Calendar Girls 2019

How time flies, again another year almost over! Time to look back on my TR7 year with a new calendar. With the theme for this year's edition just being "Out and about with my TR7's in 2018".

The cover:
Both cars together in front of the shed,

on the day 't Kreng was released from her daily duties.

I would have loved to report some more progress on the '76 FHC. But sadly a lot of time had to be spent in clearing all Triumph related stuff from René's place. And this took us well into the summer.

Then there were the technical problems with the Land Rover early in the year, as a result of which 't Kreng had to be put into daily service for well over a month. But it was good fun, and it was an easy way to clock up a fair few TR7 kilometres early in the year. And it proved what I had secretly hoped for, more frequent use should solve any water pump related leaks. The coolant leaks from the water pump area, that started well over 2 years ago, have stopped completely. Result!

There were also the problems with the refurbished carburettors for the DHC, which took most of the summer to get solved. This meant that the DHC hardly saw any action over the summer, not at all a bad thing with the searing hot temperatures we had all summer! But with the DHC's carburettor issues sorted, at the beginning of a very fine autumn, meant that this car too saw a fair amount of use this year. So from a driving point of view and bearing in mind the small amount of time I was able to spent on the cars 2018 wasn't too bad. 't Kreng added 2137 kilometres and the DHC 2784 kilometres to their respective odometer.

And finally there were a fair amount of non car related events and problems that arose over the year. But no need to write these down here ...

So in 2019 these pictures, taken during the various trips of the past driving season, will grace the study wall:

January:
Somewhere in the country near the German border south of Venlo,
during one of the first tours of the year (NL).

February:
Enjoying the last day of spring, and a very fine day it was.
Huis Zuidewijk-Spick near Boukoul (NL).

March:
Enjoying the car and the fine weather after her biennial MOT

April:
First outing of the year for the DHC, early May.
Along the banks of the River Maas north of Kessel (NL).

May:
Enjoying the fine spring weather and daily duties.
North of the village of Neer visible in the background (NL).

June:
Enjoying the last day of spring, and a very fine day it was.
Kasteel Hillenraedt Boukoul (NL).

July:
Eenjoying the car and the fine weather after her biennial MOT

Augustus:
Enjoying a fine autumn, near "The Broken Castle",
south of the village of Grubbenvorst (NL).

September:
Enjoying the fine spring weather and daily duties alongside a sand pit,
between Neer and Buggenum (NL).

October:
Enjoying a fine autumn,
north of the little hamlet of Elkenrade (NL).

November:
Enjoying the fine spring weather and daily duties alongside the river Maas,
close to the river ferry between Beesel and Kessel (NL).

December:
Final tour of the year for the DHC,
north of the little hamlet of Elkenrade (NL).