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The Classic Marque

This chap, Frank Clarici, restored or refurbished his cars to a very reasonable standard. Not trailer queen show cars by any means, but tidy jobs. I guess the main point was that he got on with them, working hard in spare time from his full time joinery job and his family - I believe he had 2 kids.

I know when progress on my Frogeye lagged and threatened to stall I took his advice. Doing ...

Most interesting l thought....and l too agree with the comment about using the cars as intended. Mine looks like it was painted by Stevie Wonder but l drive it all year round and when it breaks l fix it and drive it some more. It's 60 years old so you'd expect it to be scuffed and scutty and it doesn't disappoint: it wears its battle scars with dignity and a mark of its life. That said...it's hors...

GuyW,

Thanks for posting that, quite a good read IMO. I chuckle when I hear 'California car', southern California is dry but northern California can be quite wet so it depends on what part of the state a car is from.

He said,

"I also use them as they were intended and I don't worry about a
chip in the paint or a mechanical breakdown."

I think that's the difference.

There are 'restorations' and there are 'repairs'.

I've lost count now of the number of times I've been asked if I'm going to 'restore' mine. ? To what? As it came out of the factory? Why would I want to do tha...

Spridget Timely Restoration

What is a "Timely" restoration?
3 years? 1 year? a couple months?
For me it seems to be a few months.

Last year I took a rolling Frogeye sprite and totally restored it in
under 60 days from the day I trailered it home to the day I rallied it.
This year I picked up a basket case Austin Healey 3000. I bought it June
3rd and entered ...

I am going to post a rather long text on here that some may find worth the read. But first the background. Some 20+ years ago I frequented an email based buletin board of sorts prior to the BBS. Spridgets@autox.com I think it was called. Some may recall it? It was largely USA based with many interesting and knowledgeable people. One, person, Frank Clarici, who was a joiner in real life was well kn...

I've bounced the car up and down and sdideways to make the 1/2 tank of petrol slosh around, and hopefully make more vapour.

I wiped down the paint inside the boot and took all the stuff out before I closed the lid a couple of hours ago.

I've sealed the corner of the boot lid, just in case fumes from the vented cap are somehow seeping in that corner, however unlikely.

I'm...

Thanks. There is a link to email the webmaster under Help, I've done that.

Well, I thought I'd upload a picture just to show how it's done but "Choose File" doesn't work on mine either. I don't know how to notify the Sysop. Jud

Yes, I've got that 'gasket'/collar on mine Guy.

I sealed it to the tank, and put a bit of easily separated pu sealant under the boot floor hole, to seal that too; just in case fumes were somehow coming in that way. Made no difference.

I imagine you could use any bit of closed cell foam to create that collar. A bit of cheap underlay would likely do the job.