Picture(s) of the day....

[Peter.N.]

The Riley definitely had a preselector box, I was only a kid at the time and had never seen anything like it before. Maybe it was a different one but the Wilson was the only one I had heard of.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

The Riley definitely had a preselector box, I was only a kid at the time and had never seen anything like it before. Maybe it was a different one but the Wilson was the only one I had heard of.

Peter

Riley did use the Wilson pre-selector box according to the chapter and verse of oldclassiccar

https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/library ... lector.htm

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

In the last couple of days I have had to do a couple of lengthy trips, yesterday a return trip to Solihul via Elstree and today a return trip to Leicester. I filled up before setting off yesterday and then again on my return today. The various numbers on these pictures, all taken just before and just after the second fill up, make interesting reading:

Mileage covered on the tank

Trip readings before the refill

Trip readings after the refill

Remember the Legacy is a 2.5 litre petrol all wheel drive car! I am pretty happy with those numbers!!

[Stonehopper]

Of course! - that's the famous Sphinx on the radiator cap. Radiator matches, and going by the only car on that chart has doors that open the same as the one I photographed - It has to be the 'Twelve hp Coachbuilt Saloon'. Only the spare on the running board different. £295 - I'll have one.

Thank you Neil.

Around the same time, Pierre Michelin was looking to mobilise les fermiéres de France. And with the aid of M. Pierres-Jules Boulanger, something entirely different was being drawn up!

http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/ ... ypes-1.htm

[Peter.N.]

The Riley definitely had a preselector box, I was only a kid at the time and had never seen anything like it before. Maybe it was a different one but the Wilson was the only one I had heard of.

Peter

Riley did use the Wilson pre-selector box according to the chapter and verse of oldclassiccar

https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/library ... lector.htm

Regards Neil

I'm glad I can still remember something, my memories of 70 years ago are still quite good - well some of them.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

Digitalis season is upon us

Regards Neil

[Dormouse]

Hi. Thought I would put this picture up. Can anyone guess what the couple with the dog do next?

[Dormouse]

On the same (windy) day out we went over the Cairn O' Mount to Banchory and then along the South Deeside road on to Auchenblae. Here are a flavour of the "high" spots.

I sneaked an electric car in!

This beautiful church is in Drumtochty Glen.

This is the real top of the Cairn not the car park viewpoint.

[myglaren]

They've digitalizated everything, including flowers.
I blame Bill Gates.

[Dormouse]

And just to support my claim that the Angus coast has beautiful beaches.

It was blowy and cold.

But there were children playing in the Water Park - soaked but happy!

Their mum was standing by with a towel and then they wanted ice cream !!!!

[Peter.N.]

Taken at 'The Fleet' Golspie.

[Dormouse]

This was the sunset view from Adrian our caravan

[Dormouse]

Your mention of pre-select box reminded me of one of our mechanics, Jeff, the company took over another business together with its staff, Jeff was a really good mechanic but he liked a drink

He only lived a few hundred yards from the workshop and used to go home for lunch stopping on the way at two pubs.

Our boss who was a strict Methodist strolled into the workshop one afternoon stood a bit close and said "Have you been drinking? " Jeff said "Yes, had a couple at lunchtime."

Boss said, "Go home and come back on Friday for your cards and your pay, cars and alcohol do not mix."

Jeff wandered over to his bench where he had a Wilson box out of a Daimler in a thousand bits and swept it off the bench into a disused pit which contained all the accumulated scrap metal.

"Sort that f-in lot then." said Jeff.

We never did.

Reminds me of when I was "sacked" as the manager of a MG specialist restorer. By the time I had loaded all my tool boxes, body shop boxes and special jigs into my van the workshop was decided bare, especially the MGB that was half way through major sill/floor surgery that I removed all the bracing jigs from.

[Dormouse]

I was never happier to leave a job. Wife and kids were chuffed too because I wasn't sullen and grumpy anymore. Say no more!

[Dormouse]

And as for preselector Wilson boxes - do not try and use the "clutch" and change gear at the same time! Your left ankle will thank you for it. I had two Daimler Consorts with Wilson boxes. Lovely machines.