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by SEJohnson95
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Christopher Storey
Replies: 28
Views: 1186
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Re: Christopher Storey

Oh how sad, sending condolences to his family. I never got the chance to meet him but was often engaged in a lot of lively discussion, and I learned a lot from him.
by SEJohnson95
Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Goodwood's 75th.
Replies: 10
Views: 1745
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Re: Goodwood's 75th.

My mate and I were meant to be at Goodwood yesterday and we felt a mixture of emotions about the whole affair really. Having driven down from Derbyshire to stay with him in Southampton on Friday for everything to be cancelled last minute was quite frustrating. That was possibly one of the worst car ...
by SEJohnson95
Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:03 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: First Post
Replies: 6
Views: 2695
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Re: First Post

Hi Mark Welcome to the Forum! My family home is in the Chesterfield area (and I only live down on the other side of Derby) and there's usually plenty of things E-type related going on. My friend Richard Eaton and I run the lcoal section of the E-type Club (Derbyshire/Cheshire), and we have stuff alr...
by SEJohnson95
Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:58 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New member
Replies: 10
Views: 4881
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Re: New member

Hi John, My friend Richard fitted the EZ power steering kit to the 4.2 S1 he sold a few years ago, I could find out if there were any issues with it/tips for such a conversion. Never heard of anyone using Corsa bits before now. If you're after technical advice, +woudl also recommend you speaking wit...
by SEJohnson95
Wed Apr 05, 2023 11:53 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New member
Replies: 10
Views: 4881
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Re: New member

Hi John, Welcome to to the forum, sounds like you have a lovely FHC! Are you based local to Donington? I am South Derbyshire based, my friend Richard Eaton runs a lot of the Derbyshire-based E-Type Club events (you don't need to be a member to attend) and of course we do a lot with Jonathan and Anne...
by SEJohnson95
Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Series 2 aesthetics
Replies: 309
Views: 179792
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Re: Series 2 aesthetics

Simon P wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:06 pm
Oh ye of little faith.......


Image


:bigrin:
Car looking good on the front cover, Simon! Recognised the reg straight away :bigrin: There's something quite satisfying about seeing one's own photo in print like that.
by SEJohnson95
Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: PhDone
Replies: 21
Views: 10221
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Re: PhDone

Hi Simon, Yet another very tardy 'well done'. I do know what it is like and the work and dedication that goes into achieving a PhD - I got mine way back in 1971!! (in Pharmacology). Then went on to spend ~ 30yrs in the pharmaceutical industry in the same company in various roles, watching the compa...
by SEJohnson95
Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: PhDone
Replies: 21
Views: 10221
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Re: PhDone

Simon, late but sincere congratulations on earning your PhD! We met shortly in 2016, in Bicester. I recall you being in to chemistry. Great achievement now! Working in pharmaceutical chemistry should allow for for a nice E-Type, sooner or later. All the best for your career! My middle son is workin...
by SEJohnson95
Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: PhDone
Replies: 21
Views: 10221
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Re: PhDone

Thank you :) It has been a lot of effort and sacrifices along the way, my PhD supervisor was great and I didn't have to spend every waking moment in the lab, but there were quite a few long days!
by SEJohnson95
Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:04 pm
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: PhDone
Replies: 21
Views: 10221
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Re: PhDone

Thank you everyone for all your kind words, a marathon effort indeed. There were plenty of challenging moments throughout (especially during the winter COVID lockdown early 2021, that was rough) but I got on with it, got plenty done (and good science at that) which meant I didn't need/want/apply for...
by SEJohnson95
Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:09 am
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: PhDone
Replies: 21
Views: 10221
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PhDone

For everyone asking me in person at events about how my PhD is going...(and wondering why I've been a tad quiet recently) Done! Passed my PhD viva yesterday (with minor corrections), actually quite enjoyed the process in the end. Despite the 3 hours or so of questions/discussions, it's a great oppor...
by SEJohnson95
Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Local show
Replies: 2
Views: 878
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Re: Local show

I always enjoy the local shows around Derbyshire too, Chris. Often a lot more casual and relaxed, and of course they're not always as big a commitment. That being said, I would like to go to the Revival one year, it always looks fabulous. Had our fair share of flypasts this year, seeing the Lancaste...
by SEJohnson95
Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Photo shoot
Replies: 7
Views: 1863
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Re: Photo shoot

Thanks for conjuring up that image of Darren in his speedos, gents... :shock:

Swimwear aside, that's pretty cool. Richard has his 3.8 FHC in a photoshoot with a drone-mounted camera a while back and the photos were excellent!
by SEJohnson95
Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:57 am
Forum: General
Topic: Age demographic
Replies: 15
Views: 3648
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Re: Age demographic

Whilst not all of the younger generation hanker after classic cars, there are plenty of people interested in them. Don't forget the more social media-savvy generations have access to more classic car content than perhaps others. You could argue that we aspire to own cars that relate to our own exper...
by SEJohnson95
Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:01 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Hello
Replies: 7
Views: 4094
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Re: Hello

Hi Paul, lovely car with a great family connection! Welcome along to the forum - although the E-type Club and Forum are separate entities, we regularly advertise Club events in the Derbyshire/Cheshire region which my mate and I run. We are aiming to have at least one run a year up in the Cheshire re...
by SEJohnson95
Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Black flag, or half mast?
Replies: 9
Views: 2741
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Re: Black flag, or half mast?

I was just a little too young to properly remember his commentary unfortunately. After watching a few races when I was tiny, I distinctly remember following the 2003 F1 season, but that was 2 years after he retired. Certainly remember his voice from every historic race, and all the charms and turns ...
by SEJohnson95
Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: 1:8th e type model
Replies: 9
Views: 3577
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Re: 1:8th e type model

I would love to have a go at one, I particularly fancy a crack at the wheels (am I mad?) which I'm sure would look terrific on my own 1:8 creations too :wink: https://i.imgur.com/dCYNZbc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lsVOPQR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tm3VrZz.jpg I simply cannot justify spending 850 quid on ...
by SEJohnson95
Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: Mechanic Recommendation near Cheshire, Manchester, Lancs?
Replies: 3
Views: 1576
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Re: Mechanic Recommendation near Cheshire, Manchester, Lancs?

Can't help you with Cheshire/Manc, I'm afraid, but another Derbyshire contact to add to your list would be Paul Brown, in Ripley nr Derby. Huge amount of experience with all series of E-Types (there are members on here who have had Series 3s restored by him) and always happy to help or answer questi...
by SEJohnson95
Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Xmas everyone
Replies: 23
Views: 5544
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Re: Merry Xmas everyone

Merry Christmas to you all, wishing everyone a happy , peaceful and safe Christmas and New Year. Let’s hope we can get back to meeting in person and out in these wonderful cars again soon! :drinkingcheers:
by SEJohnson95
Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Christmas lights
Replies: 10
Views: 3154
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Christmas lights

Aside from driving every other household occupant mad, is there another reason why the "smashing" Christmas lights have not appeared at the top of the homepage this year? (at least for me anyway) :lol: