Rare cars you've seen recently

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#251 Post by **CAR** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:39 am

Saw a Ferrari F40 on the M11 south bound yesterday afternoon and a couple of late 40's Chevy stepsides.

Colin.

#252 Post by **Rob B** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:50 am

Going to look at a very rare car this weekend, a Bond Equipe.

#253 Post by **CAR** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:52 pm

Rob Baker wrote:Going to look at a very rare car this weekend, a Bond Equipe.

What type Rob?
rdmstewa and I see a GT4S quite regularly. Belongs to our friend Ian Blair.
Has been seen in pics in the SIXappeal at local shows with us.

Colin

#254 Post by **CAR** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:39 pm

Checkout my blog for the rare cars I have seen today.
I wonder if our wiser (and older

) forum members have seen these little beauties racing in the 60s and 70s?

Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:31 pm

I like the first one....... reminds me of early corvette?

#256 Post by **CAR** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:47 am

Yeah it's a pretty car.
We got it running by pouring petrol in the top of the car, Pete wants to get it ready for the sept trackday at Blyton!
Should be an interesting drive as even the 'stndard' 997cc Delta engine was rated at over 70bhp, in a car that weighs just over 500kg it should have a pretty good turn of speed.
The other one with racing history is on narrow dunlop look wheels with tall and narrow racing tyres that look just like the type fitted to D types. That is a little further away from use though

If the red one is ready for the trackday there will be a few pics of what look like very tall people driving it, when I sat in it with the seat as far back as it would go my nose was level with the top of the screen and if I hunched down my knees were in permenant contact with the dashboard.

Colin.

#257 Post by **Mike Stevens** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:00 pm

CRAJ wrote:We got it running by pouring petrol in the top of the car

Followed by a match Colin?

I guess you put the petrol in the carb. I've done that before and also poured some in a spark plug hole to get a recalcitrant engine to run - mainly on the lawn mower!

I came to work in the Stag today to put some miles on it before Friday. Thanks goodness we now have some sunshine!

Cheers,
Mike.

#258 Post by **CAR** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:13 pm

Oh yes

I was typing slower than I was thinking.

The weather here is very nice too, long may it continue. I bet part of you never thought you would reach the end of the restoration, well done Mike, time for a well deserved break now before the LR gets 'attacked' or is it finishing touches to the Herald?

Colin.

#259 Post by **Mike Stevens** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:09 pm

Hi Colin,

Herald next. In theory that's nearer completion than the LandRover - at least it can be moved under its own steam. It's also down the far end of the garage where it's a bit wider.

You suggested I uploaded some pictures - just to prove we'd done it...

We've gone from this -

To this -

In less that 150 days.

Cheers,
Mike.

#260 Post by **Jonathan Lewis** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:39 am

Lovely job, Mike - well done!

Now enjoy

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