You were mentioning the 30 mph through little towns... I used to live in an old converted commercial building In Homedale, Idaho. The speed limit was twenty five mph. But, when the bars closed at 2 a.m., all those drunk country boys would put their foot on the floor at the stop sign downtown and those Cummins engined Dodges would fly by my house at some crazy speeds. I was always waiting for one to enter my lounge... I guess the coppers went home early. ;-)
Glad to see you're back. Maybe I will be inspired to get some video rolling again. I'm in the middle of installing a new wiring loom in the MGB GT, then I'll have time to get my head into some filming. I'm sorry to hear about Bess, but relieved that you were going slowly and it was no worse.
Hello Sean, good to see you out-n-about in your lovely Vitesse. I like your opening film work, very nice. A great trip which would be nice to do if I were around the area, Hopefully we will be able to arrange a get together in 2025 for a Triumph chat and coffee. All the best Bob. (The Stag still work very well and was also out today at Bicester Heritage for a Flea Market event)
@@bobspeller2225 Thanks Bob, so sorry not to have been able to join you. It would be great to see you next year. I am delighted to hear that your beautiful Stag is running well. Take care, Sean.
Hello Sean. Thanks very much for the video - I don't know this part of Suffolk at all. I'm glad to learn that your 'day job' has expanded - all for the very best, I hope. On the other hand, I was sorry to hear about the problems you have had with Bess - being a former Mk 2 owner, I particularly feel for you! All the best for now, Colin.
@@seanhumfrey Hello Sean. I have just come across this video from The Two Ronnies: ua-cam.com/video/6E9lByK3yQw/v-deo.html The car looks somewhat familiar - probably a Herald rather than a Vitesse, though. Hope you are well. Best wishes, Colin.
Thank you Colin, I have never seen that sketch before. Having taught both boys to drive, I can completely relate to this! A lovely Herald 13/60 in Valencia blue, I think. It was probably only about 5 or 6 years old at the time...an astonishing thought.
Hi Sean, I remember Bungay very well, from my visits up there to see our friend, Mr.David A. who used? to live there. I recall coming across a whole flock of Chickens on the main road there. All very rural and bucolic!
Welcome back Sean! Hopefully you’ll get Bess back on the road soon. (Note to self:check springs!) I used to be in Bungay regularly, agree with you it’s well worth a visit. As is the Aviation Museum; on one visit there I had a long chat to my hero Wing Commander Ken Wallis of Autogyro fame. The museum is next to the Buck Inn which in the early 70s was run by Alan Breeze who was Billy Cotton’s sidekick for over 30 years. (Showing my age now,”Billy Who???”)
Thanks so much Peter. Lovely place, the volunteer were all arriving to open up as I was leaving. Nice pub too, though it's been a few years since I last went in.
@@seanhumfrey Yes, me and my son went to an evening presentation he did at the village I used to live in. He drove there (about 20 miles from his home), gave over an hour talk about his life etc, kept talking to people in the interval, gave at least another hour (he hadn’t sat down at all). We were absolutely enthralled, he didn’t miss a beat. Then he packed his stuff up and drove home. He was over 90 at the time!! Amazing man, amazing life.
You were mentioning the 30 mph through little towns... I used to live in an old converted commercial building In Homedale, Idaho. The speed limit was twenty five mph. But, when the bars closed at 2 a.m., all those drunk country boys would put their foot on the floor at the stop sign downtown and those Cummins engined Dodges would fly by my house at some crazy speeds. I was always waiting for one to enter my lounge... I guess the coppers went home early. ;-)
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Glad to see you're back. Maybe I will be inspired to get some video rolling again. I'm in the middle of installing a new wiring loom in the MGB GT, then I'll have time to get my head into some filming. I'm sorry to hear about Bess, but relieved that you were going slowly and it was no worse.
I had no idea there was an aviation museum at Flixton, I would certainly have visited, if I had known
Great to see you back with a new video, many thanks for finding the time and making the effort.
Thanks so much Carl. It's my very great pleasure and I am so grateful for your lovely comment.
It was a glorious morning unfortunately I couldn't get out due to a back injury but a surrogate drive was appreciated.
John I am so sorry to hear about your back. That sounds miserable. Hope you feel better soon.
@@seanhumfreyit's on the mend fortunately
So glad to hear that John. Backs are a nightmare when you hurt them.
Hello Sean, good to see you out-n-about in your lovely Vitesse. I like your opening film work, very nice. A great trip which would be nice to do if I were around the area, Hopefully we will be able to arrange a get together in 2025 for a Triumph chat and coffee. All the best Bob. (The Stag still work very well and was also out today at Bicester Heritage for a Flea Market event)
@@bobspeller2225 Thanks Bob, so sorry not to have been able to join you. It would be great to see you next year. I am delighted to hear that your beautiful Stag is running well. Take care, Sean.
Hello Sean. Thanks very much for the video - I don't know this part of Suffolk at all.
I'm glad to learn that your 'day job' has expanded - all for the very best, I hope.
On the other hand, I was sorry to hear about the problems you have had with Bess - being a former Mk 2 owner, I particularly feel for you!
All the best for now, Colin.
Thanks so much Colin. I am so happy to share this with you. Hopefully I'll have Bess back before too long. Take care, Sean
@@seanhumfrey Hello Sean. I have just come across this video from The Two Ronnies: ua-cam.com/video/6E9lByK3yQw/v-deo.html
The car looks somewhat familiar - probably a Herald rather than a Vitesse, though. Hope you are well. Best wishes, Colin.
Thank you Colin, I have never seen that sketch before. Having taught both boys to drive, I can completely relate to this! A lovely Herald 13/60 in Valencia blue, I think. It was probably only about 5 or 6 years old at the time...an astonishing thought.
Hi Sean, I remember Bungay very well, from my visits up there to see our friend, Mr.David A. who used? to live there. I recall coming across a whole flock of Chickens on the main road there. All very rural and bucolic!
It is such a lovely part of Suffolk Leon.
You are right Leon the chickens were feral and lived on the Ditchingham roundabout till they were rehomed in 2010
Welcome back Sean! Hopefully you’ll get Bess back on the road soon. (Note to self:check springs!)
I used to be in Bungay regularly, agree with you it’s well worth a visit.
As is the Aviation Museum; on one visit there I had a long chat to my hero Wing Commander Ken Wallis of Autogyro fame. The museum is next to the Buck Inn which in the early 70s was run by Alan Breeze who was Billy Cotton’s sidekick for over 30 years. (Showing my age now,”Billy Who???”)
Thanks so much Peter. Lovely place, the volunteer were all arriving to open up as I was leaving. Nice pub too, though it's been a few years since I last went in.
I met Ken Wallis once at an RICS dinner that Julian Spurrell invited me to. Amazing man and such a great after dinner speaker.
@@seanhumfrey Yes, me and my son went to an evening presentation he did at the village I used to live in. He drove there (about 20 miles from his home), gave over an hour talk about his life etc, kept talking to people in the interval, gave at least another hour (he hadn’t sat down at all). We were absolutely enthralled, he didn’t miss a beat. Then he packed his stuff up and drove home.
He was over 90 at the time!!
Amazing man, amazing life.
What an extraordinary man.
I encountered Ken Wallis on several occasions, back in the early 1980s, when he was a regular participant in air shows, with his home built autogyro!