Took the 356A out for its constitutional this morning the weather here was super, blue skys and mild. I don't drive far but down some local roads and a very nice private estate that has speed bumps useful for making the suspension work. With the Motorola valve radio on ' Gold' and some nice 60's music coming out of tbe speakers it made my day.
When I had motorbikes I loved the smell of aircooled engines. I must say I do usually have a whiff out of the single grill on the engine lid. It reminds me of when I was a spotty youth in a leather jacket.
It smelt the same as my Norton today
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73 RS (Sold)
67 S
Mint T (Sold)
996 Turbo (Sold)
73 2.4E (home after 25 years) and Sold again
73T targa (signal yellow project)
1953 Vauxhall Velox
914/6
1963 356B https://www.mybespokeroom.com/
I fitted my new leather momo 07. I also gave the car a wash to get the winter salt off.
I'm going for a run out tomorrow to the open day here: http://www.classiccarprojectshop.com and then the tack day at Oulton this Friday. Anyone else going to either?
Thomas, thank you......I think we all needed this thread
I removed my broken steering lock and fitted a new one all by myself .......yes really! (was actually last night but near enough!), now the car starts with a key rather than an adapted washer!......
....up early to wash off the muck and salt I picked up from my Welsh trip last week...
....and, gave my daughter's boyfriend a lift home in the coolest car he's ever been in!.....
.....now looking forward to meeting up with some DDK friends for a blast at the end of the week .....
Such a glorious day .... I decided to get my tools out and tackle a couple of tricky technical jobs I had been putting off for a while. After much spannering, several cups of tea and a little bit of a struggle, I managed to fit these mats.
They looked ok but I thought I better take the car for a long drive to make sure everything was working as expected. 2 hours later, I thought not bad. A little fine tuning first thing in the morning and then planning to do a final road test followed by a fry up.
After an extended stay in hospital having some unpleasant treatment, with the help of a good friend I awoke my 356 from its winter slumbers,changed oil + filters and took a short drive and trying to convince myself that maybe this is the year and time to sell.......