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highflyer said:
Does anybody have a copy of the June 1992 copy of this magazine that they would like to sell or pass on please it has a large photo of a Ferrari P4 title Ferrari Fantasy on the cover and in the top right a small photo of a Pilgrim Bulldog
thanks
My father in law is Peter Filby, I'm sure he'll have a copy somewhere. I'd have to have a dig through is archive and take a look for you. thanks
I'll see what I can do.
yes- I was one of the early takers for one. It cost me a small fortune even then, and I ended up crashing it but not so badly it could not be rebuilt again after the insurance company wrote it off and took it away. It reappeared years later in a car magazine, all about the new owner and what he had done to it, namely removed the tuned Renault V6 I put in there (12 mpg on 2 x triple downdraught carbs) and put in a Rover v8 engine. I still have that magazine, but the original magazine about Lee noble and the car went with the car. Although a it was a fabulous looking car for me to be driving at 30 years old, everybody would watch your every move in the thing, and it became quite embarrassing as it was a real problem to park due to the seating position and extended bodywork. I specified the lift out roof panel as it had no air-con, and the windows simply bolted in when needed. Problem was they would pull away from the body at speed when fitted, and I never found a fix for that. The later P4's had a door frame around a fixed window and roof panel that made air-con a must as you had no fresh air. Luckily the insurance company gave me a good price for it, so I went an bought the then new Ginetta G33 that I still have to this day. Something to be said for not driving around in a fake, however good the Noble was. I did bump into David Piper who had the original P4 the the moulds where taken from, he did not seem to pleased that a kit car copy had been made. I dont know what he expected however.
blitzracing said:
I specified the lift out roof panel as it had no air-con, and the windows simply bolted in when needed. Problem was they would pull away from the body at speed when fitted, and I never found a fix for that. The later P4's had a door frame around a fixed window and roof panel that made air-con a must as you had no fresh air.
Speaking from experience, the cockpit of a Noble P4 berlinetta (fixed roof) without A/C is NOT a nice place to be, in the kind of weather we're having at the moment. Potential for serious weight loss or even heatstroke if stuck in traffic. Doors and window frames are also prone to warpage if car is left in strong direct sunlight, due to pressure from compressed gas strut. Upside is that the resultant door panel gap can provide some extra ventilation. LOL !
There is a fix - the builder of my P4 came up with a neat solution which was adjustable tie bars that ran from the base of the window to the top of the leading edge of the perspex 'glass' - they had opposite threads going into a central adjuster so you could tension the arc of the door frame. Never had any frame lift although never had it over 150. P4Replica knows the car (he knows all the cars!) - built by Terry Drury racing employee with one of their rally spec cosworths.
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