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I think the USA ton is 2000 pounds, so that bit is right. And of course Americans don't understand kilogrammes.

"get the pride and joy in" - it's the 'in' that's the problem. When it lives on the street, in cold wet England, non-essential tinkering must wait till we see the sun again.

I used to collect wood for an elderly friend. He died a year ago, and I still look longingly at any logs I see, but they won't fit into my gas fire!

There is a threaded hole in the drum, and if you still have the little screws which hold the drum in place, remove them, screw one into the threaded hole, and it will force the drum off. You still need to get at the opposite side and help it off with a long lever. When you put the drum back...

If you look at the picture, Rattlegun's landy has larger round rear lights, with a clear section below. The black light like you have is additional on his.

I have heard tales about electric handbrakes. A nice big lever is so much more reassuring.

that looks a good bit of welding: well done to you both

That'll never heel

I echo that. I ran a 4.203 years ago, and I loved it. Good to see such dedication!

Th Cuthbertson ran so swift and smooth! Worth watching just to see that in action. :)

Think ahead "where the h*ll did I put that 16mm spanner?"

1974

Does anyone know: you don't need an MoT because of the vehicle's age; you take it for an MoT for peace of mind; it fails on, say, one number plate light u/s. Is it then off the road, or can you continue to drive it, and just replace the bulb?

The 'project vehicle' in the Haynes manual looks like a series 2 with lights added in the wings, not so neat as your example.

The earlier ones had a filler plug - why did they change? Was it supposed to be 'sealed for life'?

"i personally find any swb models generally too small for anything i want a landy for" well, they are good at going round corners in one attempt, unlike the LWB!

"if you use the solid round bonnet prop" that's the broomstick then?

drool...

"I'd quite like a shop selling old fashioned British Standard Whitworth taps and dies, but I doubt if I'd get many customers" I'd be one, so long as you had BA as well.

"I'm looking after my 8 year old grandson." - well small hands can be very useful for some of those fiddly jobs. Look on the positive side!