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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: krv3000 on July 22, 2012, 04:52:55 PM

Title: clasic car show
Post by: krv3000 on July 22, 2012, 04:52:55 PM

hi went to a car show today at shildon trane museme sum pics

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: millwright on July 22, 2012, 05:30:58 PM

Looks like you had a good day out Bob, I went to the Le Mans Classic race which was on the 6/8 July, its good to see the old cars on the track racing. I can post some pics if theres any interest.
John

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: doubleboost on July 22, 2012, 05:33:59 PM

I am interested  :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
John

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: Brass_Machine on July 22, 2012, 09:40:15 PM

Awesome Bob. What is the 1st car?

John.. Please do!

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: Raggle on July 23, 2012, 10:52:00 AM

Brass  -  Jaguar XK120 FHC  -  '52/3?

John  -  IF there's any interest?? I'm interested.  This plea comes from a man who once drove flat out down the Mulsanne straight in the rain ...


.... in a 2CV4 (435cc)

The motor museum at Le Mans is well  worth seeing.

Ray

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: Deko on July 23, 2012, 01:57:06 PM

Hi Ray
           Flat out in a 2cv, that must have been an eye watering 25mph then.  :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: doubleboost on July 23, 2012, 02:18:38 PM

They have endurance races for 2CV Citroens
A friend of mine competes in them
John

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: Raggle on July 23, 2012, 03:38:38 PM

Nah, tailwind gave me an extra 5mph

Actually the little 435cc was quite zippy. Engines were unburstable and got to 7000 rpm in standard form. Once had her at 77 mph (downhill motorway, no gendarmes)

August 25-27   Snetterton 24 hour race

Remarkably few retirees in most 24 hr 2CV races and tyres cost a mere £30 each. Cheap racing, even after the mandatory regs.

Ray

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: millwright on July 23, 2012, 05:41:13 PM

 Ok John / Raggle  :lol:ill  have to sort some pics out then.

Raggle, only managed 145mph this time in the Skyline from Arnage up through the Porche Curves, No Gendarmes no traffic, cant understand why it needs a new set of tyres now  there were ok when we left home. :lol:

Title: Re: clasic car show
Post by: Raggle on July 26, 2012, 07:04:43 PM

Apologies to Bob for thread drift :)

The woody is a 1940 Ford V8 91A  -  our researches show 3800 cc (233.7 cu in)  -  very pretty

Ray