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Maybe but still beautifully done inside and out. Is a Singer stupidly expensive for what you get (4,000 man hours)?…
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matteo68 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:54 am Maybe but still beautifully done inside and out. Is a Singer stupidly expensive for what you get (4,000 man hours)?…
Yes ...

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Agree to disagree then!
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And this…

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my non-Porsche picture of the day

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And this…

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/eag ... tweight-gt

And this…

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/ferrari/250-swb-gto

Same price? I’d be very happy with either if my numbers came up.…
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Great picture James !


Looks a bit 'photoshopped' though ...

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hot66 wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:28 pm Image
Late '60's, early '70's I had a part time job as a pump attendant to supplement my normal employment.
Pay was 25p an hour and I worked 2 or 3 evenings plus Saturdays.
Met the lady who became my wife at the pumps....
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Mick Cliff wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 5:46 am Late '60's, early '70's I had a part time job as a pump attendant to supplement my normal employment.
Pay was 25p an hour and I worked 2 or 3 evenings plus Saturdays.
Met the lady who became my wife at the pumps....
Early '70s for me - local Esso garage. When taking the readings off the pumps at the end of the day, I soon learnt that the true amount of fuel dispensed rarely matched the written record kept of sales to each customer. On some busy days there could be a difference of two or three gallons, which miraculously ended up in my Mini...
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1966/67 I worked through the summer at the 12th Milestone in Templepatrick, when it was just 2 petrol pumps and a kiosk, not the big shopping services that it is now.
And they were just petrol pumps - none of that smelly diesel stuff!

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And don’t forget, keeping the Green Shield stamps from customers who did not want them!
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And under £1 for 4 gallons, 4s 8p a gallon, customers often said 'keep the change'
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Nine One One wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:27 am And don’t forget, keeping the Green Shield stamps from customers who did not want them!
We used to give extra Green Shield stamps to the man with the ice cream van and get free ice creams in return.
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Ran my old GT 225 Series 3 Lambretta on theat price of fuel back then!
As an apprentice was paid £5 a week.

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