Roger Clarke Question

[RUDDY]

Listen, I know they are shi*e , I went out with a gallon of petrol and box of matches to sort out a rough running problem on my first one, couldn't bring myself to do it, couple of days later the swine set itself on fire anyway

But, I like them, liked them before Escorts, and its a very very close call which I like best. I am gonna have another, with any luck I will still be able to keep an RS as well.

That TR7 rally clip is John Buffam in the states I beleive in one of the first rally cars. Been reading a new book recently and it details some of the history of the Speke factory in Liverpool, there were occasions of the staff striking because of a smell of cat pish in the plant, there were guys getting measured for clothes in curtained off areas under the production line, not to mention the amount of stuff that sprouted legs and walked out of the plant ... classic was a manger asked a guy why he was hitting the interior trim with a hammer, the guy sez the tin said "impact adhesive"

[68 Bullit]

Hey Ruddy , great cars , used to work for Terry Kaby he used to make his hop along, I owned 2 genuine TR8 covertibles and an ex works car, which I sold before we moved here. I brought one of the convertibles back to the States . the other convertible was bought by an ex Abington employee .
Sorry Dave for feeding the TR8 thread

[RUDDY]

PMSL , funny how its always the quiet ones with something to hide ..

[Dave1800BDA]

paul will be looking at the green one with gold stripes next week, looks like i may be able to drag it out

[RUDDY]

And Purdey had one in the Avengers

So did Gambit son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTzO5ibmxFE

[KL]

It wasn't entirely obvious at the time but the 1980 Sparkrite TR7V8 was a full works car and is recorded as such by Bill Price in the BMC/BL "bible" he wrote.
Albert is not giving me the finger in this photo of first service on the 80 RAC: he was ****ed off by a journo asking "What are the stages like, Roger?" - to which he replied "Very slippy" (when his typical normal response would have been "Well they've got a start and a finish and the corners go to the right and the left").

[RUDDY]

paul will be looking at the green one with gold stripes next week, looks like i may be able to drag it out

Nice one Dave, could do with a holiday in the sunny South