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by harvey
Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:44 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: 1967 V8 250
Replies: 1
Views: 17708

Re: 1967 V8 250

This may be worth a call: http://www.thurstonengineering.co.uk/ I used them a lot years ago, and I haven't heard anything bad about them since. The Daimler V8 isn't a cheap engine to rebuild, but Thurstons can weld up and skim the heads if required, and do any necessary boring and grinding. AFAIK th...
by harvey
Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: this a fly in the ointment! Petrol & diesel cars banned by 2040
Replies: 17
Views: 9529

Re: this a fly in the ointment! Petrol & diesel cars banned by 2040

Penguin45 wrote:
Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:14 pm
Kill all cattle. Problem solved.

Where's the tax revenue in that?
by harvey
Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Ropey Jensen for sale
Replies: 8
Views: 4558

Re: Ropey Jensen for sale

JPB wrote:
Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:49 am
What's a Jenson? :? :P
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by harvey
Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What classic vehicles have you seen?
Replies: 2264
Views: 469602

Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

I was fortunate enough to be allowed to drive a friend's beautifully preserved example back in the nineties and that car impressed me on so many levels that I can still close my eyes and drift back in time to that day, even now, many drives in many great classics later. 8-) I couldn't agree more. A...
by harvey
Thu May 25, 2017 7:49 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: breakdown truck
Replies: 3696
Views: 724886

Re: breakdown truck

trés bien , merci beaucoup!
by harvey
Thu May 25, 2017 5:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: breakdown truck
Replies: 3696
Views: 724886

Re: breakdown truck

rich. wrote:
Thu May 25, 2017 3:40 pm


i will see what i can find.. i won't promise anything as i am easily distracted by shiny things & rust :oops: :oops:
Lots of shiny tow trucks out there, lots of rusty ones as well......

Looking forward to seeing what you find.
by harvey
Thu May 25, 2017 1:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: breakdown truck
Replies: 3696
Views: 724886

Re: breakdown truck

I still look every time to see if any posting features an actual breakdown truck, but I'm always disappointed......
by harvey
Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What classic vehicles have you seen?
Replies: 2264
Views: 469602

Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3671/33182595131_672bc2ef0d_b.jpg I used to go past their workshops on my way to school back in the very early 1970s and as you looked down the yard into the actual workshop it was like looking into the black hole of Calcutta inside. I reckon the whole place was lit wi...
by harvey
Thu Apr 06, 2017 1:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: HEAVY STEERING
Replies: 5
Views: 3005

Re: HEAVY STEERING

You're six days late......

(And you forgot to add pumping the tyres up to 60psi)
by harvey
Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Popular Classics Site
Replies: 12
Views: 5194

Re: Popular Classics Site

The original site host was closing down, so they've set up here:

http://popularclassics.proboards.com/