'Drive It Day 2012'

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) try to encourage everyone with a historic vehicle to get out and about in it on a particular day in the year. This what their web site says: "Drive It Day is always held on the nearest Sunday to 23 April. This date was chosen in 2005 to commemorate the 64 cars that set off from London on 23 April 1900 on the first day of the Thousand Mile Trial. An incredible undertaking and one which we believe deserves an annual celebration."
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As we seem to have a break in the rainy weather here Cambridgeshire, after checking the fluid levels, we decided to take the truck out for a spin. After a very reluctant start where a couple of squirts of 'Easy Start' (an Ether based aerosol) were required to get the engine to fire up, we had quite a pleasant ride out. We were looking out for other historic vehicles on our 18 mile round trip, but sadly didn't see any !
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Last weekend I picked up a set of replacement leather straps for the wooden bows that go over the cargo bed.  The straps are used to fasten then canvas up. Anyway, these straps are New Old Stock (NOS) ex French army.  No idea how old the (vacuum sealed) pack is, but it almost seems a shame to open it up.
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