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Rumour is that its going to be widened soon. Then again thats been on the agenda for as long as I can remember.
Lovely road if your not in a hurry.
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Great Topic Brian & Gerwyn. Thanks for sharing.  the box allows a car to go as fast in reverse as in any forward gear  My old 1950's 60 MPH flat out 350cc Excelsior engined Berkeley Trike had a reverse gear that drove it full belt backwards. I found out to my grief when I reversed into an abutment in a dark car park one evening out 'courting'. Split the (cars) rear end down the middle?  Living on the edge. 
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From your post you went to a proper engineering shop and the chap knows his nuts from his bolts [or vice versa  ]. Must have been interesting as his quality of work looks excellent.
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Learner Plates Off!
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Is the workshop still in the large garage next to Tony's bungalow? or has Alan moved to a new place?
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My old 1950's 60 MPH flat out 350cc Excelsior engined Berkeley Trike had a reverse gear that drove it full belt backwards. I found out to my grief when I reversed into an abutment in a dark car park one evening out 'courting'. Split the (cars) rear end down the middle? Living on the edge.  That did make us laugh Frank! Life on the edge in a Berkeley, who'd have thought... I never realised that you have had such varied motoring experiences or I was going to say love life, but I had better not go there!  Anyway glad to hear you enjoyed reading about our visit, we certainly enjoyed ourselves. I've been to look at a completely different car today and test drove it; the absolute antithesis of a Triking (it's a large V8), but forgot to take the camera so I'm afraid the write-up will have to wait for another day.  Brian
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Graham, Re: grey haired old b*ggger in the pic- that's my( much) older brother!  Regards- and perhaps see you in August G You will! New schedule arrived yesterday - I'm just booking the day holiday now  Brian: you forgot your camera?? Cheers,
Graham (G4FUJ)
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I've been to look at a completely different car today and test drove it; the absolute antithesis of a Triking (it's a large V8), but forgot to take the camera so I'm afraid the write-up will have to wait for another day. Brian Oh dear, how very covenient forgetful!! Cheers Brian, G
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Rumour is that its going to be widened soon. Then again thats been on the agenda for as long as I can remember.
Lovely road if your not in a hurry.
Funnily enough, the thing that really sticks in my mind is that is the only road where I have seen a layby with a Mobile Barber's parked in it!! G
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Funnily enough, the thing that really sticks in my mind is that is the only road where I have seen a layby with a Mobile Barber's parked in it!!G Wasn't it somewhere up that way a few years ago where they wanted a guy to take his 'cafe' out of a lay-by. Being negative, they 'walled' him in with a deep bank of earth so that no one could get at him. Is he still there I wonder? 
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