How to prepare a 65 year old car for its MOT

[47p2]

They say a lady should not show her bottom in public, but on this occasion I think we can forgive her.





Easy access to the engine bay




The glass jar is oil to lubricate all the joints and knuckles...no greasing required


1947 electrics

[47p2]

Originally Posted by limoncello

...is that a rear blind i see on the rear screen, are you taunting me with options i still dont have today

Pure luxury even back in 1947

Originally Posted by B@fink

she's lovely! Ahhhhh, the days back when you had to actually drive a car not just point it where you would like it to go.....you should run a competition to let some folks see if they can get it to actually run. It's amazing how many people have never seen a choke, let alone an ignition advance amount of tweeking and cajoling to start and keep them running would bemuse many of today's motorists! And I love the manual handles to start the wipers, probably slow the reps down a bit in poor weather if they had to crank the wipers into action!

You're right, so many nowadays would not know what a choke is for let alone know how to tweak it for optimum warm ups. The wipers are always a talking point, you can have just the drivers side on or both on, clever stuff really

[RanjS8]

I really do love the front on older cars...think it gives the car so much more character....I wonder if in 40 years there will be an a8 or s8 in such good condition????

[47p2]

Just back from the MOT station with a ticket for another year

[PsYcHe]

result

[sloss]

Originally Posted by PsYcHe

result

Can't think the outcome was ever in doubt for such a beautiful old lady

I wish they'd bring back the hanging straps, so useful for putting a girl's .... Oh, sorry, wrong thread!

[briang9]

result though in that nick not surprising

[Night Train]

Do the windscreen washers work from the manifold vaccuum, like it did on my first car? (something I saved when I scrapped it)

[47p2]

Originally Posted by Night Train

Do the windscreen washers work from the manifold vaccuum, like it did on my first car? (something I saved when I scrapped it)

Windscreen washers...


What are windscreen washers?

Oh yes another luxury that doesn't exist on this car

[Night Train]

errrm.....

I had a sneaking suspicion that would be the case.... especially with the opening windscreen...