NEW AIR DUCTING FOR MY WOLSELEY 4/50

Having been looking under the bonnet of my 4/50 whilst doing the recent service, I realised that the air ducting to & from the fresh air heater fan were in pretty poor condition - looking bad & leaking air in & out!  So, I decided to do some Ebay searching for some new ducting to fit the 4" inlet & 3" outlet spigots.  My first trial was with metal flex at the nearest appropriate size, which proved too small to fit the 3" outlet side, but the 4" just about fitted on the inlet with a little cut to splay it slightly.
The metal flex didn't look quite right though, & didn't fit properly anyway, so I went for the neoprene option which comes in 102mm for the 4" & 76mm for 3".  This looks far better, & the 102mm was a good fit, although to get the 76mm on I had to cut out a couple of the wire reinforcement coils & the string binding, & even then it was a real fiddle to get it on.  However, they're both now in place, held tight with new hose clips, so it's looking a lot smarter under the bonnet, & is airtight again!  See below.
Best wishes, Pat Carroll

TIME TO GET YOUR CLASSIC OUT OF THE GARAGE!

Spring has sprung - the sun has come out, & it's time to get your classic out of the garage & on the road!  Time to wash off the winter dust, give it a service, & blow those cobwebs out of the exhaust with a good run out to check that everything's working as it should for the new season.
I've just bought a new can of engine oil, & ordered an oil filter from club stock, so I'll be carrying out a scheduled 3,000 mile service on my 4/50 this week.  So it'll be grease gun filled up, & fluids to check all round as the weather is looking favourable over the next few days.  I'm looking forward to getting in some more miles on my new radial tyres which I put on at the end of last season, as they did seem a real improvement over the old cross plies I had on before.
Enjoy your classic motoring for a new season, & click on our logo to the right to visit our web site.
Best wishes, Patrick Carroll, Club President

 Steering & front suspension getting a good grease-up

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

To all you classic car fans out there, have a very happy 2017, & I hope that you enjoy getting out & about in your classic vehicle during the year.

 For information about our club, please click on the logo on the right to go to our web site.

 Best wishes,

Patrick Carroll,

Club President

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

SUCCESSFUL 2016 UK NATIONAL RALLY AT HATTON COUNTRY WORLD

The Club held it's UK 2016 annual rally over the weekend of 10th - 12th June with a welcome return to Hatton Country World in Warwickshire, & despite some changeable weather, it was dry enough at the right times to enable us to enjoy the Saturday afternoon road run, & have a get together around the display of cars on Sunday afternoon & make the usual awards to the best of each class at the show. Enjoy the rest of the summer - here's some photos from the rally.
Pat Carroll, President

 Grey skies, but quality cars on Sunday

 Saturday afternoon arrivals for the road run

 Back to The Navigation Inn for our road run stop

New radial tyres on my 4/50

On a personal note, driving up to Hatton on damp roads was enough to persuade me to at last give up on my cross ply tyres, & get a modern set of radials.  Looking around & asking Club members, the Vredestein Sport Classics came out well on looks compared to the tall cross plies, & the equivalent size to my old 5.50 x 15's seemed to be 165/R15, so I've now got a full set on all 5 wheels plus brand new inner tubes, & I'm looking forward to a more compliant ride, & to NOT sliding the back end of the car out on wet roundabouts!

CLUB'S 2016 ANNUAL UK RALLY 10th - 12th JUNE

The 6/80 & MO Club is looking forward to our 2016 UK annual rally with a welcome return to Hatton Country World in Warwickshire over the weekend of 10th - 12th June - see details on the club's website at:
http://www.680mo.org.uk/scripts/events.php?parent=The%20Club&banner=Diary%20&%20Events
or visit the Hatton Country World site at: http://hattonworld.com/

Some members will be arriving on the Friday, then on Saturday there will be a road run through the local countryside, & then the main gathering, judging & award presentations will be on Sunday.  Do come if you can, with or without your club car - we look forward to seeing you there.

Photos from our last visit to Hatton in 2014

 Cars leave the rally field for the road run

 

 Mid-way stop on the road run at the Navigation Inn

6/80 & MO Club announces death of Public Relations Officer, Colin Poland

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of our irrepressible Public Relations Officer, Colin Poland, on Good Friday 25th March 2016, after an 18 month battle with cancer.  Colin bounced on to our Club committee at the 2010 AGM, & brought with him an infectious energy, enthusiasm & can-do attitude, and committee meetings were never quite the same – and now can never be the same again.  Colin was just bursting with ideas, & the best bit was that he was ready willing & able to work hard himself to bring those ideas to life. He was just so enthusiastic about promoting our Club, & was forever coming up with new ideas for us to discuss, chew over, & accept or reject.  He will be greatly missed by all his friends in the 6/80 & MO Club & the wider classic car world.  Colin was the driving force behind our Club stand at the NEC shows, & here he is at the show last November - quite poorly by this stage, but just chuffed to bits to be there on the Club stand.  Goodbye Colin, & thanks for enriching our lives.