The mostly dull, few years story of my ownership of a 1954 Austin A40 Somerset. From buying her on 25th Aug 2013 to selling her and her being taken away on 22nd April 2017. For my own interest, but probably much to the amusement of any long established Austin enthusiasts who stumble across this. And if reading my stories of joy (and woe) is any use to any newbie like me who is thinking of getting into something similar then that's a bonus.
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Frosty -4°!!! - Just a start and warm up
I don't often start Amy up and not drive her anywhere, over all the time I have had her I've only done it very rarely.
I don't really see the point, some people do it to keep their classics ticking over, but if she's started - why not drive her somewhere is my motto!
But today, hmmm it's MINUS 4°. A lovely day but too cold to bother, just for the sake of it.
Having said that, the last time she drove in such conditions was a couple of years ago when I took her to Reading in Dec 2014.
So today I just wanted to see if all would still be OK at such cold temperatures.
Easy!! No problem, she started an absolute dream and warmed up, revved and ticked over nicely. I just left her long enough to see the water temp come up and all the frost to melt on the bonnet and left it at that.
Austin - you CAN depend on it!!
She sure looks pretty, with Christmassy frost on the windows! :
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