That's terrible Peter! You need to blow out the cobwebs every now and then, though we've not had much of a summer this year for convertibles I suppose :(

Am liking having a classic again. People let you pull out of junctions and are generally quite courteous when you're driving along in a bright orange MGB. This one's not got as much poke as my old V8, but I couldn't stretch to a V8 this year as my budget was spanked by the financial black hole that is my new house. At least the fuel bill is cheaper though ;)

I agree - I do get let out into traffic more! The acceleration on mine is pretty good though the brakes are not servoed so braking is probably the weak point. It does have uprated ventilated discs though and Green Stuff pads but is a much heavier car to drive than something modern. Much lighter to steer with air in the tyres though as I found out on Saturday!! I have similar wheels to you - mine are Superlites.

Mine does have an interesting foible - despite the SU carbs being refurbished, the dash pots seem to empty almost after each run. I add oil almost every time I go out! I changed from Strombergs as I find the SU easier to maintain and no nasty rubber daphragm to rot with unleaded fuel!

NICE CAR

Check out my porsche 356 speedster, 1956. HAD HER FOR TWO YEARS NOW. nothing I have ever driven gets as much attention as this!

That is absolutely mint! You're a lucky man indeed. There can't be many RHD 356 Speedsters around. Is it an original UK car?

On a more mundane note, I haven't checked the dashpots on my SUs yet. From what I remember on the V8 you use sewing machine oil in them - is this right Peter?

It is a 1956 californian import. It has been fully restored and was converted to RHD at the time of restoration. As you can see she is totally unblemished.
 

No 356 speedsters were made for the UK. The UK were only intrduced to the 356 a/b coupe's in the late 60's

Being only 28, I get a lot of funny looks from people my age.....but what do they know!!

Fair play mate! I'm 28 too and I thought the looks I got when I was 23 (MG BGT V8) and 25 (MINT Signal Red Triumph TR6) were bad enough, but I imagine that your car takes the biscuit. Have you blown away any boy racers in the Speedster yet? I used to love doing that in the V8 and TR6, but the standard B just doesn't have the poke bless it!

I did wonder whether the Speedster was a US model.....that piece of info was lost somewhere in the depths of my memory from some classic car mag or other I will have read and re-read a 100 times over when I was a kid.