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by N162CRO
Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Vauxhall - where the name came from.
Replies: 8
Views: 423

Re: Vauxhall - where the name came from.

Only just spotted this thread (only a year late!) Conincidentally one of Sir Falkes de Breauté's castles (of which he had several) was next to Luton parish church fairly close to where Vauxhall's heritage centre now is. Nothing remains of the castle although the earthworks still existed until the st...
by N162CRO
Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:30 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: Ignition switch ripped apart
Replies: 3
Views: 246

Re: Ignition switch ripped apart

My sympathies. The cables go to a plug that clips into the actual switch. Your best bet would probably be to get a plug from a breakers; this shouls have the coloured cables attached so it's a case of splicing each wire in the loom to the same colour wire from the plug. The actual switch seems to be...
by N162CRO
Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:11 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stondon Motor Museum to close. Cars to be auctioned.
Replies: 19
Views: 753

Re: Stondon Motor Museum to close. Cars to be auctioned.

Apparently, cars donated to the museum will be offered back to their owners before auction.
That's good to hear and the right thing to do.

Think the Carlton is a donated vehicle and I believe it's done about 200k miles so even, if it went to auction, might not be the best long-term buy.