After it was running like a pig for most of last summer,
Homan’s looked at it and found a problem with the distributer – the only thing
Dave hadn’t checked as it had supposed to have been replaced with an electric one
by the restorer but hadn’t, even though it was charged for! After that the car
was running like a dream so I decided it was worth spending money on the
bodywork. Jay Bradley had it for a couple of weeks in April and after fitting
new wings, sorting out the rust and giving it a respray, it came back all shiny
and lovely. It is difficult to know how far to take it but I want the car to be
a 1970 car in good condition not a show car so have decided not to go any
further with new bumpers etc. but to continue to spend a time polishing
it to the best it can be. Although I do not legally have to get an MOT on the
car, I’m glad I did as it was discovered that the inner track rod was broken
and the car could have collapsed at any minute! All is well now and I intend to
use it as my daily driver.
Tuesday 14th May
It was the second monthly meeting of the Bedfordshire Classic Car Club at Oakley Sports and Social Club. A healthy 119 cars turned up including the Phaeton and the Beetle.
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