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Mr. Cricket replied to the thread Nice looking Vettes with Attitude here please.until fuelling up time. A guy recently contacted me to invite my red '66 454 to display at Oulton Park Gold Cup Concour de Elite and... -
Nassau65 replied to the thread Hammond drives UK C8 Z06.The rover v8 conversion was quite popular with the stag guys at one time, then attitudes changed and it became a no no. People wanted... -
Nassau65 replied to the thread Nice looking Vettes with Attitude here please.At least both you guys have big block corvette’s. You’re living the dream.
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Roscobbc replied to the thread Hammond drives UK C8 Z06.Rover V8 conversion was perhaps not such a wise choice.....it had its own issues - often valve and lifters - people skimped on oil and... -
Mr. Cricket replied to the thread Nice looking Vettes with Attitude here please.I know mate 😁
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Nassau65 replied to the thread Hammond drives UK C8 Z06.Totally agree with the rust issues on stags, well, it was British Leyland in the seventies wasn’t it.
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antijam replied to the thread Hammond drives UK C8 Z06.When I was looking for a 'soft' project car to keep idle hands occupied, I spent a lot of times looking at Stags. As Nassau says, they... -
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Extreme Sarcasm on my part.......relating to big block powered cars...... the reality unfortunately is that all classic vehicles (even... -
Nassau65 replied to the thread Hammond drives UK C8 Z06.I always loved the Triumph Stag, had a few over the years, and restored one in 1985. They have a unique V8 burble, possibly because it’s...
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Roscobbc replied to the thread Nice looking Vettes with Attitude here please.I am fortunate that despite perhaps a 40 to 50% increase in hp and tq with the larger capacity engine mine will generally pull low...
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Roscobbc replied to the thread Nice looking Vettes with Attitude here please.Extreme Sarcasm on my part.......relating to big block powered cars...... the reality unfortunately is that all classic vehicles (even...
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CaptainK replied to the thread Hammond drives UK C8 Z06.Coincidentally, before I got my Vette, as a "divorce present to myself" I wanted to get a V8 a I'd never owned one before. Originally... -
Absolutely! Driving this....... .....at 70 mph gives me as much adrenaline as my heart can cope with. Even with the steering adjusted...
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On the now rare occasions I take the old 65 out, at speeds between 40-70 it feels much faster than that. Side pipes burbling away and...
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I had to do the speed awareness course a little while ago as I got caught doing 24 mph in a 20 mph zone. I now spend more time looking...