Woa, well that’s been a bit of a week. Things are hotting up in the sale of Mum’s house. We are hoping to complete by the end of August, fingers crossed. If anything it’s the lawyers that come with the auction house we used who are going to slow things up. It’s a shame. Whenever anything happens the companies we deal with always ring my brother because he’s the bloke but I’m the clued up one… although to be honest, it’s a very low bar. Mwahahargh.
Anyhooo, it’s all hands to the pump so this next week I’ll be down to Mum’s once, at least, I fear I may have to go on Friday too, although I’m not sure. One thing that is lovely is that we’ve been able to leave a lot of stuff for the new owners because they want it, which is great. I just have to make sure I can sort that out with the house clearers so nothing they shouldn’t have gets taken away. It’s all go. I’ll need to make a couple of trips to get down there and back.
Other news … we went to a car show this weekend at a school near us (Culford). There were some cracking cars there, old MGs, a lot of Lotuses… Loti? including some elites which were wonderful. One of the joys of an event like this is often as much the cars parked in the car park as the ones on display. Here are some belters.
This was parked a few feet from us. Likewise this one (see below).
This is the same model as McOther’s Car That He Didn’t Get Rid Of When He Bought A New Car because … why would he. Then there was this one …
A Lancia Fulvia, I think. This was one of its first outings since the guy restored it. It wasn’t entered into the display it was just there in the car park. Along with this Jag which looks like an automotive tribute to neck rolls. Phnark.
In the display section, there was my (almost) favourite Ferrari, this is a 328 GTS and my fave is the 308 GTS, although I also like the B512 but it’s a bit splitting hairs. Ferraris have got too big for me now, but the smaller 1980s ones are all gorgeous.
When it comes to small sports cars though, few things are lovelier than this … no wings on this model of course.
No wings…
That’s 4 inches narrower than a 1960s mini, which, probably makes it about 4ft wide. It might not even have a problem keeping to one side on a cycle path. Then there were some Lotus elites, which, interestingly, had more switches and dials on the dash than my 2012 Lotus.
And last but not least … the Dad’s Army museum is not far from us and they had brought Jones’ van which was one of the coolest things ever.
That little curtain over the window in the back of the cab and the holes to stick the guns out. Open, two three, guns out, two three, aim, two three, fire! Or something along those lines in The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones. Worth looking up as it’s hilarious.
Bizarrely that was one of the most evocative things I saw the entire day. I did enjoy Dad’s Army though and when my Dad had Alzheimer’s it was the thing that used to bring him back. We’d watch Dad’s Army together and guffaw. It is incredibly good. I still find it really funny. I’d kill to write comedy like that. It’s funny but it’s also so well observed.
Other than that, over the next couple of weeks I will mostly be completing on Mum’s house. If we can get it sold and finished before August, and holiday time, starts in earnest it will be fantastic.
On another note, I think England are possibly about to loose the football, but they have acquitted themselves extremely well. And Spain are a bit good but England, who looked really pedestrian and boring in other matches suddenly came good and played really well … it’s just that Spain are playing like … I dunno … Brazil? Three great goals and England did well to hold them to two one I think. So there we are.
Until next time!