Bloody hell you guys! This thread isn't conducive to me managing to get any work done today! Am loving the stories. I guess I can always get back to work tomorrow.

Gerald, about ten years ago a garage I called on in the Wairarapa suddenly had a dark blue Alpine arrive in one of its bays. The owner of the garage had bought it from up north somewhere, and had plans to restore it. But it slowly disappeared under a pile of rubble over time, and the garage was eventually bought out by another company and torn down. I assume the owner took the Alpine with him, but wouldn't it be interesting if he happened to now have the worst car you ever owned?