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  1. BenzBoy

    Images from the RR Club meet the MBCNSW Club day

    If you mean the PI and PII, these were Royce carburetors designed and made by Royce and reputed to be made with the precision of a Swiss watch. For the PII Continental (the last R-R Royce designed and supervised before he died) they switched to a proprietary carburetor. I'll need to find out...
  2. BenzBoy

    Images from the RR Club meet the MBCNSW Club day

    Yes - K-Motronic with R-R tweaks. I had the fuel head rebuilt by Bosch in 2007 and the result is a very smooth motor with idle better than most Spirits. At the same time I also replaced the engine management module and was lucky to get a brand new original one for $400 from the UK - a chap who...
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    Images from the RR Club meet the MBCNSW Club day

    It was an Open Bonnet Day so here is 6.8 litres of metal.... mine of course :)
  4. BenzBoy

    Patricks Trucks

    We pay 47.7 cents per litre excise on petrol and diesel and this tax is supposed to maintain and improve the roads. It would be unfair if EV owners did not pay the same.
  5. BenzBoy

    Patricks Trucks

    We users of ICE vehicles paid to build the roads and we pay to maintain them. Let the EV users pay the same tax or get hoovered up by a giant Volvo truck....
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    Patricks Trucks

    Hello Sean, The short answer is no. Follow and read all the details in this link for the answers: https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-sales-australia-2022/ We are in the truck section so we might get moved. Regards, Brian
  7. BenzBoy

    Fangio and the 6.9

    With that sort of coin, Brian must have purchased it 😎 I wish you were my accountant....
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    Triumph Dolomite

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    Triumph Dolomite

    Many English cars were just that bit underdeveloped and it shows up in Australia with over-heating problems. I know a number of earlier Jaguar and Triumph owners who have solved the issue with a bigger radiator and once done their cars are as reliable as any other. I believe the lack of...
  10. BenzBoy

    [JT] The Road Rover

    "I hate to say it, (as I know your supreme dislike for them) could this be the first ever SUV" I love my SUVs. Regards, Brian
  11. BenzBoy

    Car of the week

    Offer $5000 and you have your next project. The rusted panels are available.
  12. BenzBoy

    Car of the week

    It's worth the price simply for the front bumper bar.
  13. BenzBoy

    Car of the week

    Patrick_R I had to look twice, it sure is a MkV clone for sure. Even the radiator emblem is almost an exact copy of the Bentley flying B Um - MkV Jaguar?
  14. BenzBoy

    Car of the week

    It is a 1964 Austine Princess VDP. As it is styled to look like a Bentley the comparison is appropriate. 0-60 in 23.5 seconds so not a fast car... You can see more of it here - https://www.7thheaven.com.au/classic-wedding-cars.htm I suspect from the style of the door handles that it might be...
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    Car of the week

    Probably worth considering: https://www.lawsons.com.au/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=9621H++++++1+&refno=31956356&image=0
  16. BenzBoy

    Hybrid which last

    For quick reference purposes, below is a conversion table that you can use to convert from L/100km to Imperial mpg. L/100km to Imperial mpg Conversion Chart L/100km Imperial mpg 1 L/100km 282.481 Imperial mpg 2 L/100km 141.2405 Imperial mpg 3 L/100km 94.16033333 Imperial mpg 4 L/100km...
  17. BenzBoy

    Automatic Gearbox Additive

    That is a fairly big undertaking and certainly the price was sharp. Well done. Regards, Brian
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