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Oh Lordy! It's the...

Is she on her way to handbag a few wrestlers?

Yes please! And a bonus - there's a Maserati Sebring on the left, oh yes and a sporty Beetle to the right.

Studebaker Frua with temporary import plate in Italy. Yes please.

When my father was in West Africa in the 1950s, British cars were disliked because they didn't have heaters, while the competing French and German cars did.  Apparently nobody in Britain had realised that some tropical places can get very cold at night, and you do actually need a heater.  
Many workshop manuals from the 1950s/60s have instructions on fitting a heater, so it wasn't unusual to have a new car supplied without one.  My 1957 Austin A35 and 1962 Sprite had no heaters from the factory, and aftermarket ones fitted later.  
I think fleet buyers could be especially penny-pinching, and I heard a story of a sales rep with a company Ford 100E, propping the rear edge of the front-hinged bonnet open in the winter to try and get some demist air over the screen.   It wouldn't have had a radio either.  Miserable.

There is a freshness to the air.



I better have a decent breakfast before sorting things.

New alternator arrived, so I can give @320touring his back.

Stuck a 60A fuse in line to the alternator as it just seemed the right thing to do.

The OD problem was caused by the solder joint on the OD solenoid acting like a structural joint. It just gave way.

Simple enough fix there.

To stop this happening again the wire was cable tied to the body of the solenoid so that any tension doesn't get put onto the solder.
Next on the list, an obnoxious exhaust blow that started last time I drove it.

This looked decent when I reassembled the exhaust. Oh well. Out with the welder. Again.

I really, really couldn't be bothered here and the inside of the pipe looks like kerplunk.
The downside is now it's so clean it doesn't want to fit properly in the mid silencer, it's a bit loose. The solution for that was to create a new.. ahem.. exhaust gasket. Out of mig weld.

One last special touch. 
£20 for a throttle linkage bush? Get it round you.
6mm fuel hose.

Have some videos.
Cold start.
Jrive.
 
 

Obligatory pez station shot. 

Northbound now! @320touringdriving currently, cos I am tiret, was gigging last night and got home late! 

Deal done. We are now thrusting middle management execs

 
A fond farewell waved to the galaxy
 

A handful from yesterday's Ensignbus running day at Lakeside.

Who'd of thought it? Is this a thrupenny bit?


No, it's 1962 SAVA S-70 which used a 55 hp Barreiros EB-4 engine and a BMC cab. They also assembled these -

The SAVA J4 Which went on to become these -

It's still a J4 underneath, but SAVA were by then owned by Pegasso who wanted to modernise these. They were made well into the '80's and are still to be seen in use today. IVECO took them over and dropped the J4.
Other SAVA products, often marketed as 'SAVA-Austin' look very familiar as well -





 

Hello all,
I genuinely thought I was a member of this forum from long ago… but it would appear not! Perhaps my old membership expired. So, I’m saying hello as a ‘newbie’.
As the name suggests, I’m a bit of a Hillman Imp nut (currently have a ‘64 Imp Deluxe, a ‘67 Imp Super, a ‘76 Imp Basic and a ‘68 Sunbeam Stiletto), but also own the ex-Furious Driving Ford Mondeo (the Mouldeo) plus a VW T4 Wesfalia Camper.
I’m based in Northants and… well that’s about it, I guess!!! 😎

Mirror , mirror on the floor, who’s the rustiest 124? 
 

You've got my jacket, and my sunglass, but my motorbike. No you can do one Arnie.
Obviously mixed up the shoe whitener with the Just For Men.
Mirror, mirror, who's the rustiest of all!

It's flooded.

Remember folks, don't' drink and drive. Cheers, hic!

It went very well on the way home too despite the 40mph winds and driving rain, although the overdrive decided not to engage on the motorway despite working properly earlier.
Very comfy. Tremendous heating. On a winter's evening it's a very cosy place to be.
Drives lovely. Lots of grunt, I'd even call it lively.
No unusual noises. Sounds very snorty through the twin carbs. Lovely!
Rolls like a boat but feels planted and has endless grip. Steering is far quicker and better than expected despite being a steering box.
Brakes are absolutely fantastic despite being unassisted.
Gear change is slick. 
Feels like a Volvo.
I love it. ❤️