Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
It is the time of the year that is not the best for classic cars. While I try to avoid driving on salty roads as much as possible - the Mini is my primary car and (almost) daily-driver. And considering it got much less TLC compared to my other cars, it is very reliable with very... Continue Reading →
Due to many customer cars that showed up over the last few weeks at the bodyshop - progress on Mildred slowed down a little bit. This week work on the right side of the car started. The inner front wing had a lot of holes. After removing the bad metal a custom panel was made... Continue Reading →
After weeks away from the garage it was about time to prepare for the season. With nice weather forecasted - I wanted to get the Morgan ready. It got a complete check just before I parked it last November. Even though I disconnected the battery and charged it twice since - it was dead now... Continue Reading →
In an abstract way the title fits that last couple weeks quite well. A role change at work, back and forth with Mildred's engine crankshaft, fiddling around with the new 3D printer, outstanding deliveries and a trip to Northern Germany in the Mini - they somehow all could be summarized into too many moving parts... Continue Reading →
It just 55 days the biggest adventure this year is about to start. The British Odyssey 2024 - a trip through the UK from Lands'End to John O'Groat - which officially cannot be called LeJog but might be even better. The idea was spawn almost immediately after the announcement at LeJog2023 that Hero-ERA will pause... Continue Reading →
While doing the LeLog2023 with Martin's 1971 Mini Cooper S I fell in love with the (old) Minispares intermittent wiper unit he had retrofitted to his car. Nowadays, MiniSpares is selling a different unit (new) - which features a pontiometer to control the delay. The two reasons why this was not what I wanted were a)... Continue Reading →
LEG 3 After a bit more than 3 hours sleep, we received the maps and instructions for the day. It was just a few miles from the start to the first test nicknamed "hootin and tootin" on a kart track. It was quite icy, but we felt like we did a good job - just... Continue Reading →
On Monday I had to change travel plans for a business trip to Hamburg on short notice. As my appointment was early on Tuesday morning - taking a train or a plane did not really work out for me from a timing point of view. I shortly considered a rental car - but then decided... Continue Reading →
LEG 1 When the alarm clock rang at 6am I was already awake and in the bath. As car number six our start time was 7:36am. We go to the Land's End Hotel at about an hour early - enought time for a coffee - I did not really care for breakfast. First up was... Continue Reading →
An eventful, intense and exciting journey to and through the UK has come to its end. Trying to share and put across the experience and motivation to do the LeJog classic car rally to others is difficult - it is somewhat crazy, and it may very well be that a lot of people cannot related... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 