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#31 Post by Kwackerz » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:29 pm

1929 Chaise Dollar? Im intrigued..? What's a Chaise Dollar. I assume not 100 Cents worth of French Chair?
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#32 Post by macy » Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:35 pm

close but no cigar!

Swiss Engine in a cast steel frame, girder forks, hand change, very rare bike, infact the only one registered with the VMCC. in the U.K. My bike is a P3 sport.

They were manufactured in LANCON PARIS during the 1920s, the four cylinder is a close formation V, and the single and twins are Calthorpe Ivory look-a-like's. Expensive things at the time. Stock piling 1929 models for a major launch on the U.S.A. Wall Street went tits-up and the rest as they say is history.

Have a gander at the Froggy owners site Amicale Dollar.

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#33 Post by DavShill » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:31 am

Macy !...............................where have you been hiding. how's things mate it's been a long time. Hope all is well.

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#34 Post by macy » Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:44 pm

Hi Dave,
Have sent you a P.M.

All is well now, just give me some dry road, and air temp the +side of zero, and I,m off. Hey I can allmost smell the burning rubber. Oh aye, I nearly have enough money for a tank of petrol.
Marge sends best wishes.............You take care Dave see you soon................Ray

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#35 Post by Syltiz » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:51 pm

macy wrote:Hi Dave,
Have sent you a P.M.

All is well now, just give me some dry road, and air temp the +side of zero, and I,m off. Hey I can allmost smell the burning rubber. Oh aye, I nearly have enough money for a tank of petrol.
Marge sends best wishes.............You take care Dave see you soon................Ray
My sentiments exactly. Except for the Marge bit obviously :smt004

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#36 Post by Nooj » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:59 am

20 x 27 foot garage with inspection pit and a roof that leaks like a sieve.

Very little room to work in there though as it has four bikes, a car, two pushbikes, a fridge freezer, a dining table and a whole lot of other crap piled into it.
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#37 Post by Woodyfjr » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:52 pm

I have a 4 car garage for my sins which I can only get my FJR in as it's full of tools, benches, bike parts and racking which has also been extended off the side which a Norman Nippy and VT250F live.
But I also have a garage attached to the house but that for the boss's Aprilia and nothing & nobody is allowed in there :smt018

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#38 Post by ligloo » Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:53 am

does our Florida pool count in this? oh and the ex garage which is now a games room? :smt002
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#39 Post by Viking » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:43 am

How times change...

We have extended our house (more rooms and a double garage) and the old single garage (where the car used to live) has become my workshop.

Yay!! :smt001

I spent yesterday installing the lights and putting the workbench together. There's enough room to put a bike in there and have plenty of space to walk around it. Next on the list are the shelves, a tool-board, and a good tidy-up / sort-out of where things will live.
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