Ideas for the next Sammio - Page 2

Roadster · #21 29th November 2011, 18:22

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Originally Posted by Roybo

a favorite of mine is the De Tomaso vallelunga spider

heres a link http://www.focusauto.com/cars/1965%2...hia_spyder.jpg
maybe with headlights under covers high up on the wings

i like it and if you look closely im sure i can see a sammio 550 chassis
If you wanted one enough im sure its possible

Mister Towed · #22 31st March 2012, 09:22

If fibreglass is getting too expensive Gary, perhaps you could go for a more minimilast look for your next project -

Check out the period safety clothing!

Ford Transit chassis would be a cheap and available donor...

phil9 · #23 31st March 2012, 11:12

now .. we are talk in ... i would buy one.. my type car, just great ....can i have one now .... i think that's the way to go...........

phil9 · #24 31st March 2012, 11:13

this is the way to go...

Mister Towed · #25 31st March 2012, 11:26

Do you think the cable trailing from the driver's back is an early form of crash restraint?

It won't save the driver but it's designed to yank off his expensive suit in a crash and prevent blood getting all over it.

It could also be one of those amusing practical jokes played by drunk friends that never end well...

phil9 · #26 31st March 2012, 11:40

sorry mate i was on about tne aston ......just fab.

Mister Towed · #27 31st March 2012, 12:08

Aaah, and I thought you'd fallen in love with the flying bedstead.

Paul D · #28 31st March 2012, 13:37

I wonder if Gary could squeeze this old engine I have sat behind my shed into the next sammio?

Might work in a Transit chassis, but could possibly need a bigger gearbox.

Paul D.

Mister Towed · #29 1st April 2012, 07:55

Hmm, a couple of bonnet scoops for clearance and a splined adaptor soldered onto the Herald gearbox input shaft and you're away!

I have to ask though, why have you got a dirty great radial aero engine behind your shed?

WorldClassAccident · #30 1st April 2012, 08:28

I have to ask though, why have you got a dirty great radial aero engine behind your shed?

and have you had it running?

it would make a hell of a lawnmower!

Mister Towed · #31 1st April 2012, 08:35

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Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

I have to ask though, why have you got a dirty great radial aero engine behind your shed?

and have you had it running?

it would make a hell of a lawnmower!

Or you could slip it under the driver's seat to provide powered fore and aft adjustment.

Paul D · #32 1st April 2012, 08:54

Because it was on Ebay.....

The missus was quite understanding given the circumstances!

(I have also got a spare herald engine & gearbox behind the shed too.....)

Paul D · #33 1st April 2012, 09:53

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Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

I have to ask though, why have you got a dirty great radial aero engine behind your shed?

and have you had it running?

it would make a hell of a lawnmower!

Unfortunately not currently a runner. last known operating was in the 70's. It is what you might call a 'long term project'. (Or retirement project.)

They do use them in tractor pulling in Europe. Surely it would fit in a G46 with double humps?