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Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:11 pm
by pharriso
After the snowy winter that we've had this year it was with great delight that I brought the Elan out of storage at the weekend
OutOfStorage_2015.jpg and
Smiles all round!

Went for a first blast around the neighbourhood... simply magic! :D

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 6:44 pm
by elansprint71
Same here; great isn't it?

Except in my case it was, laziness rather than snow, which kept the car indoors.

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 7:40 pm
by JC33supreme
The car looks grrrreat,, how's it going after the lay up? However, your hair now needs a trim.

John

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 10:31 pm
by billwill
Brought mine out for the first time last Tuesday

Tuesday: 10 mile checkout (found she needed a new traficator bulb)
Thursday: 91 mile spin with a friend

Sat/Sun: approx 200 mile round trip for a family meeting.

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 5:29 pm
by Spyder fan
billwill wrote:Brought mine out for the first time last Tuesday

Tuesday: 10 mile checkout (found she needed a new traficator bulb)
Thursday: 91 mile spin with a friend

Sat/Sun: approx 200 mile round trip for a family meeting.




What's a "traficator" (sic)? Do you mean indicator? Shirley you don't have Trafficators on your car?
Definition of trafficator in English:
noun

British
An obsolete kind of signalling device on the side of a motor vehicle, having the form of a small illuminated pointer which could be extended to indicate a change of direction.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Bill changed direction quickly in the S3, but let others know his intentions by deploying his trafficators.
Hand signals may be dispensed with in the new Williams Elan by using the built in Trafficators

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 5:35 pm
by pharriso
Could be... I remember seeing a +2 @Matty's where they had installed a trafficator! :roll:

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 5:57 pm
by elanfan1
pharriso wrote:Could be... I remember seeing a +2 @Matty's where they had installed a trafficator! :roll:


What? Just one?

It's OK the car only ever turns left!

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2015 6:06 pm
by pharriso
Probably a pair of... but I only saw one... Roy was tickled pink by it! :lol:

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 12:18 am
by billwill
Spyder fan wrote:
billwill wrote:Brought mine out for the first time last Tuesday

Tuesday: 10 mile checkout (found she needed a new traficator bulb)
Thursday: 91 mile spin with a friend

Sat/Sun: approx 200 mile round trip for a family meeting.




What's a "traficator" (sic)? Do you mean indicator? Shirley you don't have Trafficators on your car?
Definition of trafficator in English:
noun

British
An obsolete kind of signalling device on the side of a motor vehicle, having the form of a small illuminated pointer which could be extended to indicate a change of direction.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Bill changed direction quickly in the S3, but let others know his intentions by deploying his trafficators.
Hand signals may be dispensed with in the new Williams Elan by using the built in Trafficators


Yeah, yeah... I'm OLD Alan. I learned driving in the days of trafficators and so that is the word that comes to mind.

"indicators" is a meally-mouthed word anyway, who knows what it is indicating. Most indicators are on the dashboard & indicate things like "your main beam is on", " your cooling fan is running", "Alan is behind you and is about to overtake in his Zetec powered +2", etc

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:58 am
by mariodschy
pharriso wrote:After the snowy winter that we've had this year it was with great delight that I brought the Elan out of storage at the weekend
OutOfStorage_2015.jpg

Went for a first blast around the neighbourhood... simply magic! :D


Really a beautiful car, see that you also have removed this terrible looking side lamps that are only on the federal cars.

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 12:03 pm
by Spyder fan
billwill wrote:
Yeah, yeah... I'm OLD Alan. I learned driving in the days of trafficators and so that is the word that comes to mind.

"indicators" is a meally-mouthed word anyway, who knows what it is indicating. Most indicators are on the dashboard & indicate things like "your main beam is on", " your cooling fan is running", "Alan is behind you and is about to overtake in his Zetec powered +2", etc


You're not old Bill, the use of the word trafficator tickled me and I thought I would rib you a little. I'm sure that your elan keeps you young anyway.

I would love to see that overtake instrument/indicator that you mention though!

Bill at Malcolm Ricketts BBQ 2013
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Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:03 pm
by denicholls2
Caught a glimpse of a red DHC with rollbar, heading eastbound on 225 in Westord last night. You're lookin' good!

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:30 pm
by pharriso
mariodschy wrote:
pharriso wrote:After the snowy winter that we've had this year it was with great delight that I brought the Elan out of storage at the weekend
OutOfStorage_2015.jpg

Went for a first blast around the neighbourhood... simply magic! :D


Really a beautiful car, see that you also have removed this terrible looking side lamps that are only on the federal cars.


Thanks! Yes the federal reflectors are not elegant at all...

Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:46 pm
by billwill
Spyder fan wrote:
You're not old Bill, the use of the word trafficator tickled me and I thought I would rib you a little. I'm sure that your elan keeps you young anyway.

I would love to see that overtake instrument/indicator that you mention though!



Here it is, a light with this engraved on it. :lol:
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Re: Woo hoo - Out of Storage

PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 11:25 pm
by RotoFlexible
denicholls2 wrote:Caught a glimpse of a red DHC with rollbar, heading eastbound on 225 in Westord last night. You're lookin' good!

That would be me! A fine evening to be out. Took the back roads home through Westford to avoid paving and general chaos in Chelmsford center.