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Probably because of early morning light rain this month's Coffee & Classics @ Needham Market (..a Facebook group) on Monday saw the least number of classic & retro cars to date. The Met Office was spot on with their forecast of a light drizzle forecast to 10:30 and then to dry up. Despite there being more moderns than 'interesting' vehicles it was still a really good meeting with a few cars turning up a bit later. Of course I was in Katie, with Emma (the organiser) taking these ^^ photos, just as the weather brightened up. Refreshingly, it was goo

An excellent breakfast meet this morning at The Cricketers, Eight Ash Green, Fordham Heath, near Colchester. Not an official TR club group event, and so all-comers were welcome. Very good turnout and the weather stayed dry. The breakfast was excellent and great value too. Credit to the staff for feeding 40 or 50 of us, mostly full-English breakfasts of ; x2 eggs, x2 sausage, x2 bacon, black-pudding, beans, tomato and mushroom, x2 hash-browns and toast, juices and hot beverages. An especially big thanks from each of us to Rich C-R for organising it ..and us. I didn't have my camera w

I enjoyed an excellent Falconry display today ...it's also happening tomorrow within Framlingham Castle, Suffolk (c.1190 curtain with towers, and a later but beautiful workhouse building). English Heritage site with a small museum, and a good coffee shop with very tasty fare. Very informative and amazing to see a good selection of birds flying so close. Big thanks to the Falconers. NB., Aside from being a member of EH, I'm not in any way connected. But as I enjoyed it so much.. I'd highly recommended a visit. Pete.

^ Likewise I went to the local East Saxon's meeting on Tuesday evening in Katie ( a 53 miles round trip according to Google maps + a little more because I went into Colchester, twice).. Roof open despite quite a heavy rain shower as I left Ipswich (while driving the rain goes over). Fortunately as forecast the weather dried up as I arrived at the Cricketers, Eight Ash Green. Parked with her lid in place and when i came out there had obviously been only very light rain. Dropped Rich back home in Colchester, and removed the roof to drive home to Ipswich again. Light rain again as

Personally I'd recommend CT1 Adhesive & Sealant. To be found at Tool-Station, Screwfix or whatever, and Car-parts stores, DIY garden centres. A few years ago it was expensive ..but now that it seems to be everywhere the price has halved. Even at the original price I thought it good value. It's a PU-chemical composite sealant (not silicon) which I've found it to adhere exceptionally well, be particularly strong and yet remain flexible. I've used it successfully on leaky / worn-through rubber soles of leather shoes, and under deck-fittings (stanchions and bow rollers) on my boat.

Since having swapped my 4A's rear light bulbs and number plate lamps for LED, I've found I don't need reversing lamps. However, for my Daimler V8, the reversing lamp is a separate bulb within the number plate lamp (situated above the number plate which on the boot-lid) and that now has the LED equivalent of a 55 watt.! Be warned anyone who pulls up behind me at traffic lights with their headlamps badly adjusted

Cheers Nigel - thanks, That doesn't apply to me as I so-very-rarely lock the boot. In fact, if I recall the last time I did so was the evening before the Ambergate TR meeting when I stayed at a hotel in Derby. Always keeping it to one side of the boot suits me better. I wouldn't keep it inside the car because ; a) there's always other stuff (like coats, bags ..and my half-surrey-top-lid) that would inevitably be piled on top of something that's so very rarely used, and b. because if there's flames in the car or under the bonnet, my instinct is to get out of the car quick.! Pete

Nice one thanks., multibuys @ £65 each and free post < link here >.

Try leaving the radio on for the dog, it'll help balance the silence versus the thunder.

may I ask.. what's the danger involved in keeping a fire extinguisher in the boot ?

Good one Rod. Yours has the benefit of free delivery over £100 ..so two or more wins. However there only one left in stock.

Thank you Stuart for the heads up, I'd not heard of these before. I carry a 1 kg extinguisher in the TR, and another in my quirky trailer tent, but they are bulky, and I never realised that their extinguishing time was so short. ..just 8 - 10 seconds ? And so, taking aboard the recommendations I've ordered x3 FireSafetyStick 50s today. The reason for my buying three is that I know - if I had just one, it would be in the other car, or on the boat, or in the garage at home ! Now I have these, and so the other fire extinguishers and fire blankets will distribute around my storage and ho

According to budget, weight and airiness, I used a double-layer of bubble-wrap on the inside of my garage door, that with the foil on one side. I stuck mine on with aluminium tape, the stuff used for ducting. It lasted and performed very well, and it can be done neatly. As this was a home-built detached garage, in an exposed to the wind location - expanding PU foam was used for all the gaps between its corrugated roof and the walls. Builder's door/window frame sealant between the frame and the wall. Lip seals &/or brush kits are readily available to (mostly) seal around the outs

^ very nice ideed .. and looking remarkable similar to rocker-shaft mounting clamps.

Thank you all for your kind comments. I had hoped it would have been a quicker and easier task, even on my own.