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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Big Fra on 13 November 2007, 21:02:09
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History of the Vauxhall badge.
Vauxhall's griffin icon dates back to the 13th century. It was on the coat of arms of Fulk le Breant, an unsavoury mercenary who was given the Manor of Luton for his services to King 'Magna Carta' John.
He married wisely, scooping an area of London south of the river along with his bride, the heiress Lady Margaret de Redvers. Their grand house and gardens, Fulk's Hall, eventually became known as Vauxhall.
Vauxhall Iron Works - predominantly marine equipment and pump manufacturer - chose the emblem from Fulk's coat of arms in deference to it's locale.
Coincidentally, the firm moved to Luton after expanding into car making in 1907, changing it's name to Vauxhall Motors.
P.S.
No, I didn't cut and paste a Google search, thank you!
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Well there you have it.
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Fulk's hall and Fulk's coat, what the Fulk.
And now i no.
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with the exception of some of the late 80's and early 90' models (Mk3 astra & Corsa), all vauxhalls share something in common.....
any ideas?
BTW 4 weels, doors, engine and and silly answers like that is not the one i am thinking of
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History of the Vauxhall badge.
Vauxhall's griffin icon dates back to the 13th century. It was on the coat of arms of Fulk le Breant, an unsavoury mercenary who was given the Manor of Luton for his services to King 'Magna Carta' John.
He married wisely, scooping an area of London south of the river along with his bride, the heiress Lady Margaret de Redvers. Their grand house and gardens, Fulk's Hall, eventually became known as Vauxhall.
Vauxhall Iron Works - predominantly marine equipment and pump manufacturer - chose the emblem from Fulk's coat of arms in deference to it's locale.
Coincidentally, the firm moved to Luton after expanding into car making in 1907, changing it's name to Vauxhall Motors.
P.S.
No, I didn't cut and paste a Google search, thank you!
did you get that from the book 'history of the griffin'
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with the exception of some of the late 80's and early 90' models (Mk3 astra & Corsa), all vauxhalls share something in common.....
any ideas?
BTW 4 weels, doors, engine and and silly answers like that is not the one i am thinking of
Is it something to do with greek letters or roman piers or something
:-/ :-/ :-/
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Well, come on then, let us know, no one else is answering, there all watching Im a celeb, wosses
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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with the exception of some of the late 80's and early 90' models (Mk3 astra & Corsa), all vauxhalls share something in common.....
any ideas?
BTW 4 weels, doors, engine and and silly answers like that is not the one i am thinking of
Is it something to do with greek letters or roman piers or something
:-/ :-/ :-/
nope, but good guess
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V...
Ventora, Velox, VX4/90, Viva, Victor etc etc etc...
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V...
Ventora, Velox, VX4/90, Viva, Victor etc etc etc...
sorry, not the right one
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
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V...
Ventora, Velox, VX4/90, Viva, Victor etc etc etc...
vonaro
vorsa
vignum
vomega
vrontera
veriva
;D
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History of the Vauxhall badge.
Vauxhall's griffin icon dates back to the 13th century. It was on the coat of arms of Fulk le Breant, an unsavoury mercenary who was given the Manor of Luton for his services to King 'Magna Carta' John.
He married wisely, scooping an area of London south of the river along with his bride, the heiress Lady Margaret de Redvers. Their grand house and gardens, Fulk's Hall, eventually became known as Vauxhall.
Vauxhall Iron Works - predominantly marine equipment and pump manufacturer - chose the emblem from Fulk's coat of arms in deference to it's locale.
Coincidentally, the firm moved to Luton after expanding into car making in 1907, changing it's name to Vauxhall Motors.
P.S.
No, I didn't cut and paste a Google search, thank you!
did you get that from the book 'history of the griffin'
Nope
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History of the Vauxhall badge.
Vauxhall's griffin icon dates back to the 13th century. It was on the coat of arms of Fulk le Breant, an unsavoury mercenary who was given the Manor of Luton for his services to King 'Magna Carta' John.
He married wisely, scooping an area of London south of the river along with his bride, the heiress Lady Margaret de Redvers. Their grand house and gardens, Fulk's Hall, eventually became known as Vauxhall.
Vauxhall Iron Works - predominantly marine equipment and pump manufacturer - chose the emblem from Fulk's coat of arms in deference to it's locale.
Coincidentally, the firm moved to Luton after expanding into car making in 1907, changing it's name to Vauxhall Motors.
P.S.
No, I didn't cut and paste a Google search, thank you!
did you get that from the book 'history of the griffin'
Nope
Is the correct answer. You'll be a Baron before Christmas my boy. ;D ;D ;D
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
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the correct answer is flutes...........
Most vauxhalls since the 1920's have had flutes on the bonnets, in the 40's and 50's they were chromed, today they are made to look like a swage line
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
It is a bit quiet, all must be watching im a celeb get me out of here, they all want condemming,
;D
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I didn't know that and I am the KING of useless information....
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
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I didn't know that and I am the KING of useless information....
oh yes,
;D ;D ;D ;D
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My wife wanted to watch I'm a nonentity so I said, 'Be an angel and put the kettle on'. She just said, 'Shussh'. ::)
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
As the forum says, general chat, do you not have an OFF button on your computer.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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All this Carping on about fish is terrible ::) ::) ;D
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All this Carping on about fish is terrible ::) ::) ;D
Who are you CODing...
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I think we should all stop trouting on.
;D ;D
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
As the forum says, general chat, do you not have an OFF button on your computer.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
No, just an 'on' button.
I prefer to let the computer switch itself off.
When it's tired.
:D :y
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
Big Fra, check this out, it will explain everything. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1185915087/all-0
Read and enjoy. :y
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
As the forum says, general chat, do you not have an OFF button on your computer.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
No, just an 'on' button.
I prefer to let the computer switch itself off.
When it's tired.
:D :y
Wouldnt it be great if we had an off button, sorry SWMBO my batteries are running low.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
Big Fra, check this out, it will explain everything. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1185915087/all-0
Read and enjoy. :y
Read it, thanks, I now understand.
Oh Dear. :-/
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That, my friend, was world championship standard thread drifting. It started from the third post and went on for six pages and about three hours before all of the major paricipants either fell asleep or just lost the will to live. And, at the end of it, Nickbat still got his cupboard built. ;D ;D ;D
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While we are on this subject, what does SWMBO mean?
Sounds intriguing.
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While we are on this subject, what does SWMBO mean?
Sounds intriguing.
SHE WHO MUST BE OBAYED
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
As the forum says, general chat, do you not have an OFF button on your computer.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:)I've got an OOF button on mine! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
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That, my friend, was world championship standard thread drifting. It started from the third post and went on for six pages and about three hours before all of the major paricipants either fell asleep or just lost the will to live. And, at the end of it, Nickbat still got his cupboard built. ;D ;D ;D
With all his fingers still intact ;D ;D
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They were all made by Vauxhall and none of them is a fish? :-/
you will have the admins nipping at your heels for mentioning fish i would keep quiet or you may get a sting in your tail and find no light rays at the end of the tunnel.
;D ;D ;D
Thought it was time to shake things up a bit. ::)
This is not the time or Place for this kind of fishy talk :)
We always fall for it, hook, line and sinker, throw out the bait and reel us in
;D ;D
What is the deal with all the fishy talk and poor jokes?
I thought this forum was all about cars, not fish-derived puns!
Is that all it takes, a fish comment cast out there, waiting for people to take the bait?
Everyone falls for it, hook line and sinker.
I dont know, what has the world comne to? ::)
As the forum says, general chat, do you not have an OFF button on your computer.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:)I've got an OOF button on mine! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
I have an OOF screensaver on mine
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That, my friend, was world championship standard thread drifting. It started from the third post and went on for six pages and about three hours before all of the major paricipants either fell asleep or just lost the will to live. And, at the end of it, Nickbat still got his cupboard built. ;D ;D ;D
With all his fingers still intact ;D ;D
Nearly.........
(http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/phr0033l.jpg)
If you're squeamish do not, I repeat, do not look here: http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&svnum=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=hand+injury
:'( :'(
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That, my friend, was world championship standard thread drifting. It started from the third post and went on for six pages and about three hours before all of the major paricipants either fell asleep or just lost the will to live. And, at the end of it, Nickbat still got his cupboard built. ;D ;D ;D
With all his fingers still intact ;D ;D
Nearly.........
(http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/phr0033l.jpg)
If you're squeamish do not, I repeat, do not look here: http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&svnum=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=hand+injury
:'( :'(
Thats nothing you want to see what i get to film most weeks in surgury
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That, my friend, was world championship standard thread drifting. It started from the third post and went on for six pages and about three hours before all of the major paricipants either fell asleep or just lost the will to live. And, at the end of it, Nickbat still got his cupboard built. ;D ;D ;D
With all his fingers still intact ;D ;D
Nearly.........
(http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/phr0033l.jpg)
If you're squeamish do not, I repeat, do not look here: http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&svnum=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=hand+injury
:'( :'(
Fe"k, my toes just curled up to my chin
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While we are on this subject, what does SWMBO mean?
Sounds intriguing.
SHE WHO MUST BE OBAYED
Ah! That makes sense.
Thankfully mine has disappeared to the bedroom to read a book.
Mind you, I have been sitting on the couch with lee evans on paramount comedy, and the laptop, well, on my lap, perusing oof and ebay. For the past two hours.
She may have said summit?
Wasn't listening.
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Is it that the main dealers rip you off for large bucks but apparantly know very little about them?
Edit - Ah, have just seen I'm about two hours behind and the answer was given ages ago, sorry - I've been watching spooks.
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Thats nothing you want to see what i get to film most weeks in surgury
That was more that enough for me. I didn't bother going to page 2. :-[
Fe"k, my toes just curled up to my chin
I did warn you not to look but you couldn't resist it. ;D
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..why would anyone put 'hand' and 'injury' into goggle images search engine??? :o
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..why would anyone put 'hand' and 'injury' into goggle images search engine??? :o
It takes all sorts.
;D ;D ;D
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..why would anyone put 'hand' and 'injury' into goggle images search engine??? :o
It takes all sorts.
;D ;D ;D
I wonder what else have you been typing into your Google.... :-?
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..why would anyone put 'hand' and 'injury' into goggle images search engine??? :o
It takes all sorts.
;D ;D ;D
I wonder what else have you been typing into your Google.... :-?
You must work for the NHS if you're taking pictures of that sort of thing for work. I dread to think what people type into Google and what results they get. Can be interesting, providing the kids aren't looking over your shoulder. :o
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try leg injury :D
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try leg injury :D
Not just before I go to bed. By the way, classy avatar. :y
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Try 'changing oil without axle stands injury'? :-?