On my '67 Mk2 the fuel line recently fell apart, but there is definitely one section which ran along the driver's (RH) side front chassis leg, crosses the front cross member (under the radiator) to the passenger side of the engine bay and is then connected by a flexible pipe to the carb. Oo! I found...

exlkrs wrote: ↑

26 Feb 2026 16:58

am I covered by BMC immunity?

I'm pretty sure you're covered. It might be worth a quick check with the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, just to be sure.

I've not watched it yet, but I'm sure that a couple of hours spent watching this will be a great way for any A40 fan to start the new year...

https://youtu.be/xOUaJuk0_TE

Wow! That looks like a very thorough job. Should end up being a super-solid example!

scotty wrote: ↑

09 Dec 2024 02:43

A friend of ours owned a trampoline for about an hour, it arrived in the front garden and duly departed after a short rest.

Hope your friend managed to get a few wind-blasted bounces in, before it moved on.

"She buys clothes, I buy rust. fair trade. So, I came up with a cunning plan.... A very reasonable large storage unit only 2 mins from home!! "

I thought you were going to say the storage was for the clothes, so you'll have some handy space for a load of A-series spares in the wardrobe.

Has been flaky for a few days but seems to be back now. Thanks to whoever pulled the right strings (do they still use string in servers these days?).

Hi Dave, I'm not far from you. I'll keep an eye out for your A40 on the A590!

Hi i am a new member having just joined in the last couple of weeks , i live in Barrow in Furness Hi Dave, I can't say I'll be suggesting a meet up any time soon as my car won't be up to it for a long while yet :). But I'll keep an eye out for you if I'm round your way in any of my other old heaps ...