Practically Classics Forum

I received my Practical Classics on the 24th November and it's dated January 2012.

Why do they have to do this? Is it so it stays on the shop shelves longer.

Back in the 60's when I was an industrial paint chemist it was a tricky job to formulate and spray metallics as they were a single coat formula and the rate of evaporation of the solvent was critical in the colour as well as spray technique.
Then in the 70's the two coat system arrived with ...

I don't know if it's the same as the MKII saloon but that one comes as a complete unit, cup and ball all preassembled, held by two bolts, relatively easy but if I remember there were shim packs each side setting the caster so be sure to put them back the same, they may drop out as you are loosening ...

Great, lovely car, shall I start with Beaulieu Museum??

I am a club member at Brooklands so always visit classsic shows/auctions there.

I have printed it out, will put it on dash.

I would keep a look out for it as I travel all over the South, but your picture link won't allow access so don#t know what it looks like, but a 1924 Jowett of any sort would turn my head if you can't find a way to publish a photo.

What's the best, most effective, speed camera detector for the UK, legal or illegal!

I feel I'm missing out on something without one, I was on the A1M Good Friday and on the long four lane section there was not a car in sight as far as could be seen in front or behind, ideal for a bit of toe, but ...

I agree that all prices in Halfords have increased, but the parent company results are not very good so they are desperate to increase margins in a cut throat business.

Sorry that richardtaylor has a spotty yoof in his branch, the lovely girl in Staines is worth a visit AND she is most helpful ...

wELL THAT SAYS IT ALL, WHAT DOES IT COST YOU IN PETROL FOR A 20 MILE ROUND TRIP, MAKES hALFORDS A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE IF YOU CALCULATE THATE IN.

(sorry about big letters, I have new keyboard which is brilliant except it doesn't have a capslock light)

My friend Tony will travel about 20miles round ...

Just found your thread, how I remember my father bought a 10M in about 1951 when I was eight years old and crazy about cars even then.
It was one of the few prewar/postwar popular cars to have an overhead valve engine and hydraulic brakes when the Austins and Fords were way behind.
A pity that ...

What went wrong? Lost oil? airlock or did welds fail, would be useful to know why it "no longer goes up", does it come down?!!

Maybe you stored it vertically.

I can see trouble with modern jacks, plastic wheels, ball bearings thin metal.
My 30yr old trolley jack has steel wheels running on plain ...