Now we've all seen Steve Darby's posts for his aluminium head. But,
let me tell you an aluminium head is nothing new! Let me share with
you what a noted automotive poet had to say (sometime in the early
'50's) about aluminium heads.
THE ALUMINIUM HEAD
by W. H. Charnock
Dedicated to those lovely ads which promise ass the king-
doms of the earth if you dring so-and-so at bedtime.
I bought an aluminium head,
It cost me several quid;
I don't know if the things they said
It did, it really did.
It nestled 'neth the bonnet,
Amid dead flies and grime,
And the silver sheen upon it
Was supernal and sublime.
It said 'You mean old geezer
'Do you grudge me half-a-crown?
'Get busy with degreaser
'And clean this engine down.'
No job too filthy then to shirk,
I washed beneath the wings,
I made my trafficators work,
And even sprayed the springs.
Like reunited lovers,
My car and I were gay,
With radio, loose covers,
And a fifty quid respray.
The neighbours ceased to snicker,
At my lazy way of life;
Mrs. Doctor, Mrs. Vicar
Both called upon my wife.
At the office, the directors said,
'He's our best man by far;
'The other chaps drive round half dead
'Look how he keeps his car.'
And now I sit upon the Board,
And now I lie late in bed;
How can I with mere words reward
My aluminium head?
ALL TOGETHER NOW
Oh carve this brief quotation
Above me when I'm dead;
'If you would gain salvation
'Get an aluminium head.'
Dick :>)
Vintage Parts & Products
Camarillo, California
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