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Gary S


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Hello Kim,

Not sure why your photos appear upside down, but likely something to do with formatting.

Jon, can you offer any advice on this?

Many thanks,

Gary



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nigel c


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Why do the pictures keep posting upside down ?

 absolutely stunning road holding on this car Kim!biggrin

Well done Gary for extracting from a long slumber, fingers crossed there's not to much corrosion to vital parts..... 



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Enigma Racing


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It all about ground effect



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Forty year old fag ends thanks to my late mother in law




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Photo when new. Father and mother in law with Sylvia, my wife, sitting in the back



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oooops don't think that one got attached?

I think you can still see lipstick on those fag ends too!

 



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My father in laws handy work in fabricating a badge 



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nigel c


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whats the right angled thing sticking out of the dashboard to the left of the wheel?

 

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Gary S


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The door seal. Metal inner keeps it rigid. 



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mikerf


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I think Nigel means the little switch (leaver?) to the left of the speedo, Gary.


Or am I missing the joke?

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Gary S


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Ah, you mean where the speedo needle visually connects with the toggle switch? Gotcha. 



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That's the one I think. Looks like a right angled thing but I guess Nigel saw the speedo needle as part of it.

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dang right there Mike no



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Specsavers for you, my lad. 



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Enigma Racing


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A milestone.

Big question 

Do we restore back to the original phase one front or do we keep the later fitted phase two ?

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Reason for the face lift 

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It could just be the camera angle, but it looks like the shell is pretty unhappy with the front end it has now.

Unwinding any twist in either chassis or body might mean a new front is a better solution, and any unresolved tension will mean cracking later.

How do I know this?

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Erik V


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Ouch, were the icy conditions the reason for this damage?

Storing the body on a support frame during the restoration might be a good idea.



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ooooah I've seen worse (ask me, go on, ask me doh) but I'm sure it will pull straight with a bit of cutting/relieving and IMHO definitely go for phase 1 on the nose. If you're going to sink some money into the restoration its best to make it resemble the correct marque for its age/commission number.

Saying that you wouldn't be drummed out the club if you stayed with the phase 2 look.

Do you still have the original P grill hanging up or did that go with the original nose into the scrap? If you like the P on the front then this was only a phase 1 option ....food for thought blankstare

 



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My father-in-law looks like he fitted the spot lights to replace the lost P after the accident.

I agree on going back to the original but a big debate with my wife on her wanting to keep the phase two front 

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Found the Register newsletters from 1 to 8 if they are of interest 



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Erik V


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What a great picture that is, beautiful!
Enigma Racing wrote:

My father-in-law looks like he fitted the spot lights to replace the lost P after the accident.

I agree on going back to the original but a big debate with my wife on her wanting to keep the phase two front 

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Id love to read these and see what owners were discussing decades ago. How much has changed? 



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Would it be nice to make some copies?

I'd like to read these also.



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Me to! It would be fascinating to read those early newsletters. Could they be scanned and added to the website?

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Decision made 

Phase One front but with no badge and retaining the twin Corello nipple fog and spot lights

 

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I will start another tread once I have worked out how to post a copy

 



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The old register news letters do look to be in good condition Kim and do make great reading. We have a lot of these(may not be a complete set) in the archive and anyone with the time to scan them all only has to jump in and have a go......



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Gary is cracking on at quite a pace. Decision on the front made and time to think about the engine

 

 



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