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Dec 15, 2007 11:33 pm
Dec 15, 2007 11:33 pm
Subject: Re: 2L clutch
I'm with you, Adrian + Oakley.
Why have a superb vintage car such as a 2-litre, and then change the running gear (eg clutch) to make it easier to drive ?
If you want a 'modern car experience', go and buy a modern car.
If you want the real reward of owning and driving a vintage car, keep it in its original specification,
and learn how to drive it properly - including handling challenging gear changes, tempremental clutches that demand a carful left foot, braking that demands careful planning, and all the other elements that make driving a real piece of motoring history so special, rather than the ersatz pseudo-satisfaction of using some sort of updated replica.
Winning your class at VSCC Prescott + Loton Park (OK, on handicap !), thundering round VSCC circuits as Course Car, enjoying such track days as Anglesey Circuit, or completing the Northern Rally and the 75th Anniversary parade at Le Mans, in a car that is original, is a sheer joy.
To do the same in a car that 'benefits' from modern adaptations like new clutches or revised brakes or engine components that never saw the light of day when I was new is to achieve far less.
Lennie the Lagonda
I'm with you, Adrian + Oakley.
Why have a superb vintage car such as a 2-litre, and then change the running gear (eg clutch) to make it easier to drive ?
If you want a 'modern car experience', go and buy a modern car.
If you want the real reward of owning and driving a vintage car, keep it in its original specification,
and learn how to drive it properly - including handling challenging gear changes, tempremental clutches that demand a carful left foot, braking that demands careful planning, and all the other elements that make driving a real piece of motoring history so special, rather than the ersatz pseudo-satisfaction of using some sort of updated replica.
Winning your class at VSCC Prescott + Loton Park (OK, on handicap !), thundering round VSCC circuits as Course Car, enjoying such track days as Anglesey Circuit, or completing the Northern Rally and the 75th Anniversary parade at Le Mans, in a car that is original, is a sheer joy.
To do the same in a car that 'benefits' from modern adaptations like new clutches or revised brakes or engine components that never saw the light of day when I was new is to achieve far less.
Lennie the Lagonda