All quiet.... apart from the clutch release bearing.

Nothing much to report recently, apart from a few trips to classic car meetings and with a small group of classic vehicle  owners in the local U3A.

An acquaintance, owner of a 1967 Lotus 7, pointed me to a series of local classic car meetings. These are great fun, with lots of interesting cars, even on cold and wet winter days.
http://www.whitelionantiques.co.uk/classic-car-meetings/

The U3A group has it's own microsite, with pictures of some interesting vehicles.
https://sites.google.com/site/camu3aclassicvehicles/home

The Elan has been exercised most weeks, with no major snags. However there is a "release bearing noise" from the gearbox region. This a bit worrying - if it is what I suspect than it's an engine-out job.  That may bring forward the engine rebuild.......

 Starting has been tricky in the cold. Partly because there is a mechanical fuel pump, so it takes a few turns of the engine to prime the carbs. The thick engine oil may not help, although I've filled with 20/50 for the winter. I also suspect that there may be a problem with the battery isolator, as I've had to clean the contacts on that a couple of times. So I've acquired a portable charger / jump start unit, just in case.

We're about to start a major building extension, part of which is the demolishing of the garage in which the Lotus resides. A week before that, the car will be off to Lakeside for it's MOT and some winter fettling. But it won't be there for the whole 3 month period when I won't have a garage.