Quasar

[Braces]

Does anyone remember the Quasar built in the 1980`s? i went into the industrial museum in Bristol for a piss and thought id have a look around, and there it was, fuckin ugly thing. But did you techie`s know that it was powered by a reliant engine. They also have an old green loadecker bus in there, it`s like a routemaster bus, but with the doors at the front near the cab instead of at the back and was built in bristol, i used to go to school on one ffs. You know your getting old when you see things you remember as a child in a fuckin museum, im going for my afternoon nap now see ya zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Yoda]

nope dont remember them
but here is a link for those that want to remenise
http://www.quasarworld.plus.com/quasars/index.htm

[ernie the dwarf]

Sadly i do built by a bloke named Malcom Nedwell i think,it had great handling for it's day or so i was told,i used to see one in and around South London pretty quick as well must have been fun in cross winds :D

[Blackjack]

Newell innit?

I had a friend working in the HTV news room when the BMW C5 came out. Slow news day and they're looking for a story so Paula rang me to see if I could dig out a local angle on the C5. After a day of missing each others calls we caught up with each other and she got told me why she rang.

I suggested she went and looked up Royce Creasy, Malcom Newell, Quasar, and feet first motorcycles on the 'net. Unfortunately by then it wasn't newsworthy enough, so she was a bit pissed off.

[ninjagal600]

i used to go to school on one ffs.
I used to catch the number 75 to Bedminster and make faces at the driver down that mirror thingy on the double decker.....hey does anybody here remember the double deckers with doughnut and tiger...theme tune went something like....get onboard...get onboard...get onboard with the double deckers....i think

[brandersnatch]

Funny I always wanted one when I was a kid, I read about them in Bike magazine in the late 70's. Only ever seen one on the road though.

[ernie the dwarf]

Newell innit?

I was close :D

[Doro]

I have wanted to visit this place for about the last 6 years! They have an MG sports car cut straight down the centre and halved so you can see inside the engine and everything




Heritage Motor Centre - Gaydon
Banbury Road
Gaydon
Warwickshire
CV35 0BJ
Tel:01926 641 188

The Heritage Motor Centre is home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars. Visitors can follow the evolution of the British motor car from 1896 through the decades to the new Millennium. Several cars have been selected for visitors to sit behind the wheel and experience motoring over the century. Open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (expect 24 to 26 Dec)

Website: www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

[Yoda]

I have wanted to visit this place for about the last 6 years! They have an MG sports car cut straight down the centre and halved so you can see inside the engine and everything
Website: www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

i kep promising myself i will go there as well (it aint like its too far to travel either) but i just never get round to it

Yoda

[Doro]

we should have a 100% outing there, I know it's cars, but they're good cars, not like the plastic boxes folk drive in nowadays

anyway, if it has an engine, or wheels, or wings, and it's mechanical

then I love it ;)

[Yoda]

we should have a 100% outing there, I know it's cars, but they're good cars, not like the plastic boxes folk drive in nowadays

anyway, if it has an engine, or wheels, or wings, and it's mechanical

then I love it ;)

OK who is up for a 100% petrol heads outing then :)

[krammer]

OK who is up for a 100% petrol heads outing then :) no prob's :) why stop there though? we could have 100% picnics or 100% castle tours or 100% trips to airshows or mock battles or what about a 100% ramble? oh hang on a minute thats what im doing now :o

[Bosun]

its on the list of to do this year... alwatys seem to ride straight past

[smeghead]

used to see a quasar regularily on muller road tain't seen in for a while, is the industrial museum still free, last time i went they had a nice collection of brit iron

[Braces]

yes it is still free.they have an mockup of concorde in there too with lots of aero engines on display, it`s well worth a visit. if anyone needs to find it, it`s on the dock side behind the cranes which are also exhibits.

[STEViE]

When I lived in Eastbourne many years ago now, Simon, the owner of the music shop - Cass Music - that I used to frequent 'cos our guitarist worked there owned one just after they came out. I thought it looked amazin', but definatly not for me.

[Friar Tuck]

Another 'alternative' of the era was the Stimpson Scorcher! A Mini engined trike in the format of a morgan, i.e two wheels ant the front and one at the back. It had a central bench seat and a steering wheel.

Whilst looking at a Suzuki 1400 Intruder last year (just a little too dear for me at the time, shame) This geezer says to me "Have you ever seen one of these?" and showed into his garage. He had a lovely old BSA three wheeler car circa 1934 and this Stimson Scorcher. So I said "Bloody 'ell, a Stimson Scorcher!"

He was really cheesed off that I recognised it!

As for a 100% ride out, I'm up fer it! The Gaydon Museum is a good' un or what about the National Motorcycle Museum? Ok, it's a Three n'arf hour ride away for me, but it'll be worth it just to meet you 'orrible lot, again!

[Yoda]

As for a 100% ride out, I'm up fer it! The Gaydon Museum is a good' un or what about the National Motorcycle Museum? Ok, it's a Three n'arf hour ride away for me, but it'll be worth it just to meet you 'orrible lot, again!

ok who wants to organise this one ..hands up

yoda

[Strider]

Ok, it's a Three n'arf hour ride away for me, but it'll be worth it just to meet you 'orrible lot, again!

Does your medication need adjusting?????

[Friar Tuck]

Err Yeah, Medication's kicked in now though!