MadaboutKitcars

Very cool.

Dave

Liking the vintage detailing and low driving position, Gary. Nice work. That seat shell looks familiar...

Looks great, Gary.

You won't recall that when I picked-up my shell we talked about this type of body finish. I was rather hoping to be the first to do it on a Sammio, but it's still good to see it.

Thank you ..I like it and I am looking forward to seeing how yours turns out Oxford , if the build so far is anything to go by , it will be stunning ...

I do intend to build a keeper at some point and it will definitely be along these lines ...

Spyder went to Essex last week. Guy who collected it tells me that the classic car garage who bought it , LondonJames Ltd. are expanding their workshop facility , taken on a couple of youngish staff and want to use this car as a project for them to restore / finish etc. with a view to putting it in the showroom with a fairly obscene price tag , primarily as a means of attracting customers in to see the stock ....

If they ask enough it'll probably sell quickly.

I know of an art gallery that doubles the price of any piece of work that doesn't sell after three months, then keeps doubling the asking price if it doesn't sell after six, nine, twelve months etc. Sometimes they have to ask for stupid money before someone buys things.

So what's the next project then Gary?

I am going to do something with that Cordite project I put my name to a couple of weeks back ...

Gary - I'm looking forward to seeing your Cordite project come together.

As something tells me your build will be years quicker than mine.

Perhaps you could continue posting your build details on the end of Adam's original build thread?

Good luck, Paul.

Paul , sorry , slight change in plan ...the Cordite project is on hold for a little bit ...I have sold the 6 cyl. engine and gearbox to a customer of Tributes who plans on using it in an A352 project thats being started very soon .

I have someone else who wants the GT6 chassis and axles , suspension etc.

I have plans to do something a bit different chassis and body wise with the Cordite ...but I will start a thread when there's something to say ...

In the meantime , I have just secured this .....

1964 TRIUMPH HERALD 1200


And ordered a Sammio Spyder body from Tribute ...

Haven't touched this for nearly 2 weeks ..need to fire her up and a bit of fettling , but waiting for the logbook to arrive before I do a bit more ....

Gary - Is this the yellow Herald?

Good luck, Paul.

YES MATE ....Really good chassis all freshly painted by previous owner and partially dismantled helped speed things up a bit ...she's been off the road for a few years so will need to play around to get her started up ..but I'm A352'ing at the moment , so won't invest the time until the V5 arrives ...

I've started the Cordite project as well ... I will update that thread later ...

Well that car is in Italy now ...

I have just bought this ....



Local to me ..been sat for a couple of years , earlyish 1200 , didn't know it was there and driven past the house several times ...

I have been offered a S*mmio bodyshell too ..possibly part of a frame but its been cut in half apparently and some bits cut off for other jobs ! but its only about 40 miles away and never fitted ...so looks like a plans coming together !!

Quick trip to Yeovil yesterday and I had the opportunity to observe a rare , lesser spotted S*mmio in its natural habitat as a hedge dweller ..



I have already prepared the donor Herald in anticipation of the body's arrival ..stripped and trimmed and a partial frame created to hold it all together ..... So with a quick 'slotting' of the rear outrigger holes , she was proudly sitting on her new home ...

Another one rescued. Well done. Sammi-oh!

There looks to be a very slight alignment issue with the bonnet on that one, again in typical S****o style.

Turns out that when I checked my records ( photocopies only - obviously the originals are in a vault in Swindon )...this is a rare intermediary model that was used in the early stages of Cordite production and was used for display purposes at shows to demonstrate the 2 different wheelbases on a rotisserie system ..

As with all kit cars , there are always several unfinished/ unstarted projects for every one that hits the road ....this figure will probably change with the easier to build 'glue-ons' etc.. but generally that was always the case ...

I have been very lucky to find some second hand S*mmio bodies and will continue to advertise for such ... The frame with this is suitable for box section donor duties only as its been cut in half , had some bits cut off and was left in the same hedge !!

I would be interested to learn where the one in Broadstone is , if Triumph Special is reading this ?

Also , the first Spit based one we did ...pre- Cordite , modified S*mmio with German front and one off doors etc. is still languishing in a garage about 10 miles away , so I am going to pursue that one as well ....

Hi Gary, I'll be coming back through Broadstone on Sunday. I'll detour to find the road name and rough address for you.

Superstar ....thank you ..drinky poos in it for you if we find it and he sells it to me !!

This is the pre-production Cordite style , modified S*mmio I refer to above ...I suspect , remembering the chap as I do , it will look exactly the same , just dustier !!

You're doing a good job of sweeping up the part builds and unstarted Sammios Gary, but I'm still waiting to see your next original design.

Slight technical question: Those MGF 'Minilites' look pretty good and they're ever so cheap now, can you remember if they needed spacers to clear the suspension or do they bolt straight on?

I can't totally remember Towed ..I have fitted them to a couple of examples and don't recall fitting spacers , but cant stand by it ..

The new design is happening , kind of , but slowly , Miglia body is ordered , should be with me sometime in the next 2 weeks and I have collected an assortment of bits and pieces to create shapes with ....I have a chassis ready to use as a jig ....I'm going to make this one slightly wider than the S*mmio's to get the wire wheels inboard a bit and the bonnet is going to have a sliding wheelbase like the Mistral ...the plan is that the body could be used on some alternative chassis if desired ..
My friend , the retired pattern maker from Sunseeker Boats is really pushing me to make a start ..so its close now ! Just need to fit it in around paying work ...

Thanks Gary, bit of research shows some people fit spacers, some don't.

Mr Towed I'v fitted these MGF wheel to a couple of cars and the do fit straight on the front axle but to fit the rear axle you need to remove a little bit off the hub flange to clear the wheel centers.
That said you also need the correct nut and washer combination which will cost you just under £70 a set.