Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[Bob V]

The car boot sale at ford is on two days a week, Thursday and Saturday-----so I thought I would have a look and see if the "Detroit" was still there. It was, it turned over freely, but the fuel pipe was perished beyond a reasonable doubt. Plug lead was in a similar condition!
Asked the seller if he had ever had it running, was an emphatic no, on closer inspection, in my opinion, it hasn't been fired up since before World War Two .
Asked him what he would take for it at the death------the way you do--------he said £600, Come on sunshine, it was priced at £200 two days ago------------ah, but that was then !,,,,, -----I sadly shook my head and walked away--------they are amongst us!

Glad that you checked that out. I was beginning to lose sleep over that little outboard. As you probably know, I restore small vintage engines and that looked like a good project. I was seriously considering having you to put the seller in touch with me. The fuel line and plug lead are not a big deal, but the price going up 3X in two days is beyond belief. Perhaps the seller is a descendant of Ebeneezer Scrooge...

Now I can catch up on my sleep. Thank you, Jackie...!!