OUT AND ABOUT 2024

[Athame57]

Interesting post! I can't help wondering how do they preserve a fish to go on the wall, they haven't got a pelt or something like other animals.

[Athame57]

Been out to Blackheath with it's fabled Tea hut in south London. Not many bikes about today but the object of the journey was a paint drying run, I've given the engine a bit of a makeover. More work pending! 

[Johnwebley]

Looking good

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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Interesting post! I can't help wondering how do they preserve a fish to go on the wall, they haven't got a pelt or something like other animals.

The lad Neil  went on to become an acomplished amateur Taxidermist this link explains the process for fish.

.https://all-taxidermy.com/guide-to-fish-taxidermy/#:~:text=Once%20ready%2C%20you'll%20need,the%20size%20of%20the%20fish.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I think the back story qualifies it for an Out & About Ted👍

As an addendum to the story way back in 1969/70 I collected a brand new Mini Cooper S from Kennings on Queeen street Derby using trade plates (closed decades ago) it was a blue & white one. I drove the vehicle to the garage were I was working during the summer holidays - a Vauxhall Dealer (Allsops)on Bold Lane Derby. The vehicle was bought by an 18 year old lad - yes it was Neil Wheal.

Never saw the Neil or the car until 1973/4 when I saw it advertised in the local paper. I viewed the car but it had a cracked sump that had been bodged with glass fiber - at that time I had no facilites to remove the engine to fix it so I put my best mate onto the car as it was a one owner vehicle. The photo below is me (Navigator) with my mate at the start of the local DFS rally start line - circa 1974/5  yep it was Neils Cooper S - its a small world.

.428608426_1919445428471951_8381795319219720693_n by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr