United States of GRIZZ - Just how random do you want it?

[Grizz]

Saw a very nice vintage pedal car for sale this week.

This is unusual in that it is a pedal car.

Imported I believe from America. I could be mistaken. Tell me more.

Chassis

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Previous rider is now 21 years old.

So I got onto it with G3 followed by Zymöl polish.

Loads of scuffs and marks that came off. Leaving it looking better.
Unfortunately the stickers that were stuck on it years ago, and possibly a smoking house means that there is discolouration around the stickers. So removing them would leave marks showing the original silver paint.



After an hour or more the result was pretty decent.

Next job will be getting a kid to pedal it, rather than looking for a button to posh.




Why do I do this stuff?

No idea.

[mercrocker]

I saw that briefly in another of your posts and still didn't click when you mentioned getting an SLK! Very surprised it is not battery powered instead of the archaic (but highly effective) drivetrain that looks identical to my childhood Tri-Ang.....

[Grizz]

I saw that briefly in another of your posts and still didn't click when you mentioned getting an SLK! Very surprised it is not battery powered instead of the archaic (but highly effective) drivetrain that looks identical to my childhood Tri-Ang.....

That’s why I bought it.

Bit of vintage style

[Grizz]

In other news.

I spent two days detailing the paint on the Astro van

Crazy??

Absolutely

But you can see and feel the difference.

I used Zymöl polish after a decent wax wash, and then wiping down panel by panel, a section at a time.

Small circular waxing and doing 3-4 passes back and forth plus more concentrated waxing on any scuffs or areas that looked less than good.

Very few people waste time like this these days.



Beading is good.



Finally

Yes it was even better than before.




I will get to the wheels again as it’s 6 months since the last time I polished and sealed them.



Back to swinging my 20 pound hammer today.

Stuff happening.

[Grizz]

Free cash.

Who doesn’t like to find R100/€50/£20/$20¥1000 behind the couch or in a pocket of a jacket you were taking out for dry cleaning.

So this week I was going to spend some cash in part preparation for the new driveway that will be happening.

Free Cash is good.

Riagh?







More in a bit when you guys have shouted enough to make me feed wanted.


Got a truck to go collect.

[DodgeRover]

That Astro looks so much better as a panel van than the normal day van or window van conversions we see here

[mercrocker]

Indeed it does.

[Grizz]

That Astro looks so much better as a panel van than the normal day van or window van conversions we see here

I agree with you on the panel vs dayvan

[Grizz]

Back from my little trip today.

Collected my latest Little Tikes car, a truck this time.





On the way home I Also stopped at my friend Kevin to see his new DB12
He had it completely wrapped in clear and you could not tell it had been done.
Wheels…… 325/30ZR21

Absolutely beautiful.

He is letting me use his 1972 Winget dumper truck with Petter engine.

I grew up with these things around on building sites.



Video.




Back in a bit for the Serendipity story.

[DodgeRover]

How good is the bucket on that and how well will it take to 300+kg of concrete being dumped into it?