My Ride Needing A Makeover

Clarabel is now running well and has just completed a local 'Tractor Run' with Hazel Matt Thomas and Evie May enjoying the Summer sunshine.Fingers crossed most (just need a new light switch) electrical problems seem to be ok now following a new upgrade alternator, another new sports coil mounted under the seat a new dizzy -well timed using the same strobe and dwell meter that the local garage used on her over 25 years ago - combined with the MOT exhaust emmisions reading Clarabel now runs like a Rolls Royce and doesn't sound a bit like a Tractor any more (hope they don't ban her from the local runs!) Looking forward to the Ivinghoe meet and The NEC - Hope to see many of you there. Mike
 
Well done Mike for being so determined, my money was on a faulty alternator. Many years of Rolls Royce like meandering to come[8D]

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How refreshing
 
CLARABEL IS 40 TODAY: FIRST REGISTERED ON 19TH DECEMBER 1972.

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The family bought Clarabel on 12.05 1979 -The first tax discs record the four months tax at £18.35!

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This is the first and only photo from this time at The Roaches near Flash the highest vilage in Derbyshire in August 1979.

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These 2 photos from the 1980's show Hazel in her bunk bed and Dad -obviously half way through changing a wheel -Photo in the Langdale Campsite.
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Same Campsite-same pitch August 2012 23 Years Later!

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Evie May and Thomas 2012 -In the same bunk bed.

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PILGRIMAGE BACK TO THE FACTORY SITE 2012
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Pride of place in front of the Mansion House at Bletchley Park 2012
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Originally built by Mr Trevellyan of Autosleeper Ltd- Honoured guest at the NEC 2012- (accompanied by the owner of the factory who made the original roof!) Rust removed and panels/lining refitted by Martin and Karen at Commerland!

'WITH HARD WORK AND PATIENCE DREAMS DO COME TRUE'

MANY THANKS FOR ALL OF THE HELP AND SUPPORT FROM THE FORUM -WITHOUT ALL OF YOU IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE!
 
Thanks! - for years we thought that Hazel's first photo was taken at an angle - Then we realised that I was standing up straight! Happy Times. Hope Christmas and New Year go well. Mike
 
or he forgot to take off 1 of the high heels LOL soz m8, couldnt resist that 1 :)

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If you look at the same tree 23 years later in the August 2012 photo you will see it's still at the same angle! Only the colour of the drivers hair has changed! ps - My total drink consumption in the last 23 years was a pint of lager shandy on my 60th and again in August (from the same pot which has been there now for 43 years! Mike
 
From the same pot -but not the same lager shandy! They look after the pot because of my patrons donation to the Langdale Mountain Rescue Team- A worthy cause! Mike
 
They come up occasionally:) I'll keep my eyes open for one.

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Something to cheer you up- Not as easy as we thought but by 9PM Thomas had a new bunk bed now Evie May wants to use the cab bedroom Hazel used when she was 3!
Just ready for the summer hols and Tatton!
Enjoy the good weather now summers come!
Mike Clarabel and Co.
Photos will follow this if I can get them to load (taken by mobile in the gloom!)

Hazel Richmond
 
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