18-01-2025, 08:32 PM
Had a fantastic drive out today, first proper drive in ages. Around the coast, Port Carlisle, Anthorn then Wigton to see a friend and take him for a spin.
The car was mostly well behaved....some bumpy roads down Port Carlisle way. At one point I had a car behind me, pulled over to the left and gave him a signal to come pass, as he pulled out to overtake I must have hit a bump or something and old Herbert chose to do the most spectacular swerve to the right. The fella didn't seem so keen on overtaking after that....can't imagine why.
Finally got a good charge into the battery after all the silly short journeys Ive been doing - didn't have to hand crank it once!
Had a nice chat with an elderly gentlemen who'd learned to drive in a Morris 8, he was just absolutely thrilled by the old car.
Brakes were good for the first half of the journey, then the snatching came back, rear right i think - its a recurring problem I've yet to get to the bottom of.
Got to test my new LED bulbs on the way back, they're incredibly bright! Much brighter than the 12v bulbs on my van anyway. One of them stopped working on the way back (cause unknown) but one was more than sufficient for driving back on the back roads.
The car was mostly well behaved....some bumpy roads down Port Carlisle way. At one point I had a car behind me, pulled over to the left and gave him a signal to come pass, as he pulled out to overtake I must have hit a bump or something and old Herbert chose to do the most spectacular swerve to the right. The fella didn't seem so keen on overtaking after that....can't imagine why.
Finally got a good charge into the battery after all the silly short journeys Ive been doing - didn't have to hand crank it once!
Had a nice chat with an elderly gentlemen who'd learned to drive in a Morris 8, he was just absolutely thrilled by the old car.
Brakes were good for the first half of the journey, then the snatching came back, rear right i think - its a recurring problem I've yet to get to the bottom of.
Got to test my new LED bulbs on the way back, they're incredibly bright! Much brighter than the 12v bulbs on my van anyway. One of them stopped working on the way back (cause unknown) but one was more than sufficient for driving back on the back roads.