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    Morturn reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Austin A40 Farina with Appreciate Appreciate.
    na springs it was a rear wheel drive me thinks you are mixing it up with a 1100/1300
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    Morturn reacted to rmtnuke's post in the thread Charles Hill & Co Cateswell Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi. When my Dad, Capt D.E.M. Thornton, came home after three and a half years as a Jap POW, he started work as the works manager for...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Austin A40 Farina.
    My dad had one late 60’s. it was quite roomy for a small car, but they had gearbox problems. Big double ball race bearing on the main...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Austin A40 Farina with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My old man had an Austin A40 and I came across this YouTube video of the rescue of one that had laid idle for 43 years. A 2 hour video...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Smithfield Garage with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Evidence of the Smithfield premises still exists today in Meriden Street. Mikejee photographed this section of Meriden Street back in...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Great Russell Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This photo is of Great Russell St, with the shop being no 189. It is labelled as 1965, but the last entry in Kel,lys was Mrs Elizabeth...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Smithfield Garage with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Digbeth branch (newly extended) proudly displaying a VW Beetle in 1978. The location: corner of Digbeth and Meridan Street...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread St Martins in the Bull Ring with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An interesting glimpse into the story and records of the church, adding colour and character to church records. Source: British...
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Kings Norton Church On The Green with Appreciate Appreciate.
    well i did not know that keith...about thomas the tank.. i knew there was a church involved and who wrote it but didnt know it was that...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Townson and Coxson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Formed 1927. Capital £10,000. Alliance works, Essington Street.
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    Morturn reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Townson and Coxson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Townsend and Coxson military double burner.
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    Morturn reacted to Mark_Ellis's post in the thread Townson and Coxson with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Happy New Year to everyone. In my continued research on Military Field cooking equipment, I've been made aware of Townson and Coxson...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Kings Norton Church On The Green with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Kings Norton. 1950 View of Kings Norton Village at junction of Pershore Road South with Wharf Road and Redditch Road, looking towards...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Coleshill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Old Hall, Coleshill, Warwickshire, creator: John Benjamin Stone. C1899. Showing the Swan Hotel and the main street in Coleshill...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This is a new thread for this current year 2026 Grateful if you could keep posts when reporting scams etc to the basic facts so that...
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