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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Rob Dobie on October 15, 2012, 11:10:10 am
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Found a photo on Elvis' A-Z site, see http://www.3wheelers.com/tourette.html
Does anybody know a Bob Gale, shown as an old owner of the vehicle? Was he the chap who bought it down to me at Polegate in 1976 and swapped it for my old Panther 100 combination instead of me giving him £75? The photo shows the car in its newly restored state sitting in a yard opposite my new, then home in Lower Dicker, East Sussex just before MalcolmThomas loaded it on his trailer to be delivered to Malcolm Goldsworthy in Kent. It has lately been sold at a Coy's auction.
This photo showing it being trailered is so bad because it was taken on an old box camera. Something I used to do in the seventies.
PS Just noticed that the year of the car shown is 1956. This is wrong as it was made and registered in 1957. The front hubs/brakes etc. are Messerschmitt, date stamped 1957.
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I can tweak the photo a bit but it would be better if I could have a high res scan.
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Can't help with any info but it's a nice period-feel photo
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Isn't it just- nothing seems to have faire dvery well at malcolms but at least they weren't messed about
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I can tweak the photo a bit but it would be better if I could have a high res scan.
Sorry, no can do a higher res. scan. Copied on to my computer ages ago with other pics before chucking them out. May have the negs somewhere. Anyone know somebody who can get pictures printed from 120, 620, 110, 126 and 127 negs.? Have loads of B&W and colour negs around somewhere.
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Ask instore at Jessops if you have one local as it used to be one of the services they could offer even though they had to send them away for processing. Otherwise these guys look promising and even offer a free trial: http://www.exposure22.com/index.php. If you've got hundreds of negs, probably cheaper to invest in a film scanner. Whatever you do though, don't throw the negatives away!
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Ah but bob could have photos of his parts as well - and we don't want see THEM ! :D
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Dear Rob
I have a film scanner, but I am not sure if it will handle 120 size film. Never tried. How about sendinging me one of each film size so I can try.
Chris Thomas
Rumcar News
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Have not a clue as to what you are talking about Dickie. Al, send your nurse up to Wirrel!
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Said by a man whose obviously never copied his on the office copier ;)don't know what size yours are bob but might just be a bit too square :)
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Have not a clue as to what you are talking about Dickie. Al, send your nurse up to Wirrel!
Assuming Emlyn Hughes voice 'Em, em ,em, enema needed. Calm down. Where's me toner gone?'
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It seems to me that everyone on this thread is suffering from Tourettes!
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Said by a man whose obviously never copied his on the office copier ;)don't know what size yours are bob but might just be a bit too square :)
Well we are what we are Richard. You have made that quite clear!
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many of my posts are tongue in cheek hence the smileys :)
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Ask instore at Jessops if you have one local as it used to be one of the services they could offer even though they had to send them away for processing. Otherwise these guys look promising and even offer a free trial: http://www.exposure22.com/index.php. If you've got hundreds of negs, probably cheaper to invest in a film scanner. Whatever you do though, don't throw the negatives away!
Hi Malcolm P.,
Many thanks for your reply regarding copying of old negs. Exposure22 looks like the people I need as I have around a thousand odd negs. in unusual sizes, some going back to the 1930s when my Mum and Dad used to muck about with the old Box Brownie! Just got to find them in the loft and sort them out on the light box. Many Thanks. Rob D.
Hi Chris, Thanks for your offer but I had a small scanner that cost over £80 but it only took 35mm film and the scanning wasn't up to much, thought it would do 120 negs. etc. Disappointed with quality so got rid of it to some poor bod on eBay. Rob.