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Sooooooo cuuuuuute as they say…*And what type of carbs is this charming lady using to cook? I can't hide I do appreciate Dellorto's but SU's would be fine. Forget about Solex's they are bad and Weber's too common…
May be you can post a good recipe for the Dover sole!! Historic style 'f course. |
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I wonder how many other cars or car model specifically intended for LM never made it? Certainly the Morgan SLR is another. It's also been written in the Gilbern mag recently that in the 60s an owner had an idea to race one there. He got as far as visiting the circuit with it during testing, but after that the idea went no further...... What could have been! |
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Ah! Mike got in whilst I was enjoying the story on the web site. I like the idea of Sir Jackie Stewart driving it rather well (it suggests) in its first race but, if one is being pedantic, it was plain Mr. Stewart back then. |
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I had a chat a few years ago with the guy that built if up and he said the Maxi cable gearchange caused a lot of head scratching to get it to work with the engine behind rather than in front! |
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We get a few Brits from that part of the world as the Arras organisers go across to the Folkestone show on August Bank Holiday & talk people into coming. |
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Bob will be thrilled! We've finally moved on from Renault gearboxes ....to Maxi gear linkages. Perhaps it's time for a discussion comparing & contrasting the various merits of the Austin Maxi & Renault 16? |
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BBMF- So, what's going on with their Merlin engines? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-40957271
There's an airday near here on Sunday but they weren't due, so at least that won't be affected. Wonder about the Revival, they usually do a flypast there. Would be good to know whether a component issue or whatever. Do they build and maintain the engines themselves? |
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BBMF do usually come to Goodwood but there are usually several other warbirds too. However, Duxford Battle of Britain show is normally the same weekend as Goodwood, neaning a lot of aircraft flit between the two, but this year Duxford is a couple of weeks later. I eagerly awaited the Red Arrows at Cromer Carnival on Look East last night but the fire alarms went off in BBC's Norwich studio so we got cricket instead. Very boring! |
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Out of interest, if somewhat boring, construction contracts don't usually have this clause because they include a level of ascertained damages that the client will claim in the event of a delay/default. The Contractor OTOH can claim either loss of profit and retain all previous payments for work done, or damages at law, if the Client defaults. Contracting for beginners. |
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Your Beeb info isn't clear, they say it has to do with Merlin engines but affects others too. Might it be the fluids, oil or gas may be? Same thing in historic racing sometimes…
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Returning to Renault 16 engines for a moment, am I right in thinking that a tuning company (Hermes, perhaps?) put a Europa-spec engine & gearbox in the back of a Renault R8?
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John, you mean they re-invented a 1.6 litre 8 Gordini? A car I never appreciated, I'd rather the Simca Rallye 2 or, better, Rallye 3. I had a strange record with my R2 during a rallye, with not less than 29 other competitors asking for seeing it in bits… This day scrutineering was sharp!
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Mrs MM had a Simca Rallye as her first car. Would it have been 1300cc? Had a bag of sand in the front to keep it on the ground!
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>>>>I seem to recall the engines are maintained by a company in Gloucestershire - the name evades me but I think they are also involved in racing.
Would that be Retro Track and Air or something like that? The guy who bought my S2000 took it there for resto Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk |
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Always like the Simca Rallye models- especially the more potent one(s) with front mounted radiator. Guess any that are left must be worth loads of dosh...... |
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Yes, the computer gods seem to smile down on some members of this site, whilst the devil seems to control some of our 'putters!
Other posters seem to have no trouble posting blocks of six pictures but no matter what I do, my pictures always go one on top of the other taking up much more space. It's all a mystery to me. |
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John, I'll pm about pics later, just in case it will help!
Going back to the grounded Memorial Flight, appears during routine inspection some metal debris was found in the oil of one engine. So until the source is identified, the other planes are not flying. All makes perfect sense to me, and no different to modern plane safety requirements. As usual the Beeb are talking a load of ******** about it on the JV prog. Makes me very cross so switched off! |
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Yes John because some ask for around 50k€ for a 8 Gordini, many R8 are now "gordinised". The case of the Rallye 3 is almost the same but they made so few its easier to spot the fake one. But still you can be proposed a chassis plate from one hand and a car from the other!
The Alpine A110 alias Berlinette are above 120 now, even the Spanish or Brazilian or Bulgarian ones. I know quite well Perigord's Moulages' owner who started with body spares for them. One day it came to his mind that it would be easy to make assemblies… |
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