Car Season is Hotting Up

Early start - well early dither about which car to take to Saxstead today, which is a small new informal Pub meet. I thought E-type, as it was going to be very hot so opened the garage up to see how clean it was - then I swapped to the Talbot. Was that wise with temperatures nearing 30 degrees inland today ?

Well nearly 30 miles there was fine [including the obligatory getting lost bit] and we parked up in the sun. I still think the car is making more noise than last year but who knows.

Lots of old faces and new cars - so a good little meet up. I also spoke to the chap with the Model T. He explained that the lights really were acetylene gas held in crystals in this canister on the running board. 

The control on the top was supposed to let the driver restrict the flow of gas and 'dip' the lights. Apparently they were so bight and the cars had to have 'running lights' [oil lamps] fitted in London so they did not spook the horses.

The run back was fine too - nice empty small roads once I missed a turning - but we were both getting very hot. I stopped for break and then went off again about 20 mins later - the fuel was obviously getting hot too so we missed a couple of times, but one on the A14 we were fine. Home again and I popped it away in the garage felling like a day well spent and that was that.

But not - then a MK7 ride to Harkstead for jobs was next. Followed by ...

A run out in the Ferrari. Did it smell - hard do tell. Did it go well - easy to tell. Yes.

ION: The other thing hotting up is the planet - well the UK today - as it hit 34.8C. This beat the previous hottest May by a full 2 degrees.