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Countryboy wrote:
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OVY871 wrote:That road looks mightily tempting to take on a road trip me and a few friends are planning on doing in August! Looks to have good views and nice quiet roads.
I know it well as my mum lives about 5 miles from Nick's former holiday cottage. It's one of the best routes I've driven in Wales. Totally unspoilt and almost deserted, except for people who want to be there. The road up to the Elan Valley reservoirs is highly recommended as well... :thumbs:

From where Neil ?
Mum lives at Ffair Rhos, about five miles south of Pont-rhyd-y-groes, where Nick's former holiday home is located...

The road to the Elan Valley reservoirs leaves the Mountain Road about half way between Rhayader and Cwmystwyth. It follows the string of reservoirs down the valley and eventually heads back to Rhayader. The reservoirs supply much of Birmingham's water...
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Neil Evans wrote:
Countryboy wrote:
Neil Evans wrote:

From where Neil ?
Mum lives at Ffair Rhos, about five miles south of Pont-rhyd-y-groes, where Nick's former holiday home is located...

The road to the Elan Valley reservoirs leaves the Mountain Road about half way between Rhayader and Cwmystwyth. It follows the string of reservoirs down the valley and eventually heads back to Rhayader. The reservoirs supply much of Birmingham's water...
'parcgwyn' lives not to far away either
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here is a better prospective of the start of the mountain road just outside Rhayader & the cattle grid at the bottom of the long climb (2.07 mins) & at around 3.29 mins that's when i had to change into second gear which i discribed in Spotlight, now you can see what it's like getting up in & especially all those years ago with 4 occupants, a cat & luggage & in the dark, that Fiesta is starting to struggle, look at the altitude at the top starting from 210m going up to 480m, at 6.47 mins he turns off for the Elan Valley, shame he didn't carry on the mountain road


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Tomorrow 8th March 'The Van' will be 59 years old (registered) dad just reminded me it was early March & i've just checked
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found another photo of the van, this is at Rhyl & must be the same day that the one of me standing in front if it was taken, here's dad with my sister

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and here is the famous one of me in front of the van

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forgot to put yesterday that dad bought the van 56 years ago & updated my signature at the same time :thumbs:
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Very impressive history with the van Nick, I hope one day I can claim the same timespan with mine!
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OVY871 wrote:Very impressive history with the van Nick, I hope one day I can claim the same timespan with mine!
thanks Neal & if someone offered £20,000 for it it would be refused, it is my life & also there are many happy times spent in it
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I agree, people could offer me way over what mine is worth or even offer to swap it for some of my dream cars and I'd turn them down!
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OVY871 wrote:I agree, people could offer me way over what mine is worth or even offer to swap it for some of my dream cars and I'd turn them down!
i've known it almost all of my life, it's always been there
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if anyone fell on hard times and needed to sell a car to eat, then you would take someone's money if they were standing in front of you with hard cash.

nostalgia would count for very little when you see him munching on a ginsters steak and ale slice. :mrgreen:
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Alan wrote:if anyone fell on hard times and needed to sell a car to eat, then you would take someone's money if they were standing in front of you with hard cash.

nostalgia would count for very little when you see him munching on a ginsters steak and ale slice. :mrgreen:
not in this case, when i've snuffed it my nephew is having it
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made a start on refurbishing a set of replacement wheels, de-rusted the first one & treated it with Bilt Hamber :thumbs:
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one of three wheels cleaned & rust treated :thumbs:

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How did you clean them up Nick?

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