So we got this babe driving down the coast in an old Jaguar and the Charge light comes on. What to do? Why, whip off one of her Pretty Polly stockings and tie it into the exact right length for use as a fan belt (we don't see her adjusting the tension, but we must assume that she's carrying a major set of tools if she's driving that thing out of sight of her garage). What happens next? It probably went like this: Sure, you'd figure there'd be a strict cause/effect relationship between the broken fan belt and the Charge light... but you'd be wrong! There's no such thing as a single equipment failure on an old British car; the broken belt was just a distraction from the real problem. Bad generator? Several connectors going bad at the same moment? Whatever it is, that other stocking isn't going to be much help when the next breakdown takes place a few miles down the coast!
Pretty Polly Stockings Make Great Jaguar XK140 Fan Belts!
10:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
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So we got this babe driving down the coast in an old Jaguar and the Charge light comes on. What to do? Why, whip off one of her Pretty Polly stockings and tie it into the exact right length for use as a fan belt (we don't see her adjusting the tension, but we must assume that she's carrying a major set of tools if she's driving that thing out of sight of her garage). What happens next? It probably went like this: Sure, you'd figure there'd be a strict cause/effect relationship between the broken fan belt and the Charge light... but you'd be wrong! There's no such thing as a single equipment failure on an old British car; the broken belt was just a distraction from the real problem. Bad generator? Several connectors going bad at the same moment? Whatever it is, that other stocking isn't going to be much help when the next breakdown takes place a few miles down the coast!



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With legs like that, I don't think she'd really need to worry about fixing her own car.....
If she was in my car,i'd make breaking down a regular thing. Giddy Giddy,o right.
9 out of 10 men prefer which cat?
I love women that can handle a tough situation. Lucky for Polly (for us) this wasn't her pantsuit day.
In all seriousness, how long would that "fan belt" last? Particularly if she hasn't fixed whatever shredded the real belt in the first place. If all the belt is running is the alternator, she'd have been better off driving on the battery until she got to her destination than stopping the car to replace the belt. However, based on the steam, I'd have to guess the belt also ran the water pump. I'm thinking too much.
Nice legs.
Jaguar - sleek and smart. For men who would like handjobs from beautiful women they hardly know!
Gentlemen, it just doesn't get any better than that.
@brownie: Paramount Pictures presents 'The Freak.' This movie won't just scare you, it will fuck you up for life.
Oh crap, the muffler bearings are overheating! Quick--give me your panties!
Anybody else notice that (at the 11 second mark) her sunglasses have a Chevy bowtie emblem on the side of the frame?
@goatrope:
You were looking at Sunglasses?
Funnily enough, during WW2, women's stockings were actually made out of fanbelts.
Man if I'd only seen this last week. It would have gone a long way in explaining to my wife the pair of nylons she found in the glove box. I'd still have to deal with explaining the g-string, push-up bra, wig and make up, but it would have been a start.
By the way, NEVER get a bikini wax sober.
If you look closely, you can just make out the face of the Prince of Darkness.
@milo_carrera: I need to try that one sometime.
@goatrope: @AlfaCharger:
She has a head?
My comment vanished. (Wow, how does that affect my connectedness index??)
My Grandfather knew about using stockings for emergency repairs on fan belts etc. I presume he used Grandma's and not his own.
This "hint" was even in the Heloise column, I think.
The Lucas generator on my Alpine is making weird noises, so I bought a new set of brushes and bushings to rebuild it. But before I tear the car apart, I suppose I should try and convince a hot girl to give me one of her stockings to use as a replacement belt. You know, just to see if it works.
Also, I might need to borrow a bra and a pair of panties to fix my carburetor.
What was that Austrian or German woman's name who was on here, effecting repairs with her undergarments?
Meow.
@goatrope: Clearly someone doesn't know his luxury brands. Those are Persol sunglasses. They've had that design for decades.
And they cut the music at the end just enough to get to hear that Cat growl.
With good stockings this DOES work. I know somebody who got home that way many many years ago..
@graverobber- Same great taste, new low price!: You win.
@Volvo144:
Yes - you are correct. I don't know my luxury eyewear brands. That's why I spend my time @ Jalopnik.
@graverobber- Same great taste, new low price!: ...And how did you explain the size 12 D-width strappy stiletto sandals...?
Was that Valerie Plame?
@layabout: It's Gi-Gi-Dee!
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