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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Rallying Thrills and More at Race Retro 6 years, 5 months ago
Thanks for coming back with plenty of Manta and Chevette photos, and I note the Skoda 130 too. As for the RAM 356 Porsche replica thing, you should have left the lens cap on.
My excuse note for not attending […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Tiger in Your Tank 6 years, 6 months ago
These tail lights here? Oh yes.
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 6 months ago
In last week’s Prime Find, Tony Wawryk brought us a Hillman Avenger Tiger and remarked that it wasn’t the obvious choice for the enthusiast seeking a fast saloon. He mentioned competition from Ford and Vau […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, A Chilly January Day at the First Bicester Scramble of 2020 6 years, 6 months ago
Regarding the new developments to the infrastructure at Bicester, it’s worth remembering the site was earmarked for housing before Bicester Heritage moved in so any development at the perimeter of the listed areas […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 6 months ago
In order to reap the rewards of driving an old car, you need to accept the maintenance obligations. This mostly entails making sure that various components either move or remain static as appropriate, but the […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 6 months ago
My recent Prime Find featuring the Alfa Romeo 164 prompted further recollections of the platform sharing venture that created it. In the large saloon sector, having the right badge matters. The likes of […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Tiger in Your Tank 6 years, 6 months ago
Yes!! Wonderful things. Personally I prefer the early square headlamp look but let’s not quibble.
Avengers are hard to find but about eight years ago I tried to buy one to convert into a rally car. I did view a […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Visual Sunday: How Close Are We To This Future? 6 years, 7 months ago
Substitute the board game for a smartphone and the vision of people not paying attention to what they are doing is already played out on a daily basis…
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 7 months ago
Being out of sight and out of mind is a powerful phenomenon. We live in a world of sensory overload and new information constantly bombards us from every angle so it’s not surprising when old information slips o […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Small but Very Stylish Simca 1000 Coupé 6 years, 7 months ago
If this really does have a sound body I’d just get it mechanically tip top and run it as-is. The colour, groovy wheels, spotlamps, nothing should be changed. These cars do seem to be aesthetically wheel-sensitive […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 7 months ago
Do you remember that campaign back in the 1980s that proclaimed “Home Taping Is Killing Music”? It was launched by the British Phonographic Industry who were freaked out by rising sales of blank cassettes, qui […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 7 months ago
Conventional wisdom says that rallying is a rich man’s sport. A competitive run on a world championship event is going to cost a wedge of cash, but of course that’s not the full story. Every weekend there are clu […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Life In The Restoration Business 6 years, 7 months ago
Considering these guys are relative newcomers and not from the usual background, that’s a hell of a portfolio they’ve built up. I can see the logic that if they can manage the exotica and their demanding […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago
After last week’s double header of capable coupes, I felt it was time for something completely different. I’ve got form for choosing bone fide crowd pleasers for this slot, having previously entertained myself wit […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Reliant Scimitar GTE for Opel Monza 2.8S – A Straight Swap? 6 years, 8 months ago
I must say the Scimitar looks so much classier on the Dunlop alloys compared to the Wolfrace. Not quite enough to persuade me to open my wallet, but it’s a great look.
So how rare are Monzas on the continent? […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Classic Competition Cars at the NEC 6 years, 8 months ago
The line up of models is great isn’t it. I’ve recently been borrowing and reading many of the contemporary books about the Marathon era – mostly long out of print and rare copies, hence borrowing. In particular I […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 8 months ago
We recently featured a rally prepared SAAB 96 as our Prime Find. You’ll no doubt vividly recall that I mentioned the 96 was still an effective competition car a full eight years after the more modern 99 made its s […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Classic Competition Cars at the NEC 6 years, 8 months ago
*by “replicas” I mean original cars made into Ulster reps and such. Not kits cars, obvs.
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Classic Competition Cars at the NEC 6 years, 8 months ago
Everyone I have met in the VSCC has been absolutely barking mad in the best possible way. I think they will accept period replicas or bitsas, but only subject to the rules of course. An example of the chassis […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Something for (Almost) Everyone at the NEC Classic 6 years, 8 months ago
The two door PA Cresta estate is quite a thing and I concur that it’s definitely not a Friary conversion. I did consider it might be a coachbuilt hearse repurposed into a (live) passenger car but I’d expect it to […]
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