Tonka

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

Between the 4 of us in our household we own 12 cars of which 7 are currently fully road legal and all get used most weeks,  2 stay on the road, 4 are on the driveway, 3 are garaged whilst the last  3 are stored elsewhere.
 
We had the "change of use to vehicle storage/repairs" allegation thanks to a persistent and vindictive neighbour, the council sent various letters, I offered to send them all my V5's and car club membership cards, they had watched the house, then  dropped it all as in their words " if there were repairs being carried out it was not on  a level likely to be off interest to them and in any case anything to do with our own cars or our hobby is  not their  concern"
 
Basically it was none of their business or our neighbour's for that matter. 
 
The guy responsible for keeping an eye on council tenants who relishes moving anything not nailed down out of gardens once leaned over my drive gates and said "if you were  a tenant I would have this lot out in a flash" I replied "I know you, you're the guy with the red Peugeot 205,  the one all the local banger racers hate, should I tell them you live in ......." he promptly left
 
Next door then tried reporting me to environmental health for making  noise all the time, I referred them to my planning letter and explained its hard to make noise when you are at work all day just ask the planning enforcement officer who came into my work to buy some parts, he was talking to my colleague and mentioned to him where he was working since he had left the Police force, I said "you once sent me a letter" he remembered the address and said "oh yeah your neighbour is the one who wont take no for an answer, did you ever finish your wife's kit car?"  
 
I don't wish to tempt fate but its been 4 years since that last letter and back then we only had 8 cars between us......

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.   

My Civic still has it's original dealer plate on the rear and although it is showing it's age I have resisted fitting a new one, ironic I know after all the major changes I have done outside but over these last 4 years I have always said one day I would go back to the garage that supplied it and take a picture in front of their sign.
 
We were at a Jap car meet in Mansfield and I thought its only half an hour out of our way why not.....
 
So I pulled onto the forecourt and wandered into the showroom and asked the salesman if it was OK to take the photo as the car was supplied new from that site, he walked towards my car, looked at the front plate and said "it's Mrs Moseley's old car....lovely lady she kept bringing it back to us for a while for it's servicing and MOT"
 
He started working there in 1977, however  a year after my car was sold in '85 they lost the franchise to Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield and ever since have been a used car specialist, he went on to explain how they were only allocated 60 cars a year out of the 16000 quota allowed into the UK  and many of them were immediately sold at a premium to other dealers who were desperate to satisfy orders, only 2 years ago they cleared out the remaining stock of parts including body panels, as  a dealer they were expected to carry far more than in reality they would ever need.
 
He was more than happy to pose with the car and approved  of what I have done to it !
 
       
The "service" and the name is the original signage, all in all a fascinating and quite surreal experience which adds a little more to the history of the car.