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1071 bonnet prop - straight or bent?

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:26 pm
by AndyPen
I'm sure this has been discussed on here before, but any decent pics would be welcome, especially if you are enjoying Blyton as once again I can't make it!!

I've found a straight one that I bought off here, but can't find the one for the 1071 despite knowing it was on there before it went to paint.

So was it bent or was in straight?? No jokes please ;-)

Re: 1071 bonnet prop - straight or bent?

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:57 am
by 63monte
If you mean bent like this, as on mine, it would have originally been a standard straight one which would then have been bent to shape to avoid contact with the early heater blower motor. There would not have been a bent one on any car without a blower motor.

Re: 1071 bonnet prop - straight or bent?

Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:02 pm
by Toby
Even though a 1071 rules the bend, the bonnet prop was straight. The snail heater was never fitted to the 1071 by the factory, so it didn’t have to be adapted to clear it

Re: 1071 bonnet prop - straight or bent?

Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:02 pm
by AndyPen
Thanks both, another step forward for me ;-)