As do yours Rob. I was falling about at this last one. I would not have dared say such a thing.
Actually I have taken the thread out and posted it to various acquaintances,some who really have no great interest even in cars. Most came back and asked why I bothered with posting, when the reaction was so negative. Its a fair question. It has created a deal of amusement over the idea that I am dumbing down, or becoming dull. I could inflict some stinging comments, but its off site opinion. I think my retired civil service mandarin friend has a valid observation; that while defending a set of rules for outmoded ideas, it is very easy to refuse any change, thus to become boring and ceasing to be relevant.
Well for my part I am not researching any microcars at the moment. Nor am I likely to be, unless it is Messerschmitt or Goggo. Only Goggo if the Register is to become live. It seems like its dead but someone must have its records and files. I can start to tell you about Borgward and racing, but not the Lloyds, despite their racing success. That Borgward is linked in ways to Glas and BMW, the scandal of Borgward being put out of business. So my ability to stimulate on the core topics is very restricted, though I can react to threads other people put up, on remembered golden nuggets from the back of my dumb old brain. So its really up to someone else, who is researching, to put the goods on display.
Is anyone researching? If not then that will be why we are making do with caravans blowing up, is it a microcar discussions, fake cars and who flogged what to whom and where. I can get by on most of that, unless my time is to become to valuable to be bothered. Besides I enjoy a good laugh. What's your excuse?
