Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[Peter_L]

Over the time of OCC there have been quite a few postings from members who have either just started or, in the middle of a project. Messages are exchanged and comments, photos and advice get exchanged.......... then..... silence.

I, for one, sometimes get to thinking about what happened. Loss of interest, money pit, or "other".

Curious me...

[Rick]

Usually other distractions come along, in my case anyway

On a slightly different note, I'm amazed how few people join up and actually post anything about vehicles they own, or indeed post at all. Quite often their request-to-join emails refer to all manner of really interesting vehicles, but so few actually get mentioned on the forum. Oh well.

RJ
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[peter scott]

Despite the long silence this one is slowly progresing..
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7917

..but not in any dramatic way that would be interesting enough to report.

It got sidelined by an MG SA http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk/new_page_30.htm

..and then the rebuilding of a Wolseley 6/80 that had lived outside full to the brim of water for several years and was well a truly seized.

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[roverdriver]

I think that it probably a symptom of the fact that great enthusiasm is not sustained in some people. I imagine that there are enthusiasts who beaver away without bothering with a Forum even after signing up to one, and then as Peter suggests some just lose interest. E-bay is full of 'Unfinished Project' adverts.

For me, I love this Forum and visit every evening. I enjoy the fact that I can interact with enthusiasts from other countries, and I certainly get a kick out of comments made about my travel stories.

Back in the late 1950's and early 1960's I corresponded with many enthusiasts in both England and the USA- with people like Michael Sedgwick, and Floyd Clymer and a host of others. In those days a very quick reply took a fortnight, but now it is almost instantaneous.

Keep up the good work, Rick, you have here the best motoring Forum on the 'net.
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[RogerB]

Rick,
I could 'talk' at great length about my classic car.....
It is a 1957 803cc black Standard 8 'Gold Star', built between 1.30 and 2.30 on the afternoon of April 5th 1957. The date is firmly embedded in my memory as it was the afternoon of my 'passing out' parade at Catterick after my four weeks basic training in the Royal Signals at the start of my National Service 'career'....!
I bought the car via a small ad. in CCW. It was delivered it to my house in west london via the M3 and M25 in the rush hour. I found later that the brakes only operated on the rear wheels and that to get brake pressure multiple applications of the brake pedal were required....
If you want to read more about my Standard 8 I will gladly write about it....
Rogerb.[/b]

[Rick]

[peter scott]

[RogerB]

Good Morning,
The Standard Motor Club has the 'build' records and my chassis/engine number ties in with the build record for that day....
Rogerb

[MikeEdwards]

I think it's also fair to assume that some people join a forum looking for help with a particular problem, either get some help or don't, and then don't come back. Maybe they've done a search and found a forum has members that are particularly helpful on certain matters, but then don't want to interact once their specific problem is passed.

I'm a little like that - I joined a metal shaping forum to get some ideas and assistance when I was making some repair sections, but now I've finished that part I hardly ever post there.

[Peter_L]

[RogerB]

Rick,
To continue the saga of my Standard 8, I spent the next four months sorting out the brakes...
Firstly, the front brake slave cylinders bleed nipples were blanked off with Allen bolts so I could not bleed them!
When I replaced them, the old cylinders appeared to be filled with pond water (there was certainly no brake fluid in them!), so all the braking was done on the rear wheels only.....!
Secondly, the brake pedal (in spite of repeated pumping)would not hold any pressure.
However, I needed to get the car thro' the MOT so I could drive it. Much to my amazement it passed and got a high mark on the brake meter.
Next day was a local garden Fete no, more than 2 miles from where I lived; it was all down hill to the Fete and so was my brake pedal!
By the time I reached the Fete I had nil brake pressure. In fact, I parked the car on a slope, went to get a cup of coffee (nerves, you know!), turned round to see the car rolling into the bushes...
Replacing the master cylinder solved all my braking problems as when I pressed the brake pedal, fluid was getting passed the seal thus letting air into the braking system.....

[JohnDale]

[RogerB]

It is some while since I posted anything on the Forum re my Standard 8, however, now the 2016 classic car season is over, it is a good idea to look back on the huge mileage (300+ miles!) I did attending village Fete's and runs in this part of the world. Firstly, the only thing that can frighten you on the roads and lanes here are very, very, very large tractors with huge rubber wheels and, somewhere perched above it all, a diminutive driver who looks about 12 years old!
Secondly, because there are so many speed restrictions on the A12 nearby you can take your time in a classic car and tough if the traffic behind you gets irritated because the police here love their speed cameras....!
The excellent organisation of the two local car clubs (Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts and East Anglian Practical Classics) means that there are a plethora of village Fetes with dog shows;Punch and Judy etc. and of course classic cars. It seems possible that from May to September there is something on every week end.

However, back to my 8. When I bought it some years ago the steering never seemed totally compatible with what I wanted it to do on the road.
I would want to go straight on; the car would want to drift to the left, or depending on the camber of the road, to the right. So, at vast expense I bought a n/os steering box and, remarkable, it actually goes where I want it to do so and has become a (greater) pleasure to drive. All I have to fix now is the whining differential, the leaking seals in the front brakes, a persistent oil drip from the engine and hopefully I can install a vacuum gauge before next season......
That's all folks....

[PAUL BEAUMONT]

Hi RogerB, is your Standard 8 the early 1950's one? if so, a friend's father had one of those back in my school days. he frequently offered me a lift to school in it and whilst I cannot even remember its colour I do recall its whining differential so good luck! (maybe you now own his car )

[RogerB]

Hi Paul,
My 8 was built 1957; it has only done 50k miles (I think and hope!) however the Standard 10 I used to 'rally' in the early 60's also had a very noisy diff.
Funny though, the noise used to disappear at speeds in excess of 65 mph. I was a lot braver then.....!