May 19th

Over the weekend of the 16/17th, I took Jessie to the "Blyth Battery Goes to War" event in Northumberland. See the Event Photos page for a show report.

May 12th

Over the weekend of the 9th and 10th, I had Jessie at the Yorkshire Air Museum for their "We'll Meet Again" weekend. See the Event Photos page for a show report.

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March 9th

The 2026 season has begun. On the 5th, I took the Jeep out for it's first run of the year. See the Event Photos page.

April 5th

On the 4th of April, I took the Dodge out again to the Heugh Battery Museum. Their first event of the year was their military vehicle show. See the Event Photos page.

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March 9th

A couple of days after the Jeep outing, I took the Dodge for a pre-season test drive. The following day, I took it to the first event of the year at the North East Land, Sea and Air Museum. See the Event Photos page.

October 28th

In a gap between poor weather, I got out on the 2025 "Colours of Autumn" tour. See the Event Photos page.

October 19th

The Autumn tree colours are just starting to show now, so I went for a Jeep drive to get some pictures. They aren't at their best yet, so another trip is planned in a week or so. See the Event Photos page.

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September 2nd

Pictures from Ryhope Pumping Station and Derwent Dam have been added to the Event Photos page.

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August 2nd

Pictures from a ride out to the Brasside Ammo Dump and Chest-le-Street Model Flying Club have been added to the Event Photos page.

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July 11th

The Follow Me light box has been modified to fit through the garage door while still fitted. See the July section of the Ongoing Work page.

July 6th

Pictures from Ushaw Historic House have been added to the Event Photos page.

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June 30th

Pictures from Northallerton and Bowes Railway have been added to the Event Photos page.

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May 27th

With friends visiting, we had a short run out with Jessie and Hope. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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April 17th

We're almost a third of the way through the year, but I've been neglecting website updates, due to lots of other stuff going on! 

Jessie is the only vehicle that's been out so far, but despite three outings, it's not been without a few problems.

See the Ongoing Work and Event Photos page for pictures and reports.

September 28th

The Dodges radiator flush was drained, rinsed and repeated, before re-fitting the thermostat and going for a test drive. See the September section of the "Ongoing Work" page and the Event Photos page.

September 27th

Two test drives later, one not so good and one much better, the Dodge may be working again. See the September section of the "Ongoing Work" page.

September 25th

The Dodge had its first engine run on the 24th. See the September section of the "Ongoing Work" page.

September 23rd

The cylinder head and accessories were fitted today. See the September section of the "Ongoing Work" page.

September 21st

The radiator, pulley and fan were refitted and all the fenders and cowl all bolted up today. See the September section of the "Ongoing Work" page.

September 19th

The Dodge engine has started going back together. See the September section of the "Ongoing Work" page.

September 12th

Work on the Dodge engine and accessories has continued through the second week of September. It's not too far away from being ready to go back together. See the "Ongoing Work" page.

September 3rd

After getting back from a week away, I started cleaning up the removed engine parts and painting. See the "Ongoing Work" page.

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August 23rd

The 23rd was the day to remove the radiator and water pump. See the "Ongoing Work" page.

August 20th

I finally began to pull the Dodge engine apart following the over-heating problem. See the "Ongoing Work" page.

June 30th

Investigations and testing is continuing, following the problems on the way home from Blyth Battery. See the "Ongoing Work" page.

May 20th

Faith had an interesting and eventful trip to "Blyth Battery Goes to War". See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

September 27th

Hope had a small run out on the 25th. The trip was to get my daughter from school, followed by a trip to the petrol station to fill a Jerrycan for the Dodge. Pictures from the GPW trip and Dodge testing have been combined on one page in the Event Photos page.

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June 30th

Pictures from Bowes Railway have been added to the Event Photos page.

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May 27th

With friends visiting, we had a short run out with Jessie and Hope . See the Event Photos page for pictures.

May 9th ~ 11th

My annual trip to the Yorkshire Air Museum, with Hope my GPW. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

November 9th ~ 11th

My annual War Memorial tour for Remembrance Weekend, saw all three of my vehicles out and about. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

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October 27th

With Autumn colours in full swing, we took both Jeeps out for a "Colours of Autumn" drive. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

My annual War Memorial tour for Remembrance Weekend, saw all three of my vehicles out and about. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

November 9th ~ 11th

My annual War Memorial tour for Remembrance Weekend, saw all three of my vehicles out and about. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

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October 27th

With Autumn colours in full swing, we took both Jeeps out for a "Colours of Autumn" drive. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

October 18th

With Hope's brakes repaired, it took a week for the weather to be kind enough for a test drive. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

October 10th

Hope suffered a master brake cylinder failure, shortly after leaving home at the start of October. A new seal kit was fitted on the 10th, briefly discussed in the Ongoing Work page.

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August 27th

I took Hope to the Ryhope Pumping Station show on August Bank Holiday Monday. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

August 21st

Hope was back out for a fourth test drive on the 21st, as I planned to take the Ford to the last event of the year over the bank holiday. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

August 20th

I spent a couple of weeks making some improvements to the garage. These included fitting a steel beam for my chain hoist, after loosing that facility after moving house. Not having a better place to cover it, I put the details in the M201's August Ongoing Work page. 

August 11th

Jessie and Faith were both taken for a short drive to mark Faith's 80th anniversary and Jessie clocking 18,000 miles. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

August 5th

Jessie and Faith were both taken to Ushaw Historic House for their 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

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July 9th

Jessie was back out again for the Hartlepool Historic Quay 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

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June 27th

Itook  Jessie to Bowes Railway 1940s show for both days of the event. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

June 20th

I picked up my daughter from school and we took  Jessie for a poppy field photoshoot. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

June 7th

On D-Day, June 6th, we took both  Jessie and Faith to the village D-Day +80 Beacon lighting event. See the Event Photos page for pictures, video and a report.

June 2nd

A week after Blyth Battery, both  Jessie and Faith were out for the Tanfield Railway 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures, video and a report.

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May 20th

My third event of the year was another one for  Jessie, this time in RAF markings for the "We'll Meet Again" event at the Yorkshire Air Museum. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

May 3rd

I had a battery charging problem during the York trip and needed to replace the generator.  See the Ongoing Work page for the swap to an alternator.

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April 15th

My second event of the year was a week after the first. I took Jessie to York for the Yorkshire MVT Crank Up event. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

April 8th

My first event of 2024 was on the 6th of April. I took Jessie to Heugh Battery in Hartlepool for their Military Vehicle Day. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

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February 3rd

After two and a half and three months of hibernation, I took Jessie and Faith for a first short drive of the season.

There was a little preparation work to do before the first start, having being inactive for so long.  

See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

August 11th

Faith and Jessie were both taken for a short drive to mark Faith's 80th anniversary and Jessie clocking 18,000 miles. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

August 5th

Faith and Jessie were both taken to Ushaw Historic House for their 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report. 

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July 16th

On the 15th, Faith was put back to work, collecting materials for the garden. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

July 1st

On the 30th of June, we took Faith to the Northallerton 1940s day. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a short video.

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June 7th

On D-Day, June 6th, we took both Faith and Jessie to the village D-Day +80 Beacon lighting event. See the Event Photos page for pictures, video and a report.

June 2nd

A week after Blyth Battery, both Faith and Jessie  were out for the Tanfield Railway 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures, video and a report.

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May 24th

My first event for Faith was at Blyth Battery. See the Event Photos page for pictures, a report and video of the battle.

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February 3rd

After two and a half and three months of hibernation, I took Jessie and Faith for a first short drive of the season.

There was a little preparation work to do before the first start, having being inactive for so long.  

See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

August 2nd

Hope was back out for a second test drive on the 2nd. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

August 1st

Hope was back on the road for a test drive, on the evening of the 31st. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a brief report.

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July 30th

Hope had her first engine run today. Hopefully tomorrow evening will see a test drive. See the July 2024 Ongoing Work update for a video of the run.

July 27th & 28th

Work has progressed to put Hope back on the road. See the July 2024 Ongoing Work update for the current state of the work.

June 27th

Hope is off the road, needing a new cylinder head gasket and a stripped thread repairing. I have started this work, but haven't posted any updates as yet.