Post by kevin2306 on Jul 30, 2013 11:28:03 GMT
so, i used to love doing classic and veteran shows with my norton commando until kiddies came along. recently, as my brood have started to become more independent (now 14 and 16) i have had thought of returning to the classic scene but with a car this time.
been mooching round at all sorts (mainly high priced junk!) but nothing grabbed me. the nice cars were all way to expensive.
was chatting to my 83 y/o dad last week. i mentioned looking for an old car and he said his old mate trevor(also 83) still had a car that he bought as 2nd owner back in 1967.
i gave him a bell and, as all things that are meant to be, gave him a visit yesterday and a deal was done. a few pictures first of this lady as she has been standing since 1989!
so, i used to love doing classic and veteran shows with my norton commando until kiddies came along. recently, as my brood have started to become more independent (now 14 and 16) i have had thought of returning to the classic scene but with a car this time.
been mooching round at all sorts (mainly high priced junk!) but nothing grabbed me. the nice cars were all way to expensive.
was chatting to my 83 y/o dad last week. i mentioned looking for an old car and he said his old mate trevor(also 83) still had a car that he bought as 2nd owner back in 1967.
i gave him a bell and, as all things that are meant to be, gave him a visit yesterday and a deal was done. a few pictures first of this lady as she has been standing since 1989!
update from 25.7.2013
inished work handy tonight, new spark plugs and leads had been delivered so popped down to where the car is stored (same place since 1967 actually).
fitted the plugs and fitted the new leads, bought them off the interweb and i must say im not very happy with the quality so they will be a temp fitment until i can source some better ones..probably some magnacor in black.
anyways, she is now running lovely. took the air filter housing off so i could get penetrating oil on all the essential bits and pieces.
so, with her running smoothly i noticed that if i pumped the brake (automatic box here) i could get a bit of a pedal. the handbrake seemed to be working but the brakes were jammed on.
decided to chock the wheels and see if i could select drive. (car has been stored in neutral)
tentatively applied the handbrake and put her into drive, had that satisfying drop in revs and you could feel the drive selected. back into neutral and into reverse..alls well so far. ended up trying all selections and all is well.
still running lovely, into drive...brakes jammed, into reverse and drive a few times and ...forward we go...shes moving for the 1st time since 1989!!.
didnt push her too much, just up and down the yard a few times then the fuel pipe from the petrol pump to the car decided it had had enough and split..so ended the trials..great feeling and a bit closer to getting her back to my workshop in a few weeks
hope you enjoy the pics
kev
update from 27.7.2013
been doing some research over the last few weeks into the history of my singer vogue.
i already know its history since 1967 as the man i bought it off had it since then (he died last friday which is sad) but i have managed to find out that it was owned from new by a Mr Baden Caldecott of Caldecott & Sons, Undertakers in Wrexham
www.funeraldirectorswrexham.co.uk/
it was his personal car. he passed away a while back unfortunately but i have spoken to his son who remembers the car and is looking for some pictures from this period..awesome
kev
been mooching round at all sorts (mainly high priced junk!) but nothing grabbed me. the nice cars were all way to expensive.
was chatting to my 83 y/o dad last week. i mentioned looking for an old car and he said his old mate trevor(also 83) still had a car that he bought as 2nd owner back in 1967.
i gave him a bell and, as all things that are meant to be, gave him a visit yesterday and a deal was done. a few pictures first of this lady as she has been standing since 1989!
so, i used to love doing classic and veteran shows with my norton commando until kiddies came along. recently, as my brood have started to become more independent (now 14 and 16) i have had thought of returning to the classic scene but with a car this time.
been mooching round at all sorts (mainly high priced junk!) but nothing grabbed me. the nice cars were all way to expensive.
was chatting to my 83 y/o dad last week. i mentioned looking for an old car and he said his old mate trevor(also 83) still had a car that he bought as 2nd owner back in 1967.
i gave him a bell and, as all things that are meant to be, gave him a visit yesterday and a deal was done. a few pictures first of this lady as she has been standing since 1989!
update from 25.7.2013
inished work handy tonight, new spark plugs and leads had been delivered so popped down to where the car is stored (same place since 1967 actually).
fitted the plugs and fitted the new leads, bought them off the interweb and i must say im not very happy with the quality so they will be a temp fitment until i can source some better ones..probably some magnacor in black.
anyways, she is now running lovely. took the air filter housing off so i could get penetrating oil on all the essential bits and pieces.
so, with her running smoothly i noticed that if i pumped the brake (automatic box here) i could get a bit of a pedal. the handbrake seemed to be working but the brakes were jammed on.
decided to chock the wheels and see if i could select drive. (car has been stored in neutral)
tentatively applied the handbrake and put her into drive, had that satisfying drop in revs and you could feel the drive selected. back into neutral and into reverse..alls well so far. ended up trying all selections and all is well.
still running lovely, into drive...brakes jammed, into reverse and drive a few times and ...forward we go...shes moving for the 1st time since 1989!!.
didnt push her too much, just up and down the yard a few times then the fuel pipe from the petrol pump to the car decided it had had enough and split..so ended the trials..great feeling and a bit closer to getting her back to my workshop in a few weeks
hope you enjoy the pics
kev
update from 27.7.2013
been doing some research over the last few weeks into the history of my singer vogue.
i already know its history since 1967 as the man i bought it off had it since then (he died last friday which is sad) but i have managed to find out that it was owned from new by a Mr Baden Caldecott of Caldecott & Sons, Undertakers in Wrexham
www.funeraldirectorswrexham.co.uk/
it was his personal car. he passed away a while back unfortunately but i have spoken to his son who remembers the car and is looking for some pictures from this period..awesome
kev
