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DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

Post by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH »

As others have said my car goes to work everyday anyway, hopefully we will see a few others on the road this week as well!


Too many Minors so little time.....
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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Also here in Portugal my Morris Minors will cross Lisbon's streets in this week, NeXT week , NeXT months except when is rain!
:wink: :lol:
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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I've been driving mine to work (as I do all year round) but haven't seen any others about.
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

Post by charlie_morris_minor »

dunketh wrote: Oddly my 1987 modern/bland/boring Ford Escort is covered under a classic policy (no I dont get it either..). Does that count?
the car is 23 / 24 years old, which is 7 / 8 years older than my moggy was when I purchased it.. and my moggy was a classic then.. I have not comment on it being bland / boring though
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

Post by Gareth »

I've been out and about in Phyllis this week and, hopefully, that will continue for the five days. :D

I can't say that I've seen many classics out on the road, but there are still three days left.
I've quite enjoyed it actually, although my commute takes almost an hour. Still it's good to blow the cobwebs away occasionally and this is a far better run than pootling around at the weekend - my weekends tend to be filled with many other things than Phyllis, sadly. :-?
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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I did it today and enjoyed it, only saw two other classics, a mini and a MGB GT.
It needs more publicity, I'd never heard of the idea before your post.

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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

Post by KeithL »

Jayne and I are on holiday this week and work is a distant memory for the time being at any rate, but we have brought our Traveller to North Yorkshire with us. Does that count?

Like MarkyB I had never heard of this week until I happened to see this post.

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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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Ernie my traveller is used everyday and does a minimum of 250 miles a week - insurance covers me to and from work and unlimited mileage so problems. Used in all weather including snow![frame]Image[/frame]
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I drive Ernie my morris traveller everyday to and from work a total of 250 miles a weeks and it makes me smile every day (plus lots of people who see Ernie and me) My insurance covers me to and from a place of work and unlimited mileage so no problem and its cheap :)[frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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Quote:- Make sure your wipers work
My wipers work, just had to fit a new wiper motor, not the easiest job on a Series MM.
Ok so who drives the oldest classic to work? Before I retired I drove my 52 MM or 68 Traveller. I remember the 04.00 starts
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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I saw four classics on the commute yesterday, and three today. VERY rarely see any classics on the commute to work so I reckon it must have had something to do the the Classic Car Weekly "Drive Your Classic To Work Week".

So far I've seen two Fiat 500s (one Arbath), a '50s Volvo PV444, one Minor Saloon, an E-Type Jag, an early Porsche 911, and what looked like a '50s removal van!
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

Post by charlie_morris_minor »

on the way home today i saw
jaguar xj220
ac cobra
2 x austin healey 3000
cortina mk2
cortina mk3 estate
tr 6
morgan
2 x e-type
1930's rolls royce
sunbeam alpine / tiger
alfa romeo junior
jaguar xk150 ( i think )

i think the warm weather helped I have not seen any classics all week
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

Post by chrisryder »

drive your classic to work week has ended prematurely for me.

Bluey decided to throw a hissy-fit. So i made her stay at home today :lol: :cry:

I hereby rename this 'Drive your girlfriends fiat punto to work week'.
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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a bit trcky for me. I work at home!
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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charlie_morris_minor wrote:on the way home today i saw
jaguar xj220
ac cobra
2 x austin healey 3000
cortina mk2
cortina mk3 estate
tr 6
morgan
2 x e-type
1930's rolls royce
sunbeam alpine / tiger
alfa romeo junior
jaguar xk150 ( i think )

i think the warm weather helped I have not seen any classics all week
the fact that the goodwood festival of speed was on, probably explains several of the cars that i saw rather than just the warm weather.
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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Saw nothing round here, (other than a Porsche 356, but that was coming to see me for some welding so dosn't count!) but then its only a three mile drive on rural roads...
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Re: Drive Your Classic To Work Week

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I saw two Rover P6's on Thursday one was parked and the other was coming in the opposite direction and he waved.

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