Humber FV1600

[Humber-One-Ton Tom]

Thanks Rich,

in fact there are some redeeming features to my latest wreck:-
- Front wings are good.....(OK, that's about it in real terms, but...)
- Freedom to do what I want so I can hack the roof off etc. etc.
- Freedom to really play around with that wonderful old B60 - some people play with stationary engines just for fun - it is a privelige to get to grips with one of RR's finest. My last one ran OK so I didn't really fiddle too much but this one has had No.1 spark plug out for quarter of a century....I can do what I like with this engine. It will run, too, even if only on 5 with the con-rod removed, it will pull that beast out of the mud. Do you get 'Scrapheap challenge' on Australian TV? Sometimes the rough stuff is more fun than doing a tidy job.
- When this drives again and looks 'OK' (let's be realistic...) it will be quite a sense of achievement
- When I take it into a quarry it will not matter if I break it.

So all in all, I can have more fun with this machine than if I found a dry-stored example with 50 miles on the clock...currently the engine is full to the filler cap & bores with diesel.

Regards,
Tom
Portsmouth
UK