Any Gordon Keeble Owners Out There?
Discussion
Three questions:
1)Is the latch mechanism for the for/aft movement of the seats also near the tunnel as the seat back machanism or on the other side?
2)Passenger door doesn't lock. Is there a mechanism on the inside handle provided or should an exterior lock be mounted?
3)Is there some sort of hessian sound dampening under and on the backpanel of the rear seat? I see tracing of something that was glued on.
Thanks,
Dirk/Antwerp
1)Is the latch mechanism for the for/aft movement of the seats also near the tunnel as the seat back machanism or on the other side?
2)Passenger door doesn't lock. Is there a mechanism on the inside handle provided or should an exterior lock be mounted?
3)Is there some sort of hessian sound dampening under and on the backpanel of the rear seat? I see tracing of something that was glued on.
Thanks,
Dirk/Antwerp
The work on 57's interior is proceeding.It was difficult to get the Original door seals on, as the aluminum rails were deformed.In the end I put them on the straight sections but not on the rest.Found an L-shaped profile in sponge rubber that does the job.
The quarterlight rubber at the back is a .25" X3/4" rectangular sponge rubber that was easy to glue on and makes a tight fit.The problem with the original remade rubber is that it doesn't want to take any glue,I think because of a large amount of silicon release agent being used.
Nr 14 was equipped with an Edelbrock 1405 carb that I tuned with the kit 1479 to get a lesser consumption. The new owner of nr. 14 reported this as a big improvement.
Dirk
The quarterlight rubber at the back is a .25" X3/4" rectangular sponge rubber that was easy to glue on and makes a tight fit.The problem with the original remade rubber is that it doesn't want to take any glue,I think because of a large amount of silicon release agent being used.
Nr 14 was equipped with an Edelbrock 1405 carb that I tuned with the kit 1479 to get a lesser consumption. The new owner of nr. 14 reported this as a big improvement.
Dirk
Dirk1 said:
Three questions:
1)Is the latch mechanism for the for/aft movement of the seats also near the tunnel as the seat back machanism or on the other side?
2)Passenger door doesn't lock. Is there a mechanism on the inside handle provided or should an exterior lock be mounted?
3)Is there some sort of hessian sound dampening under and on the backpanel of the rear seat? I see tracing of something that was glued on.
Thanks,
Dirk/Antwerp
1) It certainly is on the drivers side of Ch76, the lever rotates towards the tunnel to allow the seat to slide. This means it fouls the tunnel where it widens before the seat is as far forward as the runners will allow. 1)Is the latch mechanism for the for/aft movement of the seats also near the tunnel as the seat back machanism or on the other side?
2)Passenger door doesn't lock. Is there a mechanism on the inside handle provided or should an exterior lock be mounted?
3)Is there some sort of hessian sound dampening under and on the backpanel of the rear seat? I see tracing of something that was glued on.
Thanks,
Dirk/Antwerp
2) Yes, there is a mechanism on the inside handle, Rotate it clockwise to lock.
3) I don't know.
Nike 16HB - Harvey Frost
Description
This rather fascinating jack was in fact made by Nike in Sweden. It was imported to the UK for supply through Harvey Frost. It is shown here with its original packaging.
It is described as a 'bumper' jack but apparently the lifting arm fits perfectly into the Gordon-Keeble 1" square chassis tube. All information and photo courtesy of the G-K Club Secretary.
Applicable Vehicles:
Supplied with the Gordon-Keeble cars from 1964 to 1966 (100 cars).
Jack Handle Type:
Integrated
Year Dates Noted:
1964 to 1966.
For photo to go with the above text go to: http://www.classic-british-car-jacks.uk/harvey_fro...
Description
This rather fascinating jack was in fact made by Nike in Sweden. It was imported to the UK for supply through Harvey Frost. It is shown here with its original packaging.
It is described as a 'bumper' jack but apparently the lifting arm fits perfectly into the Gordon-Keeble 1" square chassis tube. All information and photo courtesy of the G-K Club Secretary.
Applicable Vehicles:
Supplied with the Gordon-Keeble cars from 1964 to 1966 (100 cars).
Jack Handle Type:
Integrated
Year Dates Noted:
1964 to 1966.
For photo to go with the above text go to: http://www.classic-british-car-jacks.uk/harvey_fro...
V41LEY said:
Here is the Coys Car (No36) now in the ownership of someone I know. Lovely car.
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Also owns this amongst his collection !
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A bit late on the post but I was a previous owner Ch 36. I bought it from Ivan Dutton who had bought it at auction when Ernie Knott sold it to recoup unpaid rebuild costs from a celebrated GK owner who owned many of the marque. [/url]
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Also owns this amongst his collection !
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It had been restored to original condition but needed considerable tidying. I got it all sorted including sourcing a Carter Four Barrelled carb from Chicago! Whilst it ran smoothly it was not a great driving experience with all that power on cross ply tyres and a worm and box steering system.
It got me into the Goodwood Festival of Speed Cartier Concourse two years running which was quite an experience. I still have a couple of GK kickplates if any body is interested and can pay the carriage.
Great car now at last being appreciated. When one sells for £250k I will wish I had kept mine!!
Paul
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