new proxy for Pre WW2 racecars...interested?

[munter]

The cars need to be in the UK by the end of March 2019....address details given nearer the time.

[CARacing]

[Audi1]

Simply amazing work on the Alfa, Clive - as usual!

Allan

[CARacing]

Thanx Allan!

[CARacing]

[munter]

Nice one CARacing....

No pressure but you are well on your way.

The cars need to be in the UK by the end of March...I will supply the address here soon. The entry fee has been set at a rather hefty 25.00GBP payable to me ....again Paypal details supplied soon. Should any funds be left over there will be a refund. There will be a decent shipping price to get them across the Atlantic though. The US and Canadian cars might be able to be shipped home from the last round on the North American continent....fingers crossed.

[munter]

Hello to all entrants. Here are some details to work towards and think about.

Entry fees...25.00GBP for the first car and a further 5.00GBP for a second.
Please pay to my Paypal account munter000@gmail.com Please take care as those are triple zeroes not capital o's


The shipping address for entries is:
David Mitcham
Rock Villa
Crudwell
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 9ET
United Kingdom

David will act as UK co-ordinator, scrutineer, first round host.

The date we are aiming for for the cars to be at Davids and fees paid is 31 March 2019


Cheers
John

[historiceng]

Its a small world...

My brother lives in the same UK village as David and I stay there a couple of times a week! I grew up in almost the next door village of Minety, although I now live on the south coast and commute to the area for work.

Chassis drawings and first solder work is underway for the Bolster Spl...

Thank you Munter for all of your efforts :text-thankyouyellow:

[munter]

That is interesting to know, Eric.
I visited David in 2015 and stayed a couple of nights at his place.
There are some great sights to be seen in that part of the UK.
I seem to remember going to Bath from there.

I have made some progress on my entry(now only the voiturette class) and hope to show some pictures in coming days.

Regards
John

[Changing-Gearz]

My Type 34 is about 60% complete....
If I can figure out a few details - I should make the deadline


Whats the common wheel/tyre combo for this? The PP wheels always seem a bit too large from what Ive seen. Does anyone make a 16x6 wheel?

[Guildman]

PP 15" wheels have always been oversized so are quite good for a scale 16" wheel. Whether Pendle have kept them the same since buying out PP I don't know. The problem seems to be getting a small enough tyre to suit the over large wheel. Try, for instance, getting a set under the RS Slotracing Lotus Type 14 Elite.
I have just got an AA Bodies Lotus 6 and am having to mill out the moulding to a dangerous level of thinness to get some old PP 15"s in, with the smallest tyres I can find.
Don't forget wheels are measured into the well. The visible rim is usually around 1 1/2" bigger than the stated size, so a 13 will be 14 1/2" on the rim, etc.
Suppliers want to do more sizes, but costs of turnings keep on rising. Either the shop makes insufficient to bother or you have to pay yet higher prices. One I know put his price up 50 % for wheels, to the shop. What's HE to do in return? The option, to get a good price, is to order large quantities, but who has a few thousand quid to spare for slow moving stock?

Cheers,
Martin

[Changing-Gearz]

Thanks Martin. That is great insight.


John - Entry fee sent!



Hopefully I'll get some pictures of my car posted in a couple weeks so people can tell me if it passes the rules or not :auto-driving:

[munter]

Hi Changing-Gearz....no payment yet received.
Did you copy and paste the above PP address or type it in letter by letter?

[munter]

Payment has arrived, thanks CG.

[Guildman]

Historiceng,
as someone building a Bloody Mary, I'm very interested in your Bolster Special. Can I ask...where did you get the drawings?

Cheers,
Martin