The New Twister

[Bajansailor]

Re: Ripping the \'new\' Twister

Ken has a nice photo of his Twister which I hope he will put up here soon. She is a long keel classic, with a transom hung rudder, and designed by Kim Holman literally on the back of an envelope.
As the saying goes, pure genius.

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Ripping the \'new\' Twister

I'll bet Ken's picture doesn't have beautifully mown grass like that!!

 

[dk]

Nice lifering - do you think they borrowed it from the quay wall?

 

[Twister_Ken]

Oh, is it a lifering?

I thought it was to stop the boat inverting when it capsizes.

 

[claymore]

Thats a bit sniffy if you don't mind me saying so.
I assume that you don't envisage your noble buttocks gracing the cockpit of the new Twister then?

 

[Twister_Ken]

If they'd called it a Toaster or a Telstar or a Thruster or a Timester I'd bestow me buttocks on it anytime.

I just object to someone trying to steal undeserved kudos for their soap dish by using the name of a respected classic to do it. Underhand (or naive), and why would you do business with someone who is underhand (or naive)?

 

[claymore]

You appear not to understand that we at the chalk face of Education deal constantly with both the naive and the underhand.

Personally I think it is an excellent sales tactic to take the name of a successful product, strap it to something you are selling and then reap in the rewards. Might I be able to interest you in a Bentley I have for sale. It could be mistaken for a Renault Espace right enough - but just think of it Kennymeboy - you in a Bentley - what would your old Dad have said - mine would have thought I'd done ever so well

 

[Twister_Ken]

"what would your old Dad have said"

Something along the lines of "Yer pretension bleedin' git, wass wrong wiv a bleedin' Morris Oxford?" I suspect.

 

[claymore]

Strange you should metion the Morris Oxford - my Dad was an Austin Cambridge man

 

[Twister_Ken]

Mammary Lane

 

[claymore]

Re: Mammary Lane

Well the Cambridge was quite similar. Dad bought one 2nd hand in 1966 registration was BLD 359B, paid £595 from Stewart Motors, Shap Road Kendal and it looked a bit like this. I think this was the one where I did the evil deed with Christine Dawson

 

[Aja]

Re: Mammary Lane

My Dad preferred the Austin Westminster. Much better than either the Oxford or Cambridge.

Reg XSG 254 bought somewhere in Edinburgh....

Yours is LHD!
Donald

 

[Twister_Ken]

Re: Mammary Lane

I have a feeling there were also Wolsley, Vanden Plas and Riley versions. Or were they bigger?

 

[Judders]

Re: Mammary Lane

The Christine Dawson?

 

[jhr]

Re: Mammary Lane

Oooh yes; Vanden Plas Princess R. Four-litre Rolls Royce engine, iirc. Absolutely barking. The parents of a rich kid at school had one.

 

[claymore]

Re: Mammary Lane

Well - this is all very nice but obviously my family was less wealthy than some around here. Prior to the A60 Cambridge, we had an Austin A90 which was a beast - registration was MVA 593. It had column change and an umbrella handbrake so with the bench seat across the front it was a great medium for the first fond fumblings of a 17 year old. I think that was Ann Clarke.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Re: Mammary Lane

My fumblings were conducted in one of these...

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Mammary Lane

looking at the number plate, I trust she was wearing a dutch cap ? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Mammary Lane

you've omitted the MG Magnette - my old man had two of them, very comfortable and smooth or so it seemed at the time.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Re: Mammary Lane

>very comfortable and smooth or so it seemed at the time. <

The car?