I love seeing old classics in everyday use!

What a lovely car Bart! Great job .

In the words of Del Boy,...."you know it makes sense"! That sounds a lovely engine, it deserves a good home!

Have you tried it on eBay? That sort of engine usually fly on there. That head alone goes for £400 odd.

Whereabouts are you?

Hi Roger, I replied to you pm but not sure it went.

On mine, it's the 2 halves welded together. The previous owner did it. It's on the original top hinges plus 2 gas struts. He made a decent job of it but does need an extra support (broom handle!) to stop it dropping.

Clive

Lovely photo. Its still strange to think that she's gone. She was one of the few constants in life. End of an era.

So glad to hear this and shame on those 'orrible Ebayers who messed you around!

That engine bay is fantastic! No rust in the exhaust manifold!

Hi all,

UKTV play have an excellent new series, Classic Car Garage. In this week's episode (6) is a lovely mk1.
One of the best classic car progs I've seen in a long time.

Clive

Wow, when scrapyards were an event to visit! There was one near Collumpton that had cars going back to pre-war and all that was left of them were a row of chrome headlights staring sadly from the overgrowth. The large house there was rammed to the rafters with every spare imaginable and a lot of the...