GeoffSmith wrote:I was never a fan of the yellow wheels on Sy's BRG Stripey but they really do look the part with LRG metallic. It was a pleasure to have it in my mirrors for the best part of 500 miles.
They were also very useful in identifying you when you turned right out of Tesco instead of left.
Sy's old wheels were of of my 1st Jim Clark special many years ago ( as you may remember ) i really loved the look of the LRG metallic back then with the yellow wheels that i had refurbished back from silver to yellow . However the guy who i sold it to didn't like it so much and swapped the wheels out with sy's silver ones . Sacrilege !!. But anyway.
For the latter part of our return journey it was nice to follow your red ar$e too !.
And on the way up being sandwiched between you and Pinky conjures up an image that i had long since forgotten . Having been waiting for the return of my car for so long .It was good to be back driving and even better to be part of a mini convoy when you look forward and look back in the rear view mirror i got to see a " ohh I've got one of those elan's ".
I also could hear Rambo saying "just get out and drive it before the summer ends ", which it kinda has . But in doing so i lost a fair few of my hang ups - as in the cars paint work is not so great ( at the moment ) but actually i didn't care too much. Pretty much the same as when i got a scratch and stone chips in the paint work , i didn't care to much ... Now after the paintwork 2nd go i may get a bit more knit picky about it . though I'm thinking not . i just want it to look nice and get out and drive it and use it as a nice looking car - not just a show piece. Its the overall edition i first loved all those years ago . I now have one again which is mechanically sound and future proofed underneath . As for the rest its work in progress. It does give plenty of smiles per hour and is part of a much bigger thing that brings another important part of the car ownership which is the club. LEC is a great place to be part of for the social aspect. We have a great bunch of owner / drivers all with an excellent ability to chat about all kinds of stuff not just elan related in dusty carparks . Helping others fix their cars is as rewarding too . This is a club that gets involved and gets their hands dirty and if they aren't they are watching , learning and boiling up the kettle . I look forward to many more years of ownership for all of these reasons. see you all at the next event.
Jim Clark S2 - 1/12. The one with the Yellow spoke wheels . No 613 on dash (pushed in to factory in wrong order 615 on tub)