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I only know about it, as he was mentioned in the RecentlyPassedAway part of german wikipedia yesterday, linked to his personal wiki page. No english version available, so probably not worth a mention in english or other wikis RPA, as nothing to link to. Good spot. I'd loved to have met him, along with Franco Sbarro.
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Jul 12, 2023 10:58:36 GMT
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filmidget
East Midlands
Mostly Lurking
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Jul 12, 2023 11:54:35 GMT
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Wife and I took the MX5 back to our Honeymoon destination for 20th anniversary - Riva Del Garda in North Italy... Surprisingly disappointing amount of retros spotted, even retro tat in French Banjo Country, so not worth a full thread. But managed to sneak a few car-related bits... I always thought these under-rated, now I really want one. Grossglockner High Alpine Pass was - literally - awesome. Rare bit of retro-ness in the wild Mines the little silver one - the TVR boys were doing something similar to us but the opposite direction. 2080 miles, 6 countries, sea level to nearly 8500ft, and 52gallons of fuel. Good fun, and only one minor disagreement.
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'79 MG Midget 1500 - Still patiently awaiting attention '02 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Elegance(!) - Better than you might think '03 Mazda MX5 - All new and shiny looking (thanks to Antony at Rust Republic) '09 Renault Clio - Needs to go.
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largey had that "dealing with family stuff" thing going on My new daily came with no V5C and seems to have been an sorting that out, now waiting on the DVLA. I went to some great events here and there and I'm struggling to get time to sort out and post the photos. Planning where to prioritise the spending on the cars I have and if I need to move a couple on
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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misteralz
Posted a lot
I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
Posts: 2,340
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Jul 14, 2023 12:37:30 GMT
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Finally cleaned the 964 post Le Mans, and replaced the split ISV damper that I temporarily repaired with an old inner tube before the journey down. The original part was from 1990, and I picked up a fresh one late last week. It had been made a few weeks previously. I'm consistently impressed with Porsche's commitment to spares backup.
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2023 12:37:56 GMT by misteralz
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,840
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Jul 14, 2023 20:04:10 GMT
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And attached text This beast is the “Zephyr Corvette” built by Dunedin man Bruce Jenner (Jelly) circa 1967. Actually it was a Zephyr/Consul being half a write-off Zephyr and half a write off Consul, welded together. Jelly had bought a brand new Chevrolet V8 engine a couple of years before and built a very nice 1932 Ford V8 Coupe hotrod that had a very short life before it was written off in a road crash. I think it might have been being towed at the time. Bruce salvaged the engine and possibly the transmission and decided to build a Zephyr Corvette. He and his mates worked day and night building the body out of two halves and mounting the engine inside the cab so that it was mid engined. I think it might have been supercharged. The Otago Sports Car Club was holding its annual Mt Cargill Hillclimb on a Saturday and I was the organisor/Clerk of the Course. Jelly and his team got the car fired up about 11.00am that day and towed it over the hill to Mount Cargill for a late start. The Steward of the meeting was in the official caravan having lunch and reading a book when Jelly rolled up to the line, having passed scrutineering. The Steward took one look and said, “That’s not running.” I said — “Yes it is.” He shrugged, said “Be it on your shoulders” and went back to his ham sandwiches and book. The car didn’t run at all well and I think Jelly only had one other run in it (at a Teretonga meeting) before he decided it was too hard and eventually bought the ex Rod Coppins race-ready Camaro. But, that’s not the end of the story. Enter Kevin Haig who was building what turned out to be a work of art, road going Mark II Zephyr Corvette using another car. He bought the very low mileage Chev V8 off Jelly but when he stripped it down he found it was badly worn. Jelly, being a good bloke, fronted for the parts. What had happened was in building the car in this picture, Jelly routed the exhausts directly to the ground, but the inlet also pointed downwards. The exhausts blew up a storm of grit and fine gravel that was ingested by the engine and wore it out in double quick time. The Haig Zephyr was a wonderful creation — and fast, I did 140mph in it over the Dunedin motorway in a burst of madness. Kevin sold it to a Christchurch fellow who destroyed it in a road crash. And there endeth this lesson.
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