Just wishing all the crew on our A40 Farina Club stand the very best of luck at the forthcoming Show at the NEC in Birmingham over 7-9th (ie this Friday to Sunday). They'll be busy on Thursday doing battle with the exhibition centre's almost impenetrable internal road system before actually erecting...

A word to the wise: that small hole which sits near the angle of the rear wing's closing panel is where the narrow rubber drain pipe from the base of the rear lights' unit emerges into fresh air. The pipe is prone to being blocked by mud being thrown up by the rear wheel and, if not kept clear, will...

Very nice car, and thoroughly deserving of a good owner to care for it as the original owner has so obviously done.

Thirty-five folk attended on a beautiful sunny day, including four A40-ites (spares Derek, editor Martyn, my wife Bar and me). At the wake, Sally made a point of coming to our table and thanking us for being there. I did wonder whether to take Gab but eventually decided not to; although the VW campe...

Ed's humanist funeral is to be held at the Shrewsbury Crematorium on this coming Thursday at 3:30

Sally's initiated a video link which can be freely accessed at

https://watch.obitus.com
(username is) yuku2716
(pin number is) 278100

if anyone would like to join us remotely you will be most welcome.

Many thanks to Teresa and Mark Johnson for once again hosting the Wessex Group's gathering at Penton Mewsey community hall. Eight A40s delivered their owners safely to darkest Hampshire for the afternoon's picnic from places as far apart as Weston-super-Mare, Seaford, Maidenhead and Banbury as well ...

I am so sorry to have to tell you that Ed died this morning. He had been in hospital in Shrewsbury for a while but took a turn for the worse a few days ago. He was admitted to a nearby hospice but sadly was too weak to fight the illnesses. Morphine removed all his pain and his body was able to just ...

Three, possibly four?

A word of warning Scotty: the additional weight of those two handles will affect the performance of your Mk1 so do be aware of a slight loss of response if you try overtaking other motorists . . .

Good work Scotty. I had the privilege of watching the welder at work closing the joint. Seems this wasn't done during manufacture but UCE 13's shell needed to be as stiff as possible to withstand the stresses of the race circuit.