But being as it’s Lucas, it’d just be metric and then I’d need a different smoke funnel…
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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And then, after getting all metric tools, you’d realize that Lucas requires Whitworth wrenches, and have to start over.
In the Air farce, we had refills for blown fuses. Not replacement fuses- fuse refills.
Maybe not even Whitworth, but fractional metric. It’s appropriate that smoke would be stocked by The Prince of Darkness Lucas. Took me three trips to the auto parts store before getting a good Lucas windshield washer pump. Oddly enough, for a Buick Skyhawk.
Joel, I still have my Ethiopian left-hand semi-helical smoke bender if you need to borrow it . . .
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Truly vintage smoke would requie Whitworth but beginning in the late 50s or early 60s they changed to SAE sizes. You are just going to have to know the year of manufacture. I see an MGB in the background so I will guess SAE.
Your local packrats can make all the wiring harness smoke you could ever want. At no charge…
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You know why Brits drink their beer warm? Lucas makes their refrigerators too.
Used to have an old MG-B. I loathe Lucas.