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Title: Early Bluebird fires up again
Post by: Reverend Hedgash on February 03, 2014, 09:14:04 AM

Hey all, good to see an old racer back on the block. Last year I reported from the UK National Motor Museum at the Beaulieu estate that I had seen this Bluebird in the workshop getting a full rebuild after someone destroyed the motor in 1993. It was good to see that it wasn't being over-restored like some cars we could mention where they were painting it with a brush as per original! (rumours are that he was pretty inebriated when he first painted the car before its first race so I wonder if they used that technique for originality?)

This week they finally fired the old girl back together again.

http://fortyonesix.com/news/1833/bluebird-heard-singing-again-at?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The+Goodwood+Estate+Company+Ltd&utm_campaign=3613338_FortyOneSix+31%2f01%2f2014&utm_content=bluebird&dm_i=1QLU,25G2I,B0NJQ5,7RRG3,1

Rev H+

Title: Re: Early Bluebird fires up again
Post by: mtkawboy on May 22, 2014, 12:02:34 PM

Says page doesn't exist ????????????????

Title: Re: Early Bluebird fires up again
Post by: mtkawboy on May 22, 2014, 12:05:22 PM

http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/motorsport/the-original-blue-bird-roars-again-1.1639475#.U34f6qbnajg    found it

Title: Re: Early Bluebird fires up again
Post by: Reverend Hedgash on May 22, 2014, 01:01:45 PM

And another old one firing up at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, a monstrous Fiat!

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/goodwood-festival-speed/rare-fiat-land-speed-record-car-set-goodwood

I am hoping to head down to this event although tickets are getting pretty pricey. It will either be this or Revival in September which I think the Mrs might prefer but it would be good to see this behemoth!

\rH+

ps thanks for the link fix!

Title: Re: Early Bluebird fires up again
Post by: Jack Gifford on May 23, 2014, 01:40:17 AM

Quote from: Reverend Hedgash on May 22, 2014, 01:01:45 PM

... it would be good to see this behemoth!...

I'd like to hear that monster start up- with its four cylinders displacing 434 c.i.- EACH!! :-o