April 14th: A glorious sunny morning so the first proper 'Sunday paper' run through Warwickshire's highways and byways in Bee since September last year, due to the weather over the past six months.

April 2: More on the 78 GT - fuel pump 12v supply, HRW and heater air direction control.

April: More on the 78 GT - sump plug drip, intermittent reversing lights, fuel pump.

March 31st: Still dry but cloudy, so Vee gets an hour out on Sunday morning paper-trip. A new spot of oil under the engine, this time from the front of the bell-housing. Doesn't smell like gear oil from the gearbox so maybe rear crank seal, but I'll need to get underneath to see if it might be coming from higher up. Don't know whether I can face the three days needed to get this engine out again.

March 30th: A rare opportunity to get Bee out for an hour on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

March 3: More on the 78 GT - battery and cables, number-plate light, reversing lights!

March 16th: 'At last' again - Bee and Vee escape for another 20 mins each!

March 2: More on the 78 GT - underseal, rear brakes, passenger seat, battery/starter cabling, plus bits and pieces.

March: More on the 78 GT - exhaust mounts, gearbox top-up, axle level plug.

Late Feb: Weather too cold and wet to work on the GT, just dropping off new parts.

Feb 3: More on the 78 GT - Oils and filter, front suspension, general check underneath - a couple of issues with the exhaust.

Mid-Feb: More on the 78 GT - finally refitted the gear knob cap, replaced the heat control cable (what a surprise that was ...), but still struggling to get the passenger drop-glass going up and down smoothly.

Early-Feb: More on the 78 GT - it runs and drives! And Bee and Vee get another brief drive in a window of opportunity.

Mid-Jan: More on the 78 GT - floor insulated, carpeted, seats replaced.

Jan 6th: At last, after a couple of days of no rain but roads still very damp the busier roads finally dry up enough by the afternoon to get the cars out for half an hour each. 'Thrupenny-bit' tyres put off for another month or so.

January: Still raining ...

This years Christmas jigsaw - Pickering station by David Noble.