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Lovely bit of GRP work there - and a bit of trailer oneupmanship happening underneath the 'Vette; "four wheels? Oh good gawd no man, sooooo last year, we have six on ours!"

Followed through town yesterday.

These were in Matlock yesterday.
Can anybody tell what the car is on the back of the transit?

It started life as an Anglia. Don't know what you'd call it now.

P45.

Transit please! I'd imagine it's quite entertaining to drive with a 2.9 litre, non-siamesed (Middlebridge-spec) Cologne V6 behind that unassuming Diesel snout. And the Reliant connection extends to the load, the Anglia shell is just that, the car beneath is RS200-based and no, I didn't leave out a zero there.
I remember its build thread being up at the now defunct Reliant forum, unless it's just a lookie-likey but what are the chances?

Paid my first visit to http://www.marchestransportfestival.co.uk/ and can only say what a superb event We were lucky with the weather and I met John Challis (AKA Boycie), who was signing books and was their star guest (I understand he lives locally). I should have got him to value the V8 He said they used to get told off quite a lot, by the producer of Only Fools & Horses, as they found it hard not to laugh. Who wouldn't laugh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s59bvrjudEE or the one where the bankruptcy practitioner asks Del about his "Raison d'etre" and Del replies "Laboratory Garnee" .

The event began for me in Leominster, with a run to Ludlow castle. This was on the B road and was great. Quite a few people had turned out to watch the run en route. The mayor flagged us off. The Leominster photos are the ones on tarmac. I've tried to post mix of cars, not just the ones I like (Though the red MG J2 was the car I would have liked to add to my fleet). My new camera has quite a zoom on it and so I had a play with that (I'm no David Bailey so it's still a bit of a novelty) and took an unusual view of the V8 from up one of the towers. The other up tower shot gives a good impression of the what was there.

The Ludlow Food Festival was also taking place and whilst I am no gourmet, it added interest to the event. The coolbox of my picnic set proved useful to store some of the stuff I bought

This was V8's first run out as tax free car (The front bumper was re chromed in the SORN period and this ran over time a little). The run up the Wye Valley is a good one, so all in all, a great day out.




















A very early MG, badged as a Morris Garages Super Sports Morris Oxford.

I was going from one end to the other of Carlisle via the M6 last Thursday or Friday and spotted an old Norton (I think) ahead. I got closer and there was a red MG and a white XK Jag (I don't know the difference between 120/40 etc!). First thought was that the new TG presenters were filming! I got past the lot and saw that the MG was a TF (faired headlamps). I'll give the drivers (and rider) their due - they were doing a good 60MPH and not holding anyone back. They also pulled off at the north roundabout (J44) but went into town rather than somewhere interesting!

One of those days where you regret tidying up the car (no camera!).

mmmmmmmmmmm.............. Delorean And a mog There were lots more out and about on Saturday but all seen while driving.

Martin Evans wrote:I've tried to post mix of cars, not just the ones I like (Though the red MG J2 was the car I would have liked to add to my fleet).

I know the owner of that car, a very amicable sort bloke he is too.

Martin Evans wrote:A very early MG, badged as a Morris Garages Super Sports Morris Oxford.

There have been books written about the ambiguity of when MG actually started. Everyone seems to have an opinion. Do you remember if this model was a 14/28, which were mostly Morris badged? The same car became 14/40 with an MG octagon.
A 14/40 came up for sale at an auction in April, I was told emphatically, that if mine was the winning bid, she would expect a new car in her name to sit in the garage along side the 14/40. Adding, a Mercedes would be nice, not one of those Chinese, namby pamby MG's. Speaks her mind, does my missus.

It was a 14/28. According to McComb, the first "Morris Garages" cars were simply Cowley chassis with non standard bodies. His book has a chapter called "Bullnose Days 1922 - 26". I know the early 14/28s were bullnose cars.

I don't think I will ever buy a new MG......... or any other new car for that matter.

A friend of my grandparents had a couple of MGs during the 1930s (He also had a ZA in the 1950s). In latter years, when middle age spread kicked in, he drove mostly Rover P4s. I first remember him with a P6 (By which time his wife had kurbed his appetite for pop and chips....his nickname was "Pop & chips").

He used to drive to London on bank holiday weekends and on one occasion, was driving over Rhymney Common (See below - in the opposite direction to me - the new road to the left was a railway in those days), when a horse ran out and bumped the front wing of his J2. As he was heading towards London and would be passing near Abingdon, he decided to call in to see if they could fix it. They did so and moreover "With our compliements Sir".