Jenko
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 07:32 PM |
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Calling j15 owners..or should that be vectis owners?
So, what's the deal...my blog says j15, but now changed to vectis (which I quite like)....so, I guess we need to change all our references from
now on, else no one will know what they are.
MY BLOG - http://westfieldv8.blogspot.co.uk/
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 07:53 PM |
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Isn't it only a Vectis if based on a MGF?
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Slimy38
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 07:55 PM |
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I thought the Vectis referred to the MGF derived car rather than the J15?
http://www.totalkitcar.com/2013/03/14/new-one-from-the-enchanted-wood/
(Matt beat me to it!)
[Edited on 18/4/13 by Slimy38]
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jeffw
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 08:00 PM |
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Apparently it is all cars not just the MGF
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Jenko
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 08:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Apparently it is all cars not just the MGF
Yep..wot Jeff said....
So...like it or not...we all now Vectis's!
Must admit, I quite like it...
MY BLOG - http://westfieldv8.blogspot.co.uk/
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deeceee09
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 09:21 PM |
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Mine's registered as a J15 so that's how it will have to stay. I must admit I was sad when JP had to drop the Spectre name. I did
suggest Mytra in 2010 but he said it was too late.
Treachery and old age will always triumph over youthful enthusiasm.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 09:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jenko
quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Apparently it is all cars not just the MGF
Yep..wot Jeff said....
So...like it or not...we all now Vectis's!
Must admit, I quite like it...
Shouldn't y'all be Vectii? 
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adithorp
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 09:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by Jenko
quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Apparently it is all cars not just the MGF
Yep..wot Jeff said....
So...like it or not...we all now Vectis's!
Must admit, I quite like it...
Shouldn't y'all be Vectii?
No, I think it'd be Vectes or even just Vectis'
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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nick205
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 10:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by Jenko
quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Apparently it is all cars not just the MGF
Yep..wot Jeff said....
So...like it or not...we all now Vectis's!
Must admit, I quite like it...
Shouldn't y'all be Vectii?
No, I think it'd be Vectes or even just Vectis'
Collective: Vectra's  
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Andy S
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 10:26 PM |
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vectis
The Sylva Crowbar!
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ashg
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| posted on 18/4/13 at 11:35 PM |
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what happened to the shindig
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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jeffw
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 05:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy S
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vectis
The Sylva Crowbar!
It is the Roman name for the Isle of Wight which sits like a lever below the two arms of the Solent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
[Edited on 19/4/13 by jeffw]
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Jenko
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 08:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
what happened to the shindig
I honestly think if it was still called a shingdig, I would not have bought one! ;-)
MY BLOG - http://westfieldv8.blogspot.co.uk/
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jeffw
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 08:58 AM |
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Which is exactly why it was changed.
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adithorp
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
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Originally posted by Jenko
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Originally posted by jeffw
Apparently it is all cars not just the MGF
Yep..wot Jeff said....
So...like it or not...we all now Vectis's!
Must admit, I quite like it...
Shouldn't y'all be Vectii?
No, I think it'd be Vectes or even just Vectis'
Collective: Vectra's
No that's Latin for "bag of poo from Vauxhall".
ps. think it'd only be Vectra if it was a Vectum... but then what does a hairy arsed mechanic know about Latin.
[Edited on 19/4/13 by adithorp]
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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deeceee09
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 10:11 AM |
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Gave up Latin over 50 years ago but according to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vectes the plural of vectis is vectes. But how many Isles of Wight are
there?
Treachery and old age will always triumph over youthful enthusiasm.
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adithorp
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 10:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by deeceee09
Gave up Latin over 50 years ago but according to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vectes the plural of vectis is vectes. But how many Isles of Wight are
there?
Thank you. I only suspected it was that because I knew (god knows why) that the plural of Tigris (a tiger) is Tigres.
I do think Vectis is an improvement on J15 and anything was an inprovement on Shindig.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Paul AS
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 12:02 PM |
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Still like J15 - it sounds like a 1960's experimental aircraft!
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jeffw
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 12:09 PM |
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As opposed to the Vectis Bus Company......
http://www.islandbuses.info/
When the discussion was going on over the Spectre/Shindig name I did suggest JP 15 which does sound like a Jet Aircraft.
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nickm
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 02:58 PM |
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Mines called Nell
after Nell McAndrew who has spent hours watching me from the garage wall throughout the build
Nick M
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stevebubs
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| posted on 19/4/13 at 07:21 PM |
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Has no-one else noticed it has a full screen?
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