Practically Classics Forum

My 1953 Kaiser is parked on the street here in London, England. The drivers door doesn't lock properly, and anyway, any would-be car thief knows how to hook open the door locks.

http://www.amherst.co.uk/kaiser-53.jpg

A week or two back, I heard the sound of my "musical" car horn for a split ...

I am getting a few necessary repairs done (the vacuum-driven wiper motor was knackered, swapping for electric one, changing from 6 volt to 12 volt electrics just to make electrical stuff easier going forward) and Waxoyling it.

Will probably run it "as is" for a while at least. I kind of like how it ...

Yeah, they have a totally unique style, don't they. I think there's only 2 or 3 in the UK!

A couple of months ago, I bought this American beastie!

I have a 1961 Herald convertible. It has a slightly non-original engine from a Spit 1500.

http://www.amherst.co.uk/herald-1200.jpg

The other week I took it on a longish drive down the M4 in freezing weather.

The engine temp. stayed way too low as soon as I was up to 50mph or more, resulting in ...