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Robin (UK)

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  1. Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. Bugatti race car. ERA (I think)
  2. Here's the Napier Railton (the fastest car ever to lap Brooklands circuit). A blower Bentley. And the Mercedes Silver Arrow from 1937.
  3. Guys, After all the Tulsa news I thought you'd be interested in this car, which was buried in the sand on a beach for 42 years... I took my 7 year-old son for a boy’s day out to Brooklands on Saturday, for the 100th anniversary celebrations. See www.BrooklandsFestival.co.uk He was awestruck by the 2006 McLaren F1 car’s track demonstration and we went for a (mostly sideways) spin in a 6.3 litre AMG Mercedes – he loved it. Also saw loads of old 20s and 30s cars running, Mercedes Silver Arrows from the 30s upwards, etc, etc. Plus an air display, including wing walking and stunt helicopter flying. He sat in a Harrier cockpit, saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, went on Concorde and loads more. Great fun. More pictures to follow. R.
  4. What a shame... But what a FABULOUS old lady!!! At least Boyd's not gonna steal the show.
  5. Hi Guys, I think it's about 20 minutes until the buried Belvedere gets unveiled in the Tulsa Convention Center. Does anyone know of an internet feed, so I can watch it? If so, please post the URL. Thanks. Robin.
  6. Hi Guys, I think it's about 20 minutes until the buried Belvedere gets unveiled in the Tulsa Convention Center. Does anyone know of an internet feed, so I can watch it? If so, please post the URL. Thanks. Robin.
  7. I'm running OD on my 47 convertible. It was a straight swap with the original transmission. I have it hooked up with a single wire and switch, for easy operation. No kickdown. We get lots of rain and salt on the roads in the UK and I had advice that it would be best to keep the circuit simple. If it fails, fault diagnosis is easy. Probably just one terminal to clean.
  8. Basic Chrysler 300C in the UK is the equivalent of about $52,000. And we pay an average of a dollar a day in vehicle tax - use it or not. Motoring is certainly expensive in Europe.
  9. Things are not looking good for the buried Belvedere. Write-up here: http://newsok.com/article/3065823 Pictures here: http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/index.html Let's hope things are a bit better inside the bag. R.
  10. Allan, In the UK, most of what we pay at the pumps is taxes. In fact, duty and taxes accounts for abot 70% of the price.
  11. Heres the UK price: By my calculations, one US gallon of unleaded costs about $7.07, today. That's at 95 pence ($1.87) per litre - some gas stations will charge more. For information: 1 Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons 1 US gallon = 3.785 litres
  12. Guys, My friends are looking to buy a good, useable 49/50 Ford. If anyone knows of one for sale, please email me with details. Thanks. Robin.
  13. Hi Guys, Here's the first of the pictures from yesterday's photo shoot. Look very carefully, and you might be able to see my car!!!
  14. ...with my car, for a couple of pictures to be used in a calendar for a UK company which specialises in reproduction vintage lingerie. The poses were in the style of the Elvgren pin-ups of the 40s and 50s, with clothes falling off, blowing in the wind, etc to reveal glamorous lingerie. The young lady who was modelling looked lovely (almost as good as my P15!!!) I'll post pictures when I have them. If you're interested in the lingerie (purely for research purposes) go to www.WhatKatieDid.co.uk
  15. Hey Bill, Welcome aboard. I'm running a 47 Convertible, in the UK. I love both stock P15s and hopped-up cars and I'd agree with most of the posts here... Lower the car, go with the engine hop-up and add overdrive - but think VERY carefully before going with the roof chop. The great thing about the P15 vert, is that the front screen is already chopped - it's only 12 inches high - and with the victoria hood, it already looks like a custom 3-window coupe with attitude. If you go too radical, the car can look a bit comical and overstyled. I'm running a Dodge 230 motor, with Fenton head, Sharp intake, Fenton headers, twin pipes with Smithys mufflers and Dodge overdrive tranny. The difference in performance, compared to the stock car, is amazing. And the sound is PURE VINTAGE!!! Longer-term plans will feature a mild cam. Body-wise, my car's stock, except for fender skirts dressed with 41 Buick trims, and blue-dot rear lenses. It rides at the standard height. It's a vintage-style hop-up, but can go back to stock very easily. Just my thoughts and preferences, but good luck with whatever you decide to do... and PLEASE keep us posted. Robin (UK)
  16. LOVE the Zeppelin, but I'd rather see it in more original guise. It kinda reminds me of the 1936 Stout Scarab... This car is one of probably nine that were built by William Stout, an aeronautical engineer in Dearborn, MI. It was sold to a French publishing magnate and spent its entire life in France, supposedly used by General Eisenhower in North Africa and then by General DeGaulle. It was then used by a circus to house monkeys until Philippe Charbonneaux, a French automotive designer, bought it in the early sixties for his museum. Not only did it have a unit construction body made out of light aluminum, it featured the famous Ford flathead V8 engine placed at the rear driving the rear wheels via a Stout-built three-speed manual transaxle. It has a 135-inch wheelbase, 4-wheel independent coil spring suspension, and the most spacious cabin of any American car as the result of no running boards and no drive shaft tube. This $5,000 aerodynamically vehicle was well ahead of its time. More pictures at: http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9131/default.aspx
  17. Not my cup of tea, at all. But this truck was at Paso - my friend in California sent the picture. Hey... what's that behind it?!!!
  18. I don't think that's the REAL Marilyn. Here she is, in the UK, with my son...
  19. The loops in the fuel line are, as suggested, to allow flex in the lines when the engine moves on the mounts. The fuel is feeding through a Fenton fuel block on the inner wing. Not sure if I'll stay with this set-up. Might just get rid of the fuel block and feed up to the carbs more cleanly. To answer Fireball: I collected the pieces through Ebay and via members on this Forum. The air cleaners are from Vintage Speed. Keep looking and asking and you'll eventually find the parts you want.
  20. Guys, My car's home at last. New front springs and re-tempered rears mean it now sits quite a bit higher (I kinda like that look). New shocks all round, plus Charlie Akers' front shock re-location brackets, have given it a much smoother and tighter ride - AND IT NOW GOES ROUND CORNERS!!! Also, I now have the Fenton head and headers, plus the Sharp intake all running and looking great. The high-compression head means I now have to be a bit more careful to shift down and use the gears, rather than relying on the torque of the engine from low gears... miss the down-shift and it'll start pinging a bit. But it sounds great and is very smooth and powerful. A big difference. I'll report more, when I've had a chance to use the set-up a bit more. Robin. PS Chet - email me regarding the George Asche manifolds, if you're still interested.
  21. Bob, You're a lucky guy!!! I'll happily go and claim it for you..... But first, you'll have to deposit $250,000 into my account, to cover expenses (ha ha). R.
  22. Congratulations David, An inspiration to everyone else. R.
  23. Guys, More great pix on this page... http://atascadero.name/wordpress/2006/02/27/armandos-41-plymouth-at-the-tijuana-drag-races/ Isn't the internet a great place!!!
  24. I just ordered a seal from Roberts. I had one in my garage that I was sure was correct, but it's turned out not to be (internal diameter way too big). Anyway, hope the one that arrives in a few days will be right. It's the only piece keeping my car off the road at the moment. The only good thing is that it's pouring with rain, so I wouldn't have seen much on-the-road Plymouth action this weekend, anyway. As always, thanks for the tips. R.
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