John, no offence taken, Jim stated that the ex Millen car was not a sports saloon and I agree as it never raced in that class when it was in the form as Millen raced it. It simply was a different...
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John, no offence taken, Jim stated that the ex Millen car was not a sports saloon and I agree as it never raced in that class when it was in the form as Millen raced it. It simply was a different...
You are quite correct about those XJS's. The front end of them is as weak as any thing I have seen. Compared to the stucture in a Mk2 one would have to say the engineering is irresonsible!! Mind you...
Now here is where we can see a whole lot of grief amongst you lot that think a car with "history' is more desirable than a new built old car. The ex Clive Gott car does not exsist, that was...
No not Berts car wrong racing number and number plate. How about one of the Wyness bros? I seem to recall doing a red Mk2 for one of them many years ago.
Once again I am back on here because people just will not address the issue or fail to retain what has been posted previously. I have a report, and so does MSNZ, that the tubing in my car is 25%...
I can reccomend Smokey Junick's 3 books if you all are interested in this period of Indy racing. He states that if you let the steering wheel go when the engine was up to speed, you would be lucky to...
Dale, I think you are begining to show signs of delusions of granduer. What makes you think that unless we join up to your idea, we are not classic racers? It may surprise you to know that not every...
Amco, I suggest you keep quiet about stuff of which you know nothing. The Country Gents movement was actually the brain child of one Harland Baker who at the time owned Huka Lodge. The first meeting...
I have posted on this subject before, but why does a car have to have been in exsistence before to be able to race? If it is built to the design and technology of the period then is it not for...
And neither did I, talk about arrogance!!
This Mk 1 of Ray's seems to have slipped off the radar, but yes he did race one before the silver Mk2. It was maroon and I remember seeing it being loaded on to the Lyttelton ferry in one of those...
I agree, Although I am suprised that they are not more popular with the historic racer. They must be cheap to run at that level, and I'm told they are fun to drive, but man are they boring to watch,...
No not me, was a near new car ex Archibald I think, note old school Dunlop racing tyres. I used to know the name of the guy that owned it but damned if I can remember it.
Great news Ray, but is this any closer to you being able to race it at any level other than club sport? Or have you, like me, given up on the Evil Empire and the Troglydites that inhabit it?
Rick Diehl built PDL Mustang 2 with a fluxing torch made out of an old truck remote mounted oil filter. You put the acetylene in one side and a pipe near to the bottom of the filter body, which was...
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In all my experience with Jaguars I have never heard of a Raymond Mays head for same. Ford Zephyrs yes, but Jaguars no. It is nearly impossible to fit 3 carbs to a mark 2 without cutting the inner...
Not sure Steve, We met up after that season and had a bit of a de brief on the season and then lost touch until we met up again in the Pacific Series he with the Cuda me with Millens Chevron.
No Jimmy, the car was worked on at a company called Dynatune, they had previously done the Vauxhall Cresta for the Bryan/ Davies entry in the 6 hour and Jimmy worked there. I opted out after the 3...
When I was asked to co drive the Bryan in the 67 3 hour race I was told it had been raced in the States in a long distance race that required a co driver. It had the regulation two 4 barrel Holley...
Welcome back Rhys. I was racing one of my XKs at that Renwick meeting and remember the nose lifting antics of the Mustang caused much amusement. What did impress everyone was the A40 of Kerry Grant,...
Steve,
I have been talked into joining this site, and some times feel that I am a dinasor in regards to what the current scene is all about, but I would be more than happy to pay your suggested...
An Atkinhead certainly had the ex Sprauge Mark2, we did some work on it when I was the service manager at Shorters in the early 70's. He told me then he was preparing an XJ6 for the 6 hour.
While living in Auckland in the 60s and 70s I worked, for a time, at Galt Motors, previously Shiells and Galt. Ferris was a regular visitor and I once did a service on this car and test drove it. Not...
I had promised myself that I would no longer post on this subject as dealing with our man Raymond Bennet is some what akin to trying to feed an oyster into a parking meter. But as you have asked me...