Forum: Other topics of interest
15-10-09, 11:20 AM
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LJK Setright
Hopefully Kevin will allow this through
http://jalopnik.com/5379689/the-man-who-loved-bristols ('http://jalopnik.com/5379689/the-man-who-loved-bristols')
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Forum: Other topics of interest
14-10-09, 04:38 PM
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LJK Setright
I think that's entirely fair and much better expressed than by me.
With regards to TV car programs and many magazines I can only quote
Barry Humphries: They bore an Ar-----e in a wooden horse....
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Forum: Other topics of interest
14-10-09, 11:10 AM
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LJK Setright
Richard
I'm sorry You're obviously far more knowledgeable than me, I should
have said new to me.
Ash
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Forum: Other topics of interest
14-10-09, 09:55 AM
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LJK Setright
Kevin
As I previously stated, the main reason why most of us join car clubs
and buy old cars is because we enjoy each others company and we enjoy
making new friends. However Forums seem to bring...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
13-10-09, 07:58 PM
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Under a picture of a Rolls-Royce:
The best of...
Under a picture of a Rolls-Royce:
The best of Bristish? Barker coachwork on Rolls-Royce chassis was no worse, no more opulent or irrelevant, than that of other famous London Coachbuilders. It...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
13-10-09, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 107
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LJK Setright
Blenheim Boy
I think reading too many car magazines may be your problem. They are
more advertorial and subjective opinion than useful.
Depending on your interests may I suggest that you turn your ...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
12-10-09, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 107
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LJK Setright
I knew Steve Cropley as Editor of Car magazine not Autocar. Setright
probably made his name for his contribution to this very outspoken
magazine. It was subsequently purchased and decaffeinated...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
12-10-09, 03:32 PM
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LJK Setright
Dorien
Thank you very much indeed for those kind words.
Ash
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Forum: Other topics of interest
12-10-09, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 107
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LJK Setright
Kevin
I think you are beating this one to death for no real purpose. I've
opined that Setright wasn't always historically accurate and that it
annoyed me and you've stated that he admitted there...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
11-10-09, 05:54 PM
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Kevin
If you read some of Adam's stuff you'll...
Kevin
If you read some of Adam's stuff you'll find that he's exceptionally gifted and writes very much in the style of Setright although with more humour. However he's not trying to be a literary...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
11-10-09, 10:46 AM
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LJK Setright
Kevin
As you might imagine I don't keep books that are inaccurate and can't
remember ones I've ditched, but Setright has always been a bête noir
of mine because he was so careless with the...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
10-10-09, 09:20 PM
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Most of the earlier cars were black with brown...
Most of the earlier cars were black with brown interiors because owners were anxious not to appear to have profited from the War. Nevertheless there are few if any classic cars of any age that ride...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
10-10-09, 07:40 PM
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LJK Setright
I'm afraid I can't name his inaccuracies though I've been reading them on and off since the sixties, I was so cross about something he said of the BMW R100RS that I phoned him and told him so. He...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
09-10-09, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 107
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LJK Setright
When I first started driving automatics I had to keep my left foot
well clear of the pedals to avoid putting both feet on the brake
pedal to stop.
I believe that some modern cars not only have...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
07-10-09, 08:54 PM
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LJK Setright
I completely rebuild my cars with meticulous attention to their
workings. This includes adjusting carburettors and ignition timing
etc to perfection and applying modifications to achieve better...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
07-10-09, 03:19 PM
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LJK Setright
I have to say that for me the most remarkable classic of all time is a good MKVI Bentley. They are absolutely silent at between 70-80, they are amongst the most comfortable cars of all time, the...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
06-10-09, 09:00 AM
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LJK Setright, Fuel consumption
I have a Mike Robinson overdrive on my 400 and it does 25-28 mpg
cruising at 70-80 mph, yet my heavy old 2L V6 Auto Rover does about 35
mpg.
More to the point a now dated Rover 25 with a 1.6...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
24-09-09, 08:40 AM
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Forum: Other topics of interest
23-09-09, 01:28 PM
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Surely the critical factor that governs the...
Surely the critical factor that governs the cornering/handling of a motor car is its weight and all of it's suspension and steering, not 4WS alone. Unless you've performed experiments to show that it...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
21-09-09, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 107
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LJK Setright
Blenheim Boy
I think you're taking this all rather seriously, cars are cars are
cars and even Formula One, which has to be the dullest and most self
important sport on the planet, shows that...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
20-09-09, 06:16 PM
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LJK Setright
My son's second Prelude was a Jap import.
Some years ago a number of cars were sold with four wheel steering and
none claim it now, presumably because manufacturers have found they
can do better...
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Forum: Other topics of interest
19-09-09, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 107
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LJK Setright
I think 4WS was present on lots of cars including Citroen a few
years ago, but like all these ideas, I'd guess it was dropped
because cars cornered better without it. My son had a couple of
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