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The Morgan was a bitter disappointment. I’d always admired them from afar, knowing I could never afford such an extravagance. After driving this one, they have fallen off the list. I found the pedals and legroom crowded and the clutch too heavy.
The Humber was pretty flash in the day, but quite basic by today’s standards.
Super Snipe?
essexpete:
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The Morgan was a bitter disappointment. I’d always admired them from afar, knowing I could never afford such an extravagance. After driving this one, they have fallen off the list. I found the pedals and legroom crowded and the clutch too heavy.
The Humber was pretty flash in the day, but quite basic by today’s standards.Super Snipe?
Yes, my memory of it is of luxury, really comfortable leather covered seats and every extra possible at the time. The only later car that came close was the Mk 2 Granada, also automatic, that one even had a computer on board which could show fuel consumption. It had an opening roof and my young son loved to stand on the leather covered lid of the storage compartment between the front seats while resting his arms on the roof and lording it over all he surveyed. 
essexpete:
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The Morgan was a bitter disappointment. I’d always admired them from afar, knowing I could never afford such an extravagance. After driving this one, they have fallen off the list. I found the pedals and legroom crowded and the clutch too heavy.
The Humber was pretty flash in the day, but quite basic by today’s standards.Super Snipe?
Yes, back then service stations employed people to provide the service, rather than expect the driver to supply it.
It was fun watching the pump jockeys looking for the fuel cap. That was hidden behind the reflector.
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essexpete:
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The Morgan was a bitter disappointment. I’d always admired them from afar, knowing I could never afford such an extravagance. After driving this one, they have fallen off the list. I found the pedals and legroom crowded and the clutch too heavy.
The Humber was pretty flash in the day, but quite basic by today’s standards.Super Snipe?
Yes, back then service stations employed people to provide the service, rather than expect the driver to supply it.
It was fun watching the pump jockeys looking for the fuel cap. That was hidden behind the reflector.
I had forgotten that, Dad had a ‘59 Snipe iin the early 60s. Three speed column change with electric overdrive. The fuel pump’ jockeys’, as you call them, reminds me of a my late Mother’s tale. Mum and Dad got married in 1958. Their car was covered in all sorts of debris which they duly removed just down the road. They honeymooned in Scotland and, to their surprise, kept getting congratulations when filling up with petrol. It took them a while to work out that a wedding guest had written "just married 'under the filler flap in bright lipstick!
A new M.A.N. Lorry, Birchalls from Burnley, delivering snack products to a shop in Market Street, Wigan.
This vehicle has very special bodywork, the driver informed me of the inside of the van body.
At the front is a freezer compartment, the next section is a fridge, and the rear is an ordinary section.
There is a large tail lift underneath at the rear, creating a long overhang behind the drive axle, I wouldnt
like to take very sharp corners with this length of overhang.
Ray Smyth.
A DAF fridge van delivering food products to shops in Market Place, Wigan earlier today.01.09.2022.
Ray Smyth.
Speech House Vintage Show Forest of Dean, Sunday 11 September 09.00-16.30
A great day out Ade
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essexpete:
Star down under.:
The Morgan was a bitter disappointment. I’d always admired them from afar, knowing I could never afford such an extravagance. After driving this one, they have fallen off the list. I found the pedals and legroom crowded and the clutch too heavy.
The Humber was pretty flash in the day, but quite basic by today’s standards.Super Snipe?
Yes, back then service stations employed people to provide the service, rather than expect the driver to supply it.
It was fun watching the pump jockeys looking for the fuel cap. That was hidden behind the reflector.
As young whippersnapper I had an old Snipe, ex BBC camera car. 4.139 engine, 9 mile to the gallon.
I found a nice Hawk the same shape as a snipe. I went to reverse a bit one day and the gearbox ■■■■ itself. Put in a recon one and clutch and converted it to a floor change (manual). I got pulled up by a motorbike cop on the way home from work one day and wondered why, until he said that a reflector was missing… guess which one! Worst days work I did was swap it for Velox with a Hydramatic box.
I had an EJ Prem with the Hydromatic, a first for both Holden and myself.
The EJ Premier was Holden’s first foray into the world of upmarket snobbery. Leather seats, buckets up front thankyou very much, a tin console with a two speed fan to boost the air flow and carpets, to complement the metallic paint and extra chrome tat outside, was considered enough to propel the driver into the stratospheric levels of luxury motoring.
No air con, no electric windows and no sat nav! How would the millennials cope?
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For anyone who may be interested, it used to be at a different venue but nice and local for me, I could even walk there at a push. Certainly used to be a very good show.
I think I’ve found a way of getting round the rail strikes this week. I’ll bet it’s even got a bar!
ERF-NGC-European:
I think I’ve found a way of getting round the rail strikes this week. I’ll bet it’s even got a bar!0
If the bar is open, I think its your turn to get the drinks in, Cheers, Ray. 
Sadly Ernest Thorpe are calling time which is a shame for such a long established company. 
Pete.
