I've just come across another potential problem with my classic insurance. I have a "named driver" on the policy, a chap I have known for years and one of the few people I trust to drive my car.... He wanted to take it (with me) to Castle Coombe for a track day, then use it to take his daughter down to Le Mans. The wording in the policy being impenetrable unless you are a lawyer or Stanley...

A warning to convertible owners - a lot of insurers seem to have put in a clause in their policy under "theft" that the car is not covered if left with the top down or the doors not locked. This is a bit tricky with my MGA which does not have door locks, and as putting the hood up and down is a long business, I often leave it for short periods with just the toneau on. Talking to my broker...

mike dean, mike dean, mikey mikey mike dean the '****e' dean Come out to play 'now' deano, the 'Jezza' is back in town, fancy a meeting with me? .....I do ! ..... I'm gonna have fun this time!

Anyone have experience of doing film or TV work with their classic? There doesn't seem much on the web except for big companies and an outfit called caristhestar.co.uk. Are they any good, or are there others out there? Gordon

I'm looking to find a company that can manufacture replacement items to pattern in stainless steel instead of chrome and mazak. I'm looking for bumpers, overriders, radiator, as well as small brightwork strip. Willing to travel anywhere in UK. All help gratefully appreciated

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4907088.stm Perhaps that rusty old Lada under tarpaulins in the back yard is worth a fortune :-o) Mike.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jim Warren" saying something like: When I lifted off and got the spark back, it obviously ignited the unburnt petrol/air in the exhaust, because 15 feet of yellow flame shot out of my tail pipe, up his bonnet and across his windscreen. He did an...

Anyone had any dealing or contact recently. I get no answer on the phone numbers I have, and have not had an answer for some weeks / months. I know that there had been some problems illness, but I am getting worried now. Particularly as my servos have been with him for some time. Anyone able to shed any light or offer a good contact.

My father may pass on his MG TC to me since he cannot afford to keep it in storage any more. We now have to decide if I take over the storage costs, sell it, or restore it (then maybe sell it). Basically, a small fortune has been spent over the last 40 years keeping this car in a dry garage and we need to be a bit hard-headed about the next stage. The car is complete and was driven into storage...

The next time your other half moans at you for having too many old vehicles cluttering the place up, show her this: http://www.pixaerial.com/scrap_200705211_0561.JPG

"Classic Car Man" wrote in message ... As there is almost nothing to go wrong with them, apart from arcing and shorting, what could cause them to arc or short out? Or are they now just Asian rubbish - as opposed to British Lucas rubbish :-) They seem to be mostly rubbish, I've heard of lots of people having...

bit of a long shot this.... bonnet emblem - big eagle thing, a bit like the Vauxhall Gryphon but without the lion body-parts. Anyone shed any light on what manufacturer this might be? Pic he http://www.flickr.com/photos/jontait2002/528269581/ Thanks for any help.

On 6 Jun, 23:38, Old Codger wrote: Fred Blogs wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:22:15 +0100, Jim Webster wrote: No he didn't, it was Pete the troll. -- Old Codger e-mail use reply to field

On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:28:21 +0100, The dickhead known as (Steve Firth) wrote: who is known to forge headers, badly and always gets caught out http://tinyurl.com/29pqyj A ****** pretending to be Jim Webster wrote: Remember it's that what got you where you are today, more fool your

Does anybody still have yesterday's Sunday Times - specifically the "In Gear" section? On page ten there should be an advertisement for KWE Jaguar (they re-manufacture 1980's Jaguar saloons and XJS, so there is some link to this NG!). I couldn't find it, so assumed it didn't appear, but I've just been told it did. And I've chucked out the paper. I'm quite friendly with the people who run KWE,...

Dear Folks, The thermostat housing on a friends SP250 broke in two last week - on examination it had clearly been cracking for a long time. They are currently out of stock at every supplier he has tried so I am wondering if anyone here could suggest anything which would fit. There are easy, medium and hard bits to the specification ... Easy: It's a bog standard thermostat - same pattern/size as...

I have a '69 MGB Roadster project car that I am slowly restoring. The fuel pump makes an awful racket (tappity-tappity-tappity) constantly and I would like it to stop. The car runs nicely and there doesn't seem to be a problem with fuel delivery. From what I have gathered, it should tap a little when the ignition is initially turned on but should then stop. I have seen postings that mention the...

The Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQ Web pages have been moved. They are located at http://www.batteryfaq.org/. The latest version is 7.0, dated May 28, 2007. The FAQ is consumer oriented with answers to questions about lead-acid batteries for car, motorcycle, power sports, truck, boat, marine, recreational vehicle, solar, and other starting and deep cycle applications. The Web pages also...

I am working on a non commercial web site (links below) parts of which discuss the history of (British) roads and road transport. I have tried to find out about fashions in car design, colouring and ornamentation to show how these have evolved. Anyone care to suggest a list of cars that defined any given decade? That is if you saw one on a photo it would probably give a fair idea of when the...

On 23 May, 11:03, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , Ian wrote: As I understand it, it's legal to use old ones, but not newly made ones in the old style. Where did this information come from? As I understand it, it's down to the age of the vehicle which plates are...