Sovereign Rings

[kimchi]

2 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Is there a spitfire forum ? I bet theyll help you out

Cheers bud, had a look at those but they seem a bit 'closed shop' and 'specialist (aka 'experts only' - perhaps - ?). Certainly a route to look at/try out though  

[JunkBond]

@kimchi

https://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/index.asp

Used to belong to these years ago, good club.

[sovereignsteve]

1 hour ago, JunkBond said:

I would have been the man for the job 20 years ago, I had a mark IV spitfire, put in a new engine/gearbox and diff.

Too many aches and pains these days to lay under cars.

Spot on.

I used to do stuff like that 30 - 35 yrs ago. Built up my mk3 cortina from a new bare body shell and a scrap car.

Did have a Triumph Dolomite Sprint at one point; twin inch and three quarter SU's. Sounded lovely and could certainly put you back in your seat if you floored it.

 

Funny how these threads develop isn't it

[JunkBond]

6 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

Spot on.

I used to do stuff like that 30 - 35 yrs ago. Built up my mk3 cortina from a new bare body shell and a scrap car.

Did have a Triumph Dolomite Sprint at one point; twin inch and three quarter SU's. Sounded lovely and could certainly put you back in your seat if you floored it.

 

Funny how these threads develop isn't it

Funny indeed, those Sprints were rapid, I always wanted one, they will be big bucks now.

[Bullionbilly]

9 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

Funny indeed, those Sprints were rapid, I always wanted one, they will be big bucks now.

All the classics are now ! Have you seen the price of an RS cosworth nowadays... we should have stacked them instead of metals 

[JunkBond]

Just now, Bullionbilly said:

All the classics are now ! Have you seen the price of an RS cosworth nowadays... we should have stacked them instead of metals 

Yeah, and mark 1 Escorts, crazy.

[Bullionbilly]

Aghhhh the mk1.... i never got my hands on one of them and im too tight to buy one now 

 

[Roy]

Now you've done it....I opened up the hard drives!

Always wanted a Dolly Sprint. Classy motor...manual overdrive!

[Bullionbilly]

12 minutes ago, Roy said:

Now you've done it....I opened up the hard drives!

Always wanted a Dolly Sprint. Classy motor...manual overdrive!

Lovely....

All the new stuff isnt as much fun as the older stuff. 

I remember my dad having an opel manta gte and thinking how cool it was.

 

[Bullionbilly]

@Roy

Is the top picture tge end of a handbrake turn ? Looking at rubber trails and front wheel position 

[sovereignsteve]

50 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Aghhhh the mk1.... i never got my hands on one of them and im too tight to buy one now 

 

the wife says she's still got hers; first car and been locked up in a garage at her dad's for the last 30 years. Never seen it myself, keep meaning to check out it's condition; one careful lady owner!!!

My mate at Uni used to have one in the mid-70's. There were 5 of us shoe-horned in on pub crawls around south Manchester and down into the Derbyshire Peaks. Happy days

[Roy]

Yeh, larking about on public roads 

edit: Empty public roads 

I thought I was Bodie back then! 

[Roy]

1 minute ago, sovereignsteve said:

the wife says she's still got hers; first car and been locked up in a garage at her dad's for the last 30 years. Never seen it myself, keep meaning to check out it's condition; one careful lady owner!!!

My mate at Uni used to have one in the mid-70's. There were 5 of us shoe-horned in on pub crawls around south Manchester and down into the Derbyshire Peaks. Happy days

What?! Seriously Steve, that's a mini-pension right there!

Certainly'll buy a lot of sovs 

[Bullionbilly]

2 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

the wife says she's still got hers; first car and been locked up in a garage at her dad's for the last 30 years. Never seen it myself, keep meaning to check out it's condition; one careful lady owner!!!

My mate at Uni used to have one in the mid-70's. There were 5 of us shoe-horned in on pub crawls around south Manchester and down into the Derbyshire Peaks. Happy days

Wow... that sounds like an excuse to visit the inlaws ( ill drive )

[Bullionbilly]

3 minutes ago, Roy said:

Yeh, larking about on public roads 

edit: Empty public roads 

I thought I was Bodie back then! 

Aghhh happy days. I remember them well !

Seem to recall going through alot of tyres... but they were cheap at the time 

[Augustus1]

as the talk is of cars did i mention i am a hoarder and have owned this for 44 years

dean.m

[shawy2510]

I don't think I should be reading this thread, These cars are older than I am

[Roy]

OMG! 

Mark 2 'tina? Webasto, minilites, wooden steering wheel, modern Recaros....

[Roy]

Just now, shawy2510 said:

I don't think I should be reading this thread, These cars are older than I am

How old are your sovereigns? 

 

[boon]

Some amazing history- I love cars from this era! Nice one all 

Ok i'll join in, couple that i used to have, one a long time ago one quite recent. It'll be interesting to see if anyone knows what the second one is

 

 

 

[Bullionbilly]

3 minutes ago, boon said:

Some amazing history- I love cars from this era! Nice one all 

Ok i'll join in, couple that i used to have, one a long time ago one quite recent. It'll be interesting to see if anyone knows what the second one is

 

 

 

 Cool !

Anymore pics of the white one ? 

[Bullionbilly]

1 hour ago, Augustus1 said:

as the talk is of cars did i mention i am a hoarder and have owned this for 44 years

dean.m

Very nice

And the neighbour ?

[Roy]

Fiat/Lancia?

[JunkBond]

Toyota

[Augustus1]

3 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Very nice

And the neighbour ?

1935 model Y 9hotrod, 3.4 auto, jag IRS, on the left with the club