Bicester Scramble

[Chuffer]

Went to the final Scramble of the season at Bicester Heritage today . Another sell out event with hundreds of amazing and varied cars on display . Glorious sunshine to top the day off too . Just like when I went last year I amazed to be the only Corvette of any model type there so the `Purple Peril` draw a fair bit of attention . Quite a few American cars there plus a vintage USAF light aircraft amongst the classic planes on the airfield .

 

[Chuffer]

More Bicester beauties a few rats too !

 

[Chuffer]

Also spotted this Straight 6 powered laviathon appropriately called Zeus with US made Schebbler carbs but could not find the owner to learn more about it .

 

[Chuffer]

This looked like a very mundane 1965 Chevy Nova Wagon until you got close up . It ran a Nitrous Oxide installation the gave 700 bhp with the wick turned right up to 10 .
Ran 10.98 sec 1/4 mile with the wick only turned up to 650 bhp. Not such a dull 1960`s Moms shopping car afterall !!

 

[Chuffer]

Had to throw this one in just for James as thought he might appreciate it .

 

[Chuffer]

Other classics at Bicester . The Mega £££ Bentley Supercharger re - creation had a cockpit crammed with more knobs , guages and manually adjusted lubrication pots than the steam locos I I used to drive ! And forget yer modern Lambo hyper cars , this Lamborghini Islera was pure class .

 

[Oneball]

Also spotted this Straight 6 powered laviathon appropriately called Zeus with US made Schebbler carbs but could not find the owner to learn more about it .View attachment 19529View attachment 19530View attachment 19531

American Lafrance truck engine and judging by the size of it chassis too.

 

[Chuffer]

American Lafrance truck engine and judging by the size of it chassis too.

Yeah , that engine block must have weighed 2 tons on its own ! Unfortunately I never heard it fire up but guessed it was probably one off ` bitsa ` car .

 

[Oneball]

There’s quite a thing for turning Lafrance fire engines into “cars” the early ones were chain drive with is properly scary next to your butt.

 

[James Vette]

Thanks for the photos. Enjoying the last of the good weather I see!

 

[Chuffer]

Thanks for the photos. Enjoying the last of the good weather I see!

Yep ! Too good to miss .