Any Gordon Keeble Owners Out There?

[Mellow Yellow]

Just stumbled across some great pictures of the Keeble factory here

Some examples below, there are 33 in total although not all of the factory:

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Interesting arrangement on Ch01, boot catch through numberplate:

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Mellow Yellow said:

Just stumbled across some great pictures of the Keeble factory here

Some examples below, there are 33 in total although not all of the factory:

For comparison, TVR factory 1994:

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How about some photos Dirk1?

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Keep up the good work Dirk1, be great to see it all back in one piece again.

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I had the same issues as Dirk1, the front is a perfect fit, the joint angles are wrong on the rear which leaves the ends kicking out by 1-2 inches. I know of two other owners who experienced the same issue. So, it's a case of packing them out with washers and/or having them modified locally. Everyone uses a rubber strip to cover the joint. I did speak to the manufacturers about the issue with the rear bumpers, they sound as though they'd be happy to modify them but it's a case being prepared to spend the time and effort getting them corrected. They are hand made and hence not as flat as a machine tooled bumper, if you look at the grill reflection in the front bumper you can see it's a bit wavy. Having said all that, I still think they look a lot better than the Triumph 2000 bumpers usually fitted as an alternative. The Triumph bumpers fitted to Ch76 touched the corners of the bodywork which had removed the paint over time, the curve doesn't quite match the shape of the GK.

If you want a set of Triumph 2000 Bumpers complete with Stag overriders, I have a set in the garage which I've not yet got around to putting on Ebay yet. I'd be happy to let you have them FOC to go on a GK but, if I were you, I'd go for the Harrington Group ones. 52, 75, 76 and 81 all have the Harrington ones fitted if you want to check the photos on the GK site.

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Chasis 98 up for sale with Graeme Hunt in London, certainly looking to reach a new milestone with the price:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C722528

http://www.graemehunt.com/motorcar/338/1966-gordon...

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Looks very nice, estimate seems low but makes the Graeme Hunt one seem pricey. Who's doing Bletchley, are we finally going to see 74-78 all together

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Good to see members at Bletchley yesterday, and seven GKs, thanks to the club for organising it. Ch76 passed a milestone on the way up:

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Hi Dirk

Hopefully these may help a bit, I think it's aluminium, it has a lip around the outside which the pale covered panel sits in.

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Dirk1 said:

Thks Mellow yellow!
I have one mystery part left: two boltlike long rods, 8" about long? they are both flattened off to a D-shaped flank.
Dirk

As Oneof99 said, these fellows:

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C'mon Dirk, Pics?

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Anyone get any pics of Ch94 at the Festival of Speed? Did get a glimpse of it on ITV4 last night but didn't really feature

I don't want to tempt fate but it's looking like Ch76 will finally make the trip to Le Mans next week, any other Keebles going?

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Back from Le Mans Classic last night, great weekend, Ch76 didn't miss a beat despite temperatures topping 30 degrees at times.

Didn't bump into Ch69 but did get chatting to a chap at Calais who indicated he'd only seen one other, a yellow one in his home town of Hastings! He could barely believe it when I told hi it was the same car.

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I happened to get a picture when I replaced mine, it already had a facet pump fitted so I can't swear that the fittings are the same as original. However, there were no additional holes in teh mounting plate and, looking at yours, the mounting holes look similarly positioned:



I think you want the "Gold Flo" pumps, due to the required flow rate.

...and make sure you order them with the connectors, I don't think they're included when you just buy the pump.

Edited by Mellow Yellow on Monday 18th July 13:00

[Mellow Yellow]

Hi Dirk1. Currently away from home so unable to photograph the car but have scoured my archive and found a reasonable picture
On Ch76 the rear section has its own covering with the panel sitting on top of it. Mine has Ernie's modification to assist with clearing the rear windscreen, it uses the grill from early Jaguar XJ cover the hole with vents though to the rear edge of the boot. Looks like yours has the same mod.
It's the small grill below the inner headlamp:

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Ch38 looking jolly good following its restoration, now on the market:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C772529

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Impostor spotted at Goodwood Revival:

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oneof99 said:

Mellow Yellow said:

Impostor spotted at Goodwood Revival:

Can you explain, " Imposter " ?

A whole bunch of England football supporters invaded the circuit during the lunch interval - all part of the Goodwood "theatre"

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Don't know if these pics will help. Mine used rubbers supplied by the club, the front screen was also a replacement (albeit not whilst I owned the car). I wasn't involved in the fitting, the guy who did it was an expert at old awkward cars and managed to fit both screens without cutting the rubbers, no puckering either.