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Took the Mondeo out on a nice run to Bristol. Seen here on Vale Street, which is supposed to be the steepest street in England. I had faith in the handbrake.

The photo really doesn't convey just how steep it is. I make a point of driving up it if I'm going through Totterdown, just because.

 
Focus, behaving fine, gave it an oil change - remarkably easy as the filter is right on the front, you need only jack it up a few inches to be able to reach under and do the job. It's been with me for 3 months and 1,000 miles now. From the weekend I'll be using it more, given that pretty much any use of the Mondeo is a £12.50 charge.  Which I can justify if I'm driving a long way, as it's a much comfier long distance car, or if I'm moving big/heavy stuff, but day to day use will decrease. We shall see.
The Capri wait continues.

Took the Mondeo out on a nice run to Bristol. Seen here on Vale Street, which is supposed to be the steepest street in England. I had faith in the handbrake.

The photo really doesn't convey just how steep it is. I make a point of driving up it if I'm going through Totterdown, just because.

 
Focus, behaving fine, gave it an oil change - remarkably easy as the filter is right on the front, you need only jack it up a few inches to be able to reach under and do the job. It's been with me for 3 months and 1,000 miles now. From the weekend I'll be using it more, given that pretty much any use of the Mondeo is a £12.50 charge.  Which I can justify if I'm driving a long way, as it's a much comfier long distance car, or if I'm moving big/heavy stuff, but day to day use will decrease. We shall see.
The Capri wait continues.

Took the Mondeo out on a nice run to Bristol. Seen here on Vale Street, which is supposed to be the steepest street in England. I had faith in the handbrake.

The photo really doesn't convey just how steep it is. I make a point of driving up it if I'm going through Totterdown, just because.

 
Focus, behaving fine, gave it an oil change - remarkably easy as the filter is right on the front, you need only jack it up a few inches to be able to reach under and do the job. It's been with me for 3 months and 1,000 miles now. From the weekend I'll be using it more, given that pretty much any use of the Mondeo is a £12.50 charge.  Which I can justify if I'm driving a long way, as it's a much comfier long distance car, or if I'm moving big/heavy stuff, but day to day use will decrease. We shall see.
The Capri wait continues.

Kilburn, north west London.

Kilburn, north west London.

Kilburn, north west London.

Kilburn, north west London.

Look away.. 

Kilburn, north west London.

Was I on Plantagenet Road? That photo shows up the differing headlights, one was from an earlier Bluebird. A shame, I miss that car...
Looking through again there's lots which I go "ah I know exactly where that is" and a whole bunch more that I recognise even if I couldn't say the location off the top of my head... The M-reg Mk1 Mondeo and the two rovers, I used to live around the corner from and pass daily. When I first moved there, there was so many old bangers around, sadly much depleted.
There's still a fair few that I see around. One of my neighbours has a G-reg Merc saloon, somewhat battered, (my lack of knowledge of Mercs shows in that I have no idea what it is) and still uses it regularly. A J-reg Honda that used to live off Bells Hill has gone, but appeared at FoTU so would appear to be in safe hands now.

As expected quite a lot of familiar cars there, I'm so glad you've got pictures for posterity!
There's also a very familiar looking Bluebird...

Some rare stuff in there, linke an Anglia on the road! Like the early CRX too. Unusual high roof on that Rascal!
(Just a suggestion, maybe only a few pics per post, makes it easier to refer to them)

Not quite in my area, but you know you drive past that house, and there's loads of stuff rotting on the drive, and slightly less rusty stuff on the road?

Well the chances are out the back will be much older stuff. Multiple E Types and two AC Aces and an Aceta have just been dragged out and are heading to auction. There's all sorts of other stuff including parts and a 1951 Landie. Never seen cars three high in a garage before

Rear washer - to pin the cause definitely on the nozzle, I bought a generic one online (£1.99 delivered). Fitted and a good flow.

Will try blasting the genuine one with compressed air at some point over the coming weeks.
The headlining wasn't for staying up, then I remembered it had spring clips on when fitted. The nearest thing I could find were these re-usable paper clips, fitted a couple of these.

Once the paint is done, I'll be re-fitting the nozzle, then clipping/taping the headlining and the rubber seal will go on top of these, so I'm not too worried about minor imperfections.
I've got a few weeks off work upcoming, and I'd quite hoped that the car would be back from paint so I could get on with it during this time. Best laid plans and all that! There's also a niggle in the back of my head that I'll run into problems re-assembling, but I think most of that is me worrying purely because it's not in my nature to not be doing anything, if that makes sense.

Seen at Baldock Services yesterday. This car lived within the ULEZ as expanded in 2021, so I am relieved to see it is still around. Apologies for the appalling photo.

30 quid!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115749035060?hash=item1af32e1c34:g:COoAAOSw6CdkJGlz&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8JanB7bSCfWHIfX9EDGlSnC%2Bnm3UjYA3Q3lPn7RREGdX3OJ8S76OMhgLwkO0uimssttTP7BeISSdCDefpbBqTXs%2Fsoy9ImqRSUi8sl978UPU%2FcCBo19egMgODgliew3X%2F94limPvjtjJup9cYRtv%2F150wg%2FP4f4uCnz8lIRkHy7GKM8H8hKVHZWnowdsP2KaXJpGCDcdGlZ5n%2FFpI05dVd0Qub9aTsQXYZDaKyP77Y0R6G8BccIACh5m5kd2ZKFaSEdY%2FR6T8TsDwxrNyBt3k2hTsghvhGTLIUWls5ulkgyqaVSng6kxR8rBQAgNmFv1Pg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR86pr7m3Yg

Sure it's not a box of plugholes?

I used Vista Print to create the self-inking stamp based on the attached gif. I think it was about £15 which was a bit  high just for a bit of a laugh but t'missus said seeing as it was for the sprog's motor why not?
Other folks that make stamps up probably are cheaper but we was in a hurry

Superb - this lived two streets down from me and I only noticed last week that it'd disappeared. I'm very glad it's been saved. 

Rear washer - to pin the cause definitely on the nozzle, I bought a generic one online (£1.99 delivered). Fitted and a good flow.

Will try blasting the genuine one with compressed air at some point over the coming weeks.
The headlining wasn't for staying up, then I remembered it had spring clips on when fitted. The nearest thing I could find were these re-usable paper clips, fitted a couple of these.

Once the paint is done, I'll be re-fitting the nozzle, then clipping/taping the headlining and the rubber seal will go on top of these, so I'm not too worried about minor imperfections.
I've got a few weeks off work upcoming, and I'd quite hoped that the car would be back from paint so I could get on with it during this time. Best laid plans and all that! There's also a niggle in the back of my head that I'll run into problems re-assembling, but I think most of that is me worrying purely because it's not in my nature to not be doing anything, if that makes sense.

Superb - this lived two streets down from me and I only noticed last week that it'd disappeared. I'm very glad it's been saved. 

It's only fucking running.

Steel wheel on the front as one of my alloys is in the hands of David Fowler by now I think. The other that took the brunt is pretty badly damaged. 
Oh well, it's running and driving very straight despite a mildly bent tie rod. All is well. I haz car noo.

Superb - this lived two streets down from me and I only noticed last week that it'd disappeared. I'm very glad it's been saved. 

I've been squirrelling away various parts to go onto the Capri, including this timing belt... but then I looked at the company name, and the phone number...

T&N Plc - the lot who went bankrupt from all the asbestos claims.... in the 90s. And phONE day was in 1995.
I know UV light etc etc but I may get hold of a newer belt... I'm not sure they'd respond to any Telexes about a failure..
I did a pre-MOT check on the Mondeo today, I'm putting it in two months early to try and space things out as I currently have three MoTs due in late September, together with half of the country so it seems. This wing is corroded to heck but it's not, as far as I can tell, a prescribed area. I'll tidy it up after the MoT (I would rather present it in an honest condition than slap some shiny underseal on it).

Rear washer - to pin the cause definitely on the nozzle, I bought a generic one online (£1.99 delivered). Fitted and a good flow.

Will try blasting the genuine one with compressed air at some point over the coming weeks.
The headlining wasn't for staying up, then I remembered it had spring clips on when fitted. The nearest thing I could find were these re-usable paper clips, fitted a couple of these.

Once the paint is done, I'll be re-fitting the nozzle, then clipping/taping the headlining and the rubber seal will go on top of these, so I'm not too worried about minor imperfections.
I've got a few weeks off work upcoming, and I'd quite hoped that the car would be back from paint so I could get on with it during this time. Best laid plans and all that! There's also a niggle in the back of my head that I'll run into problems re-assembling, but I think most of that is me worrying purely because it's not in my nature to not be doing anything, if that makes sense.