On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true loves sent to me
Twelve tappets chattering,
Eleven spokes a-rattling,
Ten cables fraying,
Nine joints with play in,
Eight hoses leaking,
Seven springs a-creaking,
Six perished plug-leads,
F i v e o l d r i n g s –
Four cross-threaded bolts,
Three scuffed tyres,
Two worn wiper-blades,
And an old clapped-out battery.
ERIC STAPLETON – 1977 AOC Bulletin 287
Alvis Archive 
Very good – thank you Eric from all those years ago.
It’s late Christmas Eve in Australia. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy and smooth running New Year to all.
Richard Tonkin
Melbourne.
Thank you. Very clever! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year Albert
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Top of the range stuff , much enjoyed here in Kiwiland . Merry Christmas .
John & Kate Welch