(16-05-2018, 04:42 AM)Bob Culver Wrote: Nearly 20 years ago I used to get involved in transport for my sons school camps, scouting trips etc. My 1960s car was old even then and one impudent soul enquired about its emissions. He made the mistake of overlooking that he was a captive audience.....
i read somewhere how much coal was used to make a new car; it was at least a tonne.
( I did not confess to the colosssal blow by to an open crankcase. All eventually totally cured at 170,000 with new unbroken rings)
Yes Bob, I spent some time looking for my captive audience and as by luck the Chairman of Birmingham City European supporters club. This gave me the region, football and cars to talk about and I did.
One chap did ask what the Austin ran on. I thought that “spit and hope” wasn’t going to translate well so Crude Oil popped out. He accepted this but was a little concerned. It was actually fuel that caused us to drop out of day three. I filled up with 103 Octain by mistake, didn’t change the timing and sheared 3 crankcase to block studs.
A photo of the German Event attached