New Vredestein 205/70 R14. Glad to get rid of the low quality white wall tires that it came with (and they were ancient too). White wall tires are not at home on a 70ies car in my opinion.
The fog light will be straightened this weekend...
"Clayed" - is that the same as when I say rubbing? A compound that has a very fine abrasing function? Your result looks smashing by the way. I always use rubbing the first time I get an old vehicle and it is oxidized. Then a good quality wax - is that what you call "compounded"? This language barrier...
I really do like your hubcaps and I am planning for a set of steel wheels with hubcaps (with white infill of course). Funny how things change. For the better part of my automotive life I have changed from steel rims to aluminum and now when I get a car that has the original optional alu-wheels (14" 6,5) I want the steel ones. The same with the tyres - I have always wanted white wall tyres on vintage cars. Now I feel that they are out of place on a 70ies car. Narrow white wall on a 60ies car is nice but in the 70ies - who really used it? I believe I am going for Vredestein Classic Sprint as the tyres need to be changed anyway. There are nothing wrong with the thread on the present set but they are just too old for comffort.
A first for me, today. I spied a Fisker Karma before I knew what it was. In heavy traffic, but I was able to catch up with it to be able to see the insignia, and the Karma name. Swish, I thought! But reading the reviews by a number of drivers and owners, I came away rather unimpressed, owing to the fact that it is a $100,000.00 + car. And perhaps built in China, which might explain the apparent quality control concerns that I read about. But a beauty, anyway.
A first for me, today. I spied a Fisker Karma before I knew what it was. In heavy traffic, but I was able to catch up with it to be able to see the insignia, and the Karma name. Swish, I thought! But reading the reviews by a number of drivers and owners, I came away rather unimpressed, owing to the fact that it is a $100,000.00 + car. And perhaps built in China, which might explain the apparent quality control concerns that I read about. But a beauty, anyway.
An eclectic mix at a fete in the south of France, it must be an age thing but I could quite fancy a nice one but then I remember the Scottish weather 馃檨
I well remember following one of these on the old A47 at a steady 35mph (28 on the few uphill bits and maybe a bit more downhill) praying to every deity known to man for them to build a dual carriageway while choking on the exhaust fumes. A decent gang of Irish navvies could probably have rebuilt the road in the time it took me to follow that thing from King's Lynn to Swaffham.
Spotted one on a site with its albeit small caravan 馃槻 It was certainly a beautiful looking setup all perfectly colour co-ordinated but unless they had shoehorned in a larger motor I shudder to think how it managed on the hills 馃う
