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henryst

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Thames Ditton Pictures, 1960-ish?
« on: April 23, 2009, 10:15:49 »
I found these photo's tucked away and thought I should share them. The first lot is obviously comprised of chassis shots. Apologies for the quality of the pictures, this is what they look like.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   As some of the other phot's show both Bristol and Ford Engines, this must narrow the date down a bit, though the pictures may of course have been taken at different times.
   
   Peter

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Thames Ditton Pictures, 1960-ish?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2009, 16:16:07 »
Thanks a lot. Very interesting.
   The car in the last photo is clearly identifiable as Ace 2.6 RS5023.
   
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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2009, 06:29:30 »
Peter,
   Thanks for posting the pics, there are some interesting things in them. The footboxes that are on RS5023 look like they are aluminum, I thought the 2.6s came with black fiberglass boxes???
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2009, 18:10:12 »
Jay, looking at the 2nd picture down the footboxes do seem to be fibreglass. I would suggest the bottom picture shows heatshielding/sound insulation with a aluminium foil covering.
   Perhaps.
   
   Peter