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| My god the Exeter Trial was wet this year |
I could take issue over the name of this special because it doesn't look like a Ford Pop and has a Fiat 1995cc twin cam engine in it. This machine is far removed from the sit and beg Ford Pops that may once have donated the odd chassis component. Personally, I reckon it needs something more distinguished - unless the plan is to lull fellow competitors into a false sense of security.
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| There comes a time in the life of many Fiat Twin Cam engines when they have to flee the rusting privations of their first home and migrated to pastures new, like a friendly Morris Minor. This one has done something even more "special". |
I spotted it at Popham Airfield last weekend and remembered that I'd had a closer look at it at the top of Bulverton Steep back on the 2012 Exeter Trial.
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| They were out of the awards on the 2012 event... |
It's crewed by David Jackson and Peter Horne from Buckingham and they don't do the Land's End with it because of family commitments at Easter.
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| ....but got a Silver on the 2014 event |
It has a Morris Marina van back axle which they describe as indestructible. I was surprised to hear that as the Marina saloons had a reputation for breaking halfshafts. This special doesn't seem to suffer from any weakness here, however, and has evolved over many years of continuous development.
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