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Re: period photo
« Reply #30 on: June 26, 2012, 10:26:57 PM »
The Jerry can was always carried by the team just in case a car broke down. The first vehicle to break down was not repaired but dowsed in petrol and set alight, while the driver joined one of the others to complete the tight editorial deadline before nightfall.

Guess which car broke down first?

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Re: period photo
« Reply #31 on: June 26, 2012, 10:30:23 PM »
Does anybody have any more old photographs we can ponder and speculate over?

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Re: period photo
« Reply #32 on: June 26, 2012, 10:35:07 PM »
good fun innit but no one else bothers  :(
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Re: period photo
« Reply #33 on: June 26, 2012, 11:31:01 PM »
So who's going to be brave enough to list them in order of reliability and the best
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Re: period photo
« Reply #34 on: June 27, 2012, 12:33:56 AM »
Jarc and Gill
went up the Hill
to fetch a jerrycan of water.
Jarc broke down
and smoked out the town
and Gill became a rumbling Astra
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Re: period photo
« Reply #35 on: June 27, 2012, 08:13:09 AM »
My filing system is a mess, but I did find the Isetta book and it is not in it so it must be in the Messerschmitt one, I'll try to find it, I might be some time!
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Re: period photo
« Reply #36 on: June 27, 2012, 08:54:43 AM »
Seeing as three of them have the same Villiers engine, one has a BMW engine, it was probably the Gill that broke down first, hence being bext to the jerry can.

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Re: period photo
« Reply #37 on: June 27, 2012, 09:00:53 AM »
Dickie, I have now found my Messerschmitt Gold Portfolio book (I also have the Morgan one) and there is the article called Air Cooled Outings. The photo which started this thread is at the end, but the pub has been airbrushed out.

I will try to get the article photocopied this week, any one else want copies?

I assume the jerry can was to put equal amounts of petrol into each car and see how far they went, but here are the figures:

Gordon 41.2 mpg
Bond 53.2
KR 175 72.5
Jarc 52.0
AC Petite 35.5
Isetta 44.2
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Re: period photo
« Reply #38 on: June 27, 2012, 12:46:04 PM »
So where did they hide the KR175 or did they get that in the pub that's the mpg question answered anyone for ride and comfort
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Re: period photo
« Reply #39 on: June 27, 2012, 01:03:42 PM »
The article says; "The example used was privately owned and had covered a considerable mileage before the tests", so perhaps it was not present for the photo shoot, as the others are probably new. It also states " Stiff suspension results in a rough ride on any but the smoothest surface..."

Another photo shows the 5 cars but no KR in a casual group outside the pub, and is captioned DAWN PATROL - After a week's commuting the miniature cars assemble at the Red Lions, Bledlow (Bucks?) for detail tests around a country circuit and over a level measured distance. The trees are mostly leafless, perhaps buds and small leaves but definition not great. the book's index states: Motor, April 11th 1956, but completely fails to mention clothing, footwear or other matters which are of amusement to us but not strictly pertinent to a serious article!
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Re: period photo
« Reply #40 on: June 27, 2012, 01:08:45 PM »
thanks a lot marcus
i thought the comments regarding footwear, clothing et al , him again , were pertinant but not funny  ;D
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Re: period photo
« Reply #41 on: June 27, 2012, 01:25:13 PM »
No probs, d'ye want a copy?
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Re: period photo
« Reply #42 on: June 27, 2012, 01:33:57 PM »
yes pleese !! anything Gordon related ,particularly comparisons , i would be interested as it generally gets VERY bad press - nowadays anyway  :)
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Re: period photo
« Reply #43 on: June 27, 2012, 01:49:26 PM »
Ok! Will try to get it done this week. The reviews of all the cars are very "matter-of-fact" as they tended to be in those days, and neither praise nor criticism are at all strong, but did say "sharp left turns...  ...were found inadvisable" and "...speeds above 30 mph suggested that brakes of greater efficiency would be an advantage".

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Re: period photo
« Reply #44 on: June 27, 2012, 03:30:00 PM »
Dear Marcus

Thank you for the definitive answer. So my idea that it was Sussex as wrong,  also mid afternoon was wrong, but I did get the pub bit right.

Thanks again

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