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[CMXCVIII]

The crew in the quiz question are David Seigle-Morris driving with Vic Elford navigating and I'm sure the year is 1960. Vic later drove the 'works' Cortinas with considerable success and later beat all the Minis by winning the 1968 Monte Carlo Rally in a Porsche 911 'S'.
He also used to the local Postmaster in Clophill a few miles from where I lived and is a great bloke. The only man I can think of to go from a Mini rally navigator to a F1 driver.
He is a great driver and a very nice chap too.

+1!

An acquaintance now owns GVB 911 which was AFN Porsche GB's first 911 demonstrator, Vic Elford's company car and won the first rallycross championship!

Perhaps the greatest tribute to Elford's phenomenal driving ability came from Jim Hall, himself an ex-Formula 1 driver, who employed Quick Vic to drive his Chaparral fan car in CanAm. He said something like, "then we replaced Jackie Stewart with Vic Elford and found he was every bit as good ... but a whole lot cheaper!"

It's a bit like a story Brian Redman [who posted here a couple of weeks ago] tells about driving the Gulf Porsche 917s at Spa; "Why didn't you tell me I was faster than both Siffert and Rodriguez?" "We couldn't, Brian! You'd have asked for more money!"

[Cooperman]

Vic lives in Florida these days, but I hope he comes over for the 'Ecurie Cod Fillet' reunion in October and joins 'all the other usual suspects' for our weekend of food, drink & laughter!

[CMXCVIII]

Vic lives in Florida these days, but I hope he comes over for the 'Ecurie Cod Fillet' reunion in October and joins 'all the other usual suspects' for our weekend of food, drink & laughter!

I'd be surprised if you'll remember who was at the ECF reunion - and that's ECF refreshment, not ECF age related!!

Vic seems to come over to the Goodwood FoS most years too.

[Old Bob]

Bob

Here's a pic of my Cooper with a demister screen fitted. The screen heater can't be seen as the wipers are in the way and the angle of the shot is too low. When I made mine some years ago, it must have cost all of £10.

Tony.

Thanks Tony - it might cost a little more today.......

Bob

[Cooperman]

Vic lives in Florida these days, but I hope he comes over for the 'Ecurie Cod Fillet' reunion in October and joins 'all the other usual suspects' for our weekend of food, drink & laughter!

I'd be surprised if you'll remember who was at the ECF reunion - and that's ECF refreshment, not ECF age related!!

Vic seems to come over to the Goodwood FoS most years too.

At the ECF events we all have name tags to remind us who we used be! It's always amazing how far the members come from to mix with their old rallying friends.

[minimarco]

Windscreen vent deflector panel - They do clear or tinted
http://www.minisport...o_WRRP004D.html

Sweet beans! That looks awesome (and useful). Would like to see what they look like fitted. looks like they just attach to the screws already used for the demist vents?

Dang it, just asked minisport and they said new holes will need to be drilled.

I bet someone could make two smaller flaps with two brackets at the end that screws onto the demister vents on each side that uses the same screws to screw the vents in. Surely you don't need a full length one across the whole windshield? two smaller ones would be enough?

I wonder if I can use the clear plastic sun visor and just mount them on the vents.

[CMXCVIII]

Surely you don't need a full length one across the whole windshield? two smaller ones would be enough?

Lots of the warm air would just leak round the sides instead of being concentrated onto the screen - think how the endplates work on racing car wings.

[Miniholic]

Surely you don't need a full length one across the whole windshield? two smaller ones would be enough?

Lots of the warm air would just leak round the sides instead of being concentrated onto the screen - think how the endplates work on racing car wings.

How about making new mounts that fit where you want them? Should be easy to redrill the perspex screen.

[brad-the-bear]

ahem.... http://www.heatedwin...indscreens.html