07-12-2019, 06:35 PM
Dave and Tony.
That was in 1967, with the Sheffield contingent of 4 or 5 cars driving in convoy to the PWA7C Autokarna rally. On the old A61 (now part of A38 I believe), near Denby, my Tourer gracefully dipped at the front as the detached wheel sped ahead, coming to rest after hitting a high stone wall.
In the photo is, I think, Tony doing the dirty work whilst I sheepishly look on. To replace the wheel it looks like we manhandled the front end on to a wobbly pile of stones.
My car appears to be in semi-matt grey, in actual fact it was completely stripped of paint ready for a respray. Later that same day Tony and I drove in convoy to Kent where a mate would do the paint job, and I think we then drove back to Sheffield the same night in Tony's chummy. There was no damage done, in fact the brake drum with the ground flat corner is still in use on the same hub.
That was in 1967, with the Sheffield contingent of 4 or 5 cars driving in convoy to the PWA7C Autokarna rally. On the old A61 (now part of A38 I believe), near Denby, my Tourer gracefully dipped at the front as the detached wheel sped ahead, coming to rest after hitting a high stone wall.
In the photo is, I think, Tony doing the dirty work whilst I sheepishly look on. To replace the wheel it looks like we manhandled the front end on to a wobbly pile of stones.
My car appears to be in semi-matt grey, in actual fact it was completely stripped of paint ready for a respray. Later that same day Tony and I drove in convoy to Kent where a mate would do the paint job, and I think we then drove back to Sheffield the same night in Tony's chummy. There was no damage done, in fact the brake drum with the ground flat corner is still in use on the same hub.