Vintage Minor Register

Sorry Mike I was unable to attend this year as I was with Molly nat a three night Dancing bash in Maidstone, this took in New Years Eve and I was fit for nothing the next morning. Happy to still be Scottish Dancing three night running with all the drinking and eating that goes with it!!! A Happy New...

On a McEvoy the job of tappet screws will have to be properly done. On bog standard s/v enginges I put the tappet swcrew into my pillar drill and pull it down onto an oil stone (well loil;ed) makes a very good job and I have never case hardened them and they have lasted long enough for me (10,000 mi...

I hope non of you mind if I tghrow my pennyworth into the pot. I have been Minor less for a year now but still enjoy reading your forum. Re special bodies on period cars. My 1927 Humber 9.20hp has on it today a bettleback b ody - when it was put on noone now kn ows. Humber never made a sports car an...

I was stopped the other day by a chap who thought my 1927 Humber was a 1927 Fiat Swallow!! His Father owned one and my car looked the same. The body on my Humber is a two-seater with a dickey and rounded back (like an Alvis Beetle Back). I sent a photo to you once - can you reproduce it - if not I w...

I have just returned from my bi-annual trip to Crimond in Aberdeenshire from Epsom in Surrey. Round trip of 1200 miles. Called in to Gary in Kendal and saw some of his wonderful work and a welcomed cup of coffee. Never saw one vintage car on the whole trip. Came home from Dunblane in 6 and 1/2 hours...

Most interesting. A.J. Whittemore (Aeradio) Ltd, Croydon would have been on the old Croydon Airport, Purley Way, Croydon. I started work at Bowaters Packageing in 1960 who owned part of the old runway - small world. Highlander.

I do not know if you are a pannel beater but I would think cutting the bonnet top x 2 and the two sides and the hinges would be a lot harder than opening out the two holes on the chassis. I would try it and if you dont like the result nothing has been lost. On our type of cars the bonnet must fit we...

Would it not be easier to bring the rad forward 3/8th of an inch? Who would know? Highlander.

Ken, and the Minor Gang, - Dont mention 1966!!! World Cup Final Day (a Saturday) I set off with the family, wife, two very young daughters (Rosie was a baby) and a collie dog to travel the 130 miles to Swanage in Dorset from Ewell in Surrey. I was driving our 1927, 12/50 Alvis Saloon. I was in convo...

Ian, Yes, I will split. Keep in touch, Highlander (L.O.V.M) Local only vintage motorist!!!!

I have a 6v, four blade dynamo for sale if anyone is interested. High,lander. 0208 393 6732.

I was not trying to be a champion long distance vintage motorist!! Motoring to get somewhere on holiday i.e. Aberdeenshire is different from being on holiday and sightseeing. Sometimes we only had a week's holiday so left whenever we could on the Friday night and got as far as we could and then cont...

This is my 54th year of motoring in cars and motorcycles. I have travelled from Surrey to north east Aberdeenshire over 50 times. That is 650 miles door to door. In modern tin wear it takes all day i.e. 10 hours. I have done it in two whole days in an Austin 7 (1927), a 1927 Humber 9.20hp, a 1923 an...

Ian, Your last paragraph says it all - To Paul and I (and many others) just what the old car movement is all about. Here endeth the first lesson. Rev. Highlander.

Looking back to page one of this 'blogg' and seeing again the wonderful photographs of Goodwood in 1960s I would 'restore' to that condition and leave the wings off the callometer. Side lights are easy to get. Wish you luck and I wish I could help. Highlander.