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From: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
To: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
<Brian.L.Jones@gsk.com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 1, Issue 360
> Michael, I drove a Lada Cossack (4x4) for a day - and it seemed like a
> year. It was OK and not dis-similar in comfort terms to a Series 2 heavy
> duty Landrover going over rocks at speed. I'd forgotten the Lada car and
> yes, a clone of the Fiat 124.
> As to the finer points of specification, I'm sure Lada enthusiasts (are
> there any?) will agree the fan was belt driven and both sucked and blowed
> depending on the flexing of the blades. There wasn't any oil in the
> dashpot 'cos there wasn't one, the electrics were worse than Lucas and
> genuine examples of Kutchakokoff Lighting Industries but I never got round
> to seeing how you loosened the front crank pulley nut....
> Door clearances were 'sufficient' (and followed a strictly Triumph pattern
> in that respect). Body side badges were upside down, downside up and also
> at differering locations on the trailing edges of the front wings.
> Paintwork wise, the engine and inner side of the rear tailgate were
> varying shades of flat black, gloss black, semi flat black, semi gloss
> black and Ford Mondeo Silver metallic - but I think that was on the rear
> tailpipe.
>
> Jonmac
>
Oh, so you have a Lada experience with this vehicle.
Mike
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