Francis Lee RIP

[give it to gordon]

Same here mate. Did you have the vinyl roof though?

Can't remember but I was the only one driving around thanet with a Manchester City sun visor strip lol

 

[Odd socks]

The beauty of these cars was the ease of repair lol. My first car, no laughing was a morris mariner ! I changed to gearbox in our driveway I wouldn't dream of doing that to today's cars !

Mine was a mariner as well, white when I bought it but painted it black with paint from Woolworths and gold go faster stripes from Halfords next door - don't know if you had to declare the colour change back in the 70's.
Remember changing head gasket, snapped two of the bolts taking it off, no skimming it just changed the gasket and bolted the good ones back in and never had a problem.
Rusted like nobody's business but MOT's were easily bypassed for an extra £2.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Can't remember but I was the only one driving around thanet with a Manchester City sun visor strip lol

I still have a brand new city sunvisor strip I bought me dad when I was about 8 as a Xmas present,he wasn't keen on getting his windscreen bricked and 50 years later I'm still wondering if it's safe put it on my car now

 

[jimharri]

Okay. I'll unlock this now. Pretty please, with sugar on top, let's stick to the topic of the thread.

 

[Bill Walker]

Article in the United Mail today about Frannie leaving 1.6 million in his will.
I would have thought he'd be much richer with his successful business in paper products.

Man City legend 'left incredible fortune behind for his family' after his death at the age of 79 https://mol.im/a/13909207 via https://dailym.ai/android

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Article in the United Mail today about Frannie leaving 1.6 million in his will.
I would have thought he'd be much richer with his successful business in paper products.

Man City legend 'left incredible fortune behind for his family' after his death at the age of 79 https://mol.im/a/13909207 via https://dailym.ai/android

Franny was a shrewd lad.

He'd have made efficient 'arrangements' to protect his assets from the disgusting inheritance tax for the benefit of his family.

Taxed whilst you live, taxed when you die !!

 

[Saddleworth2]

Franny was a shrewd lad.

He'd have made efficient 'arrangements' to protect his assets from the disgusting inheritance tax for the benefit of his family.

Taxed whilst you live, taxed when you die !!

Spot on. Most will have already been transferred. He was very astute financially and will have had a very sound inheritance tax plan.

 

[Gray]

Franny was a shrewd lad.

He'd have made efficient 'arrangements' to protect his assets from the disgusting inheritance tax for the benefit of his family.

Taxed whilst you live, taxed when you die !!

Got it in one. If you have lots of money you know perfectly well how to avoid the tax man getting his hands on it.

It is always Joe Public who has to cough up.

 

[birchvillablue]

RIP Lee1(Pen)

 

[chris63]

Heard a song I haven't heard in ages the other day. He who would be valiant. It's a hymn we used to sing at school in the early 70s. There's a line that says and fancies flee away.
I used to sing. And Francis Lee away.
Funny how thing pop in your head after years of forgetting about it.
Just thought I'd share this little moment with my fellow blues.



About 1.50 you hear the line