PhilJ W

Thanks, thats the one I was looking for. The drivers were only 4' 6" to give you an idea of how small it was.

Whilst looking for the pic I came across this:- https://www.pinterest.co.uk/jpmentertainmnt/rail-inspection-cars/

I was looking for the photograph of the 1849 Eastern Counties Railway 2-2-2 inspection locomotive. I couldn't find it but I came across this similar machine. The ECR one was a lot shorter with only one compartment and was a 2-2-2. It was also low slung like the above illustration and the locomotive portion is almost identical.

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. The change in the weather bought Arthur Itis out to play so a brace of Nurofen has been taken. Filled the car up earlier when I went to Tess Coes, the price of petrol seems to be going up almost daily and thats without the usual summer holiday price hike. When I was commuting by car there was a noticeable rise in the price of petrol whenever the school summer holidays arrived. Tea has brewed so be back later.

Seeing as it was a Mini that probably was the subframe.

It was because Orford Ness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and moving the lighthouse would damage that. Apparently an SSSI trumps a grade II listing by English Heritage. Also the building was liable to collapse if moved as it has no foundations, only a concrete pad laid direct on the shingle which the sea was undermining.

Very helpful, I have a Hyundai and all models can use E10 without any problem.

The RU registrations were issued by Bournemouth from August 1962 until January 1964. IIRC several coach operators there had new coaches with such registrations. Its likely that it came from an old coach that was either scrapped or given an 'age related' registration. If you wish to transfer a registration the donor vehicle must have a valid MoT which means that several preserved vehicles have been scrapped because the registration matches someone's initials. I would love to have the registration that was on my first car, scrapped many years ago but DLVA will not allow it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53263525

Happy anniversary Baz.

I have a couple of the Classix horseboxes. They come with a selection of towing hooks designed to fit the Classix car and van range. Has anyone fitted these hooks to the Oxford Land Rover? There are several different hooks so there's plenty of options depending on which Oxford Land Rover you wish to fit a hook to.

The two places most likely to suffer from rising sea levels in the UK have the most expensive properties. Sandbanks in Dorset and Chelsea Reach in London. The name Sandbanks is a clue to the geology. https://abouthouse.co.uk/most-expensive-houses-in-sandbanks

Morning all from Estuary-Land. A bit nippy this morning but bright sunshine and forecast to stay sunny for most of the day. An added bonus is the pollen levels are down to medium. I'll have to check with the garage that services my car (2008). What is s.p.?

Goodnight all

I passed my test in January 1968 on the second attempt. If I had wanted to as soon as I was 21 I could have driven a heavy goods vehicle. The only vehicles you needed a special licence for were buses and coaches.

I fitted a breakdown crane to the Oxford Land Rover 108. I used the crane from the Cararama Chevrolet wrecker truck.

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Heating has switched itself on again, at least you don't have run the hot taps for ages for the water to heat up. I do believe the Dawn Patrol has visited Stow Maries in the past. Stow Maries is only a half hour drive from where I live and not that far from Mangapps.

More likely a positioning move.

I visited the Shuttleworth collection many years ago. A feature of the show I attended was a flyover by the B-o-B Lancaster, at about 100 feet and it was very loud!

Bit late now, that was nearly three years ago, I've just renewed my licence for the next three years. I don't really need the extra's on my licence anyway.

I seem to recall sidecars advertised with up to five seats (2 adults 3 children). A neighbour had one such sidecar but as I recall the panels were hardboard not plywood. It was of rather flimsy construction and would probably be regarded as unsafe today. This was because of the weight limitation for sidecar combinations of 7 cwt. Any more and it was taxed as a car.

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Just had a call about the shingles and pneumonia jabs, quite honestly I'd forgotten about them so I've made the appointment for the jabs. My cottage in Burnham-on-Crouch built in 1862 had a slate roof. I was living there in 1987 at the time of the great storm. They survived that without damage to the slates themselves but the battens supporting them were a bit past it. Not unexpected with the dislodged slates pulling out the nails (those that hadn't rusted away). When the roofer who did the repairs reckoned that many of the battens were original and 125 years old, as were the slates. At the rear was a scullery extension that was added c. 1920 with artificial slates made from asbestos so as I had to have the flat roof replaced on the 1950's bathroom extension behind the scullery (by now the kitchen) I had both rooves replaced, the scullery with tiles and the flat roof with fibreglass.

Here's a (freelance?) model.

The 'Bug' was a 4-2-4. This one was built for the Viceroy of Egypt, decoration is a little OTT.

Only for testing.