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Phil Murrell, Wendy and I put on a small display at Hailsham Wyevale Garden Centre today We were joined by one of the Garden Centre employees and his collection of petrol cans plus a couple of cars, a rather nice Rover P6 and an equally smart early 90's BMW 3 Series. Here's some photos...

The rally went well and the weather stayed fine, but a little breezy. Breezy being an understatement. I now have a wind burnt mush. Up early Saturday morning and arrived at the site at 6-30am. Trailer loaded with the C-81, C-121 and stuff for the auction. I was going to take the Teagle Hedge Trimmer but couldn't fit it on the trailer. Saturday was spent unloading auction things as people brought them in and eating bacon rolls. Had a couple of pints in the bar then in bed by 10pm. Bed being a padded bench in the club mobile office. Sunday up a 5am and off to unlock gates and take up my post at the exhibitors gate for 6am. The cars and motorcycles entered by another gate further on. Locked the gate at 10am as that was the time the show started. Had a quick look at auction stuff that had arrived that morning, but nothing really caught my eye. For the first time for a while, I managed to have a good look round. So some photo's. We had 11 entries in the horticultural class. Some you may recognize.

Update : I decided that this would be a good opportunity to experiment with electrolysis. I do not know what sort of unholy witchcraft is happening in that bucket, but several rollers are already free, with NO effort on my part and expenditure to the ruinous sum of 65p for soda crystals!. I think this is the future.......

Loafer at Wyevale Garden centre today...

I have not had a lot of time recently but we have managed to get a little done. Another Iain and Joseph video update, short one this time Iain

Fantastic find Chris, I really can't believe the gems that keep appearing. That is exactly what I was told by an expert in the US It will look great once you have finished with it Iain

Spent my usual Tuesday rummaging though the brambles and to my surprise this got uncovered from it's hiding place

Jonathan (expeatfarmer) got third place with his MG2, Callender Plooman second with his Auto Culto and myself first with the C-81.

Looks like you had a good display of stuff, sorry I couldn't make it

Getting there Iain & Joseph, SLOWLY but surely.

Merry tiller tool frame Chris The frame is upside down atm

Popped along to my local rally in Monmouth this morning. The amount of exhibits on display seems to be declining each year sadly, but there was still quite a bit to see. I even spotted an old Cavalier in the carpark. Its the first one apart from mine that ive seen on the road for several years!

Back in 99 and 2000 I had a g reg and a h reg hatch cavalier, but due to my age and insurance they were only 1.6's still went well and averaged 42 mpg. At present I've got a m reg 2 ltr cavalier, a one owner from new and only 46 k with full main dealer service history. Just like a new car but without the stupid electronics that go wrong, no expensive dual mass flywheels and more importantly no depreciation, I gave £600 for it and already have had a few people offering me over a grand. when I photod the cadet and tarpen I thought of you lol. There was another cadet there but checking through my camera I don't seem to of snapped it.

These arrived this morning in my postbox. Many Thanks to Titch for a brilliant job , i spose I'd better get my paint brush out.