Last day treat

Came across a few classics in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer. Two early XKs and a couple of Citroen DS's

 

 

 

About 300

About 300 mils to La Denilias in the Aero, in the pouring rain late at night for most of the French side too. In bed just before midnight UK time.

SAAB took it in it's stride. Oh and not including the watery bit it's only 285 miles.

Another Zero

Or 10 feet in the Aero.

Delivery van

Used Caterham to take a set of bike wheels to Ipswich.

Worked well strapping the box on the back of the rack. Not much visibility though.

Then Run out in the Aston. Noted that it's only done 30 miles this month.

So little

Perhaps a mile tops in the Aero - just round the corner.

But bumped into an old friend.

4 miles

Short Aero hop. 

Just by foot

Full drive, but just on foot. 

Another pottering day

Warm again:

I could have waited until13:13 I suppose too. 

Fun in the Winter sun

13 plus degrees and it's December 23rd - time to burn some more fossil fuels before they stop me.

So I got some of the fleet out at last - as the sun shone and I was off work.

Aero - utility run to bottle bank through crowded village.

Then Caterham - fitted new shower cap and ran to shops, petrol and...

 

 

.. a quick photo opportunity.

 

  

Then Aston for a blast - got smiles and thumbs-up at petrol station too.

 

Rounded off with Aero to Karting.

Aero again

Beginning to get used to the A12. Spotting the ruts and missing bits.

No exciting cars on the run for weeks.

Golfing in the rain

Slight hesitation in turning the key. Then started fine. 

Run to Witham good - then the heavens opened all afternoon - but home find too. 

Lights quite dim - although that could be me. 

Splashed back

Aero through the torrents.

Then loaded the lawnmower.

Utility time again.

London by Aero

A few classics in the street Lower March road - not swamp as they suggested - probably less than a dozen.

Saw this nice Lancia Flavia though. Coachbuilt Lancia Flavia's, Vignale convertible in fact. 

Back to Aero

Another utility run to work. Nothing of note on the roads at all...

Golf Run

Another warm day - slight drizzle on the way back.

Dark on the way down:

Golf running well apart from ...

Feels like a wheel is out of balance

Radio still poor

Noisy - booming exhaust

Temp runs low then heats up when stationary

... and tick-over 'hunts' sometimes quite a lot.

Dull running

Aero week - warm though - 16 degrees this evening. 

Crash on the way in and broken down car on the way back. 

Almost time for a break. 

Passing 90k

Speedo clicked over tonight. 

And yes I was stationary when I shot it. Only 110k to go. 

Dull and damp

Not very cold although did heat the seats a bit. Just AERO. 

Silver blob

The bubble fully inflated once the vent was shut and it now takes up most of the car port.

Dreary drizzle all day.

B3

Third Bubble up and running.

Slow drizzly day. Span cars around - Golf hard to start but cold and damp. Caterham slow to start but then it was not warmed up and that's 2 weeks (?).

First Alpine onto the base:

Then Inflate - zip hard to do up and no way to hang it from the rafters.

Inflated in just shy of 10 mins.

Finally moved Caterham back into the garage.

Let's see how it survives tonight's wind.

Friday Aero

Popped out to meetings that's all. 25 miles tops. In the rain.

Back to Aero too

SAAB run to the station in the gloom and back again in the rain. 

Back in the black

Well red light is off. 

Car ran fine on the way back so off we go again. 

Wrong Number

So they claimed - wrong part delivered so no Alternator today.

Let's hope it's in tomorrow.

So lift to station in the MK7.

Bad Golf

Started well in the gloom. 

Then the little red light came on. 

Mind you found an electrician and did not break down so might work out OK tomorrow. 

SAAB lugging

Run to load SAAB up with stuff. 

Then evening lift in big Merc that was so low in the back it was hard to climb into it. 

Winter Saturday

Golf off SORN and run round the block - it was a grey and windy day - car went well though. Kept clean under the cover for the last month. One tire a bit down, oh and the chrome door handle on the drivers side is loose...

Then warmed the Alpine and ran to the shops. Not actually that cold - with warm German hat and gloves - but I'd need a blanket on my knees for a trip to Witham. Filled up with petrol in preparation.

Finally I swapped the badge on the SAAB. Just used boiling water to loosen the old glue and then prised it off. Took three goes to get it on level.

 

Too cold and dull to get anything else out.

Dull Friday

Commute again - should have taken something less comfortable. 

Wheels

Liked the DB10 wheels though.

No Astons today

Just AERO, A12 and all the rest.

Might fire up the Golf next week if the weather holds.

Pics from yesterday though.

https://picasaweb.google.com/104957271505502925743/DB10

DB10

Popped down to Grange for an evening that included sight of the DB10 from Spectre.

Hard to get a decent shot with the crowds. 

Also took a wonder through the service bay which was just as interesting.