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Grand Thrift Auto
Will I be ready for the NEC Restoration Show?
We’ve featured one of Martin's Talbot-Matra Rancho videos before (his playlist currently features 11 videos). In this latest instalment he has 10 days to get his project ready for the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show (21-23 March 2025), but it's "a long way short of show-ready," says Martin.
'Show-ready' in this instance doesn't mean concours condition. He's going to be exhibiting it as an ongoing project, but he'd like it to have working brakes, be able to get on and off the trailer under its own power, and needs to have enough structural integrity that it doesn't fall apart.
Spanners in the works include Martin having a full-time job elsewhere and three other interesting car projects (a Honda Accord Aerodeck, an Audi 80 and a Jaguar XJS) that need to be moved out of the way before the Rancho can be extricated.
Edd China
Seized Ferrari water pump
This Ferrari is a 308 GT4 and it cost a mere £18,000. You'd expect a whole heap of woe at that price… "it could be an absolute bargain," says Edd, "or it could be a total nightmare. It all comes down to whether the engine actually runs or not."
First, though, the seized water pump needs to be replaced and the cooling system checked to make sure it's up to snuff.
This video's a bit lengthy, but to be honest we could watch Edd working his magic on everything automotive until the cows come home.
Bike Sausage
E5 vs E10 fuel - does it really make a difference?
Do you run your bike on E5 or E10 petrol? You probably already know that fuel economy tends to be better when you fill up with E5, but how do engine components fare over the long term with the higher proportion of ethanol found in E10?
This rather unscientific experiment by Bike Sausage shows how one part in particular appears to be affected after a couple of months. Newer bikes are engineered to run on E10 but we'd always recommend draining the tank and system if you're planning to store your pride and joy for anything more than a months, to avoid issues caused by E10's greater propensity to absorb water over time.