Posted August 13, 200519 yr Back in the seventys when the casino was full on a good friend of mine Eric got hold of a Black Ford Anglia! But it was a bit different from the norm Someone and it wasnt Eric ! Had taken 3" of the roof pillars and rewelded the roof back on Put Humunges (spelt that wreong) Wheel arches on it and fitted 3 foot wide wheels to it- and painted it Black. it looked real cool Trouble was being a Ford Anglia it would only do about 45mph Top and that was with us pushing it! Anyway after the usual saturday night nighter of full on Tunes We came out of the Casino to make tracks home and found a gathering outside and around Erics car! Some guy came up and held a packed Robinsons Jam Jar Full of (G)lenverts and©alverts and offered them to Eric for his wheels! Literally the wheels not the whole car! Eric being Eric was in deep thought but we wanted to get home so after a little while we got in and off we went! Following week and another great nighter we came out next morning and the Anglia was on BRICKS! Wheels gone!!!! Now it was ok at around 5/6ish because i could see it over on the waste ground across the road when ide nipped out for a minute to take a breath of fresh air? But Eric seemed to be as shocked as us????? So about 9 of us had to pile into another friends motor ( 3 wheeled Robin Reliant) To make the 40 mile trip back up the M6. Next day with 4 tyres and wheels from a scrapper Anglia (and there was a few about in them days!) We went back and fitted them on to the car and now it really did look silly. Back in those days we would often visit a place called the Three Horseshoes on the Leek to Ashbourne rd it had a little sort of nightclub attatched to the pub called the other shoe! Tiny little place with a danceroom about 12 foot square!! but it ran on a sunday night so it was the only place for a dance One Sunday night we went up there and Hold Back the night had been relesed So we took a copy up there and got the man to spin it, and he did and then again and again and i dont know if it was Erics Hypnotic powers or he was using blackmail but the guy played it over and over again!!!! In fact we Held the whole night back all night with hold back the night! The Locals were getting well cheesed off (most of them being into Tiger feet) with us and they cleared off! We came out a little after 12 only to find Erics Ford Anglia plonked right in the middle of a big car park ON ITS ROOF!!!! No body around and Eric went beserk We tried to comfort him by saying it was going to look better as a convertable but he couldnt be consoled He was trying to turn it upright on his own whilst shouting loud obscenites Funny thinking about it now So we righted it and the roof was shot there was about a 3" gap between the roof and the steering wheel Eric was trying to fire it but it was having non of it We took out the plugs ,span it over put back the clean plugs Eric turned it over again and the B****r fired up I have never seen anything like it Eric totally disapeared Along with his Ford Anglia in a thick black cloud You couldnt see any of it! The Engine stopped dead and through this huge ball of billowing Oil smoke ran Eric Shouting Big Big Obscenities! There was a huge roar of laughter from the dark distance! Erics was running round in circles Hed lost it completely We tried to get Eric to Let it go He gave it one last pat and there we left it and we started to walk home! Eric is still alive and well and uses the Trampoline at least once a week As a gym instructor And everytime i hear Hold back the night the memory pops right back in! This is a True Story
Back in the seventys when the casino was full on
a good friend of mine Eric got hold of a Black Ford Anglia!
But it was a bit different from the norm
Someone and it wasnt Eric !
Had taken 3" of the roof pillars and rewelded the roof back on
Put Humunges (spelt that wreong) Wheel arches on it
and fitted 3 foot wide wheels to it-
and painted it Black.
it looked real cool
Trouble was being a Ford Anglia it would
only do about 45mph Top and that was with us pushing it!
Anyway after the usual saturday night nighter of full on Tunes
We came out of the Casino to make tracks home
and found a gathering outside and around Erics car!
Some guy came up and held a packed Robinsons Jam Jar
Full of (G)lenverts and©alverts and offered them to Eric for his wheels!
Literally the wheels not the whole car!
Eric being Eric was in deep thought but we wanted to get home
so after a little while we got in and off we went!
Following week and another great nighter we came out next morning
and the Anglia was on BRICKS! Wheels gone!!!!
Now it was ok at around 5/6ish because i could see it
over on the waste ground across the road
when ide nipped out for a minute to take a breath of fresh air?
But Eric seemed to be as shocked as us?????
So about 9 of us had to pile into another friends motor
( 3 wheeled Robin Reliant)
To make the 40 mile trip back up the M6.
Next day with 4 tyres and wheels from a scrapper Anglia
(and there was a few about in them days!)
We went back and fitted them on to the car
and now it really did look silly.
Back in those days we would often visit a place
called the Three Horseshoes on the Leek to Ashbourne rd
it had a little sort of nightclub attatched to the pub
called the other shoe!
Tiny little place with a danceroom about 12 foot square!!
but it ran on a sunday night so it was the only place for a dance
One Sunday night we went up there and Hold Back the night had been relesed
So we took a copy up there and got the man to spin it,
and he did and then again and again and i dont know if it was
Erics Hypnotic powers
or he was using blackmail but the guy played it over and over again!!!!
In fact we Held the whole night back all night with hold back the night!
The Locals were getting well cheesed off (most of them being into Tiger feet)
with us and they cleared off!
We came out a little after 12 only to find Erics Ford Anglia plonked right
in the middle of a big car park
ON ITS ROOF!!!!
No body around and Eric went beserk
We tried to comfort him by saying it was going to look
better as a convertable but he couldnt be consoled He was trying to turn it
upright on his own whilst shouting loud obscenites
Funny thinking about it now
So we righted it and the roof was shot there was about a 3" gap
between the roof and the steering wheel
Eric was trying to fire it but it was having non of it
We took out the plugs ,span it over put back the clean plugs
Eric turned it over again and the B****r fired up
I have never seen anything like it Eric totally disapeared
Along with his Ford Anglia in a thick black cloud
You couldnt see any of it!
The Engine stopped dead and through this huge ball of billowing
Oil smoke ran Eric Shouting Big Big Obscenities!
There was a huge roar of laughter from the dark distance!
Erics was running round in circles Hed lost it completely
We tried to get Eric to Let it go
He gave it one last pat and there we left it
and we started to walk home!
Eric is still alive and well and uses the Trampoline at least once a week
As a gym instructor
And everytime i hear Hold back the night the memory pops right back in!
This is a True Story