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Inno Cooper
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by Inno Cooper » Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:49 pm
Pete wrote: rich@minispares.com wrote:
Comfort Racing were a Swedish outfit, used all Longman's bits, but then who didn't in the 70s??
Yes it was.
Says that in -74 they bought 4 complete engines from Richard Longman who delivered them personally and stayed a whole month to help them out making the mini's doing thier absolute best.
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:38 pm
Here we go again
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:39 pm
Some more
smoking on the grit
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:39 pm
And more
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:40 pm
Last one for now
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:45 pm
619AOG needs something to "drink"
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:51 pm
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by UHR850 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:59 pm
All the same job
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Costafortune
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by Costafortune » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:04 pm
That looks like Geoff Mabbs in the tweed jacket.
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by Pete » Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:49 am
Costafortune wrote: That looks like Geoff Mabbs in the tweed jacket.
Yes that's Mabbs , testing in Wales.
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by UHR850 » Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:43 pm
Thruxton, 1969 Gordon Spice’s 1293cc Morris Mini Cooper ‘S’ (Team Britax-Cooper-Downton)
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by UHR850 » Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:35 pm
How about this very nice picture
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by UHR850 » Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:40 pm
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by UHR850 » Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:45 pm
Found another very nice picture from MC 58 Mike Clare
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by surfblue63 » Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:51 pm
I think this is Brands 6 Hours 1962, John Whitmore and Bill Blydenstein. If you look through the garage you can make out the spectator parking on South Bank.
Also is that Ken Tyrrell in the V-Neck and tie?
http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1962% ... Hatch.html
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by Peter Laidler » Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:34 pm
Is that a rapido fuel tank filling gadget on the rear filler neck?
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by Pete » Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:20 pm
Yup, quite a thing that filler arrangement isn't it, and the quick lift frame!
Yes Tyrrell in the jumper. The grey car behind the Britax is Peter Lague, quite some peddler in his time!
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by trevorhp » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:36 am
Pete wrote: Yup, quite a thing that filler arrangement isn't it, and the quick lift frame!
Yes Tyrrell in the jumper. The grey car behind the Britax is Peter Lague, quite some peddler in his time!
Not quite as effective as they might have hoped though Pete...judging by the puddles of fuel in both of these pictures
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by Peter Laidler » Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:40 pm
Mmmmmmm...., fuel's going in faster than the air is coming out I'd say. Back to the drawing board!