Whats in your garage?

explores

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So what have you got in your garage ??? I found that when i put my car away wet in the garage, it was still wet the next morning. All the other cars left out in the rain were dry,so out it stays now.
 

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If you're talking collectables ...

A 1978 Ducati Darmah 900.

Katana 1000

Triumph bonny

BSA Gold star

Ariel squarefour

Kawa 750 turbo.

1970 Ducati 900ss

Yamaha 500 LC

Aston Martin DB4, 5, 6

Naw not really it's full of junk.

I recently visited a mate's 'garage' (it's really an accumulation of sheds), and he showed me his 'hobbies':

1. 1/2 dozen 1940's/50's motorbikes (including Triumph, BSA & Norton)
2. Several punt guns (one of which he made)
3. an eclectic mix of static engines (industrial & agricultural)
4. A running Alvis 9-cyl aero engine (+ cut-down prop) on a car-towable trailer
5. 2x Rolls Royce Merlin aero engines (one ex the last flying Mosquito that crashed) in bits.
6. Another Merlin (ex Halifax) in rebuild
7. Yet another Merlin, re-built, trailer mounted with cut-down prop as per the Alvis (what a beauty!)

and the real doozy:

8. A Rolls Royce Griffon (ex Shackleton), re-built, trailer mounted with twin, counter-rotatiing cut-down props. This beast is 37 litres :eek:

He takes the trailer mounted ones to shows, where he fires 'em up.
 

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Merely an old Seagull, Fiat500 (real one), bits of a James Captain, freezer, oodles of old Haynes manuals + needful junk.
Oh and sundry oars and canoe paddles
 
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My car has never set, um, tyre in my garage. Officially it is my band rehearsal space and usually has a lot of PA gear in it, but for the past year it has been the occasional home of my wayfarer instead.
In terms of junk, I can't stop myself collecting buoys and bit of rope off the beach, which are gradually accumulating in corners of the garage. Oh and I have three spare sets of oars, for some reason, none of which fit either my inflatable or the wayfarer. Hmmm.

So you could be classed as an Oarder!:D
 

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OMG, I obviously need to get my garage up to scratch. Friend has two Bristol Centaurus 2,500hp(mint) radials in his shed. Best talk to him.
K75 BMW in my garden room, wife wonders about takers..
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The usual you know...:eek:
Old Haynes manuals..
A rowing machine..
Boxes of LP records..
Books...
Spare tyres...
Two tents and a windbreak..
Beach umbrella and folding chairs...
Hornby O guage clockwork train set..
A generator..
Bandsaw...
Drill with stand...
Fishing rods and reels..
An electric fan...
Three airbeds...
A chest of drawers full of tools...
A workmate...
Two car ramps...
A complete watchmaking workshop, crated...
An Eberspracher 3 DL unit crated...
Vast quantities of trunking, outlets, etc., for above...
About a dozen assorted fenders...
A mercury 4HP outboard on a frame...
An Avon Redcrest...
Bracket and floors for above...
Sailbags..4...full...
Coils of mooring rope, mint...
Coils of spare halyards, mint and used...
A vast collection of shackles. rings, eyes, cleats and bollards...
A vast assortment of Stainless screws with matching washers and nuts, just in case...
5 Anchors...
4 pairs of oars...
A folding gangway with fittings...
An extension reel of cable 220 /240...
A vacuum cleaner...
Paint, Antifoul, Teak oil, Teak cleaner, Waterproof grease, etc.,
Spares for B+G, Lavac, Volvo, and god knows what else...
Everything HM Dockyard does not need...
A rope ladder with 8 rungs, very lovely...
Three pilot bags full of books, papers...
A pair of Spitfire pilot's flying boots and all the other flying kit...
2 replica Enigma machines in kit form...
A Funtech buggy..
All the parts for that...
A 100 metre hose...
Spare tiles...
Sealed plastic boxes full of old photographs...
60 silkaflex whatsits...
Enough rope to rig HMS Victory...
Chain...
Dodgers, covers...
A rocking horse...
Bulbs, sockets, plugs, cable, fuses, switches I don't know wot for...
Selden /Kemp mast and boom fittings...
2 deckchairs...
Broom , buckets(2), mop,
..plus wot I have forgotten or cannot find, which turns up when I am not looking for it...:eek:

....more or less...:D
 

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Thanks to all those peeps who have now told me whats in their garages, I can decide which are the best ones to raid!
I've got all your address' courtesy of a nice moderator and I'll be around to visit you shortly......


Regards,

Ima Tief
 
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