Recent content by Bob MacDonald

In case it is of interest to anyone. I'm advertising my 1970 Boss (4 bolt mains) block on ebay currently. Bob

Hi All My 40 has been on the road since 1996 - never leaked - been in the most torrential downpours on many occasions - I did a host of mods while building, they all worked it would seem! - 17,000 miles of British weather! Bob MacDonald

Hi Brian, I would be interested with my GT. Bob MacDonald

Pic of my car from a previous occasion. Bob MacDonald

Together with my daughter Fiona we attended the FOS yesterday. A few pictures to set a little flavour of the day. Mk 4 and Mk 1 (p1017). The massive justs of wind and rain in the morning slowly gave way to sunshine in the early afternoon, I'm glad to report. - Not too much fun in the rain...

Have registered - see you there. Bob

John I'll have a go, it's only a couple of miles away from me - 12.30 to 4.0pm ? Bob

Hi Grant, I'm in Camberley, not more than a mile or so from you. Also I've got a spare unused steering wheel ! I'm just off this evening to the Surrey meeting in the Brooklands area,7.30pm "Silvermere Inn on the Lake", Redhill Road, KT11 1EF, held on the second Wednesday of the month. Bob MacDonald

Just in case some confusion exists and to eliminate the possibility -- You do mean Amps and not volts? With the alternator giving out 14+ volts, as it does, this will indicate a load over 200 watts. You mention a no load reading of 10+amps, this is still over a 100 watts ? Bob MacDonald

Me too! On Sunday Attending Donnington on Monday produced an unexpected result for the ‘40’on the 140 mile route. I had filled up the tanks to brimming on leaving for the trip and stopped on the M1 when returning at a mileage of 157 where I once again filled to brimming to with 4.3 galls...

--- Aim to be there, rain permitting, remembering the mud bath of a couple of years ago.

The marshalls had a very near miss indeed and luckily (amazingly even) no one was hurt. -- could have left the driver reaching for the Aspirin however. YouTube - Massive crash Seat Leon Eurocup 2010 Brands-Hatch (HD) Bob MacDonald

I will have a couple of spare free entrance tickets for Friday.

Glen, one you missed, Can't think who the owner could be!! Bob

This may not be news for many of you but it was for me. The attached article was in this weeks MSN (motor sport news). 1085 was the last of the GT40 to be numbered by the works, dispatch date 20-3-1969 and bought by Malcolm Guthrie on behalf of Gil Jackson of Garden City, New York who also...