Which vehicle was the big motor used in as a diesel, apart from nuffield tractors, the small 1500 diesel was used as a marine motor as well, navigator I think, not sure, long time ago.
Type: Posts; User: Kevin Hirst
Which vehicle was the big motor used in as a diesel, apart from nuffield tractors, the small 1500 diesel was used as a marine motor as well, navigator I think, not sure, long time ago.
Sorry, did not know I could do that, would somebody please tell me how so I do not do it again, cheer's
Good to see another locost, same colour as our's
Hi, Milan, I still deal with this company today, J.P.R. Johnsons piston rings, very good firm to deal with
Trevor, is this the same Bob Gibbons as part of the Hope gibbons company from wellington, If so he retired to Puketona between paihia & kerikeri, He had model A at that time, I only found out about...
I was always of the understanding that Bantam was the original builder / designer of the jeep but could not build enough of them to supply the military
Yes please Ken, great stuff to hear about.
Must ask my daughter if she went along, she lives in omokoroa as well, are you coming up to auck again soon Roger at end of month for smales farm or anything like that, be great to catch up, Have...
was this a 3carb model when built as there was one at the waipu car show last weekend,Jayne had her first drive in A95 as I was riding my 750 honda. over one thousand cars & bikes turned up on the...
Will power down in austin
Or Locost
We competed against the orchid special when owned by Doug St George in the mid 90's gymkhana's & sprint's etc. I presume it was the same car
And myselt talking to Fred at the northland special at domain hillclimb [top photo]
I started my apprenticeship at Cowling Bros, ford dealer's on broadway in 1957 Maurice Cowling,of speedway fame was the bosses son who had just started primary school about the same time. bradford...
Morrie Given photographer was my uncle
Yes, 2007, locost & jaguar both same age, gues the signature on bottom photo, not you Roger, you know.
Nice to see my locost next to the alfriston jaguar, myself leaning against it, Elleslie concourse
How about a Marcos or mini for the millionth view Ray, looking forward to it, cheer's Kev.
Shot down to Taihape on wednesday & picked up a 3ltr motor & gearbox to overhaul for our car, they were about to be burried in a big hole with tons of other parts, round trip 1200km back home in...
No Rhys, that's Jayne, took A95 for it's first out of town yesterday, went well.
Kinda depends on how much water, I would go for 500ml, you need plenty of petrol in tank to soak up meths though.
Sounds like simmilar head job to what I did with my A90 back in the sixtie's, I used 3 of the original A90 zenith carbs, a racer brown american cam grind by those famous NZ camgrinders Mundell &...
No, used to be,is now more like the green in the side flash but now has white flash & roof , old rusty & bent bumpers have now been incoorporated into body contours
We are looking forward to it, We should be easy to find as not a lot of A95's around & only one in this green, see you there
[QUOTE=Roger Dowding;73115]Yep the MX5 is going, with the repair done and a warrant - just - a couple of things to do before the next one is due.
Driving OK, but because we got a bit of water in the...