Time to say goodbye

[skiday]

Well, as there is only a welcome section and not a goodbye section I guess this perhaps the bast place to post this.

I'm afraid that after 9 years of ownership of my glorious 1968 E-type S1.5 2+2, she is now sold and I will be delivering it to its new owner on Friday. It's been a long journey in which I've learnt a lot, mostly from this forum and I would like to say a very big thank you to all those who have contributed to threads I have started and I have enjoyed the banter in all other threads. Long may this forum continue, just as long as the cars themselves, which could be a very long time indeed.

I have been pampering the car and making sure it's up to standard. I stripped and painted the rear wheel arches and even after agreeing the sale I found little patches of surface rust under the floor under the boot, so even though I won't get a penny more I stripped the whole area to white metal and painted with epoxy primer / stone chip / base coat / 2K lacquer. I think it shows that I don't really want to see her go, in fact I got a little tearful at one point, but as George Harrison said "All Things Must Pass".

So as the falling blue whale said "Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish" {Hitch-hiker's Guide}.
Cheers

Andrew Day

[cactusman]

Cheers to you Hopefully the new custodian will join the forum. Mean time only Thursday so time for a last run out

[Gfhug]

Andrew, good luck with your future drives in those other cars you own. Dont be a stranger to the forum

ATB

Geoff

[mgcjag]

Hi Andrew......hope you enjoyed the ride........sure you will now have more time to enjoy your other cars...im sure you will be looking forward to 42.......(for those that dont know its the meaning of life)

[cactusman]

As Geoff says you don't need an e type to be on the forum....and who knows....you might get another one they are kind of addictive...

[dal2.0litrefrogeye]

So you don't need an E Type to be on the forum ?????????
Bugger I've Done 60 K so far and late nights and skinned knuckles to be on here annnd convinced the other half she needs one too
So what do you fancy instead of the E ? Or have you got something already ?
Regards.
Darren

[mgcjag]

Hi Darren...have a look at his signature line...has some nice cars.... Steve

[cactusman]

Probably just run about old hacks (not) . my hack is a Vauxhall Combo 1.2 Cdti. All 1248cc of turbocharged diesel power....not....wing mirror fell off yesterday