Looks like crap weather for Rougham
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Heres a few of the hundreds of photos taken my my neighbour John.
Heres the GT40 mentioned earlier in the thread.
I,m afraid theres a very strange looking bloke in this one of the club stand !!!
A very nice looking Ginetta G11 (rebuilt to look like a very rare G10)
And heres a few of my own.
The rest can be seen here if anyones interested : http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g14
Heres the GT40 mentioned earlier in the thread.
I,m afraid theres a very strange looking bloke in this one of the club stand !!!
A very nice looking Ginetta G11 (rebuilt to look like a very rare G10)
And heres a few of my own.
The rest can be seen here if anyones interested : http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g14
Edited by Ian V on Tuesday 22 August 19:33
Bacardi said:
simpo two said:
Scole will probably suggest some Valvoline stuff that seals holes in radiators - magic - but the downside, in my car at least, is that it now runs about 5 degrees hotter.
Just an update, no leakage over night, header take still half full of coffee, took it to Scole who could find no sign of leaking. They put the Valvoline in as a precaution (apparently some car manufacturers, like Nissan, put it in from new), and maintained a steady 70 degrees all the way home. They also replaced the faulty shocks so I am squeak free, yippee
. Now looking forward to a nice, warm, sunny summers day at Lavenham.... hopefully!
Edited by Bacardi on Monday 21st August 15:11
Maintaining a steady 70 degrees? that seems to me to be mighty cool (as in not hot) would have thought the Griff should be running around 85 degrees or so. Perhaps I am wrong (again. As an aside my Morris runs near to boiling but thus far not boiled over.
crankedup said:
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Griff temps are very dependent on ambient air temp. No idea why, they just are! However 70 does seem a bit low for an albeit rainy summers day. By contrast mine, which has a slug of Scole's finest gunge inside it, was nearer 85 under identical conditions... Main thing is that the fans cut in around 90-92 and stop it going any further.
Thanks for the pics Ian
As a mod on a motorsports forum, I don't get much opportunity to pop in here but just wanted to thank Ian V for my lift, in the Corvette. Don't think I've been sideways at such a slow speed - I think we were doing about 2 mph emerging from the event on the mud! It was a great day with plenty to see and I much enjoyed the variety of cars there. I was very impressed that 4 Gordon Keebles turned up and there were a few much older cars I would have liked to take home - probably not Pistonheads fare, though!! Oh, and it didn't rain all the time!
It was good to meet a few 'Pistonheaders' It was a pity that we didn't catch up again with 'Monaro' Richard after we got into the event.
Right, off again now (7 posts in 13 months - ooops) having just got indignant on the the Aston Martin V8 Vantage price plummeting thread!
Best Regards to all, John
It was good to meet a few 'Pistonheaders' It was a pity that we didn't catch up again with 'Monaro' Richard after we got into the event.
Right, off again now (7 posts in 13 months - ooops) having just got indignant on the the Aston Martin V8 Vantage price plummeting thread!
Best Regards to all, John
Ian, thanks for posting the pictures of the GT40.
I'm pleased in one way to say this is a "Kit Car" not an original GT40, however it is a well built example.
The reason I say I am pleased is because I would have been seriously dissapointed to have missed the opportunity to see an Original example as these are very rare.
I think this is a "THE ERA GT" Kit based on the front bonnet style. Nice Gulf paint job, been interesting to see what engine they used.
I'm pleased in one way to say this is a "Kit Car" not an original GT40, however it is a well built example.
The reason I say I am pleased is because I would have been seriously dissapointed to have missed the opportunity to see an Original example as these are very rare.
I think this is a "THE ERA GT" Kit based on the front bonnet style. Nice Gulf paint job, been interesting to see what engine they used.
1966 FORD GT40 Mark I
This car is from the Collection of Gary Schroeder,Burbank USA.
This photo was taken at the Petersen Automotive Museum. So was the text below.
"Like other GT40s, this example embodies the many modifications developed by Carroll Shelby during his collaboration with Ford. Although early GT40s raced in the Prototype class, a total of 50 Mark I street cars were ultimately built to homologate them for production sports car racing. While a small number were sold as road cars, most were sold to private race teams. A genuine GT40, this car is painted to resemble one of the original Le Mans-winning Gulf team cars"
This car is from the Collection of Gary Schroeder,Burbank USA.
This photo was taken at the Petersen Automotive Museum. So was the text below.
"Like other GT40s, this example embodies the many modifications developed by Carroll Shelby during his collaboration with Ford. Although early GT40s raced in the Prototype class, a total of 50 Mark I street cars were ultimately built to homologate them for production sports car racing. While a small number were sold as road cars, most were sold to private race teams. A genuine GT40, this car is painted to resemble one of the original Le Mans-winning Gulf team cars"
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