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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Ned Ludd, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. 97
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    Yes please ,.but don't go out of your way, he is over there now looking in North Dakota, and I think Montana. He also has to collect my 35 pickup from Minnesota, he has my dually and trailer which I store near Phelan, CA. so he is covering a fair bit of ground. If he fails this trip I will let you know.
     
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  2. Outback
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    About the 2:30 mark #17 I believe to be a Salmson
     
  3. Outback
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    SF Edge trophy race from a few years ago, lots of amazing special's
     
  4. banjeaux bob
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    234577224_10159491764009313_1336488406905273918_n.jpg 240440397_10159491763899313_5450585043967673161_n.jpg 240456247_10159491763809313_4872764381993856846_n.jpg 240476365_10159491763939313_5452491576420136585_n.jpg Austin Seven Special Speedster
     
  5. Six Ball
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    How pretty is that?!!!
     
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  6. 64 DODGE 440
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  7. 282doorUK
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    That's about perfect, some of those Austin Sevens really shift and I bet that one does too.
     
  8. Gofannon
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    I like the one little rear fender to stop you wearing a hole in the elbow of your tweed jacket on right hand turns.:D
     
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  9. fnqvmuch
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    stance from the factory ( big&littles need not apply ) came with a reasonable likeness of a 34 radiator shell, too ...
    lllllllot.jpg llllllot.jpg
     
  10. 97
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    Are you planning to build a special with it? Like a Miller FWD?
     
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  11. fnqvmuch
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    It’s being sold by the Citroen museum - just thought it worth sharing here is all.
     
  12. mr.chevrolet
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    not mine. being auctioned off right now in W.Pa. Joe Pyle Auctions
     

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  13. gnichols
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    Wow, that Packard's tail pipe tip is bizzar-o.
     
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  14. gnichols
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  15. Stueeee
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    It's an Austin Seven Special. looks to have been built on a 'long wheelbase' 1932 onwards chassis. The bodywork looks like it's a piece of David Gregson's work.
     
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  16. cabong
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    I realize that it's been a while since this was posted, but thought I'd add to it anyway.... I started my 20+ year career in vintage road racing at Laguna Seca back in '92. I had never raced on a curvy track before, and was racing a critter that was anything but nice handling. That was with the Ak Miller's El Caballo. I knew nobody, and nobody knew me. I simply picked out someone who looked nice, and asked them to show me the ropes. That person was John Buddenbaum, and he is still a friend. He was Terry Buffum's (another good friend) driver of choice in the Parkinson Jag, as well as other racers. John handled that Jag like nobodies business, and was very had to stay even close to. When I found and later purchased the Wilhelm "Jaguar Royale", it was John who got it running after many years. A side note....The Jag Royale had a Paxton blower (a whole nuther story) which we re-installed before I sold the car. I took it to Scottsdale, and was driving it into the sales building, when I idled past a father and son. The son asked his Dad, "Dad, why is that purple car making that high pitched noise?" Dads response was "Son, some people will try to sell anything. That car has a bad water pump, and rather than fix it, he selling it".......I whirled around, ready to do battle, when the wee guy on my shoulder said "Don't do it, you can't fix stupid".......I grumbled to myself and continued on....
     
  17. Terry Buffum
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    John in the Parkinson will be running against the Manning and Baldwin flat head powered cars at Laguna Seca Nov 11-14. The Tatum and Kurtis are out awaiting parts for rebuilds resulting from being pushed a bit too hard in August.
     
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  18. Six Ball
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    I hope someone will be there to take pictures for us.
     
  19. cabong
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    Threesome at Goodwood.jpg
    Old Yeller II, rude and crude, and absolutely bitch'n. I raced the El Caballo in England with Max back in 2000....
    The picture is of my wife Nancy, Ak Miller, and yours truly, ready for the big Ball at Goodwood !!
     
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  21. We'll be running with the two ERA's of Dowling & McCabe. The'll be some Bugatti's and Alfa's. I don't know if Mike has been able to put Max Jamiesson's big Ford "Flathead"8BA engine back together for next week! I look forward to seeing you Terry! For the guys looking for photos of all the Del Monte Cup cars at Laguna Seca; go too Google and search 2021 RMMR and in a couple of weeks: 2021 Velocity Invitational.
    2021RMMRA.jpg
     
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  22. foolthrottle
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    Dartmoor Special
     

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  23. 64 DODGE 440
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    Nice coachwork.
     
  24. Ned Ludd
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    Delightful Model A in New Zealand:
    Kiwi A 1.jpg
    Kiwi A 2.jpg
     
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  25. Ned Ludd
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    Lots of specials from about 1:30 on:
     
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  26. Stueeee
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    Great video, not seen that before. at 4.07, that's Holland Birkett at the wheel of his A7 special EDT 252 -'Holly' Birkett was then leader of the 750 motor club; an organisation which was dedicated to building and competing using Austin Seven based specials. It also looks astonishingly like my uncle Richard at 0.17 in the Jaguar SS100, although I remember him for driving a 'Low Chassis' Invicta when I was a boy.
     
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  27. These two gentlemen seem to have opposing views on camber settings. o_O
     
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  28. A "Li'l Beauty", indeed. Even the windshield is a piece of fine art.

    Now if this car could only make an appearance at the Newport Hill Climb . . . :cool:
     
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  29. Ned Ludd
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    Cars like the Bugatti have by necessity a narrow front spring base. A wider rear spring base allows more roll stiffness overall but leads to greater lateral weight transfer at the rear, which together with a slight rearward weight bias results in a tendency to oversteer. This was conventionally counteracted by greater positive camber at the front — though as the theory was then still in its infancy I suspect that this was by way of heuristic trial-and-error.

    The Ford's transverse leaf spring allowed a wider front spring base than could ordinarily be achieved, which obviated the need for a lot of positive camber.
     
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  30. Upon closer inspection, there is an obvious difference in track widths between these two cars, especially at the rear track. Thanks for filling in some of the background info.
    ;)
     

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