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I don't think Jon ever changed the logbook if I'm honest!

It almost certainly does exist, but most classics are weekend or occasional cars so I am sure it'll surface again at some point.

That was ERO456K

It was given a through going over by James467 after Jon passed, and I am pretty sure it reappeared on eBay (or it may have been the same Facebook add) a couple of years after that.

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What a lovely looking Toledo

but I noted that there was a AM DB9 (lot 125 )that sold for 14.500 UKp, which I would buy in heart beat if I could, as these cars are advertising from $85,000 (44,000 UKp) and up in the Australian market.

I know someone who had a good look at that, and it had a pond in the boot! So not the best ...

Wow she is looking fantastic, what a transformation!

SOE8M VA3317DL VA2647.HE
RDU983M VA5765DL0 5831
MYX175P VA20295DL0 VA14059HE
CKV2K X826

They're a modern tyre carcass with a classic design, I can confirm after a wet weekend in the Welsh countryside they perform superbly

The issue with the Uniroyals posted is that they are only a “T” speed rating, whereas a Sprint requires a “H”.

Howard

I fitted a setof Yokohama Advan HF Type-D A008S tyres to my Sprint last year, it is a period tyre from the late 70s early 80s with the correct speed rating for a Sprint and just shy of 100 a corner. Very pleased with them

I found that the new Lucas WSB100 pumps do wear out very quickly. I fitted a chinese copy and it has been working fine for almost two years... but I think it is luck of the draw.

I fitted a Varta B34 Blue to my Sprint, it's ever so slightly longer and not as wide as an 015 but it fits the standard battery brackets perfectly and without modification. 45 Amp-hour and maintenance free!

Thanks for the heads up on this, I have bought a bottle and it has de-rusted my old rear hubs a treat!

Thank you, I was unsure if the shims stay with the axle or stay with the half shaft, or had to be set up again from scratch.

Unfortunately the wheel studs on a Sprint have a metal shield over the back so you can’t just tap out the old studs, you have to pull the hub off which requires a 20T press…

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I have just snapped a rear wheel stud on my 1978 Sprint. Although the car is a late model with the thicker studs on the front, the rear axle is much earlier (around 3000) and therefore has the thinner studs. I still have the original rear axle, which was swapped as it was very noisy and a ...

My Spitfire with a 1300 engine had a very similar plate with RTC2458R followed by a 6-digit number and below that a stamped 3-letter 3-number code. I believe this was a factory (or factory-authorised) reconditioned engine.

avons where new 5years ago,dates on all tyres are 2018,,,half warn but bad cracks in grooves and side wall,,,il sort out a picture soon...must say they are good from new,grippy and no tyre noises...i put it either too bad batch of tyres or they dried out to much in the heat....one side (passengers ...