Glad I found this place!
I've had a Shadow, a Wraith II, a Phantom V, and my present Bentley, which has been re-bodied as a RR. I've had many other fascinating oddballs from Abarth to Willys, with a special taste for Jaguars.
My car is a 1971 SWB, which was apparently a German-market car.
It has metric instruments, no smog equipment, and is substantially faster than any other Rolls I have driven. It was lost to me for several years, then recovered in sad shape, despite its low (100k km) mileage. It is currently apart for restoration.
My PV was a barn-find with 22k miles, parked for almost 40 years. It cleaned up pretty nicely, and ran like a Swiss watch. Having to sell it was not my favorite day...
I have quite an interest in upgrading the RRB cars. I developed an ignition distributor replacement for my cars-with vacuum advance & electronic ignition, which greatly improved the driveablility & economy of the cars. I also have designed patterns to make some replacement door panels which are rather nicer and stronger than the originals.
One day I will get around to improving the handling, and develop an overdrive transmission swap and carburetor upgrade.
In my own car, I have raised the fenderwells slightly to allow the fitment of modern larger wheels.
Cheers!
I've had a Shadow, a Wraith II, a Phantom V, and my present Bentley, which has been re-bodied as a RR. I've had many other fascinating oddballs from Abarth to Willys, with a special taste for Jaguars.
My car is a 1971 SWB, which was apparently a German-market car.
It has metric instruments, no smog equipment, and is substantially faster than any other Rolls I have driven. It was lost to me for several years, then recovered in sad shape, despite its low (100k km) mileage. It is currently apart for restoration.
My PV was a barn-find with 22k miles, parked for almost 40 years. It cleaned up pretty nicely, and ran like a Swiss watch. Having to sell it was not my favorite day...
I have quite an interest in upgrading the RRB cars. I developed an ignition distributor replacement for my cars-with vacuum advance & electronic ignition, which greatly improved the driveablility & economy of the cars. I also have designed patterns to make some replacement door panels which are rather nicer and stronger than the originals.
One day I will get around to improving the handling, and develop an overdrive transmission swap and carburetor upgrade.
In my own car, I have raised the fenderwells slightly to allow the fitment of modern larger wheels.
Cheers!