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[bertie]

Hello again! Once more the weather has been poor and its been a while since I`ve had the opportunity to fire Bertie up . But having an unexpected afternoon off, and the early winter sun was out I went to where he`s garaged and began to put right some rather troublesome faults! The last time I drove him turned out to be a catalogue of mini disasters , ranging from kangaroo itis,wiper falling off ( again!!) front number plate falling off and breaking down... in front of a fire engine , which quite rightly had no time to stop and help push....I moved him double quick! Thumping the electric fuel pump did the trick , number plate tied up and garaged again! So, to business. Number plate secured with proper bolts, spring and flat washers... fuel pump



...umm, embarrassing! Thirty four years as a mechanic should have taught me to earth an electrcal unit properly ! The kangarooing I found out was due to slightly loose connections on the coil. The wiper survived its little leap into outer road ( was ran over a few times, but its a sturdy little thing ) and I`m looking to secure it in a different but "in keeping" way. So, all immediate problems out of the way, time for a drive. This time, there were no problems whatsoever thankfully, and it was so good to get behind the wheel and bomb (well, sedately amble at a safe Bertie speed of 45 ) with drivers double taking and old guys/kids smiling...a sort of ego trip in reverse as I like to put it. A final polish...






...and a reluctant parting. On a different note, this arrived...




Made by Corgi, until it arrived I wasn`t sure if it was 1/76 scale, but I think its actually 1/44, and a really good replica, down to the single wiper, colour and interior .



Thank you Angiebaby... x Parking doesnt present a problem either...



With the onset of winter imminent, this could be the last time for a while that he`s out and about, but another trip up to check antifreeze etc will be warranted no doubt. Thanks for reading, ttfn...

[Richard H]

Well good on you for getting Bertie out and about and actually using her even in this cold weather. The electric fuel pump should definitely make things easier in the cold weather, but who is that made by? I don't recognise it.

I look forward to more instalments of Bertie, but they will probably have to wait until next year's show season now I think