Thanks Roger. I think I'll keep the engine that's fitted and see whether I can get it going. If it's a total disaster then I could always try the spare engine.

I've also been in touch with with Gary Waudby who bought it second hand as a teenager in the late 1960s from a dealer in Hemel Hempstead ...

My latest project has arrived. So far as I know it is a 1962 Golden Arrow which has not been in use since 2004. The registration date in the V5C is one day after I was born!

It came with a spare engine and I'm still trying to work out what I've got. Apart from some serial number confusion, it looks ...

I've just had my first proper look through the new 'The Ariel Book'.

What a brilliant piece of work. A big pat on the back and congratulations to the authors!

If you haven't yet ordered a copy, get one from Draganfly.

https://draganfly.co.uk/shop/525875/the-ariel-book/

Here is another one. Top dollar. I think the seller is trying to recoup restoration costs. Looks very nice. https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C2066078

Another one has come onto the market. Wallet bursting price and another very poor listing with only one photo and zero details!
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C2058982

I'm also looking for a Golden Arrow. They seem to come up for sale all the time, so you just need to watch from the sidelines and then pounce. I missed a couple that looked very good and were less than 2k but most have question marks against them. Anyway, there's no hurry for me, the right one will ...

Here's one on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227309245942

and this one on marketplace https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 0499208002

Apart from lawn mowers, I've seen similar levers on some small motorcycles such as autocycles.