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woodster

posted on 30/7/08 at 09:25 AM Reply With Quote
old westy

did they really build them without a roll bar ........

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/540708.htm

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Mr Whippy

posted on 30/7/08 at 09:31 AM Reply With Quote
That windscreen surround is milled from a solid titanium billet 95% turned to swarf , the glass, 1/2 inch bullet proof stuff. You could sit a house on it.






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TimC

posted on 30/7/08 at 10:10 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by woodster
did they really build them without a roll bar ........


Yeah, of course. You don't have to fit one now. In fact the standard Westfield single hoop and many of the locost hoops that you see are little more than a mouse trap anyway!






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mr henderson

posted on 30/7/08 at 10:19 AM Reply With Quote
Apparently Caterham Cars took 'humbridge'

Could he have meant 'umbrage'?

John






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TimC

posted on 30/7/08 at 11:33 AM Reply With Quote
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Apparently Caterham Cars took 'humbridge'

Could he have meant 'umbrage'?

John


Probably. Hum'bridge would take some shifting:








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britishtrident

posted on 30/7/08 at 11:43 AM Reply With Quote
The money pit engine would fetch about 3 times the value of the rolling chassis.





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woodster

posted on 30/7/08 at 11:55 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
That windscreen surround is milled from a solid titanium billet 95% turned to swarf , the glass, 1/2 inch bullet proof stuff. You could sit a house on it.


ahhhhh i see now .. silly me ... you would think the seller would have put that in the ad

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02GF74

posted on 30/7/08 at 03:13 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by woodster
did they really build them without a roll bar ........



oooh, what a palave missus!! KAR120C had no rollbar and noone batted an eyelid or a number.







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