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In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years and I've *never* heard
*anyone* refer to a base model as a 'stock' model.

******** to you. It's common (or was) slang - at least in some parts of
the country. Perhaps you'd ask the OP what he meant by it?

--
*Speak softly and carry a cellular phone *

Dave Plowman London SW
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In article ,
Keith G wrote:
In the UK a 'stock car' is one made for racing - similar to (but probably
not the same as) 'banger racing'.

It's a term which came from the US - but meant 'standard' salons rather
than those made for racing. Just why it came to mean the crash bang wallop
banger type racing in this country, I've no idea.

--
*It ain't the size, it's... er... no, it IS ..the size.

Dave Plowman London SW
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In article , Dave Plowman (News)
writes
In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years and I've *never* heard
*anyone* refer to a base model as a 'stock' model.

******** to you. It's common (or was) slang - at least in some parts of
the country. Perhaps you'd ask the OP what he meant by it?


Isn't the net polite eh?, would people speak to each other in a pub like
that?.

And to think "how" long ago was it we came down from the trees?.....
--
Tony Sayer

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Hi,

In message , Stewart
Pinkerton writes
On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:39:19 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Perhaps you don't understand the meaning of 'stock' as applied to
cars?

A stock car is something entirely different!

As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years and I've *never* heard
*anyone* refer to a base model as a 'stock' model.

That's usually referred to as the 'base' model. In all (?) the dealerships
I worked in, 'stock' referred to the vehicles we had 'in stock' or 'on the
board' at that moment.

In the US, 'stock' refers to an unmodified car

Quite so.

But as the racing fraternity in the US say "There's nothing stock about
a stock car". How did that kind of racing get its name anyway? Or did
they just change the rules...

--
Regards,
Glenn Booth

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By the way, I bought a nice BIG new screwdriver and some WD40 yesterday
and now I've been able to open up my YaQin MC-10K.

Christ, for 330 quid it's a LOT of amp for anyone's money!

I need to fix one set of cathode resistors properly. I should be
getting a load from Rapid Electronics tomorrow, and the seller is also
sending me some new resistors and output valve(s).

I intend to take an extensive set of pictures of the innards from
various angles, and put them up on my website.

I can't believe I got so much amp for 330 quid all in! I'm agog! And
I like the sound, too!

The mains xformer in it is HUGE!


Martin
--
M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890
Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk

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On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:26:57 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:39:19 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Perhaps you don't understand the meaning of 'stock' as applied to
cars?

A stock car is something entirely different!

As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years

ditto (had about or just over a 100 different ones myself now...)

Jeez - you must have bought a load of **** cars - I'm only on
thirty-two between me and SWMBO.

I ground Barry Ansell's valves in for him when I was a schoolkid (so that's
pre 1964, when I left/escaped)

What, you can regrind 300Bs? Koool................. :-)
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 20:21:14 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
In the UK a 'stock car' is one made for racing - similar to (but probably
not the same as) 'banger racing'.

It's a term which came from the US - but meant 'standard' salons rather
than those made for racing.

Shurely a standard salon is where you can just get an ordinary
haircut?

Just why it came to mean the crash bang wallop
banger type racing in this country, I've no idea.

Have you ever seen an American stock car race?.............
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 20:18:30 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years and I've *never* heard
*anyone* refer to a base model as a 'stock' model.

******** to you. It's common (or was) slang - at least in some parts of
the country. Perhaps you'd ask the OP what he meant by it?

Yeah right - presumably just in your village, then?............
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 20:47:16 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:

In article , Dave Plowman (News)
writes
In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years and I've *never* heard
*anyone* refer to a base model as a 'stock' model.

******** to you. It's common (or was) slang - at least in some parts of
the country. Perhaps you'd ask the OP what he meant by it?

Isn't the net polite eh?, would people speak to each other in a pub like
that?.

I would. Perhaps you are less convicted of your opinions?

And to think "how" long ago was it we came down from the trees?.....

Ask the Sudanese.....................

PC ****!
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 20:54:57 +0100, Glenn Booth
wrote:

Hi,

In message , Stewart
Pinkerton writes
On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:39:19 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Perhaps you don't understand the meaning of 'stock' as applied to
cars?

A stock car is something entirely different!

As regards racing, perhaps. In normal car speak in the UK it is used
to indicate a 'base' or 'poverty' model, although it's not much used
these days. And that's obviously what I took the OP to mean by it.

********, I've been buying cars for forty years and I've *never* heard
*anyone* refer to a base model as a 'stock' model.

That's usually referred to as the 'base' model. In all (?) the dealerships
I worked in, 'stock' referred to the vehicles we had 'in stock' or 'on the
board' at that moment.

In the US, 'stock' refers to an unmodified car

Quite so.

But as the racing fraternity in the US say "There's nothing stock about
a stock car". How did that kind of racing get its name anyway? Or did
they just change the rules...

Since you ask, it's because the engine is required to use an original
bottom end, which our colonial cousins call a 'stock block'. The
vehicle is also required to maintain the original silhouette above the
axle line.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering