On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:43:06 GMT, "Dave.C"
wrote:


I know that well, after digging out my Mini( yes I was trendy in the
swinging '60s)

Ah, but did it have flared wheel arches, twin 1 1/2" SU's and sprayed metal
flake yellow ;-)

That was just his trousers and tank-top. His Mini was probably like mine, mostly
rust-brown with additional wheel-arch, door and sill ventilation holes; and with
a marked propensity to not want to go when it was raining.

Martin

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:43:06 GMT, "Dave.C"
wrote:


I know that well, after digging out my Mini( yes I was trendy in the
swinging '60s)

Ah, but did it have flared wheel arches, twin 1 1/2" SU's and sprayed metal
flake yellow ;-)

That was just his trousers and tank-top. His Mini was probably like mine, mostly
rust-brown with additional wheel-arch, door and sill ventilation holes; and with
a marked propensity to not want to go when it was raining.

Martin

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:43:06 GMT, "Dave.C"
wrote:


I know that well, after digging out my Mini( yes I was trendy in the
swinging '60s)

Ah, but did it have flared wheel arches, twin 1 1/2" SU's and sprayed metal
flake yellow ;-)

That was just his trousers and tank-top. His Mini was probably like mine, mostly
rust-brown with additional wheel-arch, door and sill ventilation holes; and with
a marked propensity to not want to go when it was raining.

Martin

Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966 event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.





"John Hall" wrote in message
...

I remember very clearly one occasion in mid-March in the mid-1960s (not
the occasion which you described but another one). There had been a cold
spell, but the forecast on Saturday evening forecast that following
overnight rain it would be much milder the next day, with SW winds and
sunny periods. But on the Sunday morning I awoke to a strong NE wind and
rain. The temperature was at about 4C at 10am, but it fell steadily
throughout the morning. By lunchtime the rain was turning to heavy snow.
It snowed for about 5 hours, by the end of which we had about 5 inches
of wettish snow lying (say 12cm). This was in Surrey, close to the West
Sussex border.
--
John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966 event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.





"John Hall" wrote in message
...

I remember very clearly one occasion in mid-March in the mid-1960s (not
the occasion which you described but another one). There had been a cold
spell, but the forecast on Saturday evening forecast that following
overnight rain it would be much milder the next day, with SW winds and
sunny periods. But on the Sunday morning I awoke to a strong NE wind and
rain. The temperature was at about 4C at 10am, but it fell steadily
throughout the morning. By lunchtime the rain was turning to heavy snow.
It snowed for about 5 hours, by the end of which we had about 5 inches
of wettish snow lying (say 12cm). This was in Surrey, close to the West
Sussex border.
--
John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966 event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.





"John Hall" wrote in message
...

I remember very clearly one occasion in mid-March in the mid-1960s (not
the occasion which you described but another one). There had been a cold
spell, but the forecast on Saturday evening forecast that following
overnight rain it would be much milder the next day, with SW winds and
sunny periods. But on the Sunday morning I awoke to a strong NE wind and
rain. The temperature was at about 4C at 10am, but it fell steadily
throughout the morning. By lunchtime the rain was turning to heavy snow.
It snowed for about 5 hours, by the end of which we had about 5 inches
of wettish snow lying (say 12cm). This was in Surrey, close to the West
Sussex border.
--
John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966 event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.





"John Hall" wrote in message
...

I remember very clearly one occasion in mid-March in the mid-1960s (not
the occasion which you described but another one). There had been a cold
spell, but the forecast on Saturday evening forecast that following
overnight rain it would be much milder the next day, with SW winds and
sunny periods. But on the Sunday morning I awoke to a strong NE wind and
rain. The temperature was at about 4C at 10am, but it fell steadily
throughout the morning. By lunchtime the rain was turning to heavy snow.
It snowed for about 5 hours, by the end of which we had about 5 inches
of wettish snow lying (say 12cm). This was in Surrey, close to the West
Sussex border.
--
John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Ian Currie wrote:
Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous
snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd
and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966
event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked
by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.


There was heavy snowfall in Bracknell on 4 Mar 1965, with a
minimum of -10°C overnight. I was working there at the time. Later
in the month (29th) the temperature reached 24°C, after an overnight
min of 0°C. An interesting month.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Ian Currie wrote:
Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous
snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd
and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966
event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked
by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.


There was heavy snowfall in Bracknell on 4 Mar 1965, with a
minimum of -10°C overnight. I was working there at the time. Later
in the month (29th) the temperature reached 24°C, after an overnight
min of 0°C. An interesting month.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Ian Currie wrote:
Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous
snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd
and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966
event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked
by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.


There was heavy snowfall in Bracknell on 4 Mar 1965, with a
minimum of -10°C overnight. I was working there at the time. Later
in the month (29th) the temperature reached 24°C, after an overnight
min of 0°C. An interesting month.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.