Thanks for coming back Ray, it's really one of the few reasons I come and look at TRS now (and Paul's Falcon)
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Thanks for coming back Ray, it's really one of the few reasons I come and look at TRS now (and Paul's Falcon)
Thanks Rhys. Viewing figures for the thread had dropped off considerably recently, presumably from regulars.
A random dip into the library section - sports or sports racing, GT's. A favourite category.
1956 - Cooper
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Lotus
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Cooper
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Costin Lister or Lister Costin. It is cars like this that make the Goodwood Revival a must attend for me - whenever I can.
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Any idea what power unit is in that Cooper central-seater?
Probably Climax. Most Coopers back then were, apart from the occasional MG and later, Jaguar.
A few general displays/car parks for a change, rather than specific cars. Just dipping into sections i have previously not published.
Goodwood pre 1966 car park 2009
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Goodwood 2016 - course cars
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Gaydon Motorsport display 2016
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and again 2018. Spot the differences.
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One of the lesser irritations of static museum displays, is that often, changes to displays are so minor, despite them having a stack of cars 'in reserve', that a return visit is rarely worthwhile.
I have done the Haynes/Sparkford museum twice, and enjoyed it both times, but it isn't on my itinerary for the next visit. I suspect that the Brooklands car display is also unlikely to have changed much, so despite the hanger moves, not worth a detour.
The exception would be the Petersen Museum in Hollywood, which I really look forward to revisiting, as the last time I visited, there was a floor celebrating Ferrari and another celebrating Bugatti plus the Dan Gurney/Eagle display. All three displays will have moved on as many exhibits were loaned. They do have a vault with a stack of reserves, open to visits - but no photographs allowed, which is also on my bucket list.
Oldfart will probably explain that the free to visit Coventry Transport museum (excellent) also has a good supply of reserves, but I'm not sure how many or what proportion of exhibits are rotated.
When I was working at Coventry 4 years ago (!) I asked management that question. They said they had no intention to rotate as the layout makes that difficult. I was there last February, and I could not see a single change. They were employing someone to Ebay list a lot of their surplus as a full time job. I applied and obviously didn't get it. I spoke with the lady who did, she knew absolutely zero about cars and admitted it!
Shame Rhys - on both counts. That deletes a Coventry return visit from my itinerary. Pity really, as it is a superb museum. I suppose that being free to enter, there is no commercial pressure attracting return visitors.
More from the 'groups' bucket.
Pukekohe 1985
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Goodwood pre 1966 car park 2009 - You could spend a day in there!
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Haynes/Sparkford 2014 - The Red Room
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Beaulieu 2014
Ray, they have now instituted charging, which would I think be a good thing as otherwise while I was there it was a creche for young mums on their phones and preschool kids just doing what they wanted. I found nobody on staff who had any interest in automotive. The place is part of a group of museums so it becomes a way to get into the art gallery, museum staff line. I just found it really sad. Quite a bit of neat stuff.
I would happily have paid Rhys, as I think that a lot of the stuff was very well presented. Coventry and the West Midlands has a huge automotive history. I'd put it in my top 5 of museums visited in the last few years. For anyone visiting the UK, it isn't far from the British Motor Museum at Gaydon and is still well worth a visit.
I'm also quite a fan of buses and one of the few bucket list items yet to be ticked off, is driving an old school double decker bus or even a single decker, half cab. No apologies for posting these on here.
Coventry Museum's Daimler
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Coventry built Maudslay
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Goodwood 2009 - AEC
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Not my pic, but one I downloaded and brings back so many memories of my very early childhood.
Nottingham based Bartons, was I believe, the largest independent bus and coach operator in the UK.
These special Duple bodied Leyland PD1's were not only iconic, but very advanced. Air operated doors and a decent heater made them very cosy to ride on and upstairs, had a side gangway to lower roof height. Barton's had 41 of them and they were always very well maintained. Mum worked on the early ones as a 'clippie', during the war years.
These PD1's remain my all time favourite and I spent many hours on them and that model forms part of my very earliest transport memories. The colour scheme of red, cream and maroon puts the Auckland Transport fleet into the truly bland and boring category. Although as far as I know, that particular bus hasn't been modelled by the die cast brigade, although several others carry the Barton livery.
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I'm with you regarding buses Ray. I love the old brit buses even though I never got to ride in them. There were still a few old double deckers in London when I arrived in 1973.
By 1973, many of the older buses were being phased out in favour of one man operated bland boxes!
Back to displays...
Hamilton - and this museum is also well worth a visit.
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As mentioned on here before, Gaydon has a separate building full of 'reserves' and many prototypes - plus a whole floor of Jaguars, many of which are also prototypes.
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Bear in mind that this collection started off at Syon park, as a BMC/BL museum collection, and therefore features many of their prototypes and concepts.
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Classics Museum in Hamilton is still my favourite (one obvious reason :) to those who know me) Tom's thought was to always have a changing display. As more of his own collection is ready the "borrowed" cars have moved out.
Yes Coventry is well worth a visit, and if you have an aviation interest there's an amazing collection at the nearby Coventry Airport. Also the Tram Museum was great, although that may have gone now.
Just for you Rhys
Hamilton 2015
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2016
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Leadfoot cancelled this year. Such a shame.
Thanks Ray, 2020 I was due to come to NZ for leadfoot... then I thought of 2021... At last Air NZ has refunded the fares we paid (10 months), still some accommodation to get money back from. You know I love the RA, for the very short time I was in the position to play with it I had immense pleasure. I will be forever grateful to Terry Roycroft for putting it all in place initially, and Tom at the museum for letting me play with his toy.
Hey chaindrive. How about putting your considerable talents to creating a miniature Oldfart as a driver for the model!!!!
Another dip into a sundries pile.
During the 2012 Monaco historic's, they were also filming 'Rush', so this device was circulating now and again. The covered lump on the front is a camera!
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As one who likes to wander around a circuit, at Monaco, despite the stands usually only being less than a quarter full, access was totally restricted to the stand that lined up with your ticket. Overly officious stewards, who insisted you couldn't pop into another stand for a while, rather ruined the event for me and I would never return.
The pic above was taken on the Friday before they clamped down on pit/paddock access.
So watching on the big screen was as near as we got to most areas of the track.
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Not a forest fire. Just the aftermath of a drifter at Leadfoot. (I think Leadfoot have now banned large umbrellas. Shame.)
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Hampton Downs October 2018
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Repost in tribute to #3772
A sample from yesterday's huge turnout at Smales Farm.
I had to Carjam this one! Schroeder Acorn, Kiwi built with Alfa engine.
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A stunning Allard
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Always someone to chat to! Regulars Todd Mexted, Karl Sentch, Murray Mexted and some guy called Mathers, from down the line somewhere.
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Caffeine & Classics. First pic is December and the others from January. Fords
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M,M,M,M or mmm(m)...
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WoF done last Friday, so all road legal again - and a restart on the bonnet for the last two afternoons. Still work in progress.
What did you do about the "illegal" roll cage in the end Ray?
Well, after sulking for a while, even contemplating setting fire to it, I applied some lateral thinking. If you look at a Triumph Stag for example, plus any number of cabriolets, the roll over protection is part of the design. I spent some time with an MSNZ scrutineer and posed the question "If the roll cage forward of the centre hoop was hidden, did it actually exist?"
He agreed with me that if it was hidden, it could not exist, therefore I embarked on a mission to hide it.
It was at that point that lying awkwardly across the race seats, drilling for attaching a headlining, that I put my back out, requiring a(nother) spinal fusion, but by the time ACC had approved the op, the nerve down to my left hand was stuffed and never regrew.
I then decided to take the angle grinder to it (the cage, not the left arm) and remove it, but a day before I was going to attack, the LVVTA sent word via the Certifier that as the car was a) old and b) repowered, that they wanted the cage left in.
So I have a LVVTA plate accepting the cage (which was built to the MSNZ design rules, pre 40mm tube) but not MSNZ legal, despite any number of cars with at least 200bhp more than mine, running legally with similar cages.
As I hung up my helmet early 2016, although I have a logbook for the car, I never have had the chance to compete, but I haven't totally ruled out a MGCC track day at some stage.
Sunny day. Top down. Not for me as skin cancer's are bad enough as it is!
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This was interesting - first time seen (I think).
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But it seems that someone at LVVTA was a bit careless by the time they got to the brakes.
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ERC, thanks for the C and C photos, lots of ragtops too !!.
The Big Healey, a BJ8 - last of the 3000's Am unsure whose it is ??
Do you have another shot with the Rego as it looks a bit like " LM3000 ".
That car was BRG all over originally and later when Les Meggett got it [ hence the LM prefix ] but under Les ownership became BRG over Ivory.
The photo the car appears to be Black over Silver.
New comment ; Not the " LM3000 " - formerly " GM171 " plated car
Think the car is this one " CSQ300 " Black over an unusual shade of silver - photo by Nigel Watts at the 2019 Brit - Euro Show. Black and White but a late model BJ8 and no front bumper
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PS have " borrowed " the photo.
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Cheers Ray
Looking at both photos - those side mirrors are the same - rectangular ones off the 'screen pillars - didn't notice that before.
Roger
Span Farm Sprint, Glendene and I think, December 1986, but can anyone please clarify the exact date, so that these pics can be filed?
Scans taken when the scanner was playing up a bit, so not the best.
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As my Riley Elf was in primer, the scrutineer rejected it, so I never did get to run it in anger.
Pardon my ignorance but why would the scrutineers reject a car in primer?
Quote: Span Farm Sprint, Glendene and I think, December 1986, but can anyone please clarify the exact date, so that these pics can be filed?
There was this one on January 18 1987.
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Thanks Milan. I was only a month out!
Yes Nigel, I wondered that at the time, given it wasn't exactly a public event. No refund of entry fee of course, but I was wanting to shakedown the car and thought a low key event like that would have been fine. Seems I was wrong. Probably rejected due to an interpretation of presentation rather than condition.
Personally, I think it is no worse than those cars currently running matt black, but these are disguised with decals. Mine wasn't.
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Ray. This is the rule from the 1988 MANZ Scrutineering Schedule that meant your car could be rejected but it doesn't explain why the rule existed.
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I'll probably go to the Ellerslie Concours tomorrow, as I haven't been for several years.
Not sure of the date(s) of these, so also in the yet to be filed pile. If anyone can fix a year or years, that would be appreciated. I can take a guess at some and by a process of elimination, compare them with other years. The number-plates are also a means of eliminating earlier years.
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Rob Douglas's Morgan before the fitment of scaffolding for Targa.
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Excellent Ellerslie today with heaps of variety.
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(Lotus Cortina driver Bill Williams in blue shirt) Sears - as in the catalogue in the USA. Interesting.
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As before, actual date/year not known.
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Napier 2018. I wonder what is happening to that vast collection now that Ian has passed on?
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Grimsthorpe UK 2018
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Caffeine & Classics 2021
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C & C
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Thankfully, Ellerslie went ahead, as a few hour later and it would have been cancelled - at huge cost and inconvenience to 100's of people.
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Rileys. I still have fond memories of my RM Riley, but when I realised that the restoration was beyond me and sold it, I still hankered after a decent one, but they are considerably longer than any of my current vehicles, so garage space would be an issue. They drive so well, even with the 1.5 litre engine, so the 2.5 would be a real cracker.
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For diehard purists, not a real Riley, but I still have a soft spot for them.
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Packard
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Sears
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Ford
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Back to C & C, January.
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