Winter Blues

  

                                                February 2010

Mon.22.02.10. The vehicle remains at Kevin’s workshop totally untouched. I have contacted Michael from Mars regarding the making of the tonneau cover. He ‘promises’ to take the Burlington next week to fabricate the piece: my arse! But, subconsciously, I blame myself for the inertia, the broken electric fan is becoming a worry along with the agonizing dread that the engine having not been fired up for four months will terminate ‘a la’ model one that Colin built in 2006. Fuck me, here we go again.   

                                                 March 2010            

 

Wed.03.03.10. There has still been no news from Mad Michael or Chris. There was a suggestion that the Burlington could be ‘tracked’ at Kevin’s then driven back to Westmead to have the electric fan sorted out. I wait for news?

Thurs.04.03.10. What a difference a day makes. Chris arranged for me to collect new battery from Alan at Suttons in the morning to then take it round to Kevin’s workshop so that the Burlington can be fired up: Kevin had ‘drip fed’ the original battery for 24 hours to no effect, the unit was dead. Sure enough by the time I had arrived at ‘Douglas and Robinson’ the car was in the courtyard basking in the sunshine. Since the extreme winter had ‘set in’ this has been one the very few dry bright days, perhaps an omen? 

Once the new battery had been connected the car immediately sparked into action, the familiar burbling grunt instantly bringing back pleasant memories. Although Kevin had garaged ‘Bertie’ for the previous four months he had achieved absolutely nothing. He had run a direct feed to the fan to no avail, he stated also that the local tyre fitter could produce a much more accurate ‘tracking analysis’ than his own workshop.