Man working on car

[les]

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[myoldjalopy]

Hope he doesn't get oil on that nice, cool jacket of his!

[alanworland]

Don't see much of that going on nowadays!

Alan

[Chipper]

Odd-looking exhaust manifold...

[philthehill]

Typical of the period when many exhaust manifolds exited forward especially on SV engines.
Going over the top of the inlet manifold enabled the tappets to be adjusted without too much difficulty as regards access.

[les]

Don't see much of that going on nowadays!

Alan

Just what I thought when posting the picture !

[oliver90owner]

Don't see much of that going on nowadays!

Alan

Just what I thought when posting the picture !

Let’s face it, many do not even know how to ‘oil the dipstick’ these days!

25 years ago my daughter knew how to ‘oil the dipstick’ but didn’t know there was a filler for replenishing the oil when below the minimum mark. She managed to avoid a disaster by filling down the dip stick tube. But, bless her, she was a quick learner. Only needed to be told once.

[NETTIE]

I like the editors name ??

[philipkearney]

The legendary FJ Camm !

[philthehill]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_James_Camm

[simmitc]

If one looks at it quickly, I think that the radiator makes it look like the chap is wearing stripped morning trousers.

[les]

Just spent some time turning the pages of this magazine, it’s amazing the detail of the drawings compared to a modern mag.
There’s also a page on the various byproducts of crude oil which are surprisingly numerous.

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[daveejhitchins]

Coincidence . . . I've just been sorting out some car related books to offer on the forum (free - just p&P - hopefully later today) and I found: Radio-controlled Models by F.J.Camm.

I'll add it to the list, in case anyone is interested (?)

Dave H.

[philipkearney]

Just spent some time turning the pages of this magazine, it’s amazing the detail of the drawings compared to a modern mag.
There’s also a page on the various byproducts of crude oil which are surprisingly numerous.
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It's amazing how good the technical drawings were, especially when you think every one of them was hand drawn. The technical publications of the time were very high quality. The level of detail in the Morris handbook and workshop manual is first class. I often use some of the latest VW manuals on the VAGcom software and they are nowhere near as good. That's progress for you !