Boring bit of info

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Me or the Gipsy? (Btw, before you answer that, you're six months older than I).

[Bibs]

Me or the Gipsy? (Btw, before you answer that, you're six months older than I).

Ha ha well there ya go then, that answers which I meant

[MattF]

[Bibs]

What ya gonna use it for when it's working?

[The Kid]

Used to drive one of them back in the 60s when I was on landscaping. Them and Commer pickups.
Ken

[MattF]

What ya gonna use it for when it's working?

Nothing more than enjoyment. That's if you can call having a numb arse and bad back from the bench seats enjoyment. Plus the fact that it sounds like a tank, has a max speed of around 50 mph, (know now why Vince mentioned LR), and one needs legs and arms like Samson to change gear. Ahhh, the pleasure. It does have Flexitor suspension on the front though.

[MattF]

Used to drive one of them back in the 60s when I was on landscaping. Them and Commer pickups.
Ken

Nice. Couple of quick brainpicks if I might, seeing as you've actually used and driven one. Are the wheels and nuts in need of frequent checking as one has heard, to make sure that they don't precede you down the road? Also, did you ever drive the diesel MKII? If so, can you remember the method for heating the glowplugs?

[Bibs]

Nothing more than enjoyment. That's if you can call having a numb arse and bad back from the bench seats enjoyment. Plus the fact that it sounds like a tank, has a max speed of around 50 mph, (know now why Vince mentioned LR), and one needs legs and arms like Samson to change gear. Ahhh, the pleasure. It does have Flexitor suspension on the front though.

Sounds fun then - pleasure in the pain eh

[MattF]

Sounds fun then - pleasure in the pain eh

Definitely. Just saw her one day, parked at the backend of a s$$$$yard, and fell in love with the thing. She is/was in running order. Tax and MOT only ran out around March this year. She needs all the fuel lines replacing as they've gone brittle, and the glowplug circuitry needs attending to, but other than that, she should hopefully need little else to get her roadworthy again. If/when I can find somewhere cheap enough and big enough to store her and work on her, she's going to undergo a full sympathetic restoration.

[Bibs]

Definitely. Just saw her one day, parked at the backend of a s$$$$yard, and fell in love with the thing. She is/was in running order. Tax and MOT only ran out around March this year. She needs all the fuel lines replacing as they've gone brittle, and the glowplug circuitry needs attending to, but other than that, she should hopefully need little else to get her roadworthy again. If/when I can find somewhere cheap enough and big enough to store her and work on her, she's going to undergo a full sympathetic restoration.

Tis gonna be worth it - nice to see summat brought back to life peeps just don't appreciate the old things these days - want everythin' brand new with a fancy label

[MattF]

Tis gonna be worth it - nice to see summat brought back to life

I hope so. It'll probably end up taking a good few years, but she'll get back to full glory one day.

peeps just don't appreciate the old things these days - want everythin' brand new with a fancy label

I definitely don't fall into that camp. Must admit though, it's amazing how many people practically break their necks trying to nosey through the hedge at it. Nosey sods.

This is what it looks like from the front, btw.

[Bibs]

[QUOTE=MattF]I hope so. It'll probably end up taking a good few years, but she'll get back to full glory one day.

Years??? don't look in too bad condition.



I definitely don't fall into that camp. Must admit though, it's amazing how many people practically break their necks trying to nosey through the hedge at it. Nosey sods.

This is what it looks like from the front, btw.

Thats cool - loadsa character - be sure to keep me updated as ya fix it up. It's just different - never seen one of those before.

Is that a gingerbread man on the bumper???

[MattF]

They're the old autoclub badge things on the front. AA/RAC etc.

[Bibs]

They're the old autoclub badge things on the front. AA/RAC etc.

Bet the history behind that is a good read - I always wonder if they could talk - what stories would they have to tell.

[MattF]

Bet the history behind that is a good read - I always wonder if they could talk - what stories would they have to tell.

This one would be quite lengthy. It's been altered no end from what it would have originally looked like. There is somewhere in the UK, apparently, that will tell you what spec the vehicle was originally produced to. Suppose it might be wothwhile trying to find out one day.

This is the entirety of the luxury inside, btw. Think the heater is out of a Landy.