Chapter 1 Owner's report

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Friday 14th Jan was an exciting day (apart from being my birthday). James went down to Jeff Colmer for his resurrection. We borrowed the Southern Clubs car trailer for this. Now…. it has 2 wheels, but 4 are better – 2 are not illegal here, but may be abroad (I’m not sure). It has no ramps, but we had them and scaffolding planks so it was OK – well I say that but James’ wheels were bent so getting him on was difficult. The trailer was barely wide enough for the wheels but after a lot of pushing and shoving James was fixed. The back wheels only just rested on the trailer and the rest overhung in thin air. (How they got a Triumph Herald or Spitfire on there I don’t know)

Jeff and his friend Mike, whose Transit it was doing the towing, were very worried about the 70 mile trip However they got to Romsey. I think the trailer is fine for a car in bits eg a chassis or body shell (even they’d overhang the trailer – ed.) but I have serious doubts about long trips with a complete car.

            Gill