garage... "ran when parked", hasn't been started in 10 years.
 
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blackwatch blackwatch
My favorite was good old castor oil... made from beans. I wonder if it was poisonous and we didn't know it??? (Ricin.) Smelled good, anyway. I haven't seen it for sale in 40 years.

Have enjoyed the smell of "R" in a while....... but I understand its still around and expensive as hell.

There are loonys out there racing speedway Jawas and Norton Manxes in the vintage classes who insist on it!
 
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This is very nice, lots of providence and photographic documentation.馃憤 But IMHO they are asking a lot of money for this even with all the providence and documentation.馃槻
 
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I think they should put "THIS SPACE FOR RENT" on the blank white panels on the doors.
 
DLT222
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I will add another one of the cars i used to care for in Monaco - A 1950's Mercedes SLS Roadster, only a few exist now.

It drives perfect and proudly sits in a collection.



 
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I have literally tonnes of pictures of the stuff i used to look after....

Its safe to say from 18-32 i was the luckiest guy ever, i drove practically every single exotic and a heap of classics on the planet!

First Pagani Zonda F Roadster off production....



 
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These old Mercs are something else - seems wrong to call them old 馃檨

Posted this before but sure another time won't hurt, spotted in northern France 2011 -







 
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Changing tires on my Elise. one point hoists a whole side.
Handy! 馃槜
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Very nice love the190SL.馃グ These have started to top 200K in top condition recently.
 
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Yes they have... A friend of mine has just bought the Gullwing & the 300SL Roadster 馃挵
 
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Northernman Northernman
Changing tires on my Elise. one point hoists a whole side.
Handy! 馃槜
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Boy that is clean 馃憤
 
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One of the greatest cars ever made, another one way ahead of its time!
A 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton...

Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton 1937.jpg
 
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its not all about performance.... sometimes rusty army equipment with 16 1/2 hp is enough for a good time.......
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