French, all credit to Dave Fawcett for the photos.
Oily
Sad to see another company go into administration, âKnights of Oldâ who were an old established company went on Friday taking with it Steve Porter transport from the IOW they have a depot very close to ours in Fareham. All under the KNP banner will they be saved I doubt it, Buzzer
I loaded at Knights of Old at their Cherry Tree depot for Ankara in Turkey, back in 1981. I have a feeling that Trans Arabian Freight, which was in the same warehouse did their Middle East traffic. Itâs always sad to hear about a long-established British transport company having to park up for the final time.
Thousands of people at the then new Mersey Tunnel in 1934 in Liverpool, waiting for King George V and
Queen Mary to arrive to officially open the tunnel. Once the ceremony was complete, the King & Queen
proceeded through the tunnel to Birkenhead. Later that day, my Dad drove his Co-op Ford lorry through
to Birkenhead and back to Liverpool. Picture from Bootle History Forum.
Ray.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
I preferred the looks of the Corsair to MK2 Cortina.Cant understand why they didnât offer the 3 litre Essex V6 in both.
Ray Smyth:
Thousands of people at the then new Mersey Tunnel in 1934 in Liverpool, waiting for King George V and
Queen Mary to arrive to officially open the tunnel. Once the ceremony was complete, the King & Queen
proceeded through the tunnel to Birkenhead. Later that day, my Dad drove his Co-op Ford lorry through
to Birkenhead and back to Liverpool. Picture from Bootle History Forum.Ray.
Of all the ticks on my bucket list there is one that I have never managed in all those years, to drive through the Mersey Tunnel. 
Do you have to pay, Ray, or is it free? Or is it free one way (like the old Severn Bridge was) and not the other?
And if it is one way, which town wants to get rid of its citizens more than the other? 
Carryfast:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI preferred the looks of the Corsair to MK2 Cortina.Cant understand why they didnât offer the 3 litre Essex V6 in both.
Jeff uren did in the Mk2 Cortina
One for Dennis
Spardo:
Ray Smyth:
Thousands of people at the then new Mersey Tunnel in 1934 in Liverpool, waiting for King George V and
Queen Mary to arrive to officially open the tunnel. Once the ceremony was complete, the King & Queen
proceeded through the tunnel to Birkenhead. Later that day, my Dad drove his Co-op Ford lorry through
to Birkenhead and back to Liverpool. Picture from Bootle History Forum.Ray.
Of all the ticks on my bucket list there is one that I have never managed in all those years, to drive through the Mersey Tunnel.
Do you have to pay, Ray, or is it free? Or is it free one way (like the old Severn Bridge was) and not the other?
And if it is one way, which town wants to get rid of its citizens more than the other?
David, Thank you for your comments. You still have to pay to use the tunnel, Years ago you paid at the entrance, and proceeded
through. Nowadays, if you enter at the Liverpool entrance, you drive through and pay at the Birkenhead exit. If you enter at the
Birkenhead entrance, you pay there and then proceed through to Liverpool. The second Mersey Tunnel which opened in 1971 has
the same pay system. Having said the above words, I have not been through either of the tunnels for several years, so I expect
that most drivers will pay " Beep Beep " on their smart phone nowadays.
Cheers, Ray.
robthedog:
Carryfast:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI preferred the looks of the Corsair to MK2 Cortina.Cant understand why they didnât offer the 3 litre Essex V6 in both.
Jeff uren did in the Mk2 Cortina
I know thatâs why I canât understand Ford not doing it obviously far more cheaply.The V6 was also far more reliable than the V4.
robthedog:
Carryfast:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI preferred the looks of the Corsair to MK2 Cortina.Cant understand why they didnât offer the 3 litre Essex V6 in both.
Jeff uren did in the Mk2 Cortina
Ford offered a 2.3 litre V6 in later Sierras or export. This nice little engine would have suited the Corsair very well. The Uren car was an expensive conversion.
That reminded me of the 3 litre Savage. Were they one and the same?
peterm:
That reminded me of the 3 litre Savage. Were they one and the same?
Itâs possible that itâs a Savage type Corsair along similar lines.Weighing in the V4 for scrap and putting in a 3 litre V6 would have been easy creating a more reliable and quicker car.
Dipster:
Ford offered a 2.3 litre V6 in later Sierras or export. This nice little engine would have suited the Corsair very well. The Uren car was an expensive conversion.
The same type of conversion was also done by numerous home builders more cheaply, including the Transit van and even better small block Ford V8âs in MK2 Zephyrs and Zodiacs and the factory obviously could have produced them cheaper than Uren.
Going on a little trip to Sweden to the Scania big car factory, be back Friday may have pictures, Buzzer
Buzzer:
Going on a little trip to Sweden to the Scania big car factory, be back Friday may have pictures, Buzzer
You be careful, they have that " white stuff " sometimes on the ground this time of the year⌠and its not like our slushy white stuff, its hard and crispy there !
Ray Smyth:
Spardo:
Ray Smyth:
Thousands of people at the then new Mersey Tunnel in 1934 in Liverpool, waiting for King George V and
Queen Mary to arrive to officially open the tunnel. Once the ceremony was complete, the King & Queen
proceeded through the tunnel to Birkenhead. Later that day, my Dad drove his Co-op Ford lorry through
to Birkenhead and back to Liverpool. Picture from Bootle History Forum.Ray.
Of all the ticks on my bucket list there is one that I have never managed in all those years, to drive through the Mersey Tunnel.
Do you have to pay, Ray, or is it free? Or is it free one way (like the old Severn Bridge was) and not the other?
And if it is one way, which town wants to get rid of its citizens more than the other?
David, Thank you for your comments. You still have to pay to use the tunnel, Years ago you paid at the entrance, and proceeded
through. Nowadays, if you enter at the Liverpool entrance, you drive through and pay at the Birkenhead exit. If you enter at the
Birkenhead entrance, you pay there and then proceed through to Liverpool. The second Mersey Tunnel which opened in 1971 has
the same pay system. Having said the above words, I have not been through either of the tunnels for several years, so I expect
that most drivers will pay " Beep Beep " on their smart phone nowadays.Cheers, Ray.
Thanks Ray for that comprehensive reply, I had no idea. Also no idea why, in all the years and thousands of miles on the road no-one has ever wanted me to go from Liverpool to Birkenhead. In fact I donât remember ever going to Birkenhead at all in my life. Hardly likely to ever be in England again in this life, but if I am, is it worth being on the bucket list? 
Just thinking though, in the days of paying at the Birkenhead exit, what happened if, when you got there you did not have the wherewithal to pay? And in that case did they send you back and was there room to do a Uie? 
