Practically Classics Forum

I think I bought a car from his other brother, Warwick...

Wasn't there was a very, very early Mini that sold from some similarly stupid amount recently - even though it was an absolute shed? Bet he's been inspired to chance his arm on the back of that....

...the difficulty and cost of getting a dealer to do it, for sure. My almost-neo-future-classic Alfa 147 daily driver had the warning light illuminated when I bought it. Sorting it out cost me 18 quid for a diagnostic cable - plus some free software and a half-hour's fiddling with connectors. The is...

Painful subject for me at present - I've run one for 15 years as a daily drive - took it off the road in Feb to sort out various things: but last thing I really need is another project, so I'm trying to make my mind up what to do with it. As earlier posts said - economically it's not really worth so...

Ah that explains a lot. Old engines are offcially addictive... right up there with alcohol, tobacco and Columbian marching powder...

"It's not my fault I've spent all day in the garage again love - I've got a medical addiction"

Good news... though FWIW Frost are saying their additive is now FBHVC approved...

http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-oils- ... itive.html

One friend's glamorous mum always had a new Spitfire: she was a hairdresser, naturally. His dad had to make do with a tatty Mk3 Cortina. The local vet had a bright yellow TR7, but the best was a mate whose family ran the local garage and seemingly used the customer cars as their own private taxi fle...

Yep... definitely nice to have him back - even if only as an occasional contributor. And from what he's written it sounds like he's still running the restoration business too.

And Larkin back as well! Seeing the little "Larkin About" Logo made me go all nostaglic....
So... who's next?!

There's a company called Hobbyweld advertising a rent-free gas service in the back of the current PC too. Anyone tried them?

Definitely agree on the dash being MK 3.
Looks about the same condition as the one I used to have....