Stunning “galleries”, with plenty of Lotus content too
http://mountgreen.co.uk/home.html
I lived in Rochdale pre marriage, so was quite used to seeing Harry/Jeff/Rev Rupert Jones driving around, plus watching them at Oulton & various hillclimbs.
In fact, I had a Harry Ratcliffe tuned 1098 A Series engine in my first sportscar - Frogeye Sprite. Can you believe it was painted metallic purple with metallic orange stripes? 
Feck - you have just ruined my afternoon…
LOL. Some cracking pics, eh Steve?
And reading all that is not getting me anywhere near sorting out my tax code with HMRC.
You have a lot to answer for Mr P not just on here but over on Nyloc!
[quote=Mr Pesky]
I lived in Rochdale pre marriage, [/quote]
Ah Well , we all have a cross to bear, and someone has to I suppose!!!
ha yes tax month
[quote=Podger][quote=Mr Pesky]
I lived in Rochdale pre marriage, [/quote]
Ah Well , we all have a cross to bear, and someone has to I suppose!!!
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Not sure which was worse, Rochdale or marriage! 
[quote=thommo]And reading all that is not getting me anywhere near sorting out my tax code with HMRC.
You have a lot to answer for Mr P not just on here but over on Nyloc![/quote]
Don’t blame me, you started it on Nyloc with your “Baitings Dam”
[quote=Mr Pesky][quote=Podger][quote=Mr Pesky]
I lived in Rochdale pre marriage, [/quote]
Ah Well , we all have a cross to bear, and someone has to I suppose!!!
[/quote]
Not sure which was worse, Rochdale or marriage! [/quote]
Brave, very brave!!!
Batings Dam , that’s the most boring, desolate Hillclimb on the planet
Yes, I can - it was almost taken for granted.
Batings Dam , that’s the most boring, desolate Hillclimb on the planet[/quote]
LOL - but as a spotty faced, skint, petrolhead yoof, it was a good day out ie it cost nowt to watch from on top of the dam wall. Could only afford to go Oulton if my dad was paying!
[quote=Podger][quote=Mr Pesky][quote=Podger][quote=Mr Pesky]
I lived in Rochdale pre marriage, [/quote]
Ah Well , we all have a cross to bear, and someone has to I suppose!!!
[/quote]
Not sure which was worse, Rochdale or marriage! [/quote]
Brave, very brave!!![/quote]
Not really, you’ve only seen Rochdale…
Yes, I can - it was almost taken for granted. [/quote]
That’s what I was hoping for
Jeff used to set up my race mini and remember fondly going across to GRV in littleborough when they had been “working” on it.
Was a real aladins cave of all things mini and the things he used to build for Norman Grimshaw were magic the certainley knew there way round minis.
Remember the car being on the rollers (not strapped down 
) with old Harry in the drivers seat and the rest of them tinkering. Come to think of it I did rather well that weekend at Oulton !
They liked to push the envelope if you catch my drift
Good find Rob 
Thanks Con - good to know I’m appreciated by somebody
[video:youtube]Baitings Dam and Oulton Park 1965 - YouTube[/video]
LOL. Some cracking pics, eh Steve?[/quote]
Makes really interesting reading - amazing what they got up to with V8s into minis, alternative fuel injection systems and superchargers; who they raced against including Graham Hilland Phil Hill and where they raced - Targa Florio. Epic.
Especially enjoy seeing the current circuits as they were and with huge crowds.
Thanks Rob … that left me wishing I’d never sold the last KAD engined Mini … 
But look at the trick stuff they did back then … really great read 
Oohhh don’t mention KAD engined minis mr d