Included in the junk, oh, sorry rare desirable items at bargain prices we took to Beaulieu this year was some Ruby window glass, a full set minus one of the door glasses that we could not find, it sat at the front of the stall and attracted no interest what so ever. Having had a good Saturday for both buying and selling and with the weather looking bad for Sunday we decided to pack up early and move the van of the show ground before 8 o clock and have a wander around till about 10.30 then go home, not wanting to bring the glass home we gave it away, it was at this point we realised the other door glass was missing, yes it had been stolen from the stall! No great loss to us as we did not want it but there was no way we were going to bin it when it could help someone out. Well Mr or Mrs thief had you made the effort to enquire about the glass we could of probably persuaded you to take the lot for free.

Hi,

I'm looking for someone to help me by making a couple of new front wing mounting brackets for my Special.

These are the brackets that mount the wings and lamps to the body/radiator cowl.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Date: 23-09-2017

VSCC Prescott Long Course Hill Climb

From the VSCC Website

"Since its introduction in 2014, our ‘Long Course’ Hill Climb at Prescott has proved a hugely popular addition and thus separates from the traditional weekend to become its own standalone event towards this year’s Speed Championship this September.
 
Incorporating the ‘Ettore’s Loop’ extension, the longer circuit provides a ‘new’ challenge for Competitors and a real spectacle for those watching trackside as the usual array of Edwardian, Vintage and PVT Racing and Sports-Cars are joined by invited Post-war machinery.
 
The day will feature the usual free access to the Competitor Paddock as well as onsite catering facilities throughout the day."

Spectator tickets

In Advance
Members - £10 
Non-Members - £12

On the day
Members & Non-Members - £15

Practice runs start around 9:00AM

Check the VSCC website for more details HERE

Just a note to try to drum up some business for this part of the forum.
It is open to everyone registered for the rest of the forum. Anyone can post events they might be attending, and discuss events passed. Posting an event in the calendar or in the events forum now has the same result of linked thread and calendar post.
You can browse the calendar to find events others have posted that you might like to go to. Clicking an event on the calendar page will give you the events forum thread on the event where you can register an interest, ask questions or let people know you will be attending. After the event, if you have had a good day and taken some photo's then please do share in the event thread also. If you would like to have a look for past events to see photo's or post event analysis, then you can browse the events section of the forum.
I have posted a bit of a writeup, and photo's on the events I've been to over the last month so far...
Brooklands Reunion (Photo's kicked off by e-richard, thank you)
Swallow Register at Amberley Museum
Henstridge Airfield Wings & Wheels
Great Dorset Steam Fair

I've posted a guide in the top of the events forum if anyone is unsure of anything, the process for posting an event only really differs to starting a normal thread in that you have to select the date that the event is on. Please do give it a go, and check the guide or let me know if you experience any difficulties. I'm sure everyone would love to hear about and see pictures of events going on around the world.

A note that events do not appear in forum chat. so check out the events forum or the calendar for the latest.

A lot of users are finding their images are being rotated on upload to the forum.
The problem exists for images created on devices which apply 'exif orientation' data. There is a 'workaround' for PC users, and I have tried to use this to fix some of the images that have been flagged. This involves opening the image in paint, and clicking 'save as', effectively creating a clean file with none of the exif data, and seems to have worked for the images I have done.


This workaround is clearly not ideal, and the implementation of a built in solution is in the pipeline.
(Management tried it last week but it was removed as part of the troubleshooting of the other upload issue, now fixed)

In the meantime PC users can try the workaround, and I will continue to rotate those images that are 'flagged'.

A rather nice Ruby and folding caravan in Autocar's "Summer Special" from July 1936. Can anyone identify the make? Similar concept to a Rice but perhaps slightly bigger.

Peter.

   

Hello, all

My '34 Tourer has traces of padding, like sound deadening material, between the vertical ribs on the inside of the rear body panel, visible when the seat back is removed.

Was there anything there originally, and if so, how was it fixed on?

The sidescreens are supposed to be stored here, so some padding is likely, I think.

But it wouldn't have been stuck on using upholsterer's spray contact adhesive, that's for sure!.

Thanks

Simon

   
Jim Blacklock came up with this image of an "important" Nippy - important in that his photographs have captured some rare boot blocks we have only found on one other car, and would like to research further. It also corroborates the original design of wind deflectors which we have found on one other late car.

Can anyone throw a line to whose it might be? it has particularly characteristic side screens and there is no reason why these shouldnt still be in existence...

Sleuths, on your marks....

[Sachet of air from the insides of a rare, original Nippy crankcase for the best lead...]

Help wanted I'm trying to find an Austin 7  RegOT 4745. It was owned back in the 60's/70's by Carey and Lambert in Southampton and was rebuilt by the apprentices. My father Terry Dowell helped rebuild it and used to take it to carnivals and it was used a wedding car on many occasions. Easter 1972 my dad and his work colleague drove little OT from lands end to John O'Groats. I spent many an hour when I was little looking though his "little OT" scrap book and reading the route that they took.  The picture is a painting of the car that has pride of place at my parents. I would love to know what has happened to this car. It played a huge part of my early years. Unfortunately we lost dad in April and him doing the lands end to John O'Groats run is my favourite memory and of him xxx thank you for taking the time to read this xxx

I have checked the DVLA website and it's still about xxx

Dear friends,

Sunday last my wife and I left our home in Staffordshire in our 1930 RK saloon for a two week holiday in France. Following a hard day's drive to Portsmouth, we crossed the chanel overnight to Caen. Then using minor "D" roads through  Normandy to Blois; then, Moulin, Lyons to the Haut Savior near  Annecy. 

Our route has taken us through beautiful countryside and it has been very hot at times (38c) but the car has coped wonderfully well. Although we have a sunshine roof it has had to be closed at times to protect us from the sun. 

With more than 1200 miles covered I have oiled the kingpins and greased the fan pulley and steering joints etc, togeter with oil drops to the clutch thrust bearing. Following R's episode last year, I checked the gear box level with the engine dip stick and it was just above the mark and as it was when we left home. I have added 1 pint of engine oil at 500 miles and another just now and that is Comma SAE 20/50. Also put  half a pint of water in the radiator. Have been using  unleaded  98 with no fuel vaporisation issues.

We are both at the elderly end of Austin Seven Friends and we are enjoying our adventure in France and the car has been unbelieveably good. We are due back home at the end of next week.

For some reason writing this post has taken a very long time using our Ipad mini.

Best wishes to you all. Bryan and Roberta.