Hey Rod , still got plenty of piks to add, ANGLIAS ETC managed to get a few through, got plenty of hill climb piks since a teen etc then some of the fiat 128 days with Steve E , the mustangs etc ...... any way we have got time on our side .... mind you time seems to run away even faster than racing cars lol..... had a great weekend at Taupo with the boys ........ caught up with Angus & Johnny the rest were on a mission oh how thing change .........use to be more fun Im sure $$$$$$$$$ takes over
Hi Grant S. and Rod, tried a couple of times to post replies but keeps timing out and blocking the post, must have been too long. I will try grafting a separate Word document next time, otherwise frustrating to keep losing the content!
Grant & Rod, I’ll be sticking with the rear drums thanks again for your comments.
I have a sad Mk1 Cortina GT in the shop, probably use some of the parts for the Anglia - rear brakes and front struts. Bob Homewood passed on some excellent info about using Datsun alloy drums too. Right now I’m building a rotisserie to make it easier to clean up the body, scrape all the goop off and weld panels and brackets in place. Also converting from LHD to RHD, should give a number of small benefits including more room for the headers and a weight transfer (or non-transfer) advantage for the driver position, most of the tracks here run anti-clockwise.
I think I had forgotten how bloody small 105Es are! It is a real task to fit a modern seat in place between the tunnel and door plus allow for the roll cage. I am being particularly fussy here as I have had numerous concussions over the years and the more recent ones have taken longer to recover from. So I’m trying to build in as much insurance structurally as possible.
Regarding engines, the vintage class I am hoping to compete in dictates minimum body weight equals engine capacity eg 1500cc + 1500lb, I had initially planned on using a 1650 but the extra 150 pounds weight would cancel out the extra horse power I think plus I can easily get the Anglia to 1500lb.
Once I get really rolling on this project I will post pics with updates. The program is really behind schedule, the US east coast storms over summer caused major flooding in the factory which has been mostly un-useable since late May! Probably take another couple of months to get back to normal. The builders and roof repair guys have been chuffed to see an Anglia in the flesh, only other opportunities were in the Harry Potter flicks, that’s how rare they are in this neck of the woods.
Hi Lee some shots of the setup on my Anglia Capri struts and brakes drilled backing plate falcon dual master with booster
Does anyone know if the Dave Simpson twin cam Anglia is still around?
I was told by one of my spies it is in Wellington area.......[. I was going to build a rep] as I am sure its our old car .... time is the factor at present , this car went from Dave to Frank to Ernie & so on not 100 %
I was at Timaru back in the 60s, working as a mechanic (OK gofer) for Bryan Faloon, saw your brother Gary's chop top Anglia, very impressed so when I got back to home base of Levin hack-sawed 12cm out of the roof height of my ex Ross Atkins 105E.Originally Posted by Grant Sprague
Can't recall the exact year but remember meeting Bert Hawthorn there in one of his rare race meetings down under.
Prescott Hillclimb 1970
Mick Hill's "Janglia" - fitted with jaguar power. Mick went on to produce some of the best UK Super Saloons, including V8 Capri, V8 VW and V8 Skoda.
The late Roger Williamson who was to tragically lose his life in a firey F1 crash, when sponsored by Bernard "Tom" Wheatcroft.
A local NSCC stalwart in his immaculate, pin striped Anglia at Curborough - Murray Beadling.
Note the minimal roll protection...
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This Anglia Fastback was on trademe about 5 years ago.
These are the same pics from the ad.
It was under $2k, took a long time to sell- as usual, people complaining of rust instead of seeing what it actually was.
About the same time was also Anglia -not a Fastback-with 289 went for $1950.
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This Anglia in the British Special Saloons and Modsports series is a little different from what I used to trundle around in.
Pix from Motorsport Magazine. Oct. 2014.
Hyndman's Anglia in 1969
( Ken Hyndman )
Good one Ken .... love the green Anglia ....my first Anglia was an E93a....... I had just turned 15 Dad found it on a farm in Hampton close to Moeraki our family weekend retreat we visited when there was no motor racing , the little ford popular was running on 3 cylinders had green leather seats [factory] & was in need of a paint job to boot I had been saving for years .. $150.00 came from mowing lawns [cash paid] I was so proud of It [the car] ,I tell you it went as fast backwards as it did forwards provided the road was icy enough & the hand brake was adjusted ..lol..... & the story goes on : ask the Dunns & Parmenters ...from Timaru they have better stories lol
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Gary Sprague, Craigmore hill climb, south Canterbury, late 1960s
Was that a Palmer & Doak car? ^^^^^ not many hot Anglia's had GT badges as they were deemed a bit over the top!
Last edited by Kwaussie; 10-18-2014 at 09:51 AM.
Rascal............ Gary had this little car not long after his model A lol, I remember him racing it at a club event Ruapuna ...... I have a pik soon to put up of my first 105E up the same hill[ have to say my car was quicker [oppppps sorry big bro he he ] Craigmore was our play ground ......below the hill [south of Timaru] is a beautiful Golf course.......and a little further is a couple of rivers we use to swim in .........beautiful place on planet earth
Arrive at Craigmore, throw everything out of the car including rear and LF seat along with muffler and leave it all with the girlfriend and picnic lunch. 50 -60 cars and 5 runs at the hill then everything back into the Anglias and down to the river below the hill for a few beers and a swim to get rid of the dust before heading home. Great days weren't they Sprague the younger one.
Carl I LOVED it .................not to mention all the group ..at least we catch up once a year ..... Hey Carl I have a couple of piks of ernie going up the same hill in the P3 Alfa he had fitted rear dual wheels to get some grip also the the 4 CLT ........When I get them back off Steve I will have them posted
Last edited by Grant Sprague; 10-19-2014 at 06:37 AM. Reason: spelling
Remember seeing [Barry Brown]? in a cream or lemon 1650 Anglia at Ruapuna where he opened the boot and inside was the muffler which he went on to remove, the front pipe fell onto a strap and there it sat all day while racing. The tail pipe exit was at the same level as the petrol filler but in the other side.
Spotted at Historic Sandown
Ross McCorquodale and Grant Liston getting the message from Mike Boyle.
LOVE this great piklol, he is on the ragged edge..... looks like an ex gov car by the grill he he
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