Author Topic: 6th Annual Vintage Stony - 1st Jan 2015. (Read 1549 times)

F Body · « **on:** December 30, 2014, 06:16:34 am »

First show of 2015

Market Square & Cofferidge Close Stony Stratford

An informal gathering of Vintage and Classics Cars and Motorcycles between 10-00 am and 2pm on Thursday 1st January

http://www.stonystratford.gov.uk/Events/6th_Annual_Vintage_Stony_2015/6th_Annual_Vintage_Stony_2015

Umm 90 mile round trip in an open car that cruises at 30mph and does 13mpg

art b · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2014, 11:34:00 am »

its local for most of ya...

i'll be too pissed to drive ...

FUBAR · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2014, 12:27:04 pm »

Too Hungover / tired from working the night before.

Too much Road Salt

Roadkill · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2014, 01:34:37 pm »

Staying over in London again for New Year's . . .

F Body · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2014, 02:45:00 pm »

Well had the Model T out for three hours this morning

Dropped in on Jamie and gave his kids a ride around who seemed concerned that they aren't any seatbelts

I told them to be more worried about not having any brakes

art b · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2014, 04:01:59 pm »

Incursus · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2014, 05:20:54 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Staying over in London again for New Year's . . .

F Body · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2015, 06:05:06 am »

Damn there is a 05:30am on New Years Day !

Had a serious grinding issue yesterday with the right hand off side drive shaft, got the hub off yesterday and their is excessive end float, allowing the hub to grinding on the shaft housing.

Made a fibre spacer last night and am going to fit now, according to the model T forum that should solve the issue for a few hundred miles, but it's caused by excessive wear in the shaft woodruff key

This means that sooner rather than later the woodruff key will shear leaving me with no power and no parking brake

So I'll be as gentle with the 98 year old Gal as possible, but seeing as the clutch is either on or off it's Stony Stratford or bust

art b · « **Reply #8 on:** January 01, 2015, 12:57:16 pm »

good luck with it marty ...

i hope you get a few peeps out there and have a good day ,

i would have gone to the ace cafe ..

mind you would you go on the m1..

F Body · « **Reply #9 on:** January 01, 2015, 03:52:29 pm »

Well what an awesome day, the Model T made it there and back without a problem. Yeah she spat out some oil and a little coolant and the starter motor packed in before I even left the house, but at least it has a starting handle

Yes it was cold, wet and slow and I held lots of people up, but they all smiled and waved, it's that kind of car

Pictures here :

http://s29.photobucket.com/user/fbody007/slideshow/Stony%20Stratford%20010115?sort=2

Would I do it again ? In a heartbeat

F Body · « **Reply #10 on:** January 01, 2015, 03:59:14 pm »

Quoting: art b

i would have gone to the ace cafe ..

mind you would you go on the m1..

Illegal for it to travel on a motorway because it can't maintain the minimum speed of 40mph :walk:

I also seemed to be the only vintage car using the A5 with an orange flashing beacon, apart from the safety aspect so drivers can see a slow moving vehicle as they bare down on you at 70mph plus, again it's a legal requirement on dual carriageways posted at 40mph and above

Mind you I couldn't actually see jack on the way home because of the dirty spray from the vehicles passing me

art b · « **Reply #11 on:** January 01, 2015, 04:19:43 pm »

great piccys

and a cracking turnout for the winter ,

well done on your attendance martini...

Incursus · « **Reply #12 on:** January 01, 2015, 05:59:18 pm »

Jo · « **Reply #13 on:** January 01, 2015, 07:27:12 pm »

Was good, we got there a little late but there were still some great cars there.

F Body · « **Reply #14 on:** January 02, 2015, 04:34:54 pm »

Quoting: F Body

Umm 90 mile round trip in an open car that cruises at 30mph and does 13mpg

Just worked out yesterdays fuel consumption

16.55mpg

Now one might think that with the six gallon tank that would give me a range of 99 miles ?

The answer is YES and NO !

YES if the ground is flat, but NO if you want to drive up hills because the tanks needs to be at least half full

Remember this is a car where less is more, i.e no fuel pump, no oil pump, no water pump, no oil filter, no air filter and no distributor