1966 Janspeed Unipower GT

[rpb203]

hi pete
just a question i hope you do not mind as no body seems to know what the rear window for the unipower gt came from a bit small to be a spitfire one i think but maybe a mgb gt also i am finding it hard to source the head light rims but as a last resort can use honda postie bike ones i am in the process of making the body plug so i can make the molds then the body proper just doing this from measurements and photos cheers roger mcnab

Roger,
Unipower rear window is a bespoke item and only fitted to the Unipower, a bugger if you don't have a buck to make one from.
The only person that I am aware that has a buck for the rear window is Gerry Hulford.
With regard to the head lamp rims the Rims are hard to get, but the rims to Cibie Oscar spot lamps are near identical to the 'correct' ones the only difference is the screw fixing at the base of the headlamp rim.
I spent many many weeks searching for spares for my Unipower, when it is finally finished, and these are as good as you will get which are reasonably accessible.
Regards
Gary

[rpb203]

Hopefully some pictures of the headlamp rims attached.

[roger mcnab]

thanks for the info guys it looks as though i will have to work it out from the photos that are on the net should be able to get it close enough to look almost perfect and do it in plexiglass i will try to hunt down some of those lights that you mentioned also will try the honda rims whick are close to the dia within .25 of a mil and need a few brackets removed [ angle grinder]
cheers for now roger mcnab

[Pete]

Those convex Cibie 154 lamps do come up on EBay now and again as do the pods though often with the wrong holes for the wiring , which can be redrilled easy enough.

[Pete]

Here's a newly found race programme of Graham Goodman racing my car on the same grid as factory boss and works driver Piers Weld Forrester in the works Unipower GT at Snetterton in '68..

[roger mcnab]

hi pete
could you measure the rear window of your car for me just as a back up in case i work it out wrong also is there a streamling panel fitted under the body cheers roger mcnab

[Pete]

hi pete
could you measure the rear window of your car for me just as a back up in case i work it out wrong also is there a streamling panel fitted under the body cheers roger mcnab

Ill have a go this week. Any other queries just PM me.

[Pete]

Brilliant photos, any pics of the COX GTM stand?

They were on trade stand number 100 in 1967, If that’s of any help Andy.

[roger mcnab]

hi pete
that would be great also i see that some kenworth trucks use 4 of the head lights and have seperate rims so could be a source a chap in melbourne has a pair of oscar lights on gumtree they look to be the right size but he has sent some obscure emails so who knows what will turn up
cheers roger

[turbocox]

Wow i surprise myself sometimes, I can remember random facts about Cox Grand Touring Minis, but I can’t remember what day it is most of the time and I get my kids names wrong regularly

[mk1]

For anyone interested there are full catalogues from the first 10 racing car shows here;

http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.u ... vents.html

[roger mcnab]

hi pete
where dose the 57 inch width appear on the unipower gt body just so i can work it all out at this point i have a width of 56 inches across the windscreen
maybe i did not allow a big enough bulge on the sides
cheers roger

[iain1967s]

Pete, is this your car?

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1188169

[Pete]

Yes Iain thats my car! Not getting used enough so thought it was time to let her go to someone that hopefully will. Been such an interesting and rewarding journey so far though.

[roger mcnab]

pete what a shame that you need to let the car go it is well out ofmy league to buy but one day i will get mine going and i hope it will be as good as the real thing except for the rover v8 power which iwill be able to control but from doing the mini first i will know what to do about the torque steer as the mini has equal length drive shafts but no diff locks as the 1800 diff had none of those fancy bits that i know of
well happy days with your next car
cheers roger

[Oneball]

Anyone seen this before? Apparently Varosha Cyprus, the bit that’s been no mans land since the partition.

[IvorBiota]

Anyone seen this before? Apparently Varosha Cyprus, the bit that’s been no mans land since the partition.

http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2013/11 ... tes-2.html

[Oneball]

Thanks, proves the internet is full of carp.

[Pete]

Yep we know that car and where it is, but yes the Cyprus story is a new one People make all sorts of claims in real life so the internet/social media is no different! Maybe we’ve all been guilty of that to some degree by mistake but yes some hilarious claims on Facebook (and Twitter no doubt). There’s been some very spurious claims made about a couple of Unipower GTs over the years, no different than Minis, luckily mine was completely bullshit free other than the dealer in Belgium I bought it off falsely claiming it was an ex Le Mans car, though he’s not on his own in that department. I did try and put him straight before I even bought it but the silly arse still repainted repainted it yellow!

[Oneball]

Was watching the latest Harry’s Garage video of the London Conours. At one point he’s walking towards a line of Dino’s and passed what I think was a yellow Unipower, he says something about it not being a Dino and moves on.

Anyone else notice it?