Originally Posted by
Oldfart
My turn!
In regard who has driven these? Me perhaps that's why I chose Oldfart. Going up the old highway 27 in a Standard 8 in 1966 was a blast, at least for me, I'm not sure about the gf at the time nor my best mate in the back seat, right foot nailed to the floor on the way to a meeting at Puke from Matamata. Fast? No flat out, yes. Fun, in sodding great big lumps.
Take a current car through the same antics, fast? yes, flat out? no way, fun? no, boring as Coro St
Gerald, who said you can't modify? Not me! Just period mods. (don't want silhouette cars) as an example I now have an Alexander tuning document on file, and what could be done is far from restrictive.
Likewise Woodhead Munroe advert for various telescopic shock conversions. (Even Morrie 8!)
Personally I would far rather watch Mark Parsons skidding all round the circuit than someone "on rails" who barely gets out of shape. Fast not really, good to watch, you betcha!!!!
I know these cars won't be over fast, but does really fast make the spectator thing work? I suspect that armfuls of sideways, even if it is at a lower speed is way more interesting. The other bit you have missed is that a lot of people love to say, "Oh look that's just like Uncle Fred used to have, what a hoot!" I simply can not see the same with the current plastic body cars. Extreme comparison absolutely.
A few years back we were forced to do a car swap in Targa. The classic car was always chatting to the folks who came up. The much newer car meant that we were transparent.
Springs are free, even the UK guys reckon lever arms can be made to work with an alteration of oil, panhard rods, sway bars, all allowed, bigger drums, or discs on the "prove you are OK" basis. Wheels are on application, first query already approved.
If I am wrong after a few meetings I am big enough to say "I was wrong", hope you all will be too :)
Jac, sorry I can't see how your post is relevant to these at all.
BTW, good to see you back Gerald! I look forward to the banter. Where were you for Kairangi?
I keep seeing more to respond to!
Gerald, who said anything about the cylinder heads?
Who said anything about the supercharger having to be period?
You have written in stuff that is just not accurate or true. Please don't.
Have alook at UK historics, there is an "Auntie Rover" with a driver almost (but not quite) as good looking as someone close to Angus!