Practically Classics Forum

Did you take any more pictures of the cavalcade? I went up in the Matra on the Sunday, but haven't got any pictures of this momentous event

Lancia Flavia Vignale convertible

Most people who didn't compete as part of a club were in the pre- and post-1972 saloon cars or the post-1972 sports cars above and below 2000cc, which weren't handicapped, or the Franco-Britannique Challenge, which was. Some of the British Classics. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/suffolkpet...

Seth wrote: SuffolkPete, have you got/can you get contact details for the chap in the Bagheera #70? I have some photos I know he wanted from Crystal Palace.

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JPB wrote: That Darracq must be one big handful but I'd love to have heard it running.

Quite awesome, especially with those open exhausts. It also has a number plate, he drives it on the road!

Some pics from my weekend with the Bugatti Owners' Club. A whole range from the exotic.... http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/suffolkpete/La%20Vie%20en%20Bleu%202011/IMG_0539.jpg If 1000 bhp is not enough then there's the Super Sports Version. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/suffolkpete...

Great Video. Can we have some more please. Did anyone film you changing the clutch on the Quattro?

Try cleaning the idle jet. At light throttle openings it contributes quite a bit, up to 3000 or so rpm and a partial blockage can cause that sort of hesitation.

At the risk of stating the obvious, have you tried the owners' club?

Difficult to say whether they were trying to rip you off or just plain incompetent. Either way. I'd go elsewhere next time. My local MoT man will just replace things like failed bulbs on the spot, or tweak the headlight adjustment. Did you know you can now download the official MoT Testing Manual fr...