Carrier found in Norfolk yesterday 21/12/2010

[shaun]

Im sure yours will soon be flying together Richie. i just happen to be in one of those lucky lines of work that gives me the time. Lets just say the oil that came out of my axle was not in a good state so it had to be stripped.

Any way the weather was nice today so it was "Track bashing time !" ( also know as finger nipping , only got one today so not to bad ). Well thats the tracks on now to get the engine run up - then the wiring (YUK i hate that bit of a resto )

[andrew honychurch]

its looking superb Shaun, amazing transformation. But please can you clean the lens on your camera

[shaun]

Ta Andrew, i wish i could clean the lens, its my phone camera and im waiting for the upgrade - its scratched to bug**ry as you can see.

[gordon]

... for a 21st December picture to show how it has improved in a year.

Don't suppose it'll be driving by then?

[eddy8men]

gordons post made me go back to the first page and look at how it was less than a year ago, i'm amazed at what a great job you've done since you yanked it out of that hedge, especially when you consider how much was missing. good on yer ! another carrier saved for posterity.

all the best

rick

[shaun]

Gordon thats the aim mate- to drive it out of the workshop on the 21st Dec . i have all the engine ancills prepared ready to go on, i have just started the wiring. So fingers crossed. Thanks for the coments Rick - i want to see it sitting next to yours at the W&P show next year mate !!

[gordon]

Well done Shaun, I'm sure you'll do it.

We need folk like you bringing down the average rebuild time - I've been working on some of my stuff for 20 years, but no rush, eh?

In case you find the name vaguely familiar, I was at Beltring years back with Geoff and Sean Spencer from Canada, and was with the other Sean when he was talking carrier with you. Like Sean I'm a snow stuff person, but Sean has snow stuff and a carrier, of course.

Looking forward to pic on 21st. I'm sure there's no reason to take it back ( loads of miles? ) and park it beside the bit of hedge, but that would be an even nicer touch....

BTW, your Daimler Mk1 was never in Scotland, was it? I have a bit of history on a pair, a Mk1 and Mk 2, that were in Scotland 25 years back, the Mk1 went to the Cavern collection and I lost track of it after that.