Watch this space....

If anoyone wonders why there have been no posts of late, blame 'We're all in it together Dave' and his chums. Comissioning the Stanley suspended due to imminent restructuring redundancies at work. Should know by the Autumn if we have to sell it on.

Valves

Lots of them on the car, must make sure I know what all of them do....including the one on the steering columner, those under the front the floorboards, under the driver's seat, under the bonnet, at the front of the car, at the driver's side of the car, and underneath the car.....

Instruction Number One.....

Is Read the Instructions - so copies of Stanley Manuals are on order from the Steam Automobile Club of America online store.

Meanwhile still trying to source Hexane.

Rain or Shine

Been speaking about getting  a new  hood frame and hood made  for the car, any open car in a UK summer will need one sooner or later.....the original hood had vanished by 1950.

Fuel for the Fire

Hexane......we need 25 litres of it for a start. Its the best fuel for the pilot burner of the car. Todays task was to check local supplier. Watch this space.

Beginning of the end or end of the Beginning....

At the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain SW Section St David's Day lunch yesterday fellow members asked if our 1914 Stanley steamer was ready yet. They have been asking this for several years.....the car naturally taking twice as long and costing twice as much to restore as originally thought.

I made a rash commitment, to get it to the section main event in June.