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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

Do we need to sign up to thumbsnap to see the images??

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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans

I'll try again peter. I uploaded them as forum fit, but I'll go back and delete them all and start again.

Rootes75 · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:49 pm Post subject:

I suggested taking the Hillman out for a family drive at the weekend but bearing in mind my wife and kids have not left the confines of the village for 12 weeks they were not to keen on the idea of that being a priority.
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Various Rootes Vehicles.

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

I took my P5b to Aldi. I sat in it as my wife negotiated the one way system and social distanced.
Had some nice long distance chats with passers by.
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Thirty years selling imperial hand tools for old machinery(Now happily retired).

lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans

Just going out in the E-type to hit my balls. The golf variety that is.

consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 487 Location: somerset

Rootes75 · Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:48 am Post subject:

As things are easing now I think we will take the car out when we have fixed a few little issues. She currently has the boot panels stripped out so I can replace some of the ash framing.
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consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 487 Location: somerset

Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:51 pm Post subject:

Finally after finishing some important jobs on the Hillman we thought she needed a short trip out. We took her out and did a circuit of the village and neighbouring village. We stopped in to see an olf froend who used to run the village garage, he hasnt seen the Hillman in the flesh so was pleased.

Strange though with the distancing etc, we keep to it and so did he which was good but seems so 'un' normal in our sleepy little village.
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MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2470 Location: South Cheshire

Not really an outing, more a trip of convenience. I've finally got around to swapping the sump on my "modern" daily driver, so I'm running the Firenza while I finish it.

Minxy · Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants

I have taken the Minx out a couple of times this week - the first outings since last September. Each to their own but for me I was not seeking a tenuous excuse to use my cars while the pandemic was leaving the country in Such a fragile state.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Tatton Park, some time ago

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alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1952 Location: East Yorkshire

This morning...10 mile round trip, on country lanes, to a local farm butcher, and back...laden with nice bacon and stuffs..]..Used the Dellow...
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Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Vulgalour · Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 474 Location: Kent

While I'm familiar with the smaller radiator muffs for cold weather running, I've never seen a full blanket like that before. I'm curious as to its purpose.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK