Anglias

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Ellis, what a fantastic looking car! JR often says he isn't too sentimental about the past, and that he pefers looking to the future, but I think he does have a soft spot for the past.

[Steve Holmes]

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This is the photo from the David Vizard article ,that shows how he used the airflow from under the car ,we were going to do something similar ,but the radiator would have been in the boot at the end of the under floor ducting ,keep in context as well ,this was our intention in 66/67 ,it was a few years after this before David did it ,I actually thought I had somewhere how much theoretical pressure he gained doing this ,but maybe he just mentioned it in conversation

Thanks Bob, not sure how I missed this one! This forum must be moving too fast for me. Thats very cool. The air behind the rear window on an Anglia must be incredibly turbulent. But obviously its still possible to draw it out.

[Rod Grimwood]

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This is the photo from the David Vizard article ,that shows how he used the airflow from under the car ,we were going to do something similar ,but the radiator would have been in the boot at the end of the under floor ducting ,keep in context as well ,this was our intention in 66/67 ,it was a few years after this before David did it ,I actually thought I had somewhere how much theoretical pressure he gained doing this ,but maybe he just mentioned it in conversation

Look at this one Bob. I spotted this only 2 days ago when checking out Targa up this way. Maybe this one goes out the floor or somewhere as there is no opening in rear. Can't really work out why they have cooler way back there. Did not have chance to talk to guy's. But nice to see old technology still in use.

[Rod Grimwood]

Steve, in regard to rear windows in Anglias, because it was perspex I drilled 4 big holes across the bottom of mine to help exit heat from inside and put clips on it because it had a tendency to pop out going around the sweeper at Puke.

[105angria]

anglias from other threads

[Neville Milne]

FWIW ..D&D Fabrications have probably one of the better web-sites re: B.O.P. and subsequent Rover aluminium V-8 engines. Amongst other points they make is that the casting methods used by G.M at that time ( 1960-1963 ) were flawed.
Notwithstanding, in the short time G.M manufactured the two variations on the 215 CID engine, they pumped out over 750,000 units.
Following the Rover involvement, in 1965, or thereabouts, an entirely different method of casting was employed.....not perfect, but superior to G.M's system. In fairness to G.M, however....production numbers and by definition production economies imposed different and limiting demands

[ged]

steve palmer and doak anglias we had couple show up in the south nice little specials. any info on this company and its cars

[Kwaussie]

Palmer & Doak were Ford agents just north of Christchurch and fitted new 1500cc GT engines into low milage Anglias.
The idea and their hope to market Anglias as a performance car was worthy.
Quality was good and nice vehicles were turned out.
The few I saw had an attractive non-standard paint finish. They did stand out with contrasting roof colours etc.
I am sure that most Ford dealers in the South Island got at least one to sell - but they were slow movers off the floor as most young guys did their own thing for a lot less.
Maybe 15/20 were converted. I drove one and was not that taken with it.

[tonttu]

Palmer & Doak rings a bell. If I recall they also "made' at least 1 Cortina Q. I remember having a ride in it about 1970/71 when Morrie Wear (I'm sure a few of you will remember him) was selling it. Sorry to bring a non Anglia diversion to this thread.

[Bruce Blacklock]

A couple of pics of JR. First in a drag start at Pukekohe club circuit with Shack Manon, the second at Paritutu road race

[markec]

Does anyone remember the left steer fastback ( it looked almost factory) that Bob Slade owned and drove for a couple of seasons, then it disappeared. I have hunted USA based websites and found an outfit that did aftermarket fastback conversions, like a fool I didn't bookmark the site and went onto other searches. I have since spent far to much time trying to find it again but haven't.

[Jac Mac]

Post # 75 - OSCA 40th Reunion thread.

Does anyone remember the left steer fastback ( it looked almost factory) that Bob Slade owned and drove for a couple of seasons, then it disappeared. I have hunted USA based websites and found an outfit that did aftermarket fastback conversions, like a fool I didn't bookmark the site and went onto other searches. I have since spent far to much time trying to find it again but haven't.

[105angria]

Ive posted that on this thread post 106

[105angria]

not famous but an example how allsorts played around with angleboxs note bonnet bulge which is for exhaust

[Kwaussie]

Photo on the Dickie / Doyle Anglia thread of the strut towers got me thinking about the Barry Brown Car Sales 1650 Anglia with 315 struts fitted.
Any photos of this quick little car. Went down south ????

[105angria]

kwaussie my anglia has the 315/capri struts and they fit in the standard tower with a little bit of hammering , lets you run discs ,fastback mentioned that his car has Zephyr struts

[Kwaussie]

The struts on the Brown car were about 30mm above the bonnet line and had formed shrouds covering the ugly bits.
Hope someone has photos from Nelson or Ruapuna. Car was light yellow with red roof and wheels.

[bob homewood]

The Segedin Anglia ,that became the Francevic ,etc car had the front strut tops extended upwards through the bonnet ,in more later times I have used Capri / Escort TC front struts in Anglia's reversed and reworked the steering arms to correct the geometry,bump steer etc ,you can also use the 100E steering box internals in the 105E steering box with some modifications to make a high ratio steering box ,but good luck now in this age with finding a 100E steering box

[Grant Ellwood]

Bob, as you know I'm building a LHD 105E (actually called 106E in USA) for vintage racing, I'm going with a watts or Mumford linkage at the rear but not sure which rear leaf springs to use. I read somewhere that Escort single leaf is a good alternative.

The Segedin Anglia ,that became the Francevic ,etc car had the front strut tops extended upwards through the bonnet ,in more later times I have used Capri / Escort TC front struts in Anglia's reversed and reworked the steering arms to correct the geometry,bump steer etc ,you can also use the 100E steering box internals in the 105E steering box with some modifications to make a high ratio steering box ,but good luck now in this age with finding a 100E steering box

[Carlo]

The Segedin Anglia ,that became the Francevic ,etc car had the front strut tops extended upwards through the bonnet

And you called it "The Wacky Racer" along with being party to leaving Fred in it for a week.