A Triumph Swordfish 1500 - On The Road

[Paul L]

Bailing Out
Apologies, thinks have been quite hectic here for me, so this is going back a bit…

1st August
The day after I got home from Goodwood in the rain.



Left the covers out to dry.



At which point a dirty black cloud appeared overhead.



Thankfully, it kept on moving and I could start mopping up the inside of the cabin.



Unfortunately, some ends of the seat belts ended up sitting in the water under the seats!



Not a very good guide to how much water was in there, but it was quite a bit!



But the truly gutting thing is I have clearly messed up the paintwork completely!
(Not a great photo of the blotches on the bonnet.)



I took the car out again a few weeks later.



And the blotches were still there, so I will have to do ‘something’ about that ‘sometime’ in the future.

No photos, but I took my brother-in-law out for a spin when he came to visit recently.

As with every journey, he couldn’t believe the positive reaction the car gets.
(Regardless of how bad the paint work is.)

Cheers, Paul.

[Paul L]

PS
Started a new work contract on Monday, so no Goodwood Revival for me this year.

[Paul L]

It’s been a while…
My new contract from September is still mainly WFH, but did involve some trips to Birmingham.



Unfortunately, after clocking up many hours travelling by train, I caught Covid for the first time!



Once I was fully recovered from that I did have the odd trip out in the car.

Trying to catch a sunset.





Still taking it to the shops.



Unfortunately, I forgot to disconnect the battery when life was getting in the way.



Got a couple of patches for my ‘racing’ overalls, but haven’t sew them on yet.



The big Shell one will go on the back and the Goodwood one on the shoulder.

But that’s all for now.

Merry Christmas!

Cheers, Paul.

[micky1mo]

Hi Paul, nice to see your still out-and-about!!

[deni]

Hi Paul,
Good to see you had a great time at Goodwood. I hope ending being totally soaked didn't spoil the fun.

Shame for the blotches on the bonnet though, maybe they can be polished out!?

I like your radiator shroud fabrication. I didn't notice many Heralds or Vitesses having these. I saw them mainly on Spitfires - I don't know if that's something specific to Spitfires.
When the time comes, I will try to drive my car without it first, but as I have a Spit engine, I might need to make one in the future too.

Anyway, it's great to see you're out and about enjoying your rides in Swordfish!