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From our January 2008 issue EBay Warning ! Beware of a character called Paul Everitt Clay. One of our club members was successful in bidding for 2 original mozak car badges for his classic car but when the items arrived they were broken into 5 separate pieces! The EBay seller who posted these to him used only a flimsy piece of cardboard which was totally useless in offering the fragile items any protection whatsover. Despite our member complaining and sending him a photo of the damaged items, this vendor refused to offer recompense, amazingly claiming that he 'had family problems'. Well, what has that got to do with a business transaction? This seller is either a crook or incompetent and trading with him should be avoided. So avoid any items for sale by 'pauleverittclay1' - or be prepared for the goods to arrive in bits!
From our December 2006 issue Classic Clot !
Aubrey Baggpuss says: A few months ago I referred to someone in Leicester who organised a Car Meet at the Rose and Crown in Thurnby. Following the pub itself completely burning down, I made the quip that he must have had the original idea of having a classic meet for vehicles that are wrecked or in need of restoration, " because the pub itself is in total need of total restoration." Well guess what? A dim-wit with an old Austin thought I was insulting his car because he used to attend the meet before the pub burnt down! As a result, this berk took the huff and stopped coming to our events...... Oh dear me!. I can't stop laughing. He aught to go back to the Rose and Crown -and leave himself there! ...Meanwhile, the character who organises these events apparently now has the nerve to consider charging classic car owners £10 a year to attend his meets....clearly if enough dim-wits cough up he'll have money to burn ! * * * * *
From one of our 2004 issues SPOTLIGHT on Vauxhall 'E' Series
The Vauxhall E-series.
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From our May 2006 issue Classic Death Recently one of our founder members, GEORGE KNIGHT, passed away after a short illness. George was a colourful character. He was 81. Many of our Leicester members have said they were unaware of George's death. This is not surprising. Despite being both born and educated in Leicester, married in Leicester, having been Flight Lieutenant with the Leicester wing of the Air Training Corps, a well-known Leicester company director during his working life, a member of the Leicester Hammond Organ Society who used to broadcast on Radio Leicester and a Leicester resident when he died, that apology-for-a-local-newspaper, the so-called Leicester Mercury has given his death no mention whatever..... Pathetic! * * * * * From our June 2005 issue Time-Wasters are not always buyers ! ‘Re-advertised due to time-wasters’ is a familiar statement that appears regularly in car ads. But are these ‘time-wasters’ always the potential buyer? We think not. One of our members recently travelled 130 miles to see a classic van advertised for sale. This vehicle was described by the vendor as having been ‘repaired and maintained regardless of cost’ and the ad continued: ‘...range of spares included valued at £1000 to ensure indefinite future life of this vehicle.’ Upon arrival, our member discovered the vehicle was riddled with rot (none of the spares were body parts) and bolted on the back was a home-made wooden rear bumper! Another member answered an ad recently in West Yorkshire for a classic pick-up, described as being 'in good condition.' This vehicle was also completely rotten and on top of this some chrome and badging was missing. The wreck was clearly worth far less than half of the asking price. Both these ads should have both contained the warning: 'owned by a time-waster. '
From 2003 Oh RILEY !
The first entirely new post-war British car was Riley's 1 ½ litre. This graceful but sporty saloon was capable of 80mph! On it's debut, motoring correspondents were deeply impressed. One said 'Here is a car well-designed and honestly and soundly built, which will give an owner excellent service.' Time has proved them right. The advanced and exceptional engine coupled with superb build quality make this one of the most sought-after Riley's ever made. From our July 2005 Speed Hump Bunglers ! Our young motoring correspondent, Aubrey Bagpuss has scored a notable successes against Derby City Council. Aubrey had been campaigning about the unncessary and viscious speed humps on Grampian Way in Derby and wrote a scathing attack in his column. Following Aubrey's comments and his rallying call for the speed humps to go, an anti-speed hump candidate was elected to Derby council and they then eventually conceded the force of his arguments and removed the blasted things. Unfortunately we have yet to hear of any sackings by this council as a result of their disgrafeful waste of public money in putting the unwanted humps there in the first place. However, despite mounting evidence that speed humps are not the answer, some stupid council officials are still installing them. Aubrey was thinking of celebrating his success against Derby with a visit to Hornsea in Yorkshire but he has discovered that they have now constructed an over-the-top run of massive speed humps throughout the town, completely ruining the place. 'It used to be worth a visit but I now advise people to avoid Hornsea,' he says, 'at least until they remove these unnecessary and damaging humps.' Hornsea must now rank with nearby Walkington as a good example how NOT to introduce traffic-calming.
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