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Cool. I'm still trying to get to the car with some chisels. My plan's to send the chassis number to the DVLA for the log book. If it has any owners, they'll look for them & if they don't reply in four weeks, car's mine. If it still has an owner, I'll track them down & make an offer if it's d...

Thought I'd mention it on here but I've found a car in my town that tickles my fancy. A Mk3 Cortina 1600 L Automatic Estate, K reg (1971) in white & has been left abandoned in an old garage. As soon as I can, I'll post pics & keep you informed of whether I get it or not. Cheers

I am open for commissions if anybody is interested. I charge £15 & you can have anything you like in the piece. Could be flat or full colour, plain or landscaped background, the choice is all yours. Payments are done via paypal & if you're interested, send me a message

Keep the buffers. They're part of the coach's charm & personality

Yep, I'm right. I have many faults but being wrong is an intermittent one

It may have something to do with that Lyn was a locomotive made by the American Baldwin company

That looks really good. For the price too, it's a very tempting offer. It would look awesome in HNGR Brick red & Slate Grey being towed behind my Agnus

It would be nice to bring Agnus home, much like how Alice is going back to Llanberis

Nah, I just like the look of Ramsbottom safety valves

Spot on. If the wheels aren't quartered correctly, the engine would have a dead spot &, like the term suggests, it would stop dead

Agnus is due to have her wheels repainted What colour are they going to be painted? Currently got a set of modified wheels in the workshop which I hope will stop the loose axle syndrome - these are being spray painted with 2 coats of Acid #8 Etch Primer followed by a couple of coats of Holts Carmin...

I dunno, all I care about is "Does it work" & "is it any good". The answer is yes to both of those for me. Not bad for an old IBM CRT monitor

Do you know if the wheels have been quartered properly?

For treating, wont Creosote or ordinary paint with varnish do? Most benches are a dark brown anyway from being treated

-insert Greengrass eye twitch here- better get saving then. I want an uprated safety Valve for "Agnus" but I don't want a standard off the shelf Item. I want a Ramsbottom safety Valve because I think they look awesome. I'd also like a long burning Meths burner to boil more water. I'm hopin...

Tempting. What kind of costs are involved?

What's wrong with a copper tube with a bit of Brass on the top?

Don't say anything please!! Like Arthur Daley, I can't stand physical pain. He'll skin me

I think it was maroon or something. It was a while back, at least a couple of years. It was the first year I was on this forum

That looks like a cracking day. I particularly like "Sir Compton" & "Glyn". I'd love to have a Glyn Valley tram but I've still got "Agnus" to keep me happy. Another thing for the list of places for when I get a car. I've actually been to Llechfan before but it was a...