Yesterday was not the best day to be out and about with a Seven - a boat would have been more appropriate around the Manchester motorways. However time was not on our side and so yesterday it was!! We picked up Pooh-R's Seven from his house in Cheshire for the start of a significant journey that will hopefully end up with the Seven joining Mr R in New Zealand for their new life down under. 

In order to be accepted as in import into New Zealand the Seven must be scrupulously clean - oh and rust free! Given that this is a 90s Seven when the powder coating was less than good this latter requirement is going to necessitate some work. So in the next few months the chassis will be stripped and rebuilt ready for shipping during the year. 

Given that Mr R and family are leaving on the 1st Jan, I have promised to look after the rebuild and dispatch from the UK over the next few months - and to document it on here so he can keep up with what is going on! This is slightly complicated by the fact that my garage is due to be knocked down and rebuilt starting the week after Christmas so the project start will be delayed until end of Feb.

Step one was getting it out of Mr R's garage so that everything else can be packed, and place in safe store until the garage is done! So in the wonderful(!) weather yesterday and via a friends house warming in Sheffield/Rotherham last night the car is now safely in my in-laws garage in Pocklington for the duration of the garage build at home!!.

Watch this space for details of the project as it progresses!