For those interested in old cars.

[pH]

Incidentally, this discussion of car type has pointed out a gap in this site’s “bad and naughty word” filter.

[Nick C]

5 minutes ago, pH said:

When we got a new ‘new car’ about 18 months ago, I wanted to get one that colour, for genuine safety reasons. As you say, the colour’s hard to miss. At one time, we had a generic silver-grey car and I had a few situations where it was obvious that other drivers just had not registered the car’s presence. My wife did not think an orange car was a good idea. We have a blue car.

Yes - silver is probably the worst colour for a car, in terms of being visible, as it tends to blend in on a grey day (of which we have a lot in this country!)

[MrWolf]

It was once proposed that to be safe in the future, all cars would be painted a "safe" colour such as yellow or white.

Except that when we went to amber street lighting, those colours merged.

[MrWolf]

Also, if you think that a brightly coloured car is going to stop some crayon eater from running into the back of you, I'm afraid you may be sorely disappointed.

Somebody reversed his XR3I out of his driveway into the side of a Bedford CF I was driving past in.

The inevitable "Sorry mate, I didn't see you" was met with "It's fifteen feet long, seven feet high and bright red....."

 

Better to keep the memsahib happy about the car colour and watch out for idiots.

[Moxy]

15 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

Also, if you think that a brightly coloured car is going to stop some crayon eater from running into the back of you, I'm afraid you may be sorely disappointed.

Somebody reversed his XR3I out of his driveway into the side of a Bedford CF I was driving past in.

The inevitable "Sorry mate, I didn't see you" was met with "It's fifteen feet long, seven feet high and bright red....."

 

 

Similar stories from a mate of mine who used to drive for First Manchester out of Bolton depot.  The number of people who ran into the back of whichever double decker he was driving at the time, and saying "sorry I didn't see you."

 

I wouldn't mind, but it's not as though as First Bus 'Barbie' livery was subtle!

[alastairq]

As an old-school hairy harrised bus driver, getting rear ended, tee-boned, and even head on, was a frequent occurrence.

 

In later years, the bus company used to 'profit' from rear enders involving the newer [Volvo, & Leyland Limp-ones]...as the insurers would automatically cough up for a new set of engine oil lines....which usually ran just behind the huge RSJ these buses had stitched across the back chassis.

 

Aside from 'didn't see you' [bright red/orange, etc] ,  the other one was 'you shouldn't be stopped, there isn't a bus stop here'....

 

I had a rear ender whilst on a bus stop on Falsgrave, Scarborough, one day, in a saloon.

These saloons had underfloor engines, and not too much behind the rear axle. A car entered the 'boot' area [no boot, it was stage carriage saloon]....and only stopped once it hit the rear axle.

Nothing could be seen from the inside of the bus in the way of clues as to what had happened. He was entirely under the floor level.  As I recall it took a long time to pull the car out, with driver still inside, shaken & well stirred, [Couldn't get the door open as the car was surrounded by bus.]

These things booger up one's tea breaks no end!

 

 

[alastairq]

My advice on car colours [from experience] is not to buy a yellow car!

Especially a yellow Volkswagen!

 

Come summer time, it will first get absolutely blathered all over with greenfly.

Then it'll get blathered all over with ladybirds [who eat the greenfly]

[MrWolf]

I saw that happen to someone at a tea stall on a yellow race replica Kawasaki. Unfortunately, being what we greasers call a "Power Ranger" he was wearing matching leathers.

 

To add insult to injury we were parked up under sycamore trees.

 

I didn't laugh, much.

[rocor]

1 hour ago, pH said:

Incidentally, this discussion of car type has pointed out a gap in this site’s “bad and naughty word” filter.

 Who me?.

 

[steve1]

Years ago. i was on a train going across a particularly flat bit of America. Amtrak isn't the fastest service in the world but the locos and carriages are quite large. 

 

A road bisected the line at 90deg at this particular location and, as we ambled across, there was a bump and the train (eventually) stopped. It turned out we had been T boned by a car. The driver, luckily unhurt, on being asked why they hit the train uttered the classic line "I didn't see it." 

 

steve

 

[PhilJ W]

8 hours ago, MrWolf said:

Also, if you think that a brightly coloured car is going to stop some crayon eater from running into the back of you, I'm afraid you may be sorely disappointed.

Somebody reversed his XR3I out of his driveway into the side of a Bedford CF I was driving past in.

The inevitable "Sorry mate, I didn't see you" was met with "It's fifteen feet long, seven feet high and bright red....."

 

Better to keep the memsahib happy about the car colour and watch out for idiots.

I was T-boned by a car coming out of a side turning and I got the classic 'I didn't see you'. It was a bright sunny day and my car was bright yellow (BT yellow). 

[great central]

21 minutes ago, steve1 said:

Years ago. i was on a train going across a particularly flat bit of America. Amtrak isn't the fastest service in the world but the locos and carriages are quite large. 

 

A road bisected the line at 90deg at this particular location and, as we ambled across, there was a bump and the train (eventually) stopped. It turned out we had been T boned by a car. The driver, luckily unhurt, on being asked why they hit the train uttered the classic line "I didn't see it." 

 

steve

 

 

I'll just leave this:

 

https://youtu.be/l5YPLswG47s

Edited April 28, 2021 by great central
Picture replaced

[doilum]

40 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

I was T-boned by a car coming out of a side turning and I got the classic 'I didn't see you'. It was a bright sunny day and my car was bright yellow (BT yellow). 

My XR3i was t boned whilst I was stood in standing traffic. Weed smoking moron wasn't insured either. Fortunately Churchill were as good as their advert of the day and a local Ford specialist fitted the new door, B post and rear quarter. Oddly enough some years later the Dutton was hit by an old man reversing out of his supermarket parking spot. I had stopped to let a mother trolley and tribe cross. I suppose he genuinely didn't see me  as I was below the level  of his bumper. I guess he too was uninsured, " my son's mate will fix it for you". I declined, let him off and bought a tin of P40. It was the last time my wife day in it.

[Kickstart]

10 hours ago, MrWolf said:

I saw that happen to someone at a tea stall on a yellow race replica Kawasaki. Unfortunately, being what we greasers call a "Power Ranger" he was wearing matching leathers.

 

Years ago my better half had a Kawasaki gpz500 in green ( a slightly lighter shade of green than the normal Kawasaki green). In summer when parked it would be covered in flies!

 

All the best

 

Katy

[peanuts]

6 hours ago, Kickstart said:

Years ago my better half had a Kawasaki gpz500 in green ( a slightly lighter shade of green than the normal Kawasaki green). In summer when parked it would be covered in flies!

 

All the best

 

Katy

Gawd help the owner of this in the warmer months then 

[MrWolf]

According to Porsche literature, that colour is called "Erbrechengrün" 

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

The things people do to buy a cheap Porsche!

 

Mike.

[boxbrownie]

3 hours ago, peanuts said:

Gawd help the owner of this in the warmer months then 

And driving that Porker the driver think there are no flies on him/her........I’ll get my coat.

[MrWolf]

It's the car equivalent to fake tan.

 

All that's missing is the roof mounted sign saying "Somebody notice me!"

[Oldddudders]

I had a friend and former colleague with a porker. It replaced his Golf R32, I think. It was bright yellow, and had a GT03 registration - it was a GT3, with 396 bhp guaranteed. Roll-cage, fire-extinguisher and rather stiff suspension. Not a touring car. He had it tuned and used it for track days, eventually buying a Touareg and trailer to get it there. A different way of life. He and the girlfriend were having a house built - in posh Sawbridgeworth. 

 

In our BR days, he had been responsible for divvying up the Big Yellow Plant among the BRIS Track Renewals Units. Oh, and as a modeller he had a lathe upon which he made O Gauge wheels.  

[Sidecar Racer]

17 hours ago, great central said:

 

I'll just leave this:

 

https://youtu.be/l5YPLswG47s

 

Raise you this .

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zO50AeUAq8

 

[rocor]

3 hours ago, MrWolf said:

According to Porsche literature, that colour is called "Erbrechengrün" 

 

Yet another, in the wonderful colour palette of Porsche. 

 

Der gelbe Kot eines Neugeborenen.

 

 

 

[MrWolf]

Didn't that colour replace Bettnassermatratze gelb which faded badly in sunlight?

[MrWolf]

11 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said:

 

Raise you this .

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zO50AeUAq8

 

 

Sometimes I have to stop and just marvel at how many idiots there are out there. It leaves me with the question: How do they get out of bed in the morning without killing themselves?

[Sidecar Racer]

29 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

 

Sometimes I have to stop and just marvel at how many idiots there are out there. It leaves me with the question: How do they get out of bed in the morning without killing themselves?

 

Obviously did'nt see it OR hear it . Dam thing made enough noise .