Hi Trev,
Welcome aboard! I was born in Chester, and lived most of my early years just a few miles on the posh side of the Shropshire/Cheshire border
, went to school in Malpas which is only just up the road from Whitchurch, as I'm sure you know.
Currently, I have in the shed:
- One functioning Lister CS 5/1 Start-o-matic (non-original generator)
- One frosted CS in bits
- A JP4 in running order
- An LD1 which was in just-about running order, until I disassembled it, now I can't remember how it goes back together
- A Villiers C45 which is both ugly, and only runs on the fifth tuesday of the month if it coincides with a full blue moon
I have, at various times, also had a variety of CS engines (many of which made their way to the States, eventually), and a Petter PAZ1, which was a lovely little thing, but too underpowered to replace the bastard Villiers on compressor duty.
If you ever find yourself heading up the Wirral, feel free to drop by for a cuppa and to behold the magnificence that is the JP4
Cheers!
Ade.