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Ianb
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| suejet wrote: | | allan wrote: | Suejet I hope you mean the truck and not the driver....  |
I happen to like the driver I'll have you know! and he shares his birthday with 2 very important superb Skiathofans - me and Mr Whicker! |
Still no wiser 
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Merlin
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Location: Dearbyshire, England
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Darrell wrote: | | Love the red one with the Paris plates. |
The red 8v we rescued from Geneva several years ago and it still has only coverd around 15000 kilometres being previously hidden away in France for over 15 years.
There are those who know ? Art |
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Darrell
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Those finds are one in a million.....lucky man. |
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allan
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Location: Preston Lancashire
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| Merlin wrote: | | Darrell wrote: | | Love the red one with the Paris plates. |
The red 8v we rescued from Geneva several years ago and it still has only coverd around 15000 kilometres being previously hidden away in France for over 15 years.
There are those who know ? Art |
They look nice examples of the Lancia's there Merlin..
I had a 16v Evolution for a while,found very little to match it on roadholding performance for a road car before or since,top machines deserved more credit than they got.
You should take one down to Skiathos one day,maybe for a little record attempt about 4am when the road is empty to see if you can beat the best taxi record run from Skiathos Town to Kouks... 
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Merlin
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="allan"][quote="Merlin"] | Darrell wrote: | | Love the red one with the Paris plates. |
We drove the red 8v from Switzerland to the French side of the channel tunnel at a constant 220 kph and not knowing the car at all. Well actually my son drove the car while I looked out for service stations as we were eating up petrol at an alarming rate.
The only other car to pass us that night was a red Ferrari and he passed us like we were standing still, I remember thinking it was like our own little gum ball rally in the middle of the night.
Off course the 16v valve is newer it’s only 10 years old and with less than one years average mileage, but it’s great fun to drive being a little more developed. Even a traffic cop become sympathetic when he stopped me for speeding letting me of with a warning and a producer. I was well over 100 mph at times and I think his unmarked Saab had problems keeping up with me especially through the twisty stuff but secretly I think he quite enjoyed the chase and no harm was done.
I know it’s a little irresponsible but it’s not your average daily drive and I was on a well know road in a car that felt like the most comfortable shoes you have ever owned and the blood racing through my veins,
Well that’s enough about my toys and I will let you all get back to more important holiday related issue.
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dlj
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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My Toy [/img] |
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skidsy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| Isn't that the bus they left parked in the garage in May this year? |
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dlj
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| No this one is for the vsiter centre it is ine of two we are surposed to be doing an everton one but they cannot think of anything to put on it |
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skidsy
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Nice one - If my team ever win anything we are having an open top tour of the Aldi car park. |
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shanemorris
Joined: 02 Jan 2008
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Location: Nottingham
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: My Bike |
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This was my bike when i was working out in Skiathos, bet you are all jelous now????
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fast-eddie
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Location: The Garden of England
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Actually that looks like it could be fun, have to ditch the basket though!
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Darrell
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Ahh,the old Yamaha chappy.I remember them well,and I recall some sort of manual gear shift on the left for when you came to a hill.
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shanemorris
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Good memory skills Darrell, they had a little lever which you could swith to foward, neutral and reverse, why you would ever need a reverse on one im not sure?? although i did manage to snap mine off whilst at the garage near bus stop 3 and had to push it all the way back up the hill stuck in gear to the Acropoli (Sweaty)
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Tezza
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| hi darrell is it true that yours is the oldest merc on the island ? have yet to spot an older one.. |
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Darrell
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