And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Richard Hammond drives his finished project car for the first time. Nice!
I have restored a couple of cars over my lifetime. My current project is a 74 Stingray that is 80% complete and I have all of the parts. I would not jump on a 63+ year old British car with a Lucas electrical system and ignition that had the super rare 4 wheel disk brakes.
I would rather have that Jag than any new two-seater. The engine sounds fantastic. I've just bought an '84 Mercedes 380SL that runs perfectly but needs a new canvas top and a little TLC to the paint. Al_in_Ottawa
Autotrader charges a lot for an ad, so you'll find fixer-uppers on kijiji.ca where the ads are free. I don't think there is a kijiji site for the USA. Al_in_Ottawa
Brakes were by Girling iirc, and that provided an edge in 1950; an unnamed writer said those "allowed the XJ to out-deep the competition in corners". And yes to the in-line 6! That was glorious to watch and ride along. I would pursue a similar project with a MKII, only time and money prevent it (same as the rest of my list!)
This video serves to remind me how much I miss the old Top Gear program. Those guys were hilarious, in their quaint British way, and their insights into cars were informative, although I could rarely afford the things they chose to drive.
If I ever won the lottery, I wouldn't spread it around but there would be signs, and me suddenly driving a 1960s Jag or Ferrari or Bentley would be one of those signs.
I have restored a couple of cars over my lifetime. My current project is a 74 Stingray that is 80% complete and I have all of the parts. I would not jump on a 63+ year old British car with a Lucas electrical system and ignition that had the super rare 4 wheel disk brakes.
ReplyDeleteI loved that show about cars with Richard and that other obnoxious bloke.
ReplyDeleteI would rather have that Jag than any new two-seater. The engine sounds fantastic. I've just bought an '84 Mercedes 380SL that runs perfectly but needs a new canvas top and a little TLC to the paint.
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Where to you source old cars to fix up here in Soviet Canuckistan ? Auto trader or fakebook marketplace or .... ?
DeleteAutotrader charges a lot for an ad, so you'll find fixer-uppers on kijiji.ca where the ads are free.
DeleteI don't think there is a kijiji site for the USA.
Al_in_Ottawa
Brakes were by Girling iirc, and that provided an edge in 1950; an unnamed writer said those "allowed the XJ to out-deep the competition in corners". And yes to the in-line 6!
ReplyDeleteThat was glorious to watch and ride along.
I would pursue a similar project with a MKII, only time and money prevent it (same as the rest of my list!)
HAMMOND!
ReplyDeleteI can hear it now!
DeleteThis video serves to remind me how much I miss the old Top Gear program. Those guys were hilarious, in their quaint British way, and their insights into cars were informative, although I could rarely afford the things they chose to drive.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever won the lottery, I wouldn't spread it around but there would be signs, and me suddenly driving a 1960s Jag or Ferrari or Bentley would be one of those signs.