I borrowed Jenny the Herald from Garth just after it's last MOT, to take to the TSSC Isle of Wight Camping Weekend. It seems that the MOT is now due in two weeks - Oops! I did mean to give it back...
As it's not been out much in the cold, I took it for a 40 mile round trip today to see if anything was obviously amiss. Alarmingly the throttle has started sticking - which means that every junction turned into a rev-tastic take-off - especially since my route was through all the lovely quiet local villages! Cruise control was nice on the straights though...
So I've got to have a look at that, see why the battery isn't keeping a charge (gonna get a TSSC club shop battery conditioner) and look at the horn contacts as that seems a bit intermittent and then off to the local MOT station before Drive it Day (planning on joining TSSC Derwent Valley's run at Newark, ending in Mablethorpe).
Whilst at my mates, a Ferrari 430 (new, red, shiney - about as much as I know about modern sport cars) pulled up opposite. The occupiers immediately headed over to admire the Herald. I offered to swap the cars (sorry Garth) and he only came back with "I might be interested if it was a Vitesse, my Dad had one of those". MUST get the Vitesse on the road and hunt him down again - I know where he lives!!!
Now on the search for a replacement chassis. Hoping for a 13/60 as I think I'll go swing-spring rather than dodgy donuts to save the expense of maintenance. Might even have a shiney CV coversion kit from Canleys...
A new job means more money, and half a chance of being able to afford the rebuild now!
