Any suggestions for good sources of Capri spares? Particularly body
panels. We've finally got round to starting the restoration of ours!

I'm asking for a friend of mine - a new owner of this model.
1600 motor, Weber carbs, points ignition, manual choke.
The car refuses to start on the self starter when warm. If pushed
it'll start right away. He's changed the starter motor to no avail.

A reminder to anyone within striking distance that the Ashover Classic
Car show takes place on Sunday 20th July.
It used to be organised by the Vintage Austin Register, though I noticed

I have observed white- green crystalline fur around the positive
terminal of the battery in my car. Does anyone know what it is, and how
it gets there?
thanks

I'm looking for an ashtray to fit a 1966 E-Type;  in view of William Lyons'
reluctance to spend money I'm sure it was an off-the-shelf part rather than
specifically designed for that particular car, so probably appeared in
various othe cars of that period.

I have just taken possession of a Minor 1000.  It started first time and
I drove home (about 10 miles) with no problems at all.  I switched off
the engine to use the keys to lock the boot, then started it up to park
it a bit more tidily.

Folks,
I need to replace the electric fuel pump on the DS. It's non-original:
fitted by the last owner in South Africa to refill the carb after long
periods of standing in the hot sun of KwaZulu Natal and now jolly

Been away, just catching up, managed to lose all messages.  Therefore going
from memory.  I hate Bill Gates.
As I recall the OP (or his local trimmer) was worried about fitting to
compound curves  Some years ago I helped a friend with a rolling

A pal of mine has a Daimler Dart (SP250) with a rather scruffy hard
top. He's been wondering what to do with it, and is now thinking of a
vinyl covering. OK, it's dangerously reminiscent of spivvy Mark 2 Jags
of the 60's and crappy Hillmans from the 70's, but in this case I

I was giving this some thought on a long drive (Dumfries to
Wensleydale and back) and here's what I came up with ...
To run, a nice simple old engine like the Minor's needs ...
a) Compression

I'm in the process of fixing a few things in my '78 Spitfire and I'm
having problems removing the tachometer.
The question is: how do you remove the last of the 3 cables plugged
behind the tacho, as shown below?  I tried unscrewing the metal socket

Sorry, deleted original thread about the Minor cutting out or not starting
when warm.
My money is on the petrol filler cap.  Had exactly the same problem years
ago.  Blamed the fuel pump initially, as it was seriously hot and famously

I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14 and had
the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend doing  the
floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I find that the
majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on a ...

Does anybody know if there's a leak-sealing product that can be used on
older cars to keep the rain _outside- rather than letting it find its
way _inside_ ??
My '64 Morris Traveller has one or two little places where persistent

I have just bought two! new dry batteries for my MGA and some bottles of
acid.
Can anyone suggest what precautions I should take.
My wife shall be getting nitrile gloves for me and I shall at last find