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[Trouts Dream]

I have a 1976 Triumph Spitfire sitting in my (unheated) gargae waiting for some TLC. Unfortunately when its warm enough to work on it, its warm enough to sail. I bought it before the MacX.
Someday.....

[kmclemore]

YOU Have some really Great Cars Sir and a very neat Cart as well . You Sunbeam is it the infamous TIGER?

My old Sunbeam was a Tiger (black), but this one is an Alpine, which I actually like better as it is a more docile and better handling car. Tigers are great for brute straight-line performance, but driving them around for fun wasn't as enjoyable as the Alpine.

[bastonjock]

i was down at my mac last night and went for a potter up the river,it was a beautifull evening.I left to drive home and on the way i saw some old brit bikes so i pulled over,there must have been 50+ of them on a run out,BSA,Nortons,triumphs and even a matchless.The other evening i saw my first Atom car,now they look mean,Kmac psted a utube clip of one of them earlier

ill have to try and get to Ashby next month and take my camera,i think that some of you guys would be like kids in a candy shop

Kevin where do you get the time to pollish all those cars and mod the boat? do you sleep

[Scott]

Let me guess... you named her "Spot", right?

British Leyland Factory installed Auto Lube.

[kmclemore]

Kevin where do you get the time to pollish all those cars and mod the boat? do you sleep

As Steve from KellyHansonEast will attest, they are *all* in need of polishing and a whole lot more than that just now... it so happens that I am in the midst of rebuilding engines for all three of them, and the Morris is also at the paint shop (and has been there for longer than I care to say). The Triumph and Sunbeam are getting standard rebuilds and the Morris is getting a vintage Judson Supercharger, ported and polished head, a beefier crank and a mild street cam.

So... the answer is... no, I *don't* have time! (But, yes, the boat is nicely polished)

[Scott]

As Im a glutton for punishment, anyone wants that MG I posted a pic of....

Call me if you have an older great shape Range/ Land Rover and want to trade.

Daughter needs something for college in 2 years.

On edit: Kevin, Do you live on Cherry blossom lane?

[USAF M26X sailor]

Have had 2 1/2 MGs.
74 MG Midget
70 MGB
70 VW converted into a 52 MGTD

Boys and toys, spouses with jewelry. Everybody wins...

[Bransher]

Of all the cars I have owned, my 1965 MG-B remains the favorite. I had the top that you stripped off the frame and folded up, and then the frame came apart and stowed in a bag. It was always great fun seeing how fast you could assemble it when you were caught in a summer shower.

Another memory is the clutch return spring that would snap off and almost take your eye out on a regular basis. I used to buy a half dozen at a time. I also remember the plastic door handles breaking frequently. However, I loved that car and dealing with a few shortcomings is what made you a Sports Car Enthusiast.

Perhaps Kevin or someone else can help me identify the car in the attached pictures. I came across this car on my last trip to Scotland. It is even smaller in person than it appears in the pictures.

[kmclemore]

Perhaps Kevin or someone else can help me identify the car in the attached pictures. I came across this car on my last trip to Scotland. It is even smaller in person than it appears in the pictures.

That is almost certainly an early 1930's Riley 9, and very likely a 1932 Riley 9 Monaco "Half -Fabric" saloon.. The dead give-away was the widow's peak radiator shell, along with the angled vents on the engine cowling - only Rileys had those features - and, as it's a light-weight chassis, it must therefore be one of their 9hp cars. Riley cars were made in Coventry, and had quite a good reputation in racing in the early years of motorcars.

[kmclemore]

On edit: Kevin, Do you live on Cherry blossom lane?

OK, you lost me... Guy Lombardo? Heck, he was into racing powerboats, not cars.

[FLembo18]

Here's my 1980 FIAT Spider 124 :


http://community-2.webtv.net/@HH!73!95! ... portD1.jpg


I bought a new 1979 MGB back in the day, drove it for 4 years and enjoyed it very much.

[Scott]

Kevin, The pic of the orange car, The trees in the background. Obviously chosen for the blooms!

[kmclemore]

Kevin, The pic of the orange car, The trees in the background. Obviously chosen for the blooms!

Ahh... I get it... I see now what got me confused... you have me mixed up with Opie... that's *his* Triumph TR3A, not mine! I have the older '49 Triumph Renown (same motor with similar drive train, but a limo body).

[Kelly Hanson East]

Coventry?? Coventry last won the FA Cup in what Yahr..???

[Bransher]

Thank you Kevin, I knew I could count on you to identify it.
It was a most unusual looking automobile. Very small, and was in pristine condition. Do you have any idea what it might be worth today as a collector's item? Just curious. I did some Google research and found this:

The Riley "Nine" is a famous "pioneer" car; the first to have a "silent third" gear box and the introduction of a new style in saloon bodies.
Latest features: down-swept box-section frame: flexibly mounted engine:
"one shot" lubrication: "knock on" racing type wheels
Specification:- Engine: four cylinders, bore 60.3 mm., stroke 95.2mm.,
capcity 1089 c.c., R.A.C. rating 9.01h.p., annual tax £9: inclined overhead
valves. Chassis: wheelbase 8ft 10in., track 4ft., gear-box with 4 silent speeds,
7 1/2 gallon petrol tank at rear.
The "Monaco" saloon is low and capacious.

I guess that extra .01 h.p. is what makes it really get up and go.