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[charie t]

it would need a MOT test but there wouldn't be much testable

Why? it has steering, suspension, lights, brakes? the same as any other car

[Bungle]

but no seat belts, emissions test, indicators, fog light, brakes wouldn't be up to modern standards or wheel bearings etc

are the head lights electric or gas powered ?

[Peds]

My God, that is amazing! I'd love to hear it running. My Mrs went to the Classic Le Mans and we've done Goodwood etc. The noise from that engine must be deafening.

Weren't these things all the rage after the First World War as rich, bored people baught up ex-Military motors like this and stuck them in cars 'for a laugh'?

I was asked to navigate for a friend of a friend a few years ago in his 1920's car. I thought it would be boring and slow but said yes. The car could lift its front end off the floor under accelaration, and four-wheel drifts round roundabouts on skinny tyres were hilarious! Who ever mentioned brakes - that was the scary part!

Peds

[Teapot]

Well, it's done its share of track racing & hillclimbs

He's behind you ....

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Edited by Teapot, 19 April 2011 - 06:50 PM.

[Juju]

Cracking machine, but I think it's owner is a biscuit short of elevensies.

[charie t]

but no seat belts, emissions test, indicators, fog light, brakes wouldn't be up to modern standards or wheel bearings etc

are the head lights electric or gas powered ?

What is fitted still has to work as it was originally intended, to or to a safe standard. Emissions is still a visual inspection

[Kam]

Thumbs up Mr T for posting this its nice seeing stuff like this still being used rather than locked up in a warehouse somewhere

Thanks for sharing, lovely read

[Rabtmac]

I sometimes Marshall in the pit lane at Silverstone and that looks very similar to the old Razor Nash cars that were there once.
Two of them both with chain drive but had outboard rockers lol
Every few laps they would pull into the pits and someone would paint a load of grease over them and off they went again
Brilliant cars and actually won in there class.
The garage next door had Jaguars in and they couldn't even finish the race

[luvlygal]

That's gorgeous!

Reminds me of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

[Lewis998]

Cracking machine, but I think it's owner is a biscuit short of elevensies.

It is cool as anything though