Squire_Dawson

A photo!

Hopefully my last train of the day

And the view the other way
 
Never let it be said Scotland does not have everything

The view one way from Montrose station
 

1st train in years which tells me it is a class 158

1st change complete with journalist!

Yes, I apologise for the breakfast, but I am trying to loose some weight and the usual fry up would mean no beer tonight! Choices!

As I really need to reduce the collection, I am heading to foreign climes to add yet another car. I have never done a live thread before so there is a distinct possibility that this thread will sit all lonesome until I get home, but I will give it a try!
 
242 mile return journey in a tiny car that I have never seen. WCPGW?
 
As usual, breakfast
 

 
This will be my steed for stage one of the journey. Hopefully it will stop raining soon..
 

Saturday 27th April 2019 - 15:00

Found an earth wire that should be connected to the timing cover. That's now in place and I have lights. No ignition light, but the dash lights at least work. 
 
Initially, the earth wire was connected very wrongly indeed...
 
Latest video contains smoke!

 
Hopefully nothing damaged...

A friend (well, a random internet person whose brother I've known for years) came over to lend some inspiration and assistance. His choice of wheels was a good start.

 
We assembled my new hoist (which had CRAP instructions), got the engine into the bay with only minor damage to one finger (mine) and after several hours and many cups of tea, finally got the engine and gearbox to mate. It just would not slot into place. Until it happily did.
 

 
We plumbed in just enough to get it to briefly run. Success! Still a LOT to do. The wiring makes less and less sense every time I look at it. Still no gauges or ignition lights, and can't get the electrics to work at all without running an HT lead between the starter solenoid and the battery. Still, actual progress!

That does look like a decent auction, with some nice cars going through. It is a shame that I am working next Saturday, as it would have been worth a trip to compare it to Kings Lynn.
 
It looks like there are some interesting lots going through Kings Lynn though. This bronze Maxi could be of interest to some of us on here, and has no reserve.
 

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-13th-april-2019/1978-austin-maxi-1750-hl/
 
This 2.8 Granada looks very smart, but will undoubtedly have high levels of Ford Scene Tax levied upon it.
 

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-13th-april-2019/1983-ford-granada-28gl-auto-mkii/
 
And I hope this low mileage jelly-mould Passat will escape the fate of being pineappled.
 

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-13th-april-2019/1991-vw-passat-18l-injection/
 
 

For anyone who doesn't feel like they can wait another three weeks for their next dose of East Anglian classic auctioneering, there is a classic auction at Wymondham next Saturday.  It's a completely different kettle of fish to KL, much smaller and the cars tend to be lower end (a bit like KL used to be before Clarkson & co showed up, in fact), but there's usually a bit of autojumble (including the indefatigable Margaret Motors, still selling overpriced classic car handbooks from the back of her LT van even though she must be at least 140 by now), and there are a few potential gems in the catalogue.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And for lovers of two-wheeled chod - it's only a fugging Salient!
 

 
http://www.eama-norwich.co.uk

Nope, still wrong.  The clue: diesel.

This will be a fairly quick run through of the 14 sets of results that I have, as my brain is currently turning into jelly.
 
The categories were:
1. Automatic
2. Estate or MPV
3. 4x4, van or pickup
4. French or Italian badge or origin
5. UK badge of origin
6. Anything goes
7. 58 or newer plate
 
14th place - Squire - £4845 - Lots 69, 26, 74, 111, 38, 42, 53
13th place - BL Bloke - £4395 - Lots 55, 26, 173, 115, 40, 58, 51
12th place - Floatylight - £4275 - Lots 62, 511, 79, 115, 32, 40, 38
11th place - Conrad D Conelrad - £3470 - Lots 79, 26, 74, 505, 500, 42, 513
10th place - Team fat & Blind - £3390 - Lots 506, 36, 173, 111, 40, 26, 119
9th place - SoFarSoGood - £3085 - Lots 103, 511, 173, 111, 500, 116, 513
8th place - Cat (Mrs Pillock) - £3060 - Lots 79, 504, 171, 505, 511, 500, 54
7th place - PuddleThumper - £2905 - Lots 105, 44, 173, 111, 40, 109, 509
6th place - Family CMS - £2840 - Lots 79, 54, 173, 111, 107, 31, 38
5th place - Pillock - £2790 - Lots 105, 501, 171, 111, 500, 25, 54
4th place (and winners of the teams cup) - Team BrownNova - £2630 - Lots 27, 26, 173, 111, 104, 54, 508
3rd place - DaveFowler2000 - £2610 - Lots 27, 26, 173, 25, 500, 30, 38
1st place equal - Anthony G and SlothInABowl - £2245 - We both choose the same Lots 27, 26, 32, 25, 40, 104, 513
 
Despite the seeming distance from the winners to the pack, several people were just one dodgy choice away from a win.
I'm still kicking myself for picking the rusty Ka (bubbles under the fuel filler) over the older but tidy VW Lupo. Bah and humbug.
 
See you next time.... 

Thanks all for making it a lovely day out. Felt very social indeed, in fact missed half the cars going though and hardly took any photos! Too busy chatting.
 
Highlights:
* The 59 reg Seat Ibiza that needed a jump and then ran on two, possibly one, through the Shed of Shame making a noise not unlike a Kubota. Bidding reached £590 and then they rightfully kicked it out of there before we were submerged by unburned petrol.
* The madness that was one (black, definitely* never been a taxi) Zafira making £725 and then the very next, better specced, lower mile one making £320. Guess which one I chose in the game, and guess which one Mrs_Pillock chose?
* Having an attack made against my life by an auction driver in a BMW 7-series. I was minding my own business and the next thing I know he's gunning the engine and driving straight at me. Well, that or he tried to get it through the roller shutters next to my seat at 2mph and took a chunk out the bumper just after the hammer fell. Buyers went straight back to haggle some money off
 
There was a gangsta Merc CLS with cutaway arches, Halfords wheels and an obscured VIN number

 
There was this.... thing.... that had a variety of 'shiters guessing how it had been painted but most of them revolved around "from a distance", "with their eyes closed" and "using a paintball gun filled with humbrol enamel". It had been painted both top and bottom, but not at the same time so there was still a join line. You can literally get your hand inside the engine bay through the panel gaps.

 
This was my burger. 

 
This was the inside of a Range Rover foglamp



Sloth, do you still have any old auction sheets that are scannable? I feel the need to BIG some DATA and see how long some of last year's tat lasted.

I am currently on child minding duty but will work out and post the auction game results later this evening.
 
Thank you all for taking part.

If they were all listed on eBay from different areas of the country they would be laughed at for the worthless junk they are, if they were even deemed worth crowing about in the first place. Just because the site has some 'legendary' status does not change the fact that they are all still hopeless pieces of shit which ought to be stripped and cubed at the soonest opportunity. There are loads of well preserved examples of each of these cars and when they come up for sale hardly anybody gives a wank. Get over yourselves FFS, its hardly a treasure trove.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Barn-Find-Austin-Princess-1899/173846873547?hash=item287a14c5cb:g:PIUAAOSwSk9clTEv
 
"barn find" Princess, and this is the best picture....
 

one of these is a mechanised turd......
 

 
the other is an Austin Allegro!
 
round steering wheel though

 
BUT the rest of the car is hot, hot, HOT!!

 
We wants it, we NEEDS it.......
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1975-austin-allegro-77k-miles-full-history-tax-exempt-museum-piece-new-mot/123702504412?hash=item1ccd3e6bdc:g:lxMAAOSwUElclJE8

One eyed Ant, anybody?
 

 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Ant-Pick-up-1979-in-need-of-full-restoration/192866608869?hash=item2ce7bee6e5:g:pckAAOSw829clPgP

Things you didn't know, part 673.1: Kim Jong Un lived in Derby in 1986
 

 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-escort-cabriolet/293018005699?hash=item44393bf0c3:g:gNYAAOSwRfRcip7m

Expectation Vs reality
 

 

 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-500-1971-classic-RHD-RESTORATION-PROJECT-SPARES-OR-REPAIR-BARN-FIND/273773815198?hash=item3fbe30e59e:g:Jx4AAOSws3dclSbj
 
'Fiat uk should have a record of this car'
 

At least you'll have somewhere to live.

I am the current high bidder on this.......Dont tell the Mrs..
 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAN-TGA-XXL-Spares-or-Repair/123702764429?hash=item1ccd42638d:g:FdQAAOSwinlclNuh&autorefresh=true