Macscrooge

There used to be two white Evoques round the corner from me. Thankfully they’re both gone. 

Oh wow - now that's something you don't see every day (well, not since the mid-90s or so).
Impressive patina going on!

One for the Wedgister... and does look well worth saving.

I remember a (slightly later) period when toy shops looked like that. I wonder how much the Dinky Centurion tank is?

Another few months on and not much progress made. Haven't been able to do much this year as I moved away from where my workshop is, but 2023 is looking better in that regard.
 
I now have the Skoda's engine mated to the original 4 speed gearbox and transfer box. I need to have a couple of parts machined to make the clutch work with this setup but it's mounted on the chassis at least.

The cab is really pretty rotten but I'm getting there. Probably halfway to making it solid. I've just moved house over the border into Scotland, so can now work away at the cab at home this winter which should help speed things up.

The chassis is now solid and sits on a pair of late series 3 109" Land Rover axles, still on drum brakes and not too wide for what I want. More modern axles might have been nice but I reckon these will be the best all round option. 
 
Next year I'll get the body back on the chassis and get it running. I'm keeping the ECU from the Skoda so it will have some sensors but I'll be waterproofing them where I can. It sits pretty high in the chassis anyway so I'm not too worried about drowning it in water.

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

I remember a (slightly later) period when toy shops looked like that. I wonder how much the Dinky Centurion tank is?

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

Indeed. I finished this Princess a couple of years ago:
 
Always hope to stumble across somewhere in France with a stash of them, even just a modern toy shop, but it hasn't happened yet. Will make more effort during 2023's holiday.

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

Shite Santa has been. And next year I’ll be able to track his sleigh 😁

My goodness my cup overfloweth. Easily the best presents I've received this year, and that includes family and wife! Thanks so much to whoever sent it, you smashed it out of the park. Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!
(Not photographed: a period press pic of the MG Maestro)

I've gone in already and got a lovely book.  Can't wait to have a mooch through it later.
Thank you AS Secret Santa!

Modernz:  RX still here and likely staying a while yet. Management’s Shogun will probably be replaced next year - possibly with something more frugal. Which hardly narrows down the options 🤔.
Camping Shite:  MoHo was selt in the summer at a good time for once. In five and a half years we dropped only 16% on what we paid 🙂. The Estima camper I bought last year for our son & daughter in law is still going strong. DIL drives it most - she’s from the US and presumably is genetically inclined in favour of large autos. 
Shite: the increasingly broken Saab was trailered away in March. Ah well 😟. 

@Six-cylinder using his Merc as intended in his motoring notes thread:

I have a small package. And something arrived in the post. 

This town ain't big enough...

It helps to have a three-letter surname!  I have T3 on my RX (the seventh car I’ve had it on) and T80 on Management’s Shogun. I had H9 on our MoHo but this is now on retention, after we sold the van in the summer. All my plates were £250 each from DVLA.