Chris A

Sheep cheese, goat cheese, cow cheese love them all. I finished off some goat's cheese a couple of days ago and today Mrs Me tells me it was for a salad tomorrow,oops. We had feta cheese salad yesterday. All that is left in the fridge now is a started plus a whole Camembert, living in the Orne it is a local product, an unopened Roquefort, sheep milk, and English cheddar - how did that get in there- to prove I've nothing against foreign cheeses. As we are having pork with apple sauce (apples from the garden) this evening I guess I'll have a cheese sandwich for lunch. As I said I'm a cheese head. Oh, Calamari isn't onion rings but squid. Love it, can't wait until the end of the month when we drive down to Spain for 4 weeks and will find it on menus all round the coast. Am I drifting from the original thread here, Ok the bolt shown is a cheese head a pan head is different, now pan fried squid...

Cheese head. I'm also a cheese head, if I take less than 5 cheeses from the plateau de fromage in either of our regular restaurants they think I must be ill. Actually I only eat the cheeses as an excuse to have another glass of red.

All that comes to mind is "Bernie, the bolt!" You need to be of a certain age to remember that.

Oh no! They were hanging from just about every car radio ariel or interior rear view mirror. Not everything in the past was better, mind you beer at 1s10p a pint or 2s for the 'good' stuff takes a lot of beating.

3 gallons for £1 at my local supermarket, well it was back in 1969 or 1970, can't remember for sure. Petrol stations were very common back then so running out wasn't an issue other than the price as now did vary between stations. I learnt to drive and passed my test in 1970 in a 13/60, shame I can't get petrol at 'vintage' prices for my Herald

I found the book pressures gave my convertible a ride that was a bit 'floaty' and soft. I am now running with front at 1.7 bar and rear at 2.0 bar, roughly 25 & 29. The ride is much firmer and feels better. I might drop them 0.1 bar alround and try that before making a final decision. The tyres are 155/80. As Peter said trial & error, hopefully no error as that could prove expensive

Where in Normandy are you visiting? Along the coast I imagine

Could have been a 'roast beef' as there are lots around at the moment???? I hope it doesn't spoil your trip

Just take your meds and/or your favourite strong drink and all will fine in an hour or two

I have door mounted mirrors on my 13/60 they work very well, true the 1/4 lights won't open to the full position but that's not a problem with my convertible

I have no problems switching between my modern and Herald. Herald : Right hand drive, 4 speed manual, no power steering, no servo brakes, no ABS, no anything. Modern : Left hand drive, 6 speed automatic, power steering, servo brakes, ABS and the rest. Only confusion is they are both red, must do something about that to make telling them apart easier.

I also recently replaced the 'Minilite' type wheels fitted when I bought my Herald convertible with steel ones and hub caps.

the radio cassette player in my 13/60 is screwed directly Under the dash, the radio mounting has brackets included in the frame for this, hence npthing extra is needed, when the radio was fitted I have no idea, it was there when I bought the car. Hope this helps a little.

My wife had a Citroën C3 that did little mileage and failed its French MOT because the tyre walls were cracking up, there was plenty of tread and with a casual glance they looked fine, so I agree take care as it is the trye that keeps you on the road. I am about to fit a set of steels wheels to my 13/60 that have a mixutre of different makes, 4 different makes on the 5 rims, some of them looking virually unused. Their age is a bit questionable and even though I could get away with just buying 2 new I am going to replace 4 and keep the best/youngest for the spare. New tyres are quite cheap and safety IS important, as well as piece of mind.

No problem at all just that I find they look too modern (and too sporty?) on the 13/60. Purlely personal taste. They do suit some cars very well. My wife likes them except that they ought to have been in the colour of the body paintwork. The car came fitted with them plus a set of steel wheels as spares. The fact that I find them too modern looking, I know they go way back, is a tribute to their excellent design. I am going to live with the steel wheels for the coming season just to make sure I don't change my mind then try and sell which ever I don't want. They are easy to clean, by the way, a soapy sponge is all that it takes.

I am about to take a set of these off my 13/60 and they are 5.0J x 13 ET 20 66 bore which fitted without any problems and replace them with old fashioned steels.

Aidan: How right you are! It is one of the things I most enjoy about living in France. I have the good fortune to live in quite a rural area and it is great for my Herald.

Hi John D Like the tip about the tube might give it a try. As for "asking" the cat to take their find outside - with one of our cats it works ok but the other, being younger, is still more of a rebel. I do complement the cat on the quality of their work, would hate them to feel unappreciated. Then there are the other 2 cats - 1 comes in from time to time just to catch up with the news and make sure we are ok, the other visits for winter, the rest of the year lives & works at a stable just beyond the field outside the garden. Dogs have masters, cats have domestics. Right I better go and see if the little darlings are comfy and warm enough

Be careful using cats to catch mice. We live in a semi rural area and have cats who love catching mice outside, then bring them in (alive) put them down while they go and eat and then look surprised that the mouse has slipped away while they weren't looking. We keep a jar handy so I can also play 'hunt the mouse'

OK Andrew you do qualify for a blond moment, but you are not alone I'm sure we've all been there. Maybe we need a new topic header "Blond moments"

Hi My 13/60 convertible, 1968 model, has an ashtray in the middle top of the Dashboard, there is a flip up lid to it as well. I assume it is standard fitment. In the owners handbook it is shown on the layout of the dashboard and even listed as item 5.

I had a clicking noise from a similar unit in my 13/60 after my flasher unit failed. I sorted it by swapping the connections over for the indicators & green warning light. Indicators then functioned correctly but green light was either not working or very faint. There was voltage out of the relay. I put in a standard relay and replaced the dashboard bulb with a LED version which made it much more visible. Odd, but before the old unit failed the light was bright enough with standard bulb

Hi Gadgetman I don’t have any specific help for you but thought my experience with a 13/60 might be of some help. The fuel gauge was accurate enough when I got the car but after a while the temperature sensor needed to be changed and at that point it was noted the fuel gauge was fed from a direct rather than a stabilised power supply. This model should have a stabilised source. The feed was changed and after that my gauge always read optimistic, reading just under ½ when it went onto reserve. I have reconnected the direct feed and the gauge seems to be back to its previous accuracy. Perhaps a lead for your problem? Good luck in any case

Hi Richard I don't have any tips for you but am interested to know how fitting the door check straps goes as I ought (should) fit some to my 13/60 as there aren't any . I do agree that the handle pins are a b*g**r

Best solution: drive faster, more air through the engine bay