PROGRAMME OF SIDDELEY AND RELATED EVENTS IN BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, NZ, NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY FOR 2005 If you know of significant events I have missed then...
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Apr 1, 2005 8:39 am
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Hi Gents I have scanned the article, well its only a short one, so if anyboby wants to see it send me a message. I dare not put it on here after what happened...
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Apr 1, 2005 7:54 pm
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Hello Gerry. I'm sure we won't see theUK mag in Oz. Interested to read it. selwyn88@... Thanks. Selwyn Allen. ... From: <crowthornetubes@...> ...
Dear all, I'm going to be away from my desk for a few days from 5 April, so there may be some delays in posting messages that come past me for approval....
hi gerry got the sapphire i went for at the auction,i used my camper to tow it home,the 346 runs and drives,the mechanical work is mostly all done,but the...
Perhaps this is a silly question... The Members List of this Group shows most people in blue and one can click on the name etc and get further info. A few are...
Hi Gary, and others who may have been wondering, The names in black are those who don't have a Yahoo ID and profile. Upon joining the group, everyone is...
Please put me down for a pair for my 346 if anyone is able to go ahead and make them. Keith ... From: Keith Robinson To: Siddeley@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi Keith, Just catching up with e-mails. Glad to here you got the car. Regards, Keith ... From: keith ward To: Siddeley@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March...
HI KEITH Now I am back on air I can answer or make remarks as before ( I hope! ) The main reason for this email is to seek your help in getting some quality ...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 6, 2005 1:53 am
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HI JOHN and Others The wobble stopper is superb but wont do the late star engine as the have cast haunchings for the 4 point system on the Star Limo, otherwise...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 6, 2005 2:05 am
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Hi Penn, Good to hear from you. I will keep an eye out for the colours you are looking for. Unfortunately when I contacted the paint supplier over in Australia...
Dear All Good to see work is being carried out to ensure availability of colours,but do check a sample of the paint to make sure it is a good match .The paint ...
Andrew Christophersen
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Apr 7, 2005 12:09 pm
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HI ANDREW You are 100% wrong, they were approximated against some samples and Frank Douglas was asked if it looked like Langham Grey and Corinthian Green and ...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 7, 2005 10:50 pm
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HI KEITH Sorry that Auto paint was not much use to you, unless they mixed the paint it would be different with other brands and tinters, also the codes for ...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 7, 2005 11:50 pm
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Dear AS friends, Yesterday I visited what is billed as the largest Classic Car Show in Europe (Techno Classica at Essen). There was an NGK stand, so I thought...
Thanks Penn - Garth Pennington has successfully colour matched Langham Grey and will be soon sending an article about this. Presumably it is not economic to...
Andrew Christophersen
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Apr 8, 2005 11:13 am
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Very surprised to see the article in this months Classic an Sportscar regarding the Crown Prince of Thailand and his acquisition of 5 more Sapphire 346's to...
Hi ANDREW NO they cant be used overseas because the tinters differ as is the paints mix, I don’t think the Corinthian green that Garth mixed is spot on...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 8, 2005 10:47 pm
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HI DAVE It is true and I understand that they may want more of a specialist nature. The Royal Family purchased something like 3 or 4 new ones in 1953, and they...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 8, 2005 11:21 pm
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My understanding is that the Tai Royal family still owned one 346 Mk1, and have recently bought 3 more in the UK and exported them to Thailand. I am told that...
There has been mention of this in 'Sphinx' and indeed a photograph of a group of Thai officials at the ASOC Stores checking out what the ASOC had to offer in...
Correction - The Thai Embassy in London has not joined ASOC. ASOC is delighted that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn heir to the Thai ...
Hi Dave The King of Thailand has been an avid Siddeley supporter sine he bought his first new Sapphire in 1954! Gerry Horrox Former Sapphire Registrar ...
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Apr 9, 2005 9:42 pm
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Just spotted these this morning, in case anyone's interested: http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/show_member_listings.asp?member=691527 They're from the same...
He has sent me a list of parts as well for inclusion in the NZ magazine but they were in some brain dead MS Outlook format that no-one else can use. I've asked...
Some of the UK members of this forum may remember that I bought a 1951 Hurricane (URF 904) at the H&H Buxton auction last Autumn. The car had been standing for...
HI Sweetpeagrower When talking Hurricane hoods there are 3 variants, and those cars with the Whitley tail have a very different hood in measurements and bow...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 16, 2005 11:15 pm
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Hi Penn, Thanks for your comments – I did mention that the car is a 1951 model – chassis is 189839, and body is 11335 if this helps. This car seems to ...
HI SWEETPEAGROWER I have replaced the zips when I had new hoods made, the problem is sewing them on to the hood insitu. You are left with the choice of doing...