JBJB
19-05-2008, 01:18 PM
This is me on my 18th birthday....
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Don't I look seriously underwhelmed? (Not to mention thin)
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My mum and dad got me a 21-year old Wolseley Hornet Mark II and I named him Henry.
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He was the same size as a Mini, only Henry had a boot. ("Trunk" for those of you in America). He also had a walnut dashboard, smelt all musty and leathery and needed his spark-plugs spraying with WD40 whenever it rained. And after it had rained, his interior would be damp and the windows would be covered in condensation.
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http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEmvDlIk3I/AAAAAAAAAqg/v-p9O06U5RE/s400/wolseley.jpg (http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEmvDlIk3I/AAAAAAAAAqg/v-p9O06U5RE/s1600-h/wolseley.jpg)
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A new Wolesley Hornet
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I still hadn't passed my driving test by my birthday - it took me over a year to pass. I failed at my first two attempts, so I had to drive him with 'L' plates on and Mr Jelly would sit in the passenger seat, or take over the driving when he couldn't take it any more. (And yes, I've known Mr Jelly a long time!).
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Being 21 years old, Henry was considered a "classic" or "vintage" car and he was fun to drive. He even had a button on the floor to dip the headlights.
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http://bp1.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEnLjlIk4I/AAAAAAAAAqo/vTuAdgLSzpY/s400/hornet.jpg (http://bp1.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEnLjlIk4I/AAAAAAAAAqo/vTuAdgLSzpY/s1600-h/hornet.jpg)
.I don't think he'd be legal to drive in the present "health-and-safety" society we live in as the seatbelts were not the self-tightening ones we have now ... plus, he drank leaded petrol!
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Emma managed to fail her test even when following the car on foot.
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More... (http://wwwjellybelly-jellybrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/henry-hornet.html)
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http://bp1.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEkTjlIk1I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/Wnm_YXQIkWE/s400/henry.JPG (http://bp1.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEkTjlIk1I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/Wnm_YXQIkWE/s1600-h/henry.JPG)
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Don't I look seriously underwhelmed? (Not to mention thin)
.
My mum and dad got me a 21-year old Wolseley Hornet Mark II and I named him Henry.
.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDElVDlIk2I/AAAAAAAAAqY/acAc_zUhi0g/s400/henry2.JPG (http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDElVDlIk2I/AAAAAAAAAqY/acAc_zUhi0g/s1600-h/henry2.JPG)
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He was the same size as a Mini, only Henry had a boot. ("Trunk" for those of you in America). He also had a walnut dashboard, smelt all musty and leathery and needed his spark-plugs spraying with WD40 whenever it rained. And after it had rained, his interior would be damp and the windows would be covered in condensation.
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http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEmvDlIk3I/AAAAAAAAAqg/v-p9O06U5RE/s400/wolseley.jpg (http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEmvDlIk3I/AAAAAAAAAqg/v-p9O06U5RE/s1600-h/wolseley.jpg)
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A new Wolesley Hornet
.
I still hadn't passed my driving test by my birthday - it took me over a year to pass. I failed at my first two attempts, so I had to drive him with 'L' plates on and Mr Jelly would sit in the passenger seat, or take over the driving when he couldn't take it any more. (And yes, I've known Mr Jelly a long time!).
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Being 21 years old, Henry was considered a "classic" or "vintage" car and he was fun to drive. He even had a button on the floor to dip the headlights.
.
http://bp1.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEnLjlIk4I/AAAAAAAAAqo/vTuAdgLSzpY/s400/hornet.jpg (http://bp1.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEnLjlIk4I/AAAAAAAAAqo/vTuAdgLSzpY/s1600-h/hornet.jpg)
.I don't think he'd be legal to drive in the present "health-and-safety" society we live in as the seatbelts were not the self-tightening ones we have now ... plus, he drank leaded petrol!
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http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEoTDlIk6I/AAAAAAAAAq4/a_Q1eihEbWE/s400/driving.JPG (http://bp3.blogger.com/_Q3JZk38yc6U/SDEoTDlIk6I/AAAAAAAAAq4/a_Q1eihEbWE/s1600-h/driving.JPG)
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Emma managed to fail her test even when following the car on foot.
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More... (http://wwwjellybelly-jellybrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/henry-hornet.html)