Rona!d Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14441  Posted January 23, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Driver possibly ruined the left front-wheel ;-( Thanks to this photo they can substract the possible costs from his salary 🤨 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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a.j.z Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14442  Posted January 23, 2021 vor 3 Minuten schrieb Rona!d: Driver possibly ruined the left front-wheel ;-( Thanks to this photo they can substract the possible costs from his salary 🤨 This may explain his look (in the second crop) 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14443  Posted January 23, 2021 vor 7 Stunden schrieb a.j.z: Btw: I am always impressed that the drivers of the black cabs find their way without navigation system in this huge city (in particular as in the old parts the street numbers are not in the right order). Cab driver tests in cities like in NY, London etc. require years of studies with many test drives and learning procedures. Saw a TV reportage about that and thought it must be a complete nightmare even for locals grown up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14444  Posted January 23, 2021 The problem is that often the over-officious traffic wardens will give you a ticket if you are not near enough to the kerb and have a wheel on the outside line. A lot of UK parking spaces are only 6 foot 6 inches or at best 6 foot 8 inches wide. This is just not wide enough for modern cars. My rear track is 1998mm or 6 foot 6.8 inches, so for on street parking, I get the choice of curbing my alloy wheels or getting a parking ticket. The wardens are still usually on a bonus scheme for the number of tickets they hand out, although this was supposed to have been stopped some years ago. Wilson  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14445  Posted January 23, 2021 vor 31 Minuten schrieb wlaidlaw: The problem is that often the over-officious traffic wardens will give you a ticket if you are not near enough to the kerb and have a wheel on the outside line. A lot of UK parking spaces are only 6 foot 6 inches or at best 6 foot 8 inches wide. This is just not wide enough for modern cars. My rear track is 1998mm or 6 foot 6.8 inches, so for on street parking, I get the choice of curbing my alloy wheels or getting a parking ticket. The wardens are still usually on a bonus scheme for the number of tickets they hand out, although this was supposed to have been stopped some years ago. Wilson  Parking spaces are made for Austin 7, Peal P 50 or Mini in the UK 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14446 Â Posted January 23, 2021 Dear A.J.Z., were you able to see whether the XJ had occassional seats? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14447  Posted January 23, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  I've given up second guessing whether things are hard or not 😳...so try this one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  I've given up second guessing whether things are hard or not 😳...so try this one. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4124206'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14448  Posted January 23, 2021 vor 1 Stunde schrieb hektor: Dear A.J.Z., were you able to see whether the XJ had occassional seats? Hektor, no I don‘t remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14449  Posted January 23, 2021 Nigel, the car in the mirror looks like a Mercedes ML.  2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 23, 2021 Share #14450 Â Posted January 23, 2021 The other one: British? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14451 Â Posted January 24, 2021 Not British (but British registered) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14452  Posted January 24, 2021 The name is on the instruments Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14453  Posted January 24, 2021 Doh! 🙄 Exact model/year required then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14454  Posted January 24, 2021 vor 1 Stunde schrieb NigelG: Doh! 🙄 Exact model/year required then! And for Wilson and Ronald the name of every owner 😉 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14455  Posted January 24, 2021 Is this the one at the Brooklands museum? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14456  Posted January 24, 2021 vor 54 Minuten schrieb a.j.z: And for Wilson and Ronald the name of every owner 😉 I´m out here, running out of new car photos. Extra task for Wilson: Tyre pressure for all wheels, please 😎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14457  Posted January 24, 2021 34 PSI front 32 PSI rear. Most vintage race cars nowadays tend to use somewhat wider wheels and tyres than they did in period. The original size tyre F&R for a Bugatti type 35 is the same 4.00 x 19" that I use on the front of my Morgan Three wheeler (Coker Excelsior Competition H Three stud - a modern reissue of the period Englebert racing tyres). You can see how narrow they are below. Most Bugatti 35's will now use 4.50 or 5.00" on the front and 5.50/6.00" on the rear. With their stiffer carcass, Dunlop work better as race tyres than Blockley or Excelsior but are exceedingly noisy and uncomfortable as road tyres, due to the rigid carcass and even tread block spacing, which resonates and screams. I drove an ex-Brooklands Speed Six Bentley on Dunlop Racers from London to Monaco. I was deaf for a week afterwards. Wilson   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4124798'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14458  Posted January 24, 2021 3 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: Is this the one at the Brooklands museum? Wilson No...will post a tyre tread pic also! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 24, 2021 Share #14459  Posted January 24, 2021 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4124870'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 25, 2021 Share #14460  Posted January 25, 2021 Would it be a waste of time to check some french cars (like Talbot-Darracq etc.)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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