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And hats off to those who take on a field-find!
Rover P5? (Same as door handles?), Alvis, Bentley/RR?? Might they be in Holden’s catalogue
For all the gloomy forecasts that 125 would need total rebuild etc, it was out in public on 29 April at the DBR2 meeting in Essex. Pictures in the AMOC gallery, looks OK if you’re not into owning a concours queen
Put it in a DB 2.6??
If anyone really wants an original BW Type 8 slush box, Graham Whitehouse has a shed full of them
Hi Christian, I’d have thought pipe designed to carry hot water rather than cold would be a better option?
So If I may, I’ll repeat my request of Ian Bullock that can he share some more detail on his vehicle. This is another historically important car to find, and reduces the number of DB Rapides still not known to only 3
Different car, Simon
Regards
David
Interesting to see the window winder tool; is the business end a square drive or round with a slot? I just had need of the latter…Fortunately I was able to borrow one locally
Hi Christian and Dirk, yes that’s LR113, owned by an ex-member of the Lagonda Club. It is also illustrated in Arnold Davey’s Lagonda book (1999). Records show it was restored 1990-1992 and was sold at auction in 1998
Arnold’s Newsletter arrived yesterday with a UK vendor offering what appears to be a substantial quantity of DB3L bits – but I won’t post contact details here
In one car the boot mat is an antique Portuguese rug, adds charm or so I tell myself! More seriously, under-bonnet heat management at low speeds needs to be addressed “in the round”; one of the Rapide’s design issues is that the wing side vents are pretty ineffective because of blockages by servos etc; I’ve toyed with the idea of fitting extractor fans in them, also fitting a modified bonnet, like 110 in Oz. It would be interesting to know how 105 behaves as it was modified by AML to become the “Mark 2”, and I would not be surprised if this grille change was not simply aesthetic. Also 137 with the DB5 front. In short there is simply not enough outside air flow
One area 10 years ago several of us clubbed together and got significant savings (30+%) was on a batch of stainless exhausts from Quicksilver, althought they did need some fettling to get the downpipe angles correct. For brakes etc, it is I think helpful to know which other cars use the same bits, for example XK150S for discs (rear or front, am afraid I don’t recall, but not both) and other Dunlop components. One area it might be prudent in due course to get together would be for front and rear screens. Tyres, I’m not so sure, mine tend to perish on the sidewalls through age before the tread wears out
Do you know there is any?
“Addressing” the “spinner tool”…