Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this one

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Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this one

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:20 pm

I miss that old Zodiac...... :(
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby Danny Mitchell » Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:04 pm

Ah, the Zodiac. First car I drove (legally) was a Ford Consol 375(?), 2 tone blue, white-walled tyres, leather bench seats, column steering and a radio!
A total fanny magnet, sadly the only fanny that was ever in it was me.
Meanwhile, back at John's post, can you imagine putting a piano in the boot of some of today's cars??? You'd hear the sound of crumbling tin I reckon.
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby RonMc » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:06 am

I had a Zephyr 4 a lot of years ago, black with red upholstery, the 'passion wagon'. I took it to Iceland with me. It was an ex government staff car left hand drive and the nicest column gear change I had ever driven. Happy memories. :lol:
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby Danny Mitchell » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:33 am

Ron, that's a long way, to take a ferry,
That's a long way, to roam!


Great old cars, they even had their own theme tune, "Theme from Z-Cars"!
Would an ex government Jeep have been better for the terrain? :lol:
My eldest boy's been living in Reykjavik for nearly 10 years now, and it's a great country to see/visit, although it's a dear do these days.
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:41 am

truth is stranger than fiction sometimes, I used that Zody as a taxi back then and this woman could not afford to pay the fare so I took her piano.....that covered it.
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby Uncle Roy » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:55 am

I knew that you have always been a travelling musician JD, but taking your old Jo Anna with you everywhere is going a little too far. :lol:
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby Mcneilwaeasteel » Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:41 pm

John, everyone's missing the obvious question " how the H##l did you manage to lift it into the boot?" :o
Was it a case of can't pay so I'll take it away? 8-) :lol: :lol:
I await your response with interest!
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:36 pm

Robert, it was about 45 years ago! I was a lot stronger then than I am now and yes I did it on my own!
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby Mcneilwaeasteel » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:47 pm

John, trust you to prove where there's a will there's a way :shock:
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Re: Before i played steel I was gonna play the piano...this

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:50 pm

You are almost correct...... where there's a will...... there's a relative.....
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