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Apr 12, 2018 8:37 pm
Apr 12, 2018 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: Advice needed
Hugo
Firstly, welcome to the club - I'm down the road from you in Storrington and have a H/c 2L nearing completion that you're welcome to come and look at sometime. I too am missing Wisborough Green as it clashes with VSCC Silverstone.
Secondly, I went to look at EWF and communicated with the club and a previous owner. It is, as Colin says, a car with an interesting and cheerful history, but is far more of a bitsa than the auctioneers make out. As far as I can ascertain, it is made up from the remains of a post war bitsa (the pig truck) that in its last incarnation had a 14/60 chassis. At some point the chassis on it has been shortened by about 8" or so too. The engine is a 14/60 but with correct twin carbs. The chassis plate does relate to a saloon but how much of that car is in it, is any bodies guess - it dates from an era when manky bits in scrapyards were passed around and any old bulkhead would do! The body is well built but does differ in detail in a myriad of ways from a correct one - which as i have found out is an expensive undertaking to make!
Am presuming you have the members list so you should be able to look me up fairly easily if you want to get in touch
Rgds
Malcolm
Hugo
Firstly, welcome to the club - I'm down the road from you in Storrington and have a H/c 2L nearing completion that you're welcome to come and look at sometime. I too am missing Wisborough Green as it clashes with VSCC Silverstone.
Secondly, I went to look at EWF and communicated with the club and a previous owner. It is, as Colin says, a car with an interesting and cheerful history, but is far more of a bitsa than the auctioneers make out. As far as I can ascertain, it is made up from the remains of a post war bitsa (the pig truck) that in its last incarnation had a 14/60 chassis. At some point the chassis on it has been shortened by about 8" or so too. The engine is a 14/60 but with correct twin carbs. The chassis plate does relate to a saloon but how much of that car is in it, is any bodies guess - it dates from an era when manky bits in scrapyards were passed around and any old bulkhead would do! The body is well built but does differ in detail in a myriad of ways from a correct one - which as i have found out is an expensive undertaking to make!
Am presuming you have the members list so you should be able to look me up fairly easily if you want to get in touch
Rgds
Malcolm