Who is going to the Birthday Party at Gaydon?

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Post by Judge »

Here's your first clue :wink:

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Post by Dean »

Sandy told me one was the quarter light hinge, which is of the later type. As it was rebuilt in the sixties (due to it's poor state of repair), most parts are from the sixties parts bin.
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Post by Dean »

Judge wrote:Here's your first clue :wink:

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Ha ha, makes my reply look stupid now!!! :)
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Post by Judge »

Correct, well at least in part :wink:
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Post by rayofleamington »

No. Intrigued...tell me more.....
Hmm - I think you underestimate yourself Neil! ;-) I remember you commenting in the cafe that you thought it had quite a few resto errors.
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Post by ndevans »

I bet it doesn't spew gearbox oil everywhere........
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Post by RogerRust »

No drips, but I suspect that there is no oil, I know that the brakes don't work so probably no brake fluid either!
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Post by Judge »

Maybe OJO should be sitting there instead :wink: :lol:
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Post by Judge »

Here you go, take a look at this. Len Carter was one of our top Concours entrants, and was also with me at Blenheim yesterday.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/368913 ... years_old/

I also did an interview on Friday for Radio Oxford. :oops:
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Bill Hewlett

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Fame At Last

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2 seconds of fame, near the end of the clip you can just spot, Kevin, Chris and me plus the side of my van at the cake cutting :D
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