Practically Classics Forum

Merry Christmas everybody in classic car land. May the salt on the roads never corrode your pride and joy.

Manure. (Posh s**t)

Hmmmm.........that's a thought. Do they have 'Grease Monkeys' in a zoo?

My 1944 Leyland Hippo MKII 6x4 10 tonner runs on 6- 14-00 x 20 22 ply bar treads. There's enough rubber in one to mould a set of tyres for most cars! Not perhaps an odd ball size but at over 400 lbs assembled on the rim they are a bundle of fun to change. I have fitted new ones on my own. I've got t...

Sorry GN that you had to put the Javelin project on hold. I'm sorry to say that my early 1942 Ford GPW has also been on hold since mid August because I have been working on Car SOS series 3. (I think it's the best so far.) You're doing sterling work cleaning out the great British water ways and retu...

You'll struggle to get started on Morrisons fuel!

One of the best tune ups you can do. Thrash the nuts off it! It kills or cures. Change the oil and filter hot and let it drain over night. Put some good quality oil in it and change the plugs. Flush the radiator and engine through and refill with a 50:50 mix of anti freeze and water. It should be go...

Sympathy is a form of revenge.

BTW. If you have a WW2 gas mask then DON'T wear it. There is asbestos in the filter. NOT a joke.

There are some very good copies around that are safe to wear. Also various rubber head gear and masks can be obtained from specialist suppliers.....er......so.......I have been told.

I do work on the cars as well as stand and watch it's just that when they do the editing they always seem to use the bits where I am standing and watching, drinking tea from my Car SOS mug or eating. We have done a few more jokey bit's in series 3. Me being the subject of the joke. You will decide i...