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31 January 2013
1937 AUSTIN 18/6
The Austin 18/6 'bus' re-wire has just been finished today and the overhaul of the running gear, brakes and steering are almost finished too. We are now just waiting for the engine parts to come back from the machine shop so that the rebuild can be completed. We then have a few last bits and pieces before the vehicle can return to its estate and the owner can enjoy using it for family picnics again.
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| Brakes before |
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| Brakes after |
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| Back of dash |
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| Back of dash |
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| The poor condition of the old wiring can be seen on the headlight |
1939 ROVER 16
The rebuilt engine is now back in the car and Graeme is just connecting up all the services, etc. The car's owner has now decided to go a little further with the restoration and have the wood and chromeware refurbished. The woodwork is stripped and away with a specialist at the moment and we are just waiting for confirmation from the owner as to how much of the chrome he would like to send away for re-plating.
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| Engine ready to fit to car |
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| Lifting the engine into place |
14 December 2012
Proposed European Roadworthiness Directive
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has released the following statement with regard to the proposed European Roadworthiness Directive:
Meeting with Minister
Transport
Minister Stephen Hammond has met with historic vehicle campaigners to discuss
the proposed European Roadworthiness Directive.
Mr
Hammond met East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight, chair of the All Party Parliamentary
Historic Vehicles Group along with John Cryer MP, treasurer of the group, and
officers of the Federation of British Historic Vehicles Clubs at the minister’s
office in the House of Commons to discuss concerns about the proposed new EU
Roadworthiness Directive.
There
are widespread concerns that requiring older cars to be in a largely ‘original’
state could mean that vehicles with up-rated brakes or an overdrive unit fitted
to the gearbox could fall foul of the new rules.
At
the meeting the Minister revealed that great progress had been made in the EU
discussions, which are on-going, and that he was now more optimistic and was
confident that there will be sufficient latitude in the EU wording to allow the
UK to adopt a reasonable and wide interpretation of the rules, so as not to
impinge on the use and enjoyment of historic vehicles in the UK.
“It
was a very positive meeting and the minister clearly has the interests of the
classic car owners at the forefront of his mind in these negotiations”, Greg Knight
said afterwards.
David
Whale, chairman of FBHVC, added: “Our meeting with the minister was indeed very
positive. Mr Hammond is taking a personal and pro-active position in the
negotiations with the EU and clearly wishes to achieve a successful outcome for
the owners of historic vehicles”.
04 December 2012
Pre 1960 Cars MOT Exempt
Further to previous discussions about the possibility of pre-1960 cars becoming exempt from MOT testing in November 2012 this has now come into force.
You can find more information about this from DVLA on www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot
This confirms the exemption and gives a link to form V112 which may be required by the Post Office when taxing your car (or motorbike) which has been manufactured or registered before 1st January 1960.
You can find more information about this from DVLA on www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot
This confirms the exemption and gives a link to form V112 which may be required by the Post Office when taxing your car (or motorbike) which has been manufactured or registered before 1st January 1960.
1934 ALVIS SPEED 20SB
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| Alvis on the trailer ready to go to the body shop |
21 September 2012
September update
Just a quick update on what we have going on in the workshop at the moment:
Work continues on the ash frame for the Alvis Speed 20SB. We are now on the third door with one left to finish the framework before the car goes down to the body shop for its new paint work.
The machine shop is full of engines from the Austin 18/6, the heavy 12/4 and a Rover 16. the Heavy 12/4 engine parts are due back shortly and we can start building the engine back up.
We also have a Jaguar V12 E-type which is a new purchase by an existing customer. At the moment it is not running well so we will sort this out and give the car a service so that he can get on and use it for the last few weeks before the salt is back on the roads again.
More details on each of the projects will follow shortly....
Work continues on the ash frame for the Alvis Speed 20SB. We are now on the third door with one left to finish the framework before the car goes down to the body shop for its new paint work.
The machine shop is full of engines from the Austin 18/6, the heavy 12/4 and a Rover 16. the Heavy 12/4 engine parts are due back shortly and we can start building the engine back up.
We also have a Jaguar V12 E-type which is a new purchase by an existing customer. At the moment it is not running well so we will sort this out and give the car a service so that he can get on and use it for the last few weeks before the salt is back on the roads again.
More details on each of the projects will follow shortly....
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