I advertised my SS1 for sale on the Practical Classics and Classic Car
Weekly sites last night.
This morning, two email enquiries in my box. One is reproduced below so that
others may recognise this type of scam.

Does anyone know a supplier of early Capri exhausts....
The back box on my 3000Gt has gone and as far as I can see they just
don't make them anymore.
Paul.

Car is a 1978 Triumph Spitfire 1500. Pretty standard except for electronic
ignition and 12V coil. The battery is in good condition.
When cranking the engine on the starter, most of the time it will work fine.
Occasionally, it will crank very slowly (as if the battery was flat) ...

I have a few (22) genuine nos Unipart water pumps GWP 1084 and want to know
if they will fit a Dolomite Sprint???

Not really classic territory but perhaps the knowledgable peeps on here
might be able to shed some light on this...
This is about theoretical maximum speeds and 'speed' ratings for tyres ( R,
HR, ZR, etc for radials & FKW for crossplies). A few years back there was a

I know the Ford V4 and York engines weren't the best designed units
but are they really this bad?...
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   Peter Evans from the Highways Agency said:

Is this the a re-birth of Vanden Plas?
David James CBE, the corporate doctor who was brought in to save the
Millennium Dome, has issued details of the 'British backed' bid to save MG
Rover from falling into Chinese ownership, which is reported to require

My 1600 SS1 is in for MOT today, but there is a query from the tester about
emissions. Apparently the emissions are outside limits, but they don't know
how to adjust them. The air filter is new (ish) and the carb, a Weber
progressive twin choke is in good condition. Is this an ...

Has anyone else been disappointed in the quality of new parts on
sale for classics ?
Gone are the days of getting  Girling , Lucas, QH, Unipart etc
over the counters at Moss etc. Now it's noname rubbish at

come here and have a look,many brand wristwatch and very cheap
http://www.famousbrandwatch.com

I live in rural Galloway, in south west Scotland. Over the last two
days I have seen either three or four smart E-types pootling around
the area. Trust me, this is a remarkably high number. Is there a rally
going on somewhere here, or has there maybe been one in Northern

Some friends have decided to get the cars they always dreamed of
owning, both 1989 examples of Renault 5 GT Turbo, and Ford Escort RS
Turbo.
They have a website to document the costs and problems involved, if

I don't know a thing about cars or car racing, but I recently saw "Full
Throttle" with Rowan Atkinson (mainly because Atkinson was in it), and
it got me interested.  I was wondering if there actually was a bio
written about Birkin as depicted in the movie, and if so where it might

Austin Healey 3000 works rally car poster A4 XJB876
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6544087616&rd=1&sspagename=
STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Triumph Gloria advert from 1930's - cut from period mag
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI ...