HMC WBOD news

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, jonny69 said:

Lol, how come the garage doors look so wonky? That’s not the angle of the picture doing funny business!

Tilt your head a bit?

Hope the Beetle is behaving! Love the look of it. 

[HMC]

Solid shifts being put in by both the VW and the jag, both offering something different for a person that just likes driving cars.

 

A clash of styles, earlier.

 

Both are also approved by Dobby (new canine friend) a Beagle x cocker spaniel.

 

 

[w00dy]

Great Beetle and Jag combo and the puppy is very cute.

Reminds me of my ownBeetle/Jag pairing from back in the day (I also had a Mexi that is out of shot)

[HMC]

2 hours ago, w00dy said:

Great Beetle and Jag combo and the puppy is very cute.

Reminds me of my ownBeetle/Jag pairing from back in the day (I also had a Mexi that is out of shot)

brilliant

[Bazfr69]

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

[Dobloseven]

Bloody hell, this is a trip down memory lane. First car was a Ruby red 1961 Beetle,202 ENP. Second, a 1966 Bahama blue 1300,FJF750D,as in the last photo, next to the Jaguar. How come I can remember their regs, but not the car I drive every day? 

[EyesWeldedShut]

SYR194F, BWT772S
Simples - the modern stuff is just so much more forgettable? Either that or it's early onset gifferdom (in my case it likely is).

[lesapandre]

4 hours ago, Bazfr69 said:

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

Perhaps he's mistaken it for a Moggy (Minor) - still if you break down you can get him to puss it home.

Or perhaps it's the purr of an air-cooled that appeals.

[EyesWeldedShut]

6 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Perhaps he's mistaken it for a Moggy (Minor) - still if you break down you can get him to puss it home.

Were you a script writer for the Two Ronnies?

[lesapandre]

Some great motoring jokes...and the Two Ronnies.

 

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Were you a script writer for the Two Ronnies?

Nah, CATastrophic, old mews

[HMC]

This beetle had a dead auto choke, i was glad  to get the £19 part and replace/ set it up in time for autumn to avoid cold running woes.

When i arrived at the after school club yeaterday to get the kids, it died and would not restart just as i made it into the car park. I established fuel was reaching the carb (pulled the hose and saw the petrol, much to the interest of nearby pupils) and after i very professionally wiggled the condenser it started up fine. HMM. Maybe a dodgy condenser or dodgy wiring.

 

 

Different eras of “peoples car” in use. The UR version looks like a toy!

[timolloyd]

Think it’s a sign for you to move it on.

[Marm Toastsmith]

All my favourite VWs past have had these issues...VW electrics have always been awful, but it mattered less in the older cars. Weird momentary FTPs are unbeatable for giving a car "character". My absolutely fave example was a -£70- hand painted B2 passat that I thrashed down to the south of France in the middle of the night which then promptly died in the hotel carpark...and started again without issue. It never let me down, but eventually succumbed to multiple acts of vandalism. 

1 hour ago, HMC said:

This beetle had a dead auto choke, i was glad  to get the £19 part and replace/ set it up in time for autumn to avoid cold running woes.

When i arrived at the after school club yeaterday to get the kids, it died and would not restart just as i made it into the car park. I established fuel was reaching the carb (pulled the hose and saw the petrol, much to the interest of nearby pupils) and after i very professionally wiggled the condenser it started up fine. HMM. Maybe a dodgy condenser or dodgy wiring.

[Bazfr69]

Does the Mexi get the same hot start issue as the others? 
If so I think there’s a very cheap hard start relay kit that helps. 

[Bazfr69]

Also, sunshine at home, pissing down at work ffs. 
 

[HMC]

I waved goodbye to the daimler today, met an old forum friend ( @Sigmund Fraud ) and  recieved an old friend in a swap (VDP 1300)

Dr Fraud took the bold step of driving away in the Daimler, i thought id cracked its reliability issues but it likes to play up when your are least expecting it- so its far from certain he will make it back under its own power- he is definitely braver than i am!

It was great to meet up with Sigmund again, and good to have the VDP 1300 back.  The Daim also now has a far more skilled and knowledgeable owner to care for it.

After the ministrations of the Dr, The VDP1300 now sits at the correct height, has working locks, has nicer carpets, a gearbox service and a bit of a tune up, amongst other things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Matty]

3 minutes ago, HMC said:

I waved goodbye to the daimler today, met an old forum friend ( @Sigmund Fraud ) and  recieved an old friend in a swap (VDP 1300)

Dr Fraud took the bold step of driving away in the Daimler, i thought id cracked its reliability issues but it likes to play up when your are least expecting it- so its far from certain he will make it back under its own power- he is definitely braver than i am!

It was great to meet up with Sigmund again, and good to have the VDP 1300 back. 

After the ministrations of the Dr, it now sits and the correct height, has nicer carpets, a gearbox service and a bit of a tune up. 

Ohh I do like that. Looks just right, proper survivor 👌

[Cookiesouwest]

Umm can I have first refusal, when the time comes?

 

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Dibs!

[bezzabsa]

luvverly real wood!!

[Sigmund Fraud]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

Dr Fraud took the bold step of driving away in the Daimler, i thought id cracked its reliability issues but it likes to play up when your are least expecting it- so its far from certain he will make it back under its own power- he is definitely braver than i am!

Breaking News : Idiot manages 120 mile Daimler collection return trip with only two breakdowns.

Full report to follow !

[Hertz]

Show me your picnic tables @HMC!

[Sigmund Fraud]

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

[Cookiesouwest]

15 minutes ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

Brave and also in the finest traditions of AS.

Well done. May it bring you much happiness.

[Matty]

46 minutes ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

Excellent. Exactly how things should be done!

[Vantman]

12 hours ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

What a lovely old motor to sit in and wait for the recovery man!

[Zelandeth]

Wouldn't discount vapour lock as a suspect under those conditions either.  Remember that modern fuels boil off a lot more readily than ones from when this was made.  

[HMC]

Works car park today with ADO16 being used as intended…

1. smol car is smol

2. OAP perving over it

[2flags]

17 minutes ago, HMC said:

Works car park today with ADO16 being used as intended…

1. smol car is smol

2. OAP perving over it

He's possibly recapturing his youth. Perhaps one of his kids was conceived in the back of one!