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Who is good at model dating?...oooeer.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Bryanj on September 23, 2020, 04:37:56 PM ---Anybody remember Chevette E models, bad rust at 1st mot due to every multi story round liverpool being full of primered shells when factory on strike.
Basic model sold as "special" at cheap price
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The Opel Kadette model C circa 1974 (based on the same floor plan as the Vauxhall Chevette) also launched a basic model with a small puny pushrod 1 litre engine to attract buyers who were worried about potential fuel rationing. This variant was also to use up stocks of bodyshells that had built up in Germany & Belgium due to the virtual collapse of the UK car market during the fuel crisis.
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on September 23, 2020, 05:42:17 PM ---You could ask Colin Seeley. He built them.
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Obituary in January this year, a very fine engineer he was too.
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: Grumpyfck on September 23, 2020, 03:59:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on September 23, 2020, 03:23:22 PM ---I know someone which bought standard new F2 in August 1980 from official Honda dealer, they were slow to move stock as competitors came on stream with 4 strokes of this capacity.
Seems like this overstock to UK supply chain was ultimately used in making the special additions.
Vintage cameras, interesting. Covering which era? I like a good optic.
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Perhaps the britain kit was attached then as an off the shelf kit. I suppose I will never know.
Cameras- anything and everything from 1890s to 1980s. Mostly mine are 20s through to 50s. Usually involving a bellows. I have 2 lines of part time work, private members bar steward (still closed). Then old cameras...what ever is needed, testing, servicing, buying and selling. Hobby turning a buck kind of thing.
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My camera interest more or less follows that period of 60's onwards, and mostly Japanese in parallel with these old bikes. All interesting subjects though, and keep us out of trouble ;D well mostly :)
Bryanj:
Trouble---me never happen honest injun
Grumpyfck:
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on September 24, 2020, 08:24:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on September 23, 2020, 05:42:17 PM ---You could ask Colin Seeley. He built them.
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Obituary in January this year, a very fine engineer he was too.
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Indeed,
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