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AshimotoK0:
Question for Orcadian: Do you ever remember any registered in Hull back in the 'day' ? I never did, I don't think Ken Blakey sold them possibly Miles did. The only time I ever saw one was in Jack Richie's scrapyard down the bottom of Temple street in the mid 70's .. it had just come in for breaking as the big ends had gone ..or that's what Pat said, as he was rubbing his hands together as he always did. Like a vulture waiting to pull apart his prey. What a blooming place that was ... the 'junk' in there would be worth as absolute mint these days...mostly classic British stuff piled literally sky high.
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Orcade-Ian:
Ash,
I do think there was a guy at Hawker Siddeley who had one when I was serving my apprenticeship - he would have been mates with John Peacock and Roy Wilson but can't bring his name to mind. I'll ask Keith Horsfield if he remembers any - it was Keith who first turned up on a new 400/4 when the best I'd ever had was a C12 Beezer. I also remember one at Ritchie's scrap emporium, perhaps it was the same one you saw. Ken Waslin (Lucas and Waslin, Hardy Street) had one in for something bigger than a normal service but don't know who owned it.
The Hull library and Archive has the registration records which were supposed to be destroyed - perhaps a visit might turn something up quite easily with such an unusual cylinder capacity.
K2-K6 beat me to the fact that coil springs are torsion springs if you consider just one small piece of the coil.
Ian
K2-K6:
Orcadian, in which field did you do your apprenticeship?
We wound small springs out of piano wire when apprentices, which of course demonstrated (when used for its original purpose) the resonance side of the material at differing levels.
Most of F1 and many other race cars use torsion bars for suspension nowadays. Also virtually every single road car is fitted with anti roll bars which are a free floating torsion bar linked to opposite wheels of the car.
I do think they are a curious choice for valve spring duty though.
Orcade-Ian:
It was a big field by the side of the river Humber 🙈
Seriously though I served my apprenticeship with Hawker Siddeley Aviation in Brough, Yorkshire starting in the mid 60's, Beverley Transporters, Buccaneers, Harrier Wing and others.
Yes, perhaps a strange application for valve springs and Moggy Minor front suspension!!
Ian
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