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Name that plane!!

Post by :FI:Gurberly » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:03 pm

Surprisingly as it is so close to me, I only got around to visting the Shuttleworth collection this week.

Lots of really old stuff!

This is the plane that needs naming
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As they were working on it outside, it did not have a label ;) ... so what is it?


One of those funny foreign planes...
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(Deperdussin 1910)

Some proper British built stuff...
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(Bristol Boxkite 1910)

Beauty unsurpassed until the development of the Spitfire...
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(Sopwith Pup 1916)


Note that the vast majority of the collection (including those pictured here) are flyable.

...and the motorcycles and and cars drivable
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Will try and post more after I get back from Duxford tomorrow....

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Post by :FI:IceFrog » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:27 pm

http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gb ... l_f2b.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Looks nice...

Post by :FI:Fenian » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:34 pm

Shame about the Brit Bike industry....

They had both the Yanks and the Japs beat hands down for style....

So whe is the WWI patch coming out?

:)

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Post by Skipper » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:47 pm

You just gotta love those old crates :)
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Re: Looks nice...

Post by :FI:IceFrog » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:32 pm

:FI:Fenian wrote:So whe is the WWI patch coming out?
i was flying the Bristol just the other day.............in OFF :D
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Post by :FI:WillieOFS » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:50 pm

Gawt that roight about the Brit bike industry.. :(

Might as well include the Brit A/C industry as well. :roll:

GREAT pics, MORE please. :D
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Post by Menace » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:17 pm

Yeah, they were going to make Norton Comando(e?)'s again =P~ but it fell through. They are making more Black Shadow engines, but I'd really like to see an afordable Vincent back on the marketplace. I can wish though can't I?
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Hmmm... the Vincent....

Post by :FI:Fenian » Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:47 pm

Or the Sunbeam S7....

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Post by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:56 pm

http://www.thevincent.com/ wrote:Anyone owning a Vincent should by law: 1) own a Bridgeport milling machine or know a skilled mate with same; 2) have a basket case in progress so friends can borrow emergency parts; 3) keep a well-stocked refrig in the shop for drop-in visitors; 4) when asked to compare Vincents to other motorcycles only refer to WWII Spirtifres; and 5) live in or near a major city with an active VOC section.
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Post by :FI:Fenian » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:52 pm

:lol:

Almost the same as this Russian bike sickness I have....

Except Vincent's are beautiful.....

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Post by :FI:WillieOFS » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:38 pm

Vinnie HRD.. :shock: Makes my sticker peck out..
http://harrisvincentgallery.com/comersu ... 021_01.jpg

Dial up beware, that is a BIG pic of a beautiful piece of art.. They were ahead of their time. Girder front end, dual front brakes, rear suspension. All in all quite a machine.

LOTS more pics here http://harrisvincentgallery.com/viewIte ... Product=92
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