Smart Car Article

[Barry]

I agree with your principle and have removed the words.  Attitudes to words soften and harden over the years.

I used to get off the bus in Southchurch near Southend-on-sea outside a big building officially called and signed up in big letters ' The Spastic Society'.  I don't know at what point the word Spastic (and many other words) crossed the line between official and offensive.  I always had plenty of time for a chat with the disabled visitors.

I suppose I am just a weirdo.

[Grant Kearney]

I suppose I am just a weirdo.

Me to, along with just about the rest of of the forum users  .  In my defence, both my ICs have petrol engines.
I also own a Bamby and Cursor which most would never admit too.  No longer a closet Bamby and Cursor owner any more

[Bob Purton]

Looks like I missed something naughty earlier, good to see our members are self moderating!

[Bob Purton]

Fair point Bob, but some people take things that bit too far. 
Not liking is one thing but imagine robbing an 11E  from such a fine machine as an IC to use in some other microcar thing
As member 007 of the Invalid Carriage Register and proud owner of two Model 70s I feel violated by such acts.

Yes, very good Grant!   Its true I liberated an 11E from an IC that was rotten behond economoical repair but it is not going to be used in any of my projects, its on the shelf waiting for someone who needs one. It may even end up back in an AC Acedes!

[Barry]

Like the off topic lounge, do you think there is an argument for having a separate catagory for Invacar microcars..........  This may keep both the IC/microcar enthusiast and also the purists happy?
Purists can keep an eye on the IC forum and not miss-out on plundering a few cherished Villiers engines.

[Big Al]

Me to, along with just about the rest of of the forum users  .  In my defence, both my ICs have petrol engines.
I also own a Bamby and Cursor which most would never admit too.  No longer a closet Bamby and Cursor owner any more

Can I just say that I own a Closet. There I have done it, its out. I keep an IC and Bamby in there with my Frankie Howerd impressions.

No sorry, its off topic, as are lumberjacks and songs about them.

[Bob Purton]

Like the off topic lounge, do you think there is an argument for having a separate catagory for Invacar microcars..........  This may keep both the IC/microcar enthusiast and also the purists happy?
Purists can keep an eye on the IC forum and not miss-out on plundering a few cherished Villiers engines.

No.

I did suggest Stuart set an IC forum up some time ago. Why dont you do it Barry? Its quite easy to set one of the Yahoo based ones up so I'm told. Someone of your IT skills would have no problem.

[Chris Thomas]

Dear All

Yet again you never cease to amaze me how far you can drift off topic. This started quite harmlessly as an announcement about a smart car article on an American web site, and we have drifted through social steriotypes, to Invalid Carriages.

Has anybody read Stuarts article submitted to the same publication. Do we know what it was about? As we know Stuart is a font of knowledge and a one man publishing empire, so perhaps we should read it.

Let us discuss our likes more than our dislikes, and be a bit more positive, and keep to the non political, non sexist, non religious track if we can.

Keep warm and dry until the snow has passed.

Chris Thomas

[Barry]

Back to Smart cars then - A bit like an Isetta van?

[Big Al]

That is bonkers, well done.

[Bob Purton]

Dear All

Yet again you never cease to amaze me how far you can drift off topic. This started quite harmlessly as an announcement about a smart car article on an American web site, and we have drifted through social steriotypes, to Invalid Carriages.

Has anybody read Stuarts article submitted to the same publication. Do we know what it was about? As we know Stuart is a font of knowledge and a one man publishing empire, so perhaps we should read it.

Let us discuss our likes more than our dislikes, and be a bit more positive, and keep to the non political, non sexist, non religious track if we can.

Keep warm and dry until the snow has passed.

Chris Thomas

Somewhat patronizing Chris but probably good advise, though nothing would induce me to read such a publication!

[richard]

tell you what joking aside i would rather read about , inspect, tyre kick etc. ANY petrol driven i.c. than ANY of these smart type vehicles on the forum ! opinion yes but thats why we must accomadate . i would prefer a section for modern vehicles where i would not venture . i do mean by that modern i.e. anything post 1968 

[Bob Purton]

Wouldnt that be bliss, a forum soley about microcars of the golden age 1955 to 1965.
Still this one is pretty good 90% of the time.

Are you still off work Richard? I should be in the workshop but its just too cold down there!

[richard]

yep it certainly is 

[Stuart Cyphus]

Has anybody read Stuarts article submitted to the same publication. Do we know what it was about? 

 You really wouldn't want to know the writings I've done for them. None of them were about cars...