Sunday morning was glorious weather. The CMI rally agenda meant a trip to the Concorde Museum in Bristol. However, despite a decent night’s sleep (& having bailed too early to earn a hangover) I was still apprehensive about the throttle cable & decided to forego the pleasures of a Marcos convoy to head home – still a three hour plus journey. I have to say the hotel car park was an impressive sight in the morning sunshine. Probably a good thing the hotel was in its own grounds as the peaceful Sunday morning was ‘enhanced’ by the noise of various Marcos starting up. The actual journey back home was uneventful, although it would have been more fun with the two other North West cars along. Another ‘story’ for the Marcos collection, but to be honest I would have preferred a more straightforward weekend for a change. On the other hand it was lovely to see other owners, & I finally got to see the Morrisons LM500, newly roofed & painted. It looked rather good! (For an LM)
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Hang ’em high
After a little negotiation & some saving, I have now purchased the picture of my Mantis that adourned the MOC stand at this year’s Classic Car Show at the NEC. It’s an interesting combination of a photograph & arty ‘touching up’. The detail is very good close up, with the wheels coming out particularly well. Not too bad given the pictures were taken on a very grey, drizzly day.
Self-opening door fixed, but… Ouch!
Well who knew that replacement door latches from the 1986-1989 Escort/Orion are like rocking-horse shit?! Getting a Google Whack when looking for replacement bits for your car is not a good thing! I finally bit the bullet & ordered an offside latch from Marcos Heritage Spares, but not cheap. You would think with it being from the Ford parts bin (& God knows how many Escorts & Orions they sold in the late eighties) there would be plenty but it seems thirty years ago is now considered ‘ancient’ in the world of car parts. Oh well! The local garage, Needhams, replaced the latch but was unable to swap out the striker bar as it is well & truly stuck in the bodyshell. The great news is that the problem seems to be fixed & I can go round corners without being tensed up to grab hold of my door on left hand bends or exiting roundabouts! Fingers crossed that is the last of this summer’s ‘hiccups’ & the car will pass its MOT to usher in some summer motoring.
Why you should not gamble…
Oh well! Needed to pop into Manchester this afternoon. Wasn’t too hot & went the long way round to maximise motorway time & therefore airflow to radiator. Worked until I was off in the city then, with fans not working, this again!
