| To: miraje who wrote (23) | 4/26/2024 9:53:36 PM | | From: OldAIMGuy | | | | Hi James,
the '67 E-Type was full synchro but the '53 had a crummy crash box. No synchro on 1st and nothing very good on 2nd or 3rd. We changed out the box for a more modern box which was full synchro a d much stronger.
On the track, even in more modern cars with stick shift, I still double clutch on downshifting. That's to keep the rear tires from losing traction while under heavy braking while setting up for the approaching corner.
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| To: miraje who wrote (25) | 4/29/2024 9:06:13 AM | | From: OldAIMGuy | | | | Wow! that got my restoration juices flowing! I can already feel the busted knuckles and skin peeling back from rusty fasteners! I better get an updated tetanus shot!!
Thanks for the link.
I'd probably choose the '61 E-Type roadster for its originality and bring it back from its purgatory of over 50 years in storage. The XK 140 Open Two Seater would be my second choice. Lots of sheet metal is now available for some of these older XKs. (and it appears this one might need some!) The XK120 Coupe comes third. Lots of potential there.
Best wishes,
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| From: OldAIMGuy | 5/21/2024 4:22:10 PM | | | | | | For those of you who like cars from the '50s and '60s, and who also like Pink Floyd, here's a video from the 1991 La Carrera Panamericana. I drove in this event in 1991 and 1994 taking 10th in class in '91 and 3rd in 1994. My dad and brother drove in 1992 and also took a 3rd in class.
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(About 1 Hour long video)
BTW, we beat the guys from Pink Floyd even though their Jaguars were faster than ours. (ours was a production car where theirs were pure race cars). The reason was that we didn't crash or break our car! (they did!)
Our trusty 1955 XK 140 Jaguar Coupe:
(Note all the Armco guardrail to keep us from plunging off a cliff!!!)
Best wishes,
OAG Tom
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| To: miraje who wrote (31) | 5/21/2024 5:43:50 PM | | From: miraje | | | | And on a different sort of race, I got a laugh over these "old school" NASCAR fisticuffs. Rumble in the pits, post race. Kyle Busch is an ass, LOL!
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| To: miraje who wrote (31) | 5/22/2024 8:56:52 AM | | From: OldAIMGuy | | | | Yes, it's scheduled again for 2024 here:
lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx
I've heard that it's morphed over the years. Some of the trip includes speed events at race tracks instead of just two lane roads.
I'm sure they've added some guard rail since I was last in the event!!!
Our old XK 140 was clocked by the federal highway police at 142 MPH on one of the speed sections in norther Mexico. I was at the wheel and my brother was Co-Piloto for that section. There was so much air collecting under the car that it felt like is was floating!!
Each race was about 2000 miles long. So, three times 2000 makes that old Jag a 6000 mile Mexican warrior. Also, each year we drove the car about half that on the way to Tuxtla Gutierez just to get a feel for driving in Mexico with traffic. All in all we had only two problems in all those miles. We had a rear tire fail at speed in '92 and we had the battery "kill switch" fail in '94. Not bad for an ancient kitty!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you look on Youtube, you'll find other years of the PanAm race in video form. "The Drivers Cut" from 1991 is a good one.
Best wishes,
OAG Tom |
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