Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

And no I wasn’t using the phone - that was a proper camera!

Oh yes, that has some resolution so lets tidy it up.

[quicksilver]

3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Really enjoyed today - I’ve never seen 14 Austin Maxis in the same place! Great to see some familiar faces too.

Faves of the day?

A white Austin Montego estate with the 7 bitter chocolate seats. Inexplicably I don’t have a photo, but @quicksilverwas taking some so hope to see his later in the week.

 

Here you go. Apparently it's the oldest Montego estate left on the road.

 

Also, this happened. Now you see an orange Mini...

...and now it's turned into a blue Mini!

 

It was a great day with much better weather than forecast. Good to meet up with so many other shiters too. 

[richardmorris]

I noticed bornite’s quick resto spray job!

 

have a concrete cow.

[richardmorris]

Close competition for shed of the show award

[BorniteIdentity]

We met that Blue Mini just by the gate. I was rather glad to leave before he parked up; his vehicle only amplifying the shonkyness of mine to unnecessarily high levels! 

[quicksilver]

Some carts. Seems an impolite way to describe the R8s, but that's what the sign says The green one is chassis number 1, ex Gaydon.

 

All ur Maxis are belong to us. There are 14 here and a 15th turned up later after a breakdown, breaking the previous record of 12.

Including the most famous Maxi of them all, the one and only Puff the Magic Wagon

I voted for this as my favourite, simply because I've never seen a Ledbury Maestro van before.

[Retr0naut]

[BorniteIdentity]

I did see a "BIG YELLOW FAIL VAN" stalking the Rover R8 stand.  I didn't pay too much attention - not wanting to tempt fate ahead of my 30 mile journey home!  

I think we ought to make a more concerted effort to get more AS/6Cyl cars at the event next year!

[Six-cylinder]

It was helping a Rover P6

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

I think we ought to make a more concerted effort to get more AS/6Cyl cars at the event next year!

Assuming I can keep running this years 5, I should be able to add my Vitesse and 1985 Range Rover to make 7.

Maybe even Spitfire 6 to make 8!

[flat4alfa]

Many thanks for allowing me loose in the wafting Daimler #1

Turn out was much better than I feared

more cow photobombage

[flat4alfa]

And I took an udder one 

Or two

Followed the blue Mini most of the way home, spotted this

And ended up buying this

[Tadhg Tiogar]

5 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

.....more cow photobomage

Is it possible to run a car on ruminant-derived methane?

[richardmorris]

21 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

And I took an udder one 

Or two

Followed the blue Mini most of the way home, spotted this

And ended up buying this

Of course you did.. What’s it like?

[flat4alfa]

Red, seized in a few places and will need sparking stick

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, flat4alfa said:

Red and seized

How many bits are seised?

Or I guess the real question is how much RUST?

[flat4alfa]

Sorry I was describing me, after clambering underneath it in a force 10 gale 

[flat4alfa]

The car? It’s red, seized in a few places and has the rears of its sills through.

But otherwise, well worth a save, was Zeibarted from new so all the other bits are still clinging on home and look very tidy. Has PAS, no Bader and no sunroof. Clearly been looked after in its early and mid life by a fussy fella; interior clean and smells of a dry life away from weather extremes. Stainless ‘zorst bonus too

Will get it on the road and looking spanking. Then p/x it against a S1 Daimler Sovereign with Webasto, because one can have too many Sovereigns. Probably. ?

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

The car? It’s red, seized in a few places and has the rears of its sills through.

But otherwise, well worth a save, was Zeibarted from new so all the other bits are still clinging on home and look very tidy. Has PAS, no Bader and no sunroof. Clearly been looked after in its early and mid life by a fussy fella; interior clean and smells of a dry life away from weather extremes. Stainless ‘zorst bonus too

Will get it on the road and looking spanking. Then p/x it against a S1 Daimler Sovereign with Webasto, because one can have too many Sovereigns. Probably. ?

You don't stand a chance of getting S1 away from Mrs6C!

[flat4alfa]

It’s a really lovely car Mrs6C

Many thanks for the opportunity to enjoy it. I’m really quite taken!

[Zelandeth]

Thanks so much to Six-Cylinder for letting me take the MGB there.  It's about 15 years since I last drove one and to be honest it's a lot better than I remembered.  I think the fact that I have actually had my license for more than a year now probably has something to do with it!

[] Comfy: Check (once you're in...there's no dignified solution to entry and egress in the GT).

[] Sounds good: Check.

[] Proper gearchange: Check.

[] Rides nice: Check.

[] Looks good: Check.  British Racing Green is the only colour on my wishlist other than Snapdragon Yellow.

[] Communicates in proper old car talk: Check.

Only hiccup during the trip was one missed second gear on the second junction while I was fumbling for the windscreen wiper switch, after that we got along just fine.  She's a car I'd very happily do a lot of miles in.  Only bad part of the day was having to give the keys back.

Definitely a car that's on the eventual shopping list again now.

If she ever winds up looking for a new home (which I reckon is extremely unlikely!) I'd definitely be interested in having a conversation.  Even though I have minus one spare slots currently...

 

These photos are pretty much straight off my phone save for a bit of cropping.  I took over two hundred...so suffice to say I'm keeping it to a handful of them.

The best colour.  Maxis really are *strange* looking cars aren't they...effective though.  Really need to get a shot properly behind the wheel of on one day.  Been a passenger in the back of my Granddad's one decades ago but haven't ever driven one on the road.

These are such odd looking cars...

That's probably enough with the photos I think!

Thanks for Six-Cylinder for letting me play a part in getting the MG there.  Surprised that it was the only one there (well...there was a second one but it vanished the moment the rain started...) as well.

 

[Retr0naut]

20 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

And ended up buying this

Bravo  I see you will be needing some bonnet struts. I will PM you some info that may help as I recently acquired some replacements for mine recently. The seller may also have other parts that you may need.   

[flat4alfa]

Trouble is I've not fixed this one up yet

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Trouble is I've not fixed this one up yet

 

A mere technicality.

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Trouble is I've not fixed this one up yet

So while you are looking for parts you can fix both of them!

[Six-cylinder]

Is anybody going to Bicester Scramble Sunday 6^th October?

I am booked on the Triumph Sports Six Club stand with my Vitesse. I am hopeful the Vitesse will make it as I collected the rebuilt radiator today and took it to my favourite garage to fit, finish the service and the non MOT check over.

[Retr0naut]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Trouble is I've not fixed this one up yet

 

You have two! That's just greedy ?

[hairnet]

yes 

you up for a small snifter on saturday neet?

edit scratch that no pedestrian tickets left

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody going to Bicester Scramble Sunday 6^th October

 

Sadly not...instead I have a joyous dentist appointment to look forward to.

[Six-cylinder]

A few bits have arrived

Non pressure caps for the cooling systems on the Sovereigns as they both leek. 

 

VP1500 oil switch as sometimes the light does not come on when ignition switched on and engine not running.

 

Steering coupling, rack to column for LNA because it is wayward and checking every thing else has not revealed anything.

 

The Vitesse is home freshly serviced and minus its misfire. Turns out the misfire were the Bosch plugs I fitted, with one being very sooty. I have often fitted Bosch and previously not found a problem but my garage tell me when they banger raced Triumph 2000s Bosch often played up so they fitted NGK, which they have done to my car now. I had a little ride round in the late afternoon sunshine and it seems to run well.