That is a great looking thing………as you say the styling is subjective but it just looks ‘right’ in terms of condition. I was given the job of getting one of these running so it could be sent for auction. It had been fitted with a spitfire engine and box. Would have been about 1974/5 (I would have bee...

A busy weekend………I’m waiting for a new master cylinder piston for the Riley and mrs Alf has gone to visit our daughter so figured I had time to slow an oil leak down on the Chevy. Since it has been off the drive the shit weather has cleaned the drive up quite well so I didn’t really want to let it g...

Not today but Saturday….. An acquaintance has an A30 which I helped to get back on the road a while ago. He asked if I would help him get it started at the weekend. I was surprised as an old a series will usually fire up easily enough so I popped round with a set of jump leads and a few tools. It so...

Had a trip out to a mates. He took his Morris 8 van off the road for a two week paint…..four years ago After finishing the paint back in the summer he couldn’t get it running so I went over to have a look. I forgot after I said I’d go in October then got involved with my Riley. Checked the ingredien...

Had to visit a scrapyard today to quote on reassembling a forklift engine for them. The majority the stuff in there was newer that my daily driver

JimH wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:05 pm I'll still give it a bit of side eye.

Agreed. All the best dramatisations have an element of truth.

And his stories were nothing if not entertaining

My two bosses both had Tesla Model S ……full fat long range and super quick. I’ve driven them and have to say they are fucking quick and very clever……the auto pilot thing works really well. Both recently came to end of contract……they was some wrangling as they wanted to extend and Tesla said no. This...

JM likes to be respected/worshipped a bit more than he gets on here.

I remember reading a thread on AS years ago where members wrote up their life experiences……he came across as a proper Walter Mitty.

Wee wee could be the car free version of JM…….

Been off work last couple of days so done a few more bits. First was lapping the exhaust valves in……seats needed cutting really but starting off with coarse paste and elbow grease got them done IMG_1435.jpeg Inlets all looked reasonable so didn’t spend long on them IMG_1440.jpeg Also removed the hot...

I’ve got one……but stored in place that is hard to reach with car in garage.

I’ll worry about that when needed!