[doc] Introducing 6126...

["Richard Hanlon" <rahanlon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All!  Well, my membership of this group has been approved for a couple 
of weeks, so thought I?d get around to making a posting to introduce myself. 
  I bought car no. 6126 in about March or April, and it now resides in 
Belper in Derbyshire (between Derby and Matlock)

I?ve been through a right rigmarole getting the damn thing here, (from Ohio) 
including it getting ?lost? on the dockside in Baltimore for a week, being 
delayed at least four times, getting dispatched to Holland against my 
express wishes, and it only fitting on the trailer by about 1/16? at each 
side (photos to prove).  The battery was completely dead, because helpfully, 
the glove box had been left open the last three months with the light on, 
(whilst the dockers were insde looking for anything of value) but on a 
jump-start (from my Morris Minor!) she went at the first pull!  I then 
disappeared on holiday for a fortnight, and when I got back got round to 
working on it.  There seems relatively little to do ? just wiring left to 
tackle now and tighten up the handbrake which seems to be relatively 
ineffectual and point skywards.  And perhaps chuck a couple of new tyres on 
the front, which seem OK on tread but look cracked ? age, no doubt.  Brand 
new ones on the back though!  And I also have floppy doors to sort, which 
Rich Hutchinson has said he?ll help with.  What a nice bloke.

(I?ve so-far adapted the headlight buckets to accept the new shape, done 
some work underneath, and made a new stainless steel rear mid-section to 
accommodate the UK number plate, mended the electrically operated aerial 
which was inoperational due to a broken plastic drive-rack, sliced the end 
of my thumb off in the process, and other such fun).

Everything seems to work on the car with the exception of the clock, with 
the central locking having been disconnected.  (I have yet to find out 
whether this was Preventative, or Post-Solenoid-Frying).  One of the cooling 
fans was slow in operation, so I extracted it with the help of Rich H, 
re-wired it, and it?s up to full speed now.  The stainless and interior 
(grey) seem in very good nick, and it?s come with an enormous history file 
and a full set of all the manuals and paperwork going.  It even has (and I?m 
told this is a rarity) the front air-scoop that sits around the rad.  Been 
pretty damn lucky, really!

All the best folks, and you may hear from me again if I get stuck with 
anything.  Interesting comments about the Craig radio earlier this week!  
Hope to have the beat up and running soon?

Rich Hanlon
VIN no. 6126
DOC member no. 393

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