With the road tax due to expire at the end of June, I arranged to pick up KGA on Thursday 29th. Being no welder and wanting the structural work done properly, I'd booked it in to Beacon Hill Garage - classic car restorers near Hindhead in Surrey.
It took some complicated logistics involving bicycles, trains and multiple cars to get KGA from Thatcham to the garage.
I hadn't driven a classic for years and the noisy, bumpy ride came as a disappointing surprise. As did the performance, with KGA struggling at 70mph to keep up with traffic on the M4 . But when I released the handbrake (which had thoughtlessly been positioned to the right of the driver's seat rather than the left) after 20 miles, the ride improved considerably along with my mood.
I left KGA with Beacon Hill, hoping to return soon and hand over a large cheque in return for a pristine Amazon.
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