Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
After two mostly rainy days on French motorways we were finally in Girona. The hotel I booked was in the old city centre and offered parking. Getting into the garage however was extremely difficult. A steep access down into the garage, with a tight 90 degree left corner that required reversing the Morgan several times.... Continue Reading →
After a good rest in Lyon our first stop after to hotel was a gas station. During our stop in Nancy the only fuel available at the AVIA station was E10. Not ideal - but it will also not kill the Morgan immediately. Especially not as I had about 15 Liter of SP98 left in... Continue Reading →
Easy Peasy! That is basically the summary of the first day and the longest (planned) drive. This time we didn't have any major problems - well, besides the weather. No overheating, no slipping clutch, no suspension rattles, no electrical quirks. Start time was later than planned due to rain. It was supposed to stop raining... Continue Reading →
The last weeks have been extremely busy. Business travel to Zurich and Berlin kept me from my garage. The only reminder of my cars was that I ran across MGB GTs on both trips. In Zurich a nice dark green GT with the recessed shark mouth grille (so 1971/1972 I think) and in Berlin a... Continue Reading →
Back home after an interesting week from a business trip to London. As mentioned in my last post, I used the opportunity to visit my son with Saabeth - his Saab 900 Turbo. Fitted with new Vredestein Quatrac all season tires the trip to Uxbridge could not have been better. With 327000km on the clock... Continue Reading →
It is just a few weeks ago that our oldest daughter got the confirmation for a short term international assignment from her employer. And we are happy for her that this is one of the locations she always wanted and live and work: Barcelona. Naturally, we quickly had the idea to visit and spent 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 →
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