ageorgeOriginally posted by Merlin3945
First service at 1 hundred thousand mile cant be bad with guaranteed part replacement cant be bad. I have watched afew programmes about this and personally I agree with the rumour that he was framed. Imagine how much british business would have lost if these cars lived up to their reputation. Not the most pretty car in the world but I would still have one.
That was the problem – John DeLorean made a lot of promises and never kept up to them , even a set of plugs won’t last 100,000km and I’ve never heard of an oil which can go 100,000km without needing changed , the only claim to fame the De Lorean has is that it was the car used in ” Back to the Future” , he most certainly wasn’t framed the Government even tried to cover the Tax Fraud up to try and prevent any public backlash , he only paid back £250,000 of the millions he was given to set the company up , served a minimal sentence and is living a comfortable retirement at present .
There are two DeLorean’s near to where my parents live , (Blackridge, West Lothian) the guy has one which is roadworthy and the other one is his spares car , not a bad looking car , and sounds good too , same guy has a Lamborghini , not a bad hobby if you can afford it !!!
ageorgeOriginally posted by Merlin3945
First service at 1 hundred thousand mile cant be bad with guaranteed part replacement cant be bad. I have watched afew programmes about this and personally I agree with the rumour that he was framed. Imagine how much british business would have lost if these cars lived up to their reputation. Not the most pretty car in the world but I would still have one.
That was the problem – John DeLorean made a lot of promises and never kept up to them , even a set of plugs won’t last 100,000km and I’ve never heard of an oil which can go 100,000km without needing changed , the only claim to fame the De Lorean has is that it was the car used in ” Back to the Future” , he most certainly wasn’t framed the Government even tried to cover the Tax Fraud up to try and prevent any public backlash , he only paid back £250,000 of the millions he was given to set the company up , served a minimal sentence and is living a comfortable retirement at present .
There are two DeLorean’s near to where my parents live , (Blackridge, West Lothian) the guy has one which is roadworthy and the other one is his spares car , not a bad looking car , and sounds good too , same guy has a Lamborghini , not a bad hobby if you can afford it !!!
ageorgeOriginally posted by Arthur
Actually, V2000 was effectively killed by it’s inventor Philips (who did manage to set the standard for CD’s shortly after) when they refused to give licenses to pornography distributors. When porn was only available on Beta and VHS, the V2000 system was lost.
I still have a Panasonic V2000 I used until fairly recently , after numerous minor repairs it has finally bitten the dust at the age of 23 years , not bad for a clunky big bugger ( with the remote control on the end of a 20ft length of wire ) . RCA Columbia and Warner stopped producing for the V2000 market in 1984 and they killed Betamax 2 years later . Phillips kept the V2000 in production until 1985 and it was still used until the late 90’s in some CCTV camera systems.
ageorgeOriginally posted by Arthur
Actually, V2000 was effectively killed by it’s inventor Philips (who did manage to set the standard for CD’s shortly after) when they refused to give licenses to pornography distributors. When porn was only available on Beta and VHS, the V2000 system was lost.
I still have a Panasonic V2000 I used until fairly recently , after numerous minor repairs it has finally bitten the dust at the age of 23 years , not bad for a clunky big bugger ( with the remote control on the end of a 20ft length of wire ) . RCA Columbia and Warner stopped producing for the V2000 market in 1984 and they killed Betamax 2 years later . Phillips kept the V2000 in production until 1985 and it was still used until the late 90’s in some CCTV camera systems.
ageorgeOriginally posted by Merlin3945
Does anyone remember betamax video players. These were better than the VHS format but VHS flooded the market and betamax flopped because they didnt get the same marketing.Was it the same for DeLorien cars. These were better more reliable and longer lasting cars but would have put a lot of other cars out of business so the were disappeared.
sound familar. All done by greater marketing and better businessmen.
No DeLorean cars went bust as the MD pocketed the British Government money which was supposed to go towards the DeLorean plant in Northern Ireland ,said MD was charged with Tax Evasion , jailed for a short time but very little of the money was recovered , the cars themselves are nothing special – except for the fact that they were made from stainless steel , they bought in an American engine /gearbox unit and built the rest from other car manufacturers parts bins.
Good point about VCR’s though , but remember V2000 , it was better than both Beta or VHS but eventually the JVC marketing pushed out the Sony betamax and the Phillips V2000 systems .
ageorgeOriginally posted by Merlin3945
Does anyone remember betamax video players. These were better than the VHS format but VHS flooded the market and betamax flopped because they didnt get the same marketing.Was it the same for DeLorien cars. These were better more reliable and longer lasting cars but would have put a lot of other cars out of business so the were disappeared.
sound familar. All done by greater marketing and better businessmen.
No DeLorean cars went bust as the MD pocketed the British Government money which was supposed to go towards the DeLorean plant in Northern Ireland ,said MD was charged with Tax Evasion , jailed for a short time but very little of the money was recovered , the cars themselves are nothing special – except for the fact that they were made from stainless steel , they bought in an American engine /gearbox unit and built the rest from other car manufacturers parts bins.
Good point about VCR’s though , but remember V2000 , it was better than both Beta or VHS but eventually the JVC marketing pushed out the Sony betamax and the Phillips V2000 systems .
ageorgeThanks Ken , Much appreciated.
ageorgeOriginally posted by dhfan
If it does that you’re not holding the handle correctly. It’s suggested you have thumb and fingers on the same side to prevent physical damage.
Don’t do as I do, do as I say. 🙂
Haven’t used a starting handle in years but fairly confident I would remember the advice just after breaking my thumb.I have a book entitled “RAF Ground Equipment since ???” or similar. Written by ex-RAF ground crew chap, ? ? Atkins. Not the most riveting read ever, but it was cheap. Try to read more than a few pages at a time and it’s a superb cure for insomnia.
Any questions re ground equipment the answers may be in there.
Hi DHFan , yip I found out the hard way that you keep all 4 fingers and thumb on one side of the handle , like hooking it rather than gripping it , that way when it kicks back the handle flies back and hits your knuckles if your not fast enough !! , I have asked my Llibrary to try and find a copy of “RAF Ground Equipment ” – sound good to me !!!
ageorgeI’m incredibly jealous guys , I have neither the skills or the patience needed to attempt anything like these , gimme a hammer , grinder and welder and I’m fine , any intricate , complex models like these are way beyond me .
ageorgeOriginally posted by David Burke
Alistair – I believe they were powered by a JAP engine from what a friend said and they were quite common with agricultural contractors in the1950’s and 60’s.
I have a 600cc side valve JAP engine from a Howard Gem Rotovator that I rebuilt recently ??? , I wonder if its the same type of engine ?? ( a real bugger to start , if it kicks back on you the starting handle breaks your thumb )
ageorgeKev , that is bloody superb !! , it’s basically an industrialized DB Cropmaster , Geedee managed to fish out a photo of one from a brochure for me , don’t go putting yourself out for me but next time your there could you try and get some more shots of it for me , many thanks !!
ageorgeOriginally posted by kev35
Alastair.Went to Cosford today. Unfortunately the Morris Traveller is in an Army green scheme. It was refurbished and donated by the REME at Donnington. I did take a couple of photos. Also, a David Brown tractor and Crossley fire tender. Let me jnow if you want the photos.
Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.
Kev35
Kev , I would be very interested in seeing the DB Tractor , I collect Grey Fergies but I may have a wee DB Cropmaster project in the offing ??? , thanks .
ageorgeRe: that’s very true…
Originally posted by Vortex
there’s a lot of ‘technicians’ in fab houses, but of course many of the IC technicians are also at least college graduates or even post graduates. Anotherthing is that software and hardware is very different, you can design some cmos circuits to do some ASIC work, but that doesn’t at all mean you know how to program your remote control written by some wierd cs geek…
That is very true Vortex , towards the end of the Livingston Fabrication Plant 1’s life NEC started fabricating third party design u-com and EPROM devices , I don’t think ANYBODY knew what these were for , we just made them and shipped them – what the customer programs into EPROM’s is up to them , and away over my head !! , the small u-com IC’s were just for pocket calculators , car air-bag control circuits , PLC systems etc
ageorgeRe: that’s very true…
Originally posted by Vortex
there’s a lot of ‘technicians’ in fab houses, but of course many of the IC technicians are also at least college graduates or even post graduates. Anotherthing is that software and hardware is very different, you can design some cmos circuits to do some ASIC work, but that doesn’t at all mean you know how to program your remote control written by some wierd cs geek…
That is very true Vortex , towards the end of the Livingston Fabrication Plant 1’s life NEC started fabricating third party design u-com and EPROM devices , I don’t think ANYBODY knew what these were for , we just made them and shipped them – what the customer programs into EPROM’s is up to them , and away over my head !! , the small u-com IC’s were just for pocket calculators , car air-bag control circuits , PLC systems etc
ageorgeOriginally posted by neilly
Apologies Alastair, I seem to be having a problem with trping errots today!:confused:Neilly
Neilly , the under cart retraction system and electronics look mega high tech !! , I never realised they were so intricate , any close up photos of the undercarriage ??
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