Wolseley Hornet Restoration Project

[Billy]

Debating whether to fit colour-coded arches before I fit the chrome strips.

It's going great and it's getting some reaction around the place.

[niallm]

Taken this evening at Ballyhooly bridge with the castle in the background

Billy the car looks brilliant I bet your dead proud

I know I would be

[mustard]

looks fantastic billy. i envy you

[Billy]

Thanks lads,

It's getting there. I wouldn't show it yet but I hope to have all the bits I need after the Beaulieu autojumble in September.

[mgb1978]

I noticed that this year the IMOC Autojumble doesn't clash with the little gathering in Beaulieu.
Your influence Billy ?

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Billy rang Lord Montagu and got him to change their date.

[Billy]

Update on the Hornet.

I bought new locking clips for the convertible roof as the old ones tended to unclip and flap around the place. Fitting the new clips was no problem but when I tried to stretch the hood over the frame afterwards, it ripped in two places along stitching which was repaired previously. I missed out on a hood on Ebay last week but Dick Mason has told me about an upholsterer in Tralee who might be able to make me up a new one.

The plan is to have the car ready in time for the Paddys Day parade in Mallow.

Billy

[kerryminigringo]

I have a nice golf umbrella if you are stuck.

[EAMOSPUD]

And you can have my old wellies . They have being tested and do stop feet getting wet when water gets in ( trust me I know)

[Billy]

Just won a brand new hood on Ebay for £50. Even with postage at £25, it's much cheaper than having one made up.

[Tony Cooney]

Congrats

Now, get back out to that garage and get that Munster Mini finished!!!!



Tony

[woody]

But what colour do you have to spray the car to match it
Hornet to IMM?

[kerryminigringo]

[Billy]

[macker]

[Kenneth Murphy]

[The Marcos Graveyard]

[keith]

[The Marcos Graveyard]

[kerryminigringo]

PMSL LMFAO ROFL

[Billy]

PMSL LMFAO ROFL

WYTAW?

[kerryminigringo]

Talking about this Arnold.


Mods feel free to delete if you get complaints.

[Billy]

Well done Willis. I knew you'd crack it.

[Billy]

Long overdue update on the Hornet. I brought it early last year to Mitchells Garage in Kilgarvan who also run the Kilgarvan Motor Museum and they modified the existing frame and fitted the new hood I found on Ebay. Here's a picture of the work in progress.



I brought the car home last May and since the summer was so crap, it only got out for a few short local runs. At this stage, it's on the button and needs to have group 2 arches fitted to cover the 12" wheels, a carpet fitted, and some general tidying. I'm seriously considering bringing it to Italy in May for the IMM where there's a fair chance I won't need to check the forecast before taking it out.

[kerryminigringo]

Perfect machine for Italy Billybob,all we need now is B7 to bring the Moke.