Now I must go attend my other distractions: Blackberries, Scotch Thistles and the bloody lawn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Where to start.\u00a0 Ah yes the Solexs, I have been in luck.\u00a0 Went to Bendigo Swap and as usual walked for about 6 hours and saw precious little but caught up with many like minded friends who were doing a … Continue reading ![\"IMG_2877\"](\"https:\/\/carcrank.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2877.jpg\")
<\/a>Alas the new carburettor, air fuel meter and the balance thingummy \u00a0<\/span>are waiting in vain, as I have been distracted \u00a0<\/span>by another project.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s everything the Bugatti isn\u2019t, slow, comfortable, large and English. No it\u2019s not a Bentley but a Sunbeam. \u00a0<\/span>Laurie the previous and second owner had the car for 45 years, I don\u2019t have 45 years in me so will have to settle for less.<\/p>\n<\/a>The car is a 1928 20.9Hp tourer with its original Sunbeam body. \u00a0<\/span>I\u2019m not sure why they didn\u2019t just call it a 21Hp as it was taxed as such.\u00a0 <\/span>The colour is white which makes it look enormous so it will get a respray in a more slimming colour and definitely black mudguards. I\u2019ve given it a compression test and they are all about 120psi so no problems there.\u00a0 A<\/span>n ever expanding \u00a0<\/span>to-do list and apart from new tyres it\u2019s mostly small stuff for now.<\/p>\n<\/a>Oh yes one more thing.\u00a0 To pay for all this new stuff and to comply with garage policy edict 265B one toy goes for one toy gained so the Emblem has drawn the short straw. The consolation is after very little tinkering it runs although I think I was a little over zealous with the oil supply.<\/p>\n