What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Reckless Rat]

I had a run round the block yesterday. I haven't used the RP for a while but with grandkids coming to stay there's a fair chance they'll want a ride out in "Popsies little red car". The battery was flat, but it started fine on the handle. I went the "back way" round to check and see if the Peugeot pick-up was still outside the stone yard, which it was (see post n°1 in this thread) and then came up from St André de Cruzières in the Ardèche back into the Gard near St Brès. It's a fair climb, 3rd gear for the RP and with ambient temp about 32°C I was keen to see if the car would suffer any over-heating issues. Not a problem, or as they say here "Nickel" (ni quelle). Popped in at Carrefour on the way back to top up with some E10 which is currently selling here at 1,80€ per litre

Car is back in the garage with the smart charger connected, just in case. Since I went LED the dynamo 3rd brush is turned right down to ease the load, so it only puts out about 1amp on "winter".

They are due to arrive this evening, so it's "Le calme avant la tempête".