What did you do today?

[Asimo]

Repeated my first ever drive!
50 years ago today I turned 17 and thus went for my first "Learner" drive, in this Riley 1.5, 8 miles to school.
Luckily for me Dad's commute was past the school gates. I drove that Riley all over the place during the next few months, which were it's last few months on the road as it was utterly rotten and by the end, just running on three. (It had seized while I was driving, damaging a piston and to stop the resultant massive oil consumption the pushrods of the seized cylinder were removed)

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This is the only photo I can find of 644 JYC. I'd removed the front uprights, hubs and brakes for possible use on my Minor.

[Eddie Honda]

50 years ago today I turned 17

Happy 67th birthday!

[paulplom]

All the best Asimo.
Are you and Eddie Honda related?

[Asimo]

I try not to have relatives, I prefer admirers.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Happy birthday, and you’ve just put me off those attractively priced 1500s and Riley 1.5s that keep popping up on eBay .

[Asimo]

I’d like another go in one, youTube found me this encouragement. The Riley’s driver has owned it since 1980.

[Drum]

Bid on this

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And this

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Won neither.

The Jensen didn't reach the reserve, only making it to £4750.

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Same goes for the Buick which only got to £1000.

Was tempted by the tvr but got wind that it needed an unobtainable clutch slave cylinder which was why it had been off the road for 7 years. Probably cheap enough though at £2900

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[DodgeRover]

Will they tell you what the reserve was on the Buick?

[Drum]

I could probably find out

[Drum]

Sorted out and cleaned up some of the tools I bought at auction yesterday.

Nice collection of Britool sockets in whitworth, AF and metric and some lovely Britool swan neck ringers.

In one box was this old GPO whistle

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I didn't know posties blew whistles.