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Old 23rd November 2019, 03:55   #31
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LOL! My Andy Capp tat is in memorium of my old scouser stepdad.
Andy is a dead ringer for him although Dad wasn't a drinker, womaniser or souse.
The Andy radiator mascot was mounted on my old Supercharged ZA Magnette, and yes, I do have a matching Flo to go with him. (FWIW: she bears no resemblance to my Mum!)

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Old 23rd November 2019, 08:30   #32
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LOL! My Andy Capp tat is in memorium of my old scouser stepdad.
Andy is a dead ringer for him although Dad wasn't a drinker, womaniser or souse.
The Andy radiator mascot was mounted on my old Supercharged ZA Magnette, and yes, I do have a matching Flo to go with him. (FWIW: she bears no resemblance to my Mum!)

Andy Capp wasn't a scouser either, he was from Hartlepool



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Old 23rd November 2019, 18:09   #33
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I knew that Brian!
It's the resemblance between Andy and my Step-Dad that is the connection. Mainly the Schnozz!
Both Dad and Andy's illustrator shared the name Reg and I have that as part of the tattoo.
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Old 23rd November 2019, 20:28   #34
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Andy Capp wasn't a scouser either, he was from Hartlepool



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Surprised Ronnie has not tried to polish that
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Old 23rd November 2019, 20:55   #35
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Surprised Ronnie has not tried to polish that
That's over in old Hartlepool, don't have a passport for there 😁

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Surprised Ronnie has not tried to polish that
I'm surprised the pikeys haven't chopped it up and weighed it in
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I'm surprised the pikeys haven't chopped it up and weighed it in
There'd be an uproar, that's all they've got 😁 apart from hanging a monkey 🤔

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Old 24th November 2019, 09:45   #38
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I currently am using a streetwise diesel van whilst I do some 20 year anniversary refreshment on my white 75.

It is nice however to have a car your not bothered about damaging and it runs on sniff of diesel compared to a 75.
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Old 24th November 2019, 18:05   #39
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Mine still serves as a daily hack - with the trusty old Freelander TD4 as a back up, dump run and towing vehicle.


Both worth peanuts these days so I measure depreciation in coppers rather than quids.
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Old 25th November 2019, 00:49   #40
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My wife has been using the 75 for the last couple months as a daily, though it's not the most economical.
However today we did a 110 mile round trip on the dual carriageways of Devon, I kept to a disciplined 70 mph and averaged 59.7 mph and 49.5 mpg.
This week we should pass 206k miles, so i can't complain at that.
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