This is the story of the restoration of a  R4 a 1985 GTL 

Bill Edmondson's R4GTL as found being explored by Erica and Ginger.

Body off	ns foot well engine bearer	os rear suspension box section	ns footwell less rot
os engine bearer repaired	os engine bearer stage one	os rear suspension repaired	reuniting the chassis spring 2002

To Complete th Story

At the first MOT several things caused failure : most trivial such as headlight misaligned and tail pipe not quite secure and oh dear I had done some brazing within 12 inches of the suspension and had to remove these patches (not so easy) and replace with weld. But at the second attempt one MOT certificate .Home and crack open a bottle of bubbly and hug the ferrets.

On Exmoor overlooking the village of Parracombe.

At Woody Bay Station ,Lynton and Barnstable Railway

Woody Bay station Lynton & Barnstable Railway

Boston Lodge works Ffestiniog Railway September 2002

Since then 1000 miles have been clocked up so far without problems, the longest trip to date has been the Welsh Highland Railway Gala September 2002 and the car just loved those mountain roads

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