On the road….. Toot! Toot!

What a day!! John and George have beavered away like nobody’s business all day and have finally got the Elan on the road! Very, very exciting!

John tinkered about and acted as Foreman; George tinkered about and acted as The Best Apprentice; while Sue watched on, handing out tools and washers and things when needed – and acted as a Dolly Girl when it came to the final flourishes – to polish up the windows so that John could see out to drive.

The weather was excellent and helped the day run well. “Just a little bit to do now,” says John, as he and George mulled over yet another piece of wire that was loose, or a tube that didn’t fit.

“Ah, now then,” said George, “we’ve got to sort out the horn.” We all nodded in full agreement. Yes, please, please sort out the horn. We giggled about it but, in reality, it was making us all jump. Every time John turned the steering wheel, the horn went off. And it was loud.

They put their heads together and were confident they’d cracked it. “Now for the bonnet,” John said. A delicate operation – a no-brainer perhaps?

Steering wheel on? 👍✔ Bonnet on? 👍✔ Boot closed? 👍✔ Seat belts on? 👍✔ Off we go!!

They set off towards the roundabout….. John turned the steering wheel….the horn went off….Toot! Toot! John turned the steering wheel again….. Toot! Toot! And again…..Toot! Toot! Sue and I were helpless with laughter. We could hear the car tooting up the road, round the roundabout and back home again. Erm….. the horn wasn’t quite fixed. A bit more tinkering then?

The horn was finally beaten into submission by 8.30 this evening. What a very long day everyone had had. Tired but satisfied, we waved goodbye to our dear friends, absolutely thrilled with the work done on the car and very, very grateful for all their help.

And, as you can see from the photos, John has felt a lot better today. We have had movement, so we think the crisis is over. Marvellous. Thank the Lord.

Take care everyone. God bless