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Message 1347822 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 18:04:32 UTC - in response to Message 1347818.  

A lot of the 60's bands are still going believe it or not, and some are celebrating 50 years in the business.


The Strolling Bones.... er..uh.. Rolling Stones... come to mind.
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Message 1347827 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 18:35:19 UTC - in response to Message 1347818.  

A lot of the 60's bands are still going believe it or not, and some are celebrating 50 years in the business. Although usually with only 1 or 2 of the original line up. I've seen Status Quo twice live at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon in the last couple of years, and the Searchers as well. Believe me Vic, all those guys can still belt it out. Even Hank Marvin of the Shadows did a UK solo tour a while ago which I saw. They sign autographs after the show, and I've shaken hands with them. Amazing ....

I wouldn't doubt it, I've heard the groups from the 60's or in the case of at least one, their individual members that are in other bands.
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Message 1347833 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 18:55:17 UTC - in response to Message 1347818.  

Swinging London of the 60’s. I remember Wardour Street and the Soho clubs like Tiles, Marquee Club, Scotch and Whiskey A-Go-Go to name just a few. Saw and danced to most the biggies of the day for as little as ten bob. Now that was a time to be. And how much for a Stone’s concert ticket these days? GAWD!!
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Message 1347834 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:01:26 UTC

All this reminiscing suddenly make me think of this



I was there from Friday night till Sunday night, through several torrential downpours but what an experience.
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Message 1347835 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:02:08 UTC

I saw Alice Cooper (the real one) in a church hall in a small village called Mickleton, playing to about 200 people.
And the strange thing is, it was only two months ago.
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Message 1347836 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:09:35 UTC

One advantage of getting older is that the age range of attractive women increases...
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Message 1347841 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:25:52 UTC - in response to Message 1347836.  

I'll say...

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Message 1347846 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:41:47 UTC - in response to Message 1347835.  
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I saw Alice Cooper (the real one) in a church hall in a small village called Mickleton, playing to about 200 people.
And the strange thing is, it was only two months ago.

Well at least Alice is around, of course how many people today even know of the other Cooper, that is Gary Cooper?
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Message 1347851 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:50:46 UTC

I agree and the cat looks pissed off ...
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Message 1347853 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 19:51:49 UTC - in response to Message 1347846.  

Well at least Alice is around, of course how many people today even know of the other Cooper, that is Gary Cooper?

Not me for one, had to look him up.
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Message 1347877 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 20:21:36 UTC

That little boosted A series engine was a gem for the car it pulled, the classic Mini.. No wonder the Mini won the Le Man 24, but I cannot remember when (during the mid to later 1960s I presume?).



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Message 1347880 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 20:23:29 UTC - in response to Message 1347877.  

That's quite a little car, not much smaller than My Escort, but then I saw one in the area recently.
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Message 1347897 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 21:30:07 UTC

No, that's a REAL mini - only 10ft long, weighing in at about .75ton. You probably saw one of the BMW "pretend" minis, which is a much bigger car (something like 12ft long, and weighing in at about 1.25ton).
The last real mini I drove had over 150bhp (at the tyres) - as you can imagine it was "quite rapid", especially on narrow twisty lanes, where third gear, full right boot and hold tight was the order of the day...
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Message 1347903 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 21:43:36 UTC

Last Mini I drove was one of these

Mini 1275 GT



1275 engine in a mini body. Very fast!!
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Message 1347907 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 21:46:55 UTC - in response to Message 1347897.  

No, that's a REAL mini - only 10ft long, weighing in at about .75ton. You probably saw one of the BMW "pretend" minis, which is a much bigger car (something like 12ft long, and weighing in at about 1.25ton).
The last real mini I drove had over 150bhp (at the tyres) - as you can imagine it was "quite rapid", especially on narrow twisty lanes, where third gear, full right boot and hold tight was the order of the day...

Yep, floor it and hold on, roger wilco, over and out.
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Message 1347909 - Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 21:53:19 UTC

Bernie's picture is of a 1275GT, single carb, about 70BHP. Quick, but not fast, but did have better brakes than the earlier Cooper S, which had a similar engine, twin carbs and a bit more power (but worse brakes...)
I don't have any pics of the one I drove, but it was a "proper" mini shape (the "curvy" front end as in John's picture) rather than the "clubman" of Bernie's photo. It was named "Spirit of 'S'" - the owner believed that is what would have happened to the car if development had continued for another few years, but he got carried away somewhat in the process - I doubt that the radiator would have ended up in the boot...
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Message 1347926 - Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 0:07:59 UTC - in response to Message 1347909.  

... It was named "Spirit of 'S'" ...

I believe I once heard about that car. Sammy the Snail used to drive it and painted a big "S" on the side. One day he took the car to France and was driving really fast down one of those long, straight avenues, when he passed a couple of gendarmes. One turned to the other and said: "Wow, did you see that S-car go?"
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Message 1347943 - Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 1:32:18 UTC - in response to Message 1347926.  

... It was named "Spirit of 'S'" ...

I believe I once heard about that car. Sammy the Snail used to drive it and painted a big "S" on the side. One day he took the car to France and was driving really fast down one of those long, straight avenues, when he passed a couple of gendarmes. One turned to the other and said: "Wow, did you see that S-car go?"

CRAAASSSHHH!!! smack into the puns thread.

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Message 1347947 - Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 1:36:36 UTC - in response to Message 1347943.  
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... It was named "Spirit of 'S'" ...

I believe I once heard about that car. Sammy the Snail used to drive it and painted a big "S" on the side. One day he took the car to France and was driving really fast down one of those long, straight avenues, when he passed a couple of gendarmes. One turned to the other and said: "Wow, did you see that S-car go?"

CRAAASSSHHH!!! smack into the puns thread.

And it's a French pun at that... ROFLMAO...
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Message 1347949 - Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 1:44:09 UTC
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I remember a friend, when I was oh, so young, who bought a Morris Minor (the 1098cc version). He threw away the "A" seried engine, modified the bulkhead, moved the radiator out 18" in front of the grill and shoehorned in a Ford Zephyr 2.5 litre six cylinder engine in. The machine went like stink on the straights but was crap on corners.

Morris Minor ...

The six cylinder engine came from one of these ...


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