my non-Porsche picture of the day

Dingbat · Post by **Dingbat** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:25 pm

I would love a Miura, years ago at a classic car place I worked for we had a non runner turn up for sale, such was my desparation to drive it I worked away on it and got a bunch of things sorted and hey presto got to drive a true dream car, it was one of several owned by the Shar of Iran and in the boot were two licence plates that started TEH for, I guess, Tehran, I may have kept one of the plates, that said if I knew where the car was the owner could have it back..

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:20 am

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:27 am

Luv the reg

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:41 am

At the week-end I went to a stately home in north Norfolk (Holkham Hall) and saw this little beauty. Talking to the buy who maintains it, it used to be Tim Birkin's car, and ran a horizontal twin air-cooled engine. After Tim died his mechanic (Pom?) bought it from the estate and converted it to water cooled by making those lovely brass jackets for the cylinders.

It was a lovely thing - with aluminium over wood

Alex Postan · Post by **Alex Postan** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:59 pm

Did you mean Tim Birkin? (Sir Henry Birkin)
He was a Norfolk man and is buried in Blakeney Church Yard.
He was the driving force behind the Villiers supercharged 4 1/4 Bentleys.
On the podium of British Heroes as No 2 - along with William Grover as clear winner and Parry Thomas on the 3rd step.

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:08 pm

D'oh! - I've corrected Tim Birkin's spelling now.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:57 pm

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:26 pm

I went right there^^^ in my freshly restored 911T in 1990 with a bunch of other early 911 people headed by young Mark Waring no less.
There were about 12 early cars there, no RS's all T/E/S Coupes and Targa's.

Anyone here attend that gathering?

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:38 am

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:21 am

Keeping on the vintage theme I always liked this when I saw it appear on Salvage Squad

Jasper · Post by **Jasper** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:48 am

Alex Postan · Post by **Alex Postan** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:59 am

Richard & Robert NZ 2001?

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:46 pm

Perfection of pilot and machine demonstrated.

Bruce M · Post by **Bruce M** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:48 pm

JB-L · Post by **JB-L** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:14 pm

I'm guessing Jackie Stewart/Elf Tyrell?

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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