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John Moxon 
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Trylon
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 Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:53 am Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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| John Moxon wrote: |
| Still above freezing, still no salt on the roads. Happy days. :} |
Happy days indeed— lovely as usual John!
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John Moxon
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calexican
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:43 am Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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| That’s going in my favorites file. Well done John. |
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Trylon
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| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:41 am Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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!!!!!!!!!!!
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John Moxon
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Trylon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:08 am Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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I just so want to be there, driving a Ghia!
Did you really drive it just so to get the VW upright on the hub— or did you actually take it off and replace it? Or are you just living right?
Maybe we can have a Ghia driving experience exchange. I will come over and drive yours in its territory. And vice-versa!
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John Moxon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:34 am Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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I just so want to be there, driving a Ghia!
Did you really drive it just so to get the VW upright on the hub— or did you actually take it off and replace it? Or are you just living right? |
Mystical isn't it...whenever I stop they're the right way up. 
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| Maybe we can have a Ghia driving experience exchange. I will come over and drive yours in its territory. And vice-versa! |
If you've driven a rental over here, you're braver than the average 'Merican who breaks into a cold sweat when they see a car with the steering wheel on the passenger side. Factor in driving a LHD Ghia and trying to remember to drive on the left hand side of the road, you have the ultimate recipe for a terminal brainf**k. 
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Trylon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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| Trylon wrote: |
I just so want to be there, driving a Ghia!
Did you really drive it just so to get the VW upright on the hub— or did you actually take it off and replace it? Or are you just living right? |
Mystical isn't it...whenever I stop they're the right way up.
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| Maybe we can have a Ghia driving experience exchange. I will come over and drive yours in its territory. And vice-versa! |
If you've driven a rental over here, you're braver than the average 'Merican who breaks into a cold sweat when they see a car with the steering wheel on the passenger side. Factor in driving a LHD Ghia and trying to remember to drive on the left hand side of the road, you have the ultimate recipe for a terminal brainf**k. |
Well, it was a RHD car but we tooled around much of GB for about 6 weeks in it. Not saying it didn’t get and keep my attention, but I did it!
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John Moxon
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Trylon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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Well, it was a RHD car but we tooled around much of GB for about 6 weeks in it. Not saying it didn’t get and keep my attention, but I did it! |
Yes I've always found driving in the US very easy, the UK roads can be very intimidating because of the density of traffic in the cities and the motorways that always seem to be under repair. |
Gotta say, it was the one lane hedgerows that daunted me.
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John Moxon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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| Trylon wrote: |
Well, it was a RHD car but we tooled around much of GB for about 6 weeks in it. Not saying it didn’t get and keep my attention, but I did it! |
Yes I've always found driving in the US very easy, the UK roads can be very intimidating because of the density of traffic in the cities and the motorways that always seem to be under repair. |
Gotta say, it was the one lane hedgerows that daunted me. |
Ha! I love those. Our local car club used to do late night Rallys along those one lane country roads back in the early '70s. Doing 70mph+ seemed like 120. 
Met a scout troop walking one of those at midnight...they showed great initiative diving into the hedgerows.
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Jacks
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:57 am Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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Wasn’t there time to change the road you were on? 
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Trylon
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 |
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How did I miss this?
Sweet! I especially like the turned in wheels.
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