NEC Classic Car show 13th,14th, 15th November & CT Library

I am getting the Courier Van ready for the NEC next weekend which looks like it going to be a great show, I have a bad back, neck and foot after tripping in the garage which is slowing me down but it the courier is not in bad shape, and just needs a touch here and there.

Do come on to the stand and say hello, you are more than welcome.


Well the library is well sorted and up and running, unfortunately this can only be accessed by members, an email to me with your membership number, name and address will get you a copy of the database containing the content of the library which I have recorded. Snail listing can be sent at cost.

Availability is via snail mail at the moment, but personal callers are welcome.

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday

Well after a long time trying to sell the Mk2, it went tonight and I am pleased to have broken even on the deal, and saved a good car from the banger racers.

Funnily enough after being visited by a few time wasters and lots of others making cooing noises over it, it was a young family who have recently started coming to our local meeting who, as they put it fell in love at first sight. It is a great car solid as a rock and very good mechanics.....I suspect it may end up to be a 2.5 manual though

So that just leaves me MOE and the Courier, that will do for a while........but how long will that last :-)

Stafford Looms

Well it seems that all my triumphs will be at Stafford this year, the Courier as part of the general herald mania, also being used to carry the model display and the concours on Sunday. The blue 2000 to be up for sale and MOE...... well why not she is my ultimate driving machine.

Out an about in a triumph or two.

Three shots from Duxford

Tuesday has been the car of the last couple of months, it sailed down to Duxford and back without a hitch, and last weekend trolled down to Ross-on-Wye to the 2000 register National weekend.

Off to the the Club Triumph National in MOE this weekend, I started her up today before popping over to Coventry, and she sulked like anything, misfiring, groaning and kept cutting out. It seemed like fuel trouble, I think it was a reoccurence of a sticky needle valve, anyway after a couple of minutes the fault cleared, I love driving MOE but I can't seem to drive slowly.....always puts a smile on my face..

MOE being bad + Outings

A couple of weeks ago MOE degraced herself by dumping all of her power steering fluid outside the registry Office in Birmingham. She was shipped off to Coventry to Mick Papworths and she got a new high pressure hose as a crack had appeared in the old one. A completely shot steering column joint both ends was replaced (wonders how the hell did that get though the MOT?) Apart from these two items just a brake adjustment and lube change saw her winging her way back up to Brum, lovely, smile back on face!


The local Birmingham area have had a good May, 40+ folk turned up at the monthly venue, a regular member Judy had a surprise 60th birthday party sprung on her and we have attended a couple of events including last weekend at Sandwell Historic vehicle pagent.

Wedding

Wedding Cars and naughty Herald

My daughter got married on Saturday and the 2.5 was pressed into service as a wedding car along with my ex 2000 estate (for sale soon apparently give me a call and i'll put you in touch), two club members volunteering to do the chauffer bit! It was a lovely day.

Naughty FEA, my old 1200 has been misbehaving lound noises from the back, I found a faulty prop which we changed for a known good one, but the noises just persisted I diagnosed a faulty o/s driveshaft and spent this morning trying to remove it, finally being defeated by time and a rounded driveshaft bolthead. I think Steve the current owner is going to grind the head off the offending bolt later today.