Its been far too long!

As with all these things, the good intentions and early enthusiasm for documenting some of the more interesting things in my family history have waned somewhat. Its mainly the time issue again! I have a real problem with time!

Anyway I hope to be back on track with these updates now. I have a renewed enthusiasm and intend to make some time dedicated to updating this blog.

Just recently I discovered a photograph which really took me back to my childhood. It was my grandads MK1 Toyota Hilux pickup truck. I used to ride around in this when I was a small kid. I did some digging and found the original receipt. It was bought in March 1981 for little over 5 grand. It was sold sometime in 1989 in a farming auction. Its whereabouts now remains a mystery, however I have put some feelers out on the net as there is a small chance it may still be about. The original registration number KAN598W still comes up with all the correct details on any of the online vehicle check sites.

For the record, this truck was replaced with a Ford P100 F891STF 2.0 petrol model - this wasn't adequate so was sold in 1992 and a diesel P100 bought. We still have this pickup to this day.