davey4270
Western Thunderer
That’ll be an LD like this one.
Hairy Bikers and Other Petrol Heads
- Thread starter Eastsidepilot
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Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
I had one of those, grey with red sidepanels. I still have the driveshaft which broke just next to the splines on one end. With the sheared end ground flat it made a super drift. Still used occasionally.
Ian.
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
I have sold my MX-5 ND. I took this photo as a reminder, I always tried to keep the engine bay as clean as the rest. ACF50 spray on the paint and bright metal helped.
This car followed an NB and I had 17 years of fun between the two of them. Good cars. The new car has enough space to carry a layout but the engine is mostly hidden under a plastic cover. Hopefully I will remain a petrolhead at heart.
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Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Watching that video (1067) reminded me of my Driving lessons with Tony(?) Palmer back in 1967/58.
He had 2 main principles,
1st If you want to lean to drive that is OK, if you want to scrape through the test go somewhere else.
2nd There is no such thing as a dangerous road or car only a dangerous driver.
Drive to suit the conditions then the road is safe i.e. adjust speed to suit conditions which includes stopping. A car is only dangerous even no brakes and/or faults to other parts if someone starts to drive it.
regards
Allen
He had 2 main principles,
1st If you want to lean to drive that is OK, if you want to scrape through the test go somewhere else.
2nd There is no such thing as a dangerous road or car only a dangerous driver.
Drive to suit the conditions then the road is safe i.e. adjust speed to suit conditions which includes stopping. A car is only dangerous even no brakes and/or faults to other parts if someone starts to drive it.
regards
Allen
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
alastairq
Western Thunderer
Nice load of carboys too....
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY? Whatever would EH Bentall have made of it all.....
Sorry Tony I missed this one so I have waited two days so hopefully I'm not interrupting others.
I think EH Bentall would be amazed to see how ICE development progressed in next century. 15:1 compression ratio, 90 hp and 50 mpg from an engine of much the same displacement as their own. They would also admire the use of high tensile steels and aluminium to create incredibly strong yet lightweight structures, and know the motor car had a long way to go and they were right to try to pioneer their own.
But I think some of the marketing language, along with the "lane hold assist" and a few other features, would go completely over their heads. Much as they go over mine.
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Pat Hennen R.I.P.
alastairq
Western Thunderer
As an aside, from an unconverted petroilheed, I came across this operating manual for [Allison] automatic gearboxes [Probably works also for automated gearboxes...leastwise I use to think so]
On ice n snow....
Just to show that the belief that automatic gearboxes don't give a driver as much 'control' as a man-well gloobox isn't strictly true..
The 'control' simply is 'gone about' in a 'different' manner...
Especially the part about ''rocking out?''
On ice n snow....
Just to show that the belief that automatic gearboxes don't give a driver as much 'control' as a man-well gloobox isn't strictly true..
The 'control' simply is 'gone about' in a 'different' manner...
Especially the part about ''rocking out?''
For a short time in the early 1960s (possible 1963) I drove the van version. The engine was OK but the 3 speed 'sort of syncromesh' gearbox with column change was not fun to most drivers but I learnt on a prewar 3 speed Thames with a crash box. I note the gear change was not mentioned in the film.
Regards
Allen
Regards
Allen