It's been a while since we last had the old girl out on the road for the Birchington run and I for one, was beginning to feel the need of a fix of left hand drive 425 cc ishness. Step up 11 year old niece who had never so much as been in a 2CV and decided they were "really cool". Seemed like a good opportunity to run her across to pick up Mademoiselle using the modern 2CV, so that she could experience both cars on the same day. So we fired up "Clara" and headed across to the lock up. We un-sheeted Mmmle, and (Bless her) she fired up first turn of the key and ran really sweetly. So we took her out along the country lanes from over near Blean, to Graveney, admittedly barrelling along a bit to give the niece a good grounding in 2CV suspension and the many creaks and groans that accompany such driving.

It felt good to be out in her again. It's a year since she was on the road, the MOT just running out, so Andy will take her across to be tested in the next couple of weeks.