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Sale agreed apparently. A lovely car and fabulous that it appears to have found a new home.
If the lucky new owner is on the forum then please introduce yourself.
That’s interesting Bill. I hadn’t thought to use the cogged belt. Mine seems to work fine but I know that if not used they can get a bit tougher and less flexible so guess the cogged option is a good one.
Thank you DavidLG45. That explains it perfectly. Anyone know what the inspiration behind this unusual bodywork was? It must of been an incredibly complicated undertaking. Not to my taste to be honest, but I can admire the craftsmanship.
alecrb wrote: Speaking of FPK550 (or misuse of this registration)
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/162188,12699/1939-Lagonda-Rapide-Tulipwood-Boattail-Racer_photo.aspxThat’s an ‘interesting’ colour – or perhaps it’s just the photo. It looks to be a very shiny, lacquered, copper colour.
Mark, a terrible shame indeed. It must have been a fabulous saloon.
very cheap. Now what about Buzzbox?
What a bargain. Thank goodness I wasn’t there as I might now have had even more garaging problems.
Absolutely stunning. I can see this achieving ?225-250k. And at that price I still think it’s a bargain.
Richard, did you have some fishtails in mind? From where?
I dare say that if the customer wanted them, the factory would fit them. AML would do the same today.
Richard,
It’s your car so my advice is do whatever you want. Over the years people will have fitted white wall tyres, fishtail pipes, rear racks for cases, extra lights, roof racks, towbars, furry dice and Colonel Bogey horns.
Having bought the Lagonda you’ve clearly got exceptional taste so I’m sure if you modify your car it won’t offend anyone.
Others may not agree with me however…
David
Rich, take whatever you might need is the answer. And then be prepared to not have enough!
Water pump pliers, 7 hole pliers, adjustable pliers, the same by many names.
My travelling tool kit includes:
Whitworth and AF spanners
10mm, 2 x 13mm, 14mm spanners
Spark plug sockets
Multi-meter
Long nose and engineers pliers
Pump pliers
Screwdrivers flat and cross
A knife
Electrical tape
Cable ties
Jack and hammer
Torch
Paper towel
Small WD40
Small piece of emery cloth and a wire wool
Adjustable spanners x 2
Spares (fuses, bulbs, plugs, plug cap, etc.)I also carry a spare magneto even though my car has two fitted anyway!
That lot is in the car every time I leave home. If I’m on ‘a trip’ I take anything else I can fit in after the luggage.
Colin,
I’ve a story about some of your fellow GPO guys. Not you of course.
Years ago there was a used tool stall in Gravesend market that had a special table which sold broken tools on it. One day I spotted a broken 5/16″ spanner that was ideal for grinding down to reach a particularly inaccessible nut on my Norton. I asked how much it was expecting it be almost nothing but to my surprise he wanted ?2.50 for it – a huge sum in 1979. When I protested (swore actually) he asked me if I worked for the GPO. When I said not he reduced the price to 20p!!
I pushed him for an explanation and after a while he explained that he bought broken tools from the GPO stores to ‘recycle’ them. He then sold them back to GPO workers who took them to the stores to exchange for new ones. Ingenious bit of dishonesty.
Appalled I vowed never to work for a nationalised industry.