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My old outfit
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:52 pm
by Richard Rollings
Anyone know if my 1st outfit is still about. I bought it from someone near Gatwick in the late 80s. It had been converted so all the brakes were operated by hand by a previous owner. It came with pipes for a 4 cylinder 2 stroke engine. I didnt do anything with it because it was too much of a project for me at the time so sold it a few months later to fund another outfit that was complete. Can,t remember who I sold it to either.
Hows that for a sketchy story
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:17 pm
by sidecarcop
By the swinging arm and tank, it looks like one of 'Gods' creations
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:09 am
by gatekeeper
it does look like one of trevs
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:31 am
by duncan
Maybe an MGF? I had a 1980 one & parts on that look very similar.
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:39 am
by Karl
Did they old owner have 1 leg, Gatwick, hand operated brakes, sound's a bit like Tony Calvey.
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:37 am
by Richard Rollings
The owner I got it off had both legs, it was a previous owner that converted/had it built that way.
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:16 am
by ian=d
To early to have been Mike Skidmoor's ?
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:01 pm
by smiffy
Karl wrote:Did they old owner have 1 leg, Gatwick, hand operated brakes, sound's a bit like Tony Calvey.
Nail on head me thinks
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:38 pm
by Ian E
Love the look of it... no idea who it belong to or history though.
Hows that for a sketchy (use less answer)
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:09 pm
by Bob B
I go along with Tony Calvey
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:34 pm
by richardevans
Bob B wrote:I go along with Tony Calvey
Tony lives close to me in West Sussex, last saw him 30 years ago when he lived in Merstham nr Redhill
Re: My old outfit
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:39 pm
by richardevans
Richard Rollings wrote:Anyone know if my 1st outfit is still about. I bought it from someone near Gatwick in the late 80s. It had been converted so all the brakes were operated by hand by a previous owner. It came with pipes for a 4 cylinder 2 stroke engine. I didnt do anything with it because it was too much of a project for me at the time so sold it a few months later to fund another outfit that was complete. Can,t remember who I sold it to either.
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Hows that for a sketchy story
In 1980 Tony Calvey with Alex Greatwood with their 1,000 cc machine, had been racing for about 4 years under the name "JC Racing" Tony said "when we started everyone was using flashy names. We decided to call ourselves after the character Joe Cool in the Peanuts strip- more of a joke really. Since then, the name has stuck."
They almost quit in 80 as money was a real problem. Tony said " I think we are the only team in the world with a one legged man".