Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for April 25, 2020

V-8 sounds more like that vegetable/fruit juice, non-alcoholic drink.

Is the steering wheel on the right side?

An offer of a beer always seems to help.

@Number Three Today’s strip IS funny, our HERO Mr Andrew Capp has no principles , if he is offered a free pint he’ll pretend to be interested in any subject ;o) my avatar is a picture of a doormat that instead of welcome states go away, I would buy one of those in the past to discourage sales persons and religious cult gits from bothering us , now its just big brother representatives to check that we are at home in enforced isolation because we are over 65 years old :o{ how was your day? , ours should be busy but calm I hope , stay safe and BCNU pal

Amazing what beer can reveal about Andy! Watch him become a motor-mouth…

I was cruising one fine night in my 2000 Mustang V6, (just 190 horsepower) when an old Firebird pulled up alongside and revved his engine. It would have been rude to refuse, and I thought it would be cool to watch that classic muscle car rocket away from me; so I shifted down and floored it. To my surprise, his response produced lots of noise, but little else. Before we reached the stop sign a mile down the road, I had a couple car lengths on him. I guess the moral is that a pub is the best place to boast about your Firebird V8.

Nowadays, the conversion to RHD might cost as much as the car itself. If you don’t drive it all the time it might be easier to get around but there’s a definite reason drivers should be sitting next to the center of the roadway. Turning from 2-way intersection into 2-way intersections leaves you with a blind spot. Dangerous.

The offer of beer makes up for many other shortcomings.

Wonder if the strip originally said something like Morris Minor or MG?

I bought a brand new 1968 Firebird convertible after graduating from university and starting my new job. I loved driving that car but it kept breaking down on me.

Once had a ’68 convertible, dang wish I still had it!

Buy him another beer and he’ll listen while you tell him about your previous car purchases too.

xxx

My all-time favorite British manufactured car was my 1964 Austin Mini Cooper S 1071cc (MK1) that I had in Ireland. I was the 4th guy to own it – and the first one to clean it out and wash it! This car had a certain noteriety in Dublin even before I acquired it in late 1968. It even had its own designated, illegal parking space in front of Neary’s on Chatham Street!

@Afficionado

We haven’t had any Jehovah’s Witnesses at our door for quite a long time now.

They don’t like blood donors apparently but it wasn’t me that went to the door anyway.

I used to give blood in a Mormon Chapel and Mormons can (and do) give blood but the staff were not allowed to provide tea or coffee in the refreshment area because I think caffeine is forbidden in their religion.

Strange world, isn’t it?

We have nobody checking up on us to see if we are still self isolating. But that could very well change soon. I am sorry you are in that situation.

It’s a beautiful day here today so I’ll be sitting out in the back garden later. Do you and Connie have a back garden you could sit out in?

Good for him, he spoke the magic word! Regarding cars, I always hated being the one kid in high school who didn’t have a car.