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Hi, A couple of recent photos of my pre-lit. After almost 2 years since IVA, and only 300 miles, I'm about to put it on 'cars for sale' to make way for another project.

Just a few Pics from my first venture over the bridge and up the stunning Wye Valley, with photo stop at Tintern Abbey and onto Monmouth.

The list of jobs is huge.

Got lost on the way to the supermarket 🤥

Cerne Abbas on the way back from the 1st Blat of 2020. Dorset Man waves his club at Covidiots.....

Back on the road, day later than planned as ended up working yesterday

First time out after 2 months SORN.

I'm feeling positive and confident that we can still make a go of this. Perhaps not with the overnight if hotels aren't back open (fingers crossed they are), but if the rules are relaxed a little, and with sensibility, at the very least it can be a day run - it's eight weeks away, a lot can change in that time. The route has been down on paper (maps) for months, so on Saturday we packed a picnic and went on a social distancing drive in the tin-top (Westy sorned til yesterday) to prove the route, only a couple of tweeks needed. The route book will now be written up, and then a second run to test that in the Westfield. Just short of 200 miles, with a good mix of A, B and single track roads, elevation ranges from 150ft to 1490ft, and any roads used last year are in reverse this time to keep it fresh. A few more loops included this time too, so that you bump into your fellow participants along the way and wave them by, and maybe have you second-guess your route book reading! So, put it in your diaries for Sat August 1st (details at the front of the thread), Clan McWesties and any tribes from south of the border too more than welcome - the more cars, the more fun it is as you cross each others paths. This could be the only decent run of the year for some of us, given the year we've all had so far - fingers crossed we can make it happen in one form or another!

It is. But that's not a touch on what's in the loft.. hahah

I heard her husband was looking for a coil for a 70's princess !!

Seems to be more compliant but the R888Rs have a fairly robust sidewall - Mrs H with me so not the most spirited drive to scrub them in.

First blat of the year today for me, Malham Tarn.

Taxed this evening and a quick run out.

Owned one for years.. b******dised it with a bmw 2.5 straight 6, and XJS powerloc diff. The advise as for all classic cars is to get the best you can or the most original and expect to change it all. The original v6 sounds nice but is a bit thirsty and not powerful by today’s standards. There’s the issue of leaded fuel too. suspension is fairly good with triumph double wishbones at the front and a live axle 5 linked with watts linkage. main chassis are normally good but out riggers get rusty There’s various steel bits in the body which rust and swell. Like below the doors the sill may bulge out. the base of the roll over hoop to outer chassis tube goes. The seat belt anchors to the same spot. I never really had much electrical issues but most are caused by the extra earths needed as the body is fibre glass. It has the normal array of smiths gauges and Lucas on/flicker/off switches. They are good cars and still don’t command the value they should compared to other classics. And in there lies the issue... A lot of classics it’s worth spending money on them. On these it’s not and there fore they are often neglected. Spare part availability is generally good. i really enjoyed mine.

added my rear number to match the ones on sides..

... and the last one said 'roll over', so they all rolled over and one fell out and banged his head and gave a shout... Yep, roll us over too.

Carol Baskin?

Msv have relaxed their car sharing rules..now allowed to share.. as long as we sanitise between drivers!

I understand and can relate to that sentiment good luck

I'd buy it for the wheels alone Sorry to see you're moving on Gary, but builders must build! Good luck with the sale!

I did mate - making the first carbon version this week.

7” width and ET20 offset - needed an extra washer on each of the top mounts to shim out the front cycle wings - tyres are 205/60R13

I'm betting Bernie was there...

Sorry to see you selling her, it’s a stunning and cracking car for someone good luck with the sale

Hi Lee All sorted, for some reason unbeknown to me your membership required manual approval, it’s usually an automated system, all sorted now you should be good to go, thanks mark

Thats a nice colour...wheels look smart...

Theres a superb road between Bridgenoth and Craven Arms, the b4364 i think, one of my favourites....

Thanks, the pictures are great. I think I might try for 2022. As next year is looking fully booked with le Mans classic being moved to next year. And we've already planned the nurburgring 24hr as well

Had an excellent run today with cobwebs duly blown away. First run for 3 months and she didn't miss a beat.😀

I'm at work, not home until half 5. Tax it then, then a run out to blow the cobwebs off.

Boy does that feel great. For me the big smile starts as I tootle down the drive, and turns into an ear-to-ear grin as I try to go slowly up the steep hill behind our house. Very cautious as these days the farmers are out early cutting grass. I let the car warm up as we dodge a few potholes on the road down to Honiton for the first shake-down checks and to refuel. It’s reluctant to start after filling the tank, something to investigate later. Shake-down part 2, twisty roads over to Beer, Seaton and back via Axminster. It is our wedding Anniversary today so perhaps we will be out in the car this evening to one of the local hills to enjoy the views, along with a chilled bottle of bubbles.

I couldn't hold out till tomorrow taxed mine Friday 23quid for two days worth every penny, going to work in it tomorrow as Well Tony

another cairn that is close to a Westy

All done. As for the weathering effects they can be done with translucent paint or very watered down but rather that mixing them each time you can buy them ready done. Who would have thought you could buy mud in a pot.

I used to go over that bridge every day to school Nick. 🙂

That is a stunning colour. Amazing finding that graffiti too

Chasing a Dax...

Cutting the grass