Retrieving buried treasure
Getting the
Unloaded onto the drive.
Retrieving the rolling chassis from where it had stood for many years involved the use of a very strong rope and a good old landrover. The rest of the haul was a matter of lots of sweat & muscle. I was pleased to have Ben along. His 20 year old muscles were more than a match for my considerably older ones! ….. After a 4am start we were feeling pretty jaded by the time we set off for home just before 12pm.
By about 4.15 in the afternoon we had a large pile of what most casual observers would have called junk on my drive and I was on the way to returning the hired van. … We had achieved our aim of getting everything in one go. No need for another trip to Somerset. … Now we could start sorting and storing parts, and getting ready to start work!
The rolling chassis
About the Author
Phil Smith is a vintage car enthusiast with many years experience of owning, restoring and using vintage, PVT and classic cars. A longstanding member of The Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC), The Riley register and The MG Car Club. Makes he has owned include Alvis, Bentley, Lagonda, MG, Talbot and Riley, of course. Now retired, Phil satisfies his 'old motor urges' by competing in the MGCC Luffield Speed series in MG Midgets from the 60's and 70's. This blog will chart his return to vintage/PVT cars.
Categories
- Chassis & running gear (2)
- Engine, gearbox and drive train (1)
- General (3)
- Getting started (1)
- Thats how it all began … (1)
- Uncategorized (21)
Archives
- February 2011
- December 2010
- October 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
Contact
-
E-mail: philsmith432[at]hotmail[dot]com