Still cold but still some sun peeping out by the afternoon. So I warmed the Imp over lunch and took it for an early afternoon spin.
Feels stronger and 50 mph up hill was fine too. A bit cold though - I needed more than the four layers, hat and gloves that I had on. So that was 1933 and just shy of 50hp.
What would ten times the hp feel like ? So moving swiftly on 80 years we have the Aston - all 500+ hp and just out shopping for supper - not a problem with the cold in that.
Still majestic and fast but 10x faster ? I also noticed we just ticked over to 26,000 miles when parking up.
Then I decided to look at the Ferrari and give that another blast. So fan heater on it for an hour to warm through. This time it started first time and although was not 100% smooth it did not backfire like yesterday.
I poured a large slug of Redex in the tank and then took it for a spirited 25 mile run. To start with it was the same but by the time I had got back it sounded better and the 'miss' was imperceptible - but still there. Packing it away I felt better too - but I need to save up for the carbs to be rebuilt this year.
So not 'Better' but 'Better than before'.
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