Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[StoneRoad]

Hi everybody,

I found Classic Cars Forum as a result of G*****ing over the Holiday Season. So I thought I would join.

Hope you all had a good time over the holiday period - How is your snow?

A couple of bits about me. My interests include Transport (of all kinds) and Lifeboats.

My classic stable consists of three motorbikes.
a) 650cc ALS (model 31) 1960/1
b) 250cc lightweight (!) Matchless 1966
c) 175cc D10 BSA Bantam also 1966 - same model as the one I learnt to drive on (and surprised the driving test examiner with in 1976)

By Profession I am a Librarian, working mainly for consulting engineers, designers and the like. Currently I employed by Stanegate Restorations and Replicas, working on Heritage items, mainly in timber.

This forum looks to be a very intereting place, I am sure that I will enjoy my visits here.

Thanking You
StoneRoad
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to see what has been done! Perhaps we can do something for you?

[First Bedford]

Hello Stoneroad,
welcome. Not far from you, Darlington, just started out on my first restoration. 1952 Bedford K type truck. Purchased through E bay from a chap in Consett that has several old vehicles on E bay.
Pete

[clan chieftain]

Welcome aboard. This forum is great and you can pass away the time when the weather or the TV is rubbish.Used to visit a nice tea room in Haltwhistle years ago with the family on my way to my aunts in Newbottle.This year I am promising myself a visit to the Wall if there are any good caravan parks in the area..................LARRY.
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[scott_budds]

Welcome

Good to see somebody with some bikes! A chap who I work with has mainly Velocettes and I still would like to buy a Norton at some time. I kep trying to get him to join too.

Your 650 is that meant to be an AJS? Ive not herd of a ALS?

All the best looking forward to seeing some pics of your beauties.

Buddsy
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Im looking for an Elan plus 2 for my next resto project...if you see one think of me please!!

[pigtin]

Welcome stoneroad.

Always glad to see another biker. I have a 1939 600cc Ariel Sq 4. Been unused in the back of the garage for some time now. Just having seen how these sort of machines are appreciating I'm giving mine a tidy-up.

Don.
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Due to the onset of my mid eighties I'm no longer sprightly and rarely seen in my Austin special. I have written a book though. https://amzn.eu/d/7rwRRqL

[Ashley]

I had several Square Fours and loved them, much better than a Vincent Rapide I had too. This is the last one:

[scott_budds]

Pigtin

1939 is that rigid with girder forks? I love pre war bikes on girders. Am hoping to buy on one day, always like the early Norton ES2s my friend is rebuilding a 38 Velocette KSS

Buddsy
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Im looking for an Elan plus 2 for my next resto project...if you see one think of me please!!

[pigtin]

The Anstey rear plungers were an option at that time and mine was fitted with them.


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Due to the onset of my mid eighties I'm no longer sprightly and rarely seen in my Austin special. I have written a book though. https://amzn.eu/d/7rwRRqL

[StoneRoad]

Thanks for the welcome,

Yeah, well spotted! Scott
I thought that I had typed AJS, but got the L instead, and missed it when re-reading my post. (either my lisdexia is showing again, or I was a bit too tired!)

At some point, I'll take some digitals of the bikes and post them on here!
(Hopefully not too far in the future!)

How's the S*** in your patch? We've got at least 12" up the back garden!

Time to work on the inside projects, methinks.
(Which is why I'm on here again - doing research!)

TTFN
StoneRoad
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Saluton. mi estas fervojistino, kaj vi?
visit http://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/album
to see what has been done! Perhaps we can do something for you?

[StoneRoad]

How is everybody? What's your weather like?

I gave up this morning - it is snowing Again! not much yet, but just enough to make it "interesting"!

I've been keeping a lower profile - as we have been moving into a new, larger workshop at work, whilst getting other things done (like finishing off a railway waggon) - so I have not had much time to myself.

I will have some pictures quite soon! as long as the weather actually co-operates (for a change!)

Keep Safe!
StoneRoad
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Saluton. mi estas fervojistino, kaj vi?
visit http://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/album
to see what has been done! Perhaps we can do something for you?

[Jim.Walker]

Nice bikes shown on here. I'm sure many of us have bikes as well as cars, but the Motorbike heading on this Forum seems to somewhat ignored. How about a bit more interaction?

I also have bikes. Three in fact. A 1956 Triumph 5T Speed Twin, a 1959 5TA Speed Twin (both on the road and used often near and far) and a re-imported 1957 5T Speed Twin which I took to bits, because it came with many faults and which I now have a yen to re-build in 1957 Thunderbird colours and guise because I think them very attractive. It may make more sense to buy a Thunderbird, but what the heck? I should be able to put it back on the road for less than half the price of a Thunderbird and at 70+ I don't want to travel any faster anyway.

Jim.
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are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then!