Originally Posted by
Col.Coleman
I've lost one of my Landy's. I know where I last left it, but it's gone. It's been taken, and there is no chance I am getting it back. I have 10 others, but I feel violated and am suffering a massive sense of loss. A huge void has opened up. The worst thing is, I don't fully understand how it all happened.
A few years ago, I cleaned out a farm, and picked up a nice little 88" 11a. My wife had herself a BMW convertible before we had children, and we got rid of it for the Baby Years. Having a penchant for collecting landy's, there has been a constant protest with every aquisition. Any of you that collect things at a great rate, or bring things home on the premise that forgiveness is easier to get than permission, will understand my plight. The sacrifices we have made to collect all these, to anyone else than me, "useless pieces of ****".
Don't get me wrong. Swmbo is one of the most understanding wives in the world. She has to be or she would have left years ago. I'm no easy ride. The General has always driven all my vehicles, including the Trucks, and the 130 from which she was banned:twisted: She enjoys our trips and knows where I am, (working on landys), but she does let know all the things she would like to have instead. One of these things on the top of her list, is another convertible.
Quick thinking had me spruking that this 11a was her convertible. Pull the truck cab off, put on some hood sticks and viola. You could hear the protests from miles away. But now it has happened, she has taken it.
On a trip to Corowa, we happened upon the museum at Bandiana. In there are heaps of different vehicles, but one of the ones that the Ladies took a liking to was the Cerimonial Coffin Carrier. This was emphasised even more by the fact there was another pristine example poking around Corowa for the week. It was all shiny and nice. So that is what her car would look like, but a short wheel base. I should have seen the cogs turning behind those eyes.
It has all happend tonight. I am pulling the series 11 motor out of it and swapping it for a K motor with Incisor. On explaining what I had planned for the weekend came the question, "What are you doing to my car?" Uh oh.
A quick explanation followed, which lead into talking about the plans of what we are doing, and what I can do while the engine is out and so on. Then on to talking about what wheels, picking out seats, tilt type, torneau and colours from the Exmoor Trim catalogue. I got quizzed on the colour it would be painted, and I got permission to go back to Deep Bronze Green, the original colour, as long as it is full gloss. This is all moving too fast. Then my darling wife mentioned that we are selling her leather clad Subaru and it would be her daily driver. I couldn't take it, and tried to talk her out of it.:o Keep it as a second car said I:eek:
So it's gone. It's all hers now. It has also jumped to the top of the list.
I will be happy in time. It is probably every Landy owners dream. It is just all too sudden.
I blame you Pop058, and of course your lovely wife Nan. You know you have to get Ronnie her Convertible too now:D
Next thing you know, they will want their own usernames:angel:
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