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Nevsmini wrote:
That's fantastic JC. All that hard work/research has paid off.

Pete wrote:
Patience is a virtue with car research Jens and can sometimes pay dividends even after hitting several dead ends as you've found out.
Well done.

mk1 wrote:
Great to hear that you got to the bottom of the story in the end.

M

Thanks Nev - Pete & Mark

This was a looong trip, but it finally paid off, and in "buckets"



Jens Christian

Finally last night, I had a chance to read through this belated find and restoration thread. It did leave quite a lump in my throat and at times had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up.

I'm rather lost for words to sum up my reading of it all. I see the car as something very special indeed, especially to you Jens not only for what the car is but also that your late mother, while not actually spinning the spanners, had a considerable involvement in it. Sorry to read that your sisters have turned in to vulchers, however I think we have all seen that happen more than once.

The work you and your very loyal friends have put in to this project is truly outstanding, given what it was to start with, the horrid neglect that it suffered in preceding years, the outcome it just simply unbelievable.

I also now feel, given the cars very special background, that I can no longer call you by your given name, but Mr. Christian or probably more fitting would be Sir Christian.

Hi Spider,


thanks for those kind words nice when the right people appreciate the work I did on this car (not finished yet)

got a new lead, to photos from Copenhagen International Auto Show, but the guy is at your place so I will have to wait untill he returns .



Jens Christian

Hi all,

spring is (was) here, so I thought id better do some work on the car.

Here is the mould I had made, to enable me to cast new rubbers, for the rare Wood & Pickett overriders.





One of the perished & broken originals




Jens Christian

Was in Copus today, and pickup the new rubbers. They will really make a difference .

Drove on to a place called Borup, and picked up the rear screen wiper motor, I had put aside.

Found a correct arm for it, in chrome & stainless (NOS) so now I just need to drill a hole in my paint

Also need to pull a new wire to the rear of the car, becourse I used the one for the rear wiper, to connect the fuel pump.

Mould & rubbers =




In the kitchen transferring the original mounting "hooks" =




No cheapo chinise bling on a British car =

Last catalogue bought

Also included a headed letter, with quotes for 1275 Austin and Morris Cooper S.

Will be a nice addition to the collection.


J C

Drat, I forgot to bid cos I was watching the World Cup final!!

Saved you a few quid though.

Summer is back on

and it was last night at Toldboden in Copenhagen, with free fish & chips - beers - coffee & cake for everyone in classic car.

So we went, and had a great evening

What I didnt expect, was the young man who came over & presented himself, while I was near my car.

He asked me if I knew anything about Wood & Pickett ? I said "yes a bit - why do you ask ?"

To my big surprice he then informed me about another Wood & Pickett car here in little Denmark

He not only told me about it, he also showed me pictures on his Iphone.

So thats 5 WP,s in Denmark (still havent seen the WP Range Rover) only spoken to the owner.

Here is a vid from tonight = http://youtu.be/y-cnwUGcztg


Jens Christian

Long time since I fitted the car, with its wiper/washer, so thought I better post a pic of the result =





Jens Christian

Rare bits on Ebay =
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Janspeed ... SS:GB:1120

Fancy putting "no Riff Raff in the advert"

Hi all,

how do you guys get a 6" wheel & tyre into a car with boot board ?

removing the brackets is not an option, as some of them still have their factory spot weld,s .

if you have pictures of how you did this = I would love to see

thanks


Jens Christian

You don't! Even a 4.5" S rim with a 165 on won't fit under the boot board. I just have a 145 as a spare to get over it.

What you do Jens is get a 4.5 steel S rim with a 145 tyre, then you have a colour picture of your Rosepetal printed in 1:1 scale and lay it gently on the top of the rim

Hi Guys,

thanks for the reply,s I hear you , but I will still see if I can make room for a 6" .

have made a plan = will see if I can make some backets, to fit under the boot board.
these will elevate the boot board, but it will still be attached in the original brackets.

Jens Christian

JC T ONE wrote:Rare bits on Ebay =
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Janspeed ... SS:GB:1120

...Nice bit of kit !!??..Foxy52

HI Jens,
It may be worth checking that the boot lid will close in the higher position, before you make the brackets. I'm guessing you won't want to cut the boot board!
Bill.

morris cooper wrote:HI Jens,
It may be worth checking that the boot lid will close in the higher position, before you make the brackets. I'm guessing you won't want to cut the boot board!
Bill.

Thanks Billy, but its OK = the boot board is not genuine.
only problem will be if the uphosltry guy glued the edge cloth & leather to the board ?

Here is the reason for my question about boot board & 6" spare wheel

As you can see here viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8324&start=30

Have I found 2 extra wheels, so now I can make a matching spare.


Now the original wheels, will have to get the center & rim skimmed.
After polish they will be painted in org Black on the spokes.




Jens Christian