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Brian Kelly

USA
526 Posts
Posted - 09/02/2018 :  04:02:14  Show Profile

Prescott 1975...................... A hot day.

Number 79 ? and perhaps others?

Brian.

Ray Masters

United Kingdom
563 Posts
Posted - 09/02/2018 :  08:00:36  Show Profile
Colvin Gunn’s P/Q replica alongside the Lightweight Special designed by Alex Issigonis.
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KevinA

New Zealand
668 Posts
Posted - 09/02/2018 :  08:07:57  Show Profile
The Lightweight is a stunning piece of work. A real piece of history, beautifully engineered and hand rivetted body.
I do though wonder what 2018 would make of it if it was built today?
Edited by - KevinA on 09/02/2018 08:08:49
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George Eagle

United Kingdom
3226 Posts
Posted - 09/02/2018 :  09:27:39  Show Profile
That Issigonis special was pretty radical at the time it was built, I believe it has rubber suspension. It is certainly very light and very rapid.

I have seen both the special at Prescott on many occasions and of course the Gunn family PB is an ongoing constant at the hill climb.

George
L2023
Edited by - George Eagle on 09/02/2018 09:28:33
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Brian Kelly

USA
526 Posts
Posted - 10/02/2018 :  16:50:47  Show Profile

Thanks for the info. guys.

I must point out that I didn't take the photo.
I'm not sure where I got it from.

Brian.
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Cooperman

United Kingdom
752 Posts
Posted - 10/02/2018 :  20:46:26  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by George Eagle

That Issigonis special was pretty radical at the time it was built, I believe it has rubber suspension.........

George
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Now I wonder where he got that idea from and if he used it for any other car he may have built?

John Cooper M 628
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Colin Butchers

United Kingdom
1479 Posts
Posted - 11/02/2018 :  10:45:36  Show Profile
I believe that the rubber suspension of the Lightweight Special was contributed or developed by Alex Moulton - who in more recent years used the same technology in his Moulton bicycles.

Colin B.
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Npdavea

United Kingdom
269 Posts
Posted - 27/02/2018 :  16:27:16  Show Profile
Moulton rubber based suspension was used also in all Mini models and Austin Morris 1100/1300 models. Called Hydrolastic in this last range. It carried over in some form also to the first Metro and to the MGF which used Metro sub-frames front and rear to save development cost/time.

D P Allen
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