Guy Roberts
@bakeliteguy.bsky.social
Classic cars, vintage technology, music, amateur radio.
Tipping my hat to those who created technology in the past
Tipping my hat to those who created technology in the past
When does it cease to be a game.
More fun working in a customer complaints call centre I imagine.
More fun working in a customer complaints call centre I imagine.
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
When does it cease to be a game.
More fun working in a customer complaints call centre I imagine.
More fun working in a customer complaints call centre I imagine.
Cruel! It speaks highly of you too!
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Cruel! It speaks highly of you too!
So about 15 then....
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
So about 15 then....
No, laughed at I believe....
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
No, laughed at I believe....
Hi yes it is a 1300FWD.
Nothing to do with the front wheel drives that BMC did.
Same engine as the spitfire with the engine mounted on top of yhe gearbox and diff feeding the front wheels via rubber drive doughnuts and CV joints.
Nothing to do with the front wheel drives that BMC did.
Same engine as the spitfire with the engine mounted on top of yhe gearbox and diff feeding the front wheels via rubber drive doughnuts and CV joints.
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Hi yes it is a 1300FWD.
Nothing to do with the front wheel drives that BMC did.
Same engine as the spitfire with the engine mounted on top of yhe gearbox and diff feeding the front wheels via rubber drive doughnuts and CV joints.
Nothing to do with the front wheel drives that BMC did.
Same engine as the spitfire with the engine mounted on top of yhe gearbox and diff feeding the front wheels via rubber drive doughnuts and CV joints.
If he was still there in the 60s I am sure he would have. I met the chief engineer at Triumph at that time Harry Webster many years ago.
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If he was still there in the 60s I am sure he would have. I met the chief engineer at Triumph at that time Harry Webster many years ago.
Quite sort after. I have added a cheeky bluetooth board to that one but it is still operative as a radio as well.
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Quite sort after. I have added a cheeky bluetooth board to that one but it is still operative as a radio as well.
I have two Triumphs, A Herald and a 1300. I wonder if he played any part in those?
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I have two Triumphs, A Herald and a 1300. I wonder if he played any part in those?
It is not that pristine up close it is clearly used often. Cars need to be used.
Sadly I did not get a chance to speak to the owner.
Sadly I did not get a chance to speak to the owner.
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It is not that pristine up close it is clearly used often. Cars need to be used.
Sadly I did not get a chance to speak to the owner.
Sadly I did not get a chance to speak to the owner.
Louvain has sneaked across the Bristol Channel!
It is a lovely little church in such an exposed spot.
We got absolutely soaked walking there and were very relieved when it was open and we took shelter.
It is a lovely little church in such an exposed spot.
We got absolutely soaked walking there and were very relieved when it was open and we took shelter.
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Louvain has sneaked across the Bristol Channel!
It is a lovely little church in such an exposed spot.
We got absolutely soaked walking there and were very relieved when it was open and we took shelter.
It is a lovely little church in such an exposed spot.
We got absolutely soaked walking there and were very relieved when it was open and we took shelter.
That looks very pretty. Must be even rarer there.
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That looks very pretty. Must be even rarer there.
I own two elderly Triumphs and have owned another 3 in my time. I guess that counts as collecting...
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I own two elderly Triumphs and have owned another 3 in my time. I guess that counts as collecting...
That is probably an error due to atrocious photography.
It was a piece of wood from the scrap bin so it may be out but did not look too bad.
It was a piece of wood from the scrap bin so it may be out but did not look too bad.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
That is probably an error due to atrocious photography.
It was a piece of wood from the scrap bin so it may be out but did not look too bad.
It was a piece of wood from the scrap bin so it may be out but did not look too bad.
Agreed he was not the CEO but has hit the headlines in a comparable way.
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Agreed he was not the CEO but has hit the headlines in a comparable way.
Totally. If I was in a tourist based industry in the USA I would be reading up on the bankuptcy laws...
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Totally. If I was in a tourist based industry in the USA I would be reading up on the bankuptcy laws...
In the UK we call that a Gerald Ratner moment.
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
In the UK we call that a Gerald Ratner moment.