3 of team picked up the new steed for 2007 this weekend. My father-in-law kindly lent us his Mondao complete with towbar, we also hired a huge trailer from a local garage....what a beast! I set off early from home to meet PeteMate and Winkle in Winchester for the drive upto Newbury. PeteMate drove so Winkle was camera man for the trip (checkout his handy work in the next post!!!!)
We arrived at Durran's (the seller) in good time. What a top chap, with many tales! He took us for a tour of his and his brothers many car projects, from what I can remember he had the following cars hidden away in various fields and barns, Maserati Bi turbo sallon, Austin Healy Replica, Rover P5, Saab 900 Turbo, Lada Niva, Audi 80 Sallon, Audi 80 Avant, Mk2 Golf GTI, Citreon powered beach buggy, 944 trackday car, 994 powered by a V8 Rover, couple of VW bay's, Damler Dart, various engines, a few boats and a number of trailers. I have a feeling the man can't refuse a project.... he may even have a disorder!!!! I'm sure I have missed a few.
With the tour over it was time to load up the Q, only just fitted on the trailer! The Mondie pulled well, with only a couple of traction problems when pulling out at T junctions. Weather was terrible on the way back, but with time slipping away and the trailer needing to be back for 12.30 we had to press on. No drama's to report and the car is safely on the drive waiting for us to begin its rejuvination.
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