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12 Nov 2009, 21:53 (Ref:2581055) | #51 | ||
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I have a pair of race prepped Scimitars round the corner in the village. I suspect they're more for sprinting than racing, but wouldn't take much. Though the Gulf coloured one seemed to have lamp post rash last time I saw it!
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13 Nov 2009, 07:11 (Ref:2581221) | #52 | ||
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Anyone remember the Bev Faulks car with the GAA lump in it?.Bev only used it for sprints.
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Compleltely OT, just the lamp post rash, one way of describing a restored TR, you know all chrome and polish at the NEC yesterday [12th November] have not a clue as to what took place, probably being delivered for exhibition at the Classic car show, and..... well stuffed in my book of descriptive phrases.
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Yay...come and join us...once you've stopped that engine smoking! As I've said in the CSCC forum, I'm toying with the idea of building a Sud Sprint that I've just rescued into a race car, rather than the Porsche.....as I make my living out of Alfas, I should.......
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Should have stopped smoking for next season.
New rings and mains should do it,a "Martini" or "Marlborough" paint scheme as well(That should make it faster) |
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Richard Murtha: You don't stop racing because you are too old, you get old when you stop racing! But its looking increasingly likely that I've stopped.....have to go back to rallying ;) |
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I never saw it in action personally as I joined the Scimitar club just after Bev had left the scene. I do have some awesome clips of it though which I uploaded to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY5_T59MceY You'll have to forgive the music on this clip!! It wasn't my choice honest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGAd52NCyFA I would love to see any other pictures of it that peopla may have taken at various events!! Bev still has the car, but it no longer has the GAA engine. It's now fitted with a twin turbo Cosworth FBA/C hybrid engine. Cheers Dave Poole of www.sporting-reliants.com |
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And Scimiter's still are not eligible for "Super 70". "Future Classics" only, & nothing wrong with that; it's just not the point of this thread.
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I never knew that Sonny built the car for Bev.Interesting 'Sweeny' clip on the last youtube video,the Granada is currently owned by someone over in darkest Bedfordshire.
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