The 289 Register

I think that there is a limit on file size. 500k ?
Peter C

Magic. Yes, it looks the part. I can now appreciate the aesthetics. Top curve matches top of wing, front matches wheel arch, rear shape mimics the rear of the car. Well thought out. Yes, good decision on continuing with fibreglass and painting it. Did you resort to a tape measure to check each side ...

Yes, as expected I have just had an email to cancel the 2020 event. Apparently there will be instructions issued during June to allow you to either have a full refund or to roll it over till next year. Clive, as you wrote the first posting on this you could perhaps amend the title to read - Cancelle...

Hi guys, I have just had an email from the Cranleigh Lions team who have made the decision to cancel this years Cranleigh Classic. Their missive reads as follows. Owing to the continued ban on mass gatherings and the uncertainty surrounding the future of large public events, the Car Show Committee r...

My monthly car mag EVO ran an advert for a free copy of Octane and the advert showed Kevin’s latest acquisition the Fomoco blue demo car COB 1B Naturally I phoned to get myself a copy. It’s just arrived but features other cars and not Kevin’s. Bother and other suitable ruder words. Should have guess...

Maybe it’s the angle of the photo as I thought the door top would have been lower towards the rear for more elbow room on the XK 140 Anyway, very nice and I’m sure you will make an excellent job of it. Hopefully you will be able assembly all the pieces in the best order and not find access difficult...

Can I guess at XK150 judging by the door top profile?
Will there be room to keep it in your enlarged garage or will one of the others need to depart?
Peter C

Ouch! Hope you haven’t damaged your chassis lugs that take the engine mounts like John C has. He found his had snapped! When I have finished my current bolting up task I will be getting into the pit to check for cracks in mine. Apparently Gerry saw fit to add a re enforcing gusset sometime after 199...

I glad to say that I am nearly finished with the re assembly after fitting the modified heads. It appears the sting is in the tail in so much as the last job of bolting the exhaust manifolds back up is proving the most challenging. By way of a warning to others if you have ever bumped a sleeping pol...

Jan says she thought you had those already!
Peter C