[TR] Rover V8 engine

[John Macartney]

In all honesty, I never did any full power “test” on those runways. There were too many underfed German Shepherd dogs wandering around and all of the cars were too cold to spend any time in. Twas simply a question of finding the missing cars, parking them where they could be found, noting any shortages and then adjourning to the on site “greasy spoon” for a large bacon and egg sandwich and a steaming mug of hot, sweet tea!
Performance testing was done elsewhere - and usually with a vivacious blonde in a miniskirt in the passenger seat! Believe me, the choices for car and female occupant were abundant! Hell, it was London in the Swinging Sixties - and I’m saying no more :)

Jonmac

> On 27 Sep 2023, at 18:34, david hammond <dbh97530 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Looking for a rover v8 to install in my stag. Any leads/ info appreciated
> David in gold hill, or
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Sep 26, 2023, at 4:55 PM, StagByTriumph at triumphstagclub.org wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Confess John, how many full throttle runs did you make on those runways with new cars on either side, and which models did you “test”??
>>  
>> Glenn, aka StagByTriumph
>>  
>> From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of johnbmacartney at gmx.com
>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 2:21 PM
>> To: dave at ranteer.com
>> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [TR] Rover V8 engine
>>  
>> Dave Northrup wanted to know if the former WW2 airfield I mentioned in my last post was still in existence and if so, does it have any particular use?
>>  
>> The answer is Yes to both queries, but not as an airfield. The original WW2 hangars are still there and very much in use by various companies involved in distribution logistics. The former Royal Air Force Control Tower at the north end has long been converted into a private house.
>>  
>> Attached (? Hopefully) is an aerial picture of the airfield layout as it used to be. When in use as a storage park for newly built Standard and Triumph cars, all three runways (still just visible in the pic) were used for storage with cars parked in two parallel lines down the runway centres with two further single lines on each runway edge. Mostly, they were parked by model and wherever possible by colour within each model group – always assuming there was available space. This overall layout gave two free carriageways the full length of each runway for unobstructed vehicle movements in each direction. The runway intersects were obviously not used for vehicle parking.
>>  
>> If you’ve ever wondered where the rust on your Triumph first started, you’re now looking at the location!
>>  
>> Jonmac
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