A Bond drove by today !

[richard]

Thank goodness they were saved ! All those years ago by you old fellas  and cameras to prove it . Bring on the photos please . It's never been easier to take a photograph BUT where will all today's images be in 40 years time ? There's is a lot to be said for a printed photograph on paper !

[plas man]

HEY not so much as the old - you'll be there one day  - us oldies are as young as we feel    , as for the camera - not like to-days must haves Canons and Nikon's (retirement prezie's to yourself) just a plain 127 Brownie and most black & white on Gratispool from Glasgow with paper negatives - but over the years the negs have faded and been binned , but some photos survived !
must go through my movies next.

Nuff' sed' here's the D reg G tourer  ... the colour photo was  from a slide , hence the distortion .
bough it a couple of days before Mr Ported arrived at ours - he was horrified , but it stayed till the Plas arrived , then sold on .

[Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker)]

I've tried to fix some of the distortion for you. Worth mentioning that modern scanners and software can sometimes recover an image from very faded negs - particularly black and white - that you might not be able to make out with the naked eye. Always worth a try if the image is important.

[richard]

Interesting that for some time the car existed on yellow non reflective front number plate , why I wonder ? I don't think you would last long nowadays before being pulled over

[plas man]

regards the no plate , it was a self adhesive on that you stuck on the bonnet in those day's ( boy racer stuff nowadays ) ,  that said in those days some one had a habit of varnishing thing's this could be the yellowish tint , it would have been varnished to stop the self adhesive letters getting nicked 
had the car for about 10 year averageing 14000 a year .

[plas man]

tidying up in the garage to-day looking for spares I came across the original from new No plate off  CDC 90C & the torg' cover , the cover was useful as the car flexed a lot with the hood down ,  when the torg' was 'doted' up it  seemed to tighten the chassis flex and stop the doors from popping open ! 

[richard]

I am sure the current owner would love the plate  actually I wouldn't mind a peep myself as my tourer is C as well . I presume the plate standard silver on black stamped , seperate plastic letters a bit older style by then ? With a border ? Etc.

[plas man]

Richard , how far off is the tourer from been on the road ?

Alan

[richard]

Several years at present rate of progress 

[plas man]

The torque cover is safe , in a bag top shelf in garage , its yours once you up and running - its usable but a very good pattern . (Steve maybe ?)

cant get to it yet .
 have the No plate from 90C .

Alan

[richard]

I would love to have the tonneau as a pattern at least thanks very much . As and when you can get to it do please let me know - thanks

[Peel replica, Steve Fisk]

I could copy it in black mohair if you want with a plastic window ?

[richard]

a tonneau doesnt have a window - and Bonds don't need Mohair Steve

[Peel replica, Steve Fisk]

Sorry I was thinking of a roof . Tonneau cover would be easy

[richard]

Well the word used was a torg wasn't it but I am thinking of a tonneau . I also have a Bond B/C/D tourer one I would love copying Steve