Goodwood revival

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I went along today (Friday) and was really surprised at how busy it was. It seems that each year it is more popular than the year before.

Lets start with a pictures of a couple of cars we will all like - members of the SOC?....

















































So having seen Stags and TR6's in the car park imagine my surprise to find Spitfires inside the event....







Needed a beer after that

[DJT]

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Superb. Having 'done' the Festival of Speed this year, I am determined to do the Revival sometime soon. Hopefully next year.

Dave

[mad cyclist]

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My Dad did his flight mechanics bit in the RAF in '46-50 but on Mosquitos. same engines as a Spitfire, they had to be able to dismantle and inspect then reassemble in 12 hrs..well there was 2 of them.

[jleyton]

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Re your picture 10 - A Citroen SM.

I've always felt there were a surprising number of parallels between the Stag and the SM:

· both were excursions into new marketsectors bymainstream manufacturers

· both launched and on sale at around the same time

· both based on the underpinnings of the company’s large family car

· both featured a dramatically different engine from their siblings

· both featured dramatically different bodywork from theirsiblings

· both experienced major engine problems in their time

· both were commercial disasters

· both contributed to the collapse of their manufacturer !!

Cheers

Julian

[aerosilver]

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Looks like you had a great day Ian - did anyone take you up on your free ticket? I saw your post too late otherwise I'd have been up for it!

Lovin' those old Astons :P:P:P

Cheers,

Bob.

[jleyton]

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mad cyclist wrote:

My Dad did his flight mechanics bit in the RAF in '46-50 but on Mosquitos. same engines as a Spitfire, they had to be able to dismantle and inspect then reassemble in 12 hrs..well there was 2 of them.

And my Dad left me his workshop manual for theMerlin engine. (No, not a Haynes one )

Haven't found much use for it yet though,but I do look throughitfrom time to time- Cor, can you imagine a Stag V12

Cheers

Julian

[redstag]

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jleyton wrote:

mad cyclist wrote:

My Dad did his flight mechanics bit in the RAF in '46-50 but on Mosquitos. same engines as a Spitfire, they had to be able to dismantle and inspect then reassemble in 12 hrs..well there was 2 of them.

And my Dad left me his workshop manual for theMerlin engine. (No, not a Haynes one )

Haven't found much use for it yet though,but I do look throughitfrom time to time- Cor, can you imagine a Stag V12

Cheers

Julian

Well, if you can do it to a Rover....Just needs a slight mod to the bulkhead and a bigger fuel tank.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-aC5...eature=related



Pete

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It was an enjoyable day (as usual) and I have always preferred it to the Festival of Speed as you get to see the cars / bikes in proper action - with no regard to their value!

No Bob, no one was able to take me up on the offer. I only got the freebies Thursday night and didn't think about putting it up here until just before going to bed. In some odd way I actually prefer looking around the public carparks to see the everyday classics there, and am mainly a fan of Triumphs and Astons.

I can see your thinking on the Citreon Julian.....and remeber wanting one when I was younger. The Stag always looked better though and seems to have stood the test of time.

[sjm]

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mad cyclist wrote:

My Dad did his flight mechanics bit in the RAF in '46-50 but on Mosquito. same engines as a Spitfire, they had to be able to dismantle and inspect then reassemble in 12 hrs..well there was 2 of them.

Small world, my farther worked on the Spitfires and my grand farther help to build Mosquito as he was a cabinet maker. Lol

After the war my farther got a job with B.O.A.C and my grand farther got a job with Rolls Royce.

So you never know your father might of worked on a Mosquito my grandfather built

Shame neither of them are with us now, or they could of fixed my engine, and my dash.


Steve