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Forum: THE LOBBY 03-25-2024, 08:38 AM
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Views: 133
Posted By Heybuck
Post The Great Escape. 80 years ago today

As the title above says, it was 80 years ago today that 76 men escaped via the tunnel called "Tom".

Of the 76 escapers, 50 were shot dead on the direct orders of Hitler.
6 of the dead were...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-25-2024, 06:50 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 34,502
Posted By Heybuck
Thumbs up I've never found it to be difficult but you just...

I've never found it to be difficult but you just need to be careful. Let a longish gap open up between you and the vehicle you want to pass and just take it when you can see the road is open.

In...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-28-2023, 06:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 947
Posted By Heybuck
Well, I'm not a huge TV watcher but in general...

Well, I'm not a huge TV watcher but in general I'd have to say no. Not that I've noticed anyway. I guess if there was a predominance of ads with unusual accents, I would probably notice???

There...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-28-2023, 12:00 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 34,502
Posted By Heybuck
I'm impressed with the degree of access the panel...

I'm impressed with the degree of access the panel shop is giving you obviously on a regular basis. All too often some shops start quoting public liability restrictions not to allow you in too close...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-25-2023, 04:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,017
Posted By Heybuck
Here they want to see you have the keys. Of...

Here they want to see you have the keys. Of course you can always say you only have one key but the insurance would drag out the payout. And unless you describe and can prove your tools in the car,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-25-2023, 01:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,017
Posted By Heybuck
Exclamation Now here is a LONG SHOT story.....

So about 4 or 5months ago, a plumber who has a storage unit in my factory complex had his vehicle stored inside the building, factory all locked up but the keys were in the ignition of the car. Its...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-24-2023, 08:32 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 19,818
Posted By Heybuck
Well, I'm clearly the primary idiot...

Well, I'm clearly the primary idiot here!:oogle::oogle:

I'm turning 74 in January, been working every weekday since I turned 16 with only a few longer than 3 weeks holidays over all that time.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-22-2023, 09:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 564
Posted By Heybuck
Had a visitor come to see me today

So I’m just tidying up in my garage this afternoon and this guy came in.
Propped himself on the trunk lip of my Grand Prix. I feed these guys from time to time but they quickly tell their friends...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-23-2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,952
Posted By Heybuck
This all looks pretty wonderful. I love the...

This all looks pretty wonderful. I love the concepts of what you are doing.

However, looking at your overhead vision of the property and where the old house is, I wonder why your intent is to pull...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-19-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,853
Posted By Heybuck
Last few weeks have not been good

Lost my old dad on July 9th. He was a month short of 99y/o. Thankfully he passed with almost no pain, his body just started to fail. He had a stroke 8 weeks ago, he had 10 days in hospital, 4 weeks...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-04-2023, 10:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,358
Posted By Heybuck
Pythons. I didn’t know this!

So not far from our house is a guy who is apparently some world guru on snakes and he is a snake catcher by profession. He has a pretty impressive huge shed in which he keeps them. The protected...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-21-2023, 08:50 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,873
Posted By Heybuck
Wink There's a little bit of truth in the the...

There's a little bit of truth in the the statement Holden was called a BMW killer but I think it goes back to around 1978 when Holden introduced the HZ series cars which had the Radial Tuned...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-03-2023, 09:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,290
Posted By Heybuck
Unhappy Lovely old car, Love the colour too. But WHY...

Lovely old car, Love the colour too.

But WHY WHY WHY are these "restorers" so damn lazy and cheap that they have to paint over the door locks and screws. Makes a big deal that they repaired the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 04-16-2023, 10:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,800
Posted By Heybuck
NICE VAN but I'm also just interested in some...

NICE VAN but I'm also just interested in some pictures of the Toyota vans.

I didn't know you could buy a Toyota van in the US. I have a 30 y/o Toyota HiAce as my daily work unit. 3 litre manual...
Forum: Members Helping Members 03-27-2023, 08:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 970
Posted By Heybuck
Hey Craig, That looks amazing. I just talked...

Hey Craig,

That looks amazing. I just talked to my client and they are happy for me to purchase this product to try it out.
I've decided I'm not skilled enough to attempt this full repair but I...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-16-2023, 10:48 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,849
Posted By Heybuck
I recall Raquel Welsh’s poster was one of the...

I recall Raquel Welsh’s poster was one of the posters covering the hole in the wall being chiselled by Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption. I think it’s the poster torn down by the Governor...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-08-2023, 06:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,375
Posted By Heybuck
Interesting GTO for auction here

Very few American Pontiacs were imported here as brand new cars. Most Pontiacs were Canadian sourced and assembled here from CKD components.

This GTO was apparently brought here and by law, had to...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-31-2023, 05:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,350
Posted By Heybuck
Lets not say poor bugger till the truth behind...

Lets not say poor bugger till the truth behind this is revealed.

If he was "hooning", putting others in danger, then good riddance. Conversely, if this is an innocent event then indeed poor...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-26-2023, 11:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,624
Posted By Heybuck
For the sake there is no misunderstanding as to...

For the sake there is no misunderstanding as to the basis of me starting this thread, let me say absolutely clearly that I have NO affiliation with ANYONE on this board other than I can say I have...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-24-2023, 10:41 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,624
Posted By Heybuck
Angry 57947 members. You should be embarrassed.....

So I have been watching the very slowly rising total on the amount of money being pledged to help out the owners of this site.

$3227.00 raised today from a total membership here of 57,947 people....
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-12-2023, 10:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,288
Posted By Heybuck
Unhappy Lisa Marie Presley passed

Suspected cardiac arrest aged 54.
That’s too young for anyone to pass. I only read yesterday she was at the Golden Globe awards in relation to the film “Elvis”.

I did a bit of background work...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-23-2022, 08:23 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 7,547
Posted By Heybuck
I just can't imagine what its like to live...

I just can't imagine what its like to live through those temperatures year after year:(

If it gets down to freezing (0 centigrade), which might happen just once or twice every winter here, it sure...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-17-2022, 06:42 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 12,240
Posted By Heybuck
My first car was a '39 Ford Deluxe Convertible....

My first car was a '39 Ford Deluxe Convertible. Manual of course. First paying job was with Budget rent a car so all day I was driving manuals and automatics. Never bothered me all what I was...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-09-2022, 06:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 862
Posted By Heybuck
Question Does memory serve me correctly that a member here...

Does memory serve me correctly that a member here returned to his car some time back while at a show to find his original wood rim wheel had been stolen.
Just wondering???
I see the seller has...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-10-2022, 02:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,457
Posted By Heybuck
What you aren't saying here Jack is you cannot...

What you aren't saying here Jack is you cannot remove the head. The head is all cast into the block which is great insofar as you don't have to worry about head gaskets.

Several years back I...
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