A nice pair but too easy for a whatsthisthen!

[NewcastleFalcon]

.....the above dash is from a saloon of a car with an intriguing two-tone colour combination of rose taupe over sandy beige. In the flesh, here's a Morris Oxford Estate (or should I say "Traveller") in those colours



Little back up story here

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

The triple carburetter modification

Bet they were fun to keep in balance and tune!!!

[Stickyfinger]

Quite easy Jim, just a weekly job and you need good hearing and a big rubber tube + 3/1 oil or redX for the dampers

[CitroJim]

Quite easy Jim, just a weekly job and you need good hearing and a big rubber tube + 3/1 oil or redX for the dampers

Ahh The old traditional way of doing it! Needed a bit of practice

The Gunson 'Carbalancer' helped de-skill the job a bit but only for twin carbs...

[Stickyfinger]

Smart Phone and a Noise meter App now Jim

[CitroJim]

Smart Phone and a Noise meter App now Jim

Oh dear

[Peter.N.]

Yep, almost exactly like that.

Peter

[CitroJim]

Is there anything a smartphone can't do these days? I'd never have thought about balancing carbs with one...

[Stickyfinger]

Never to young Jim, sound meters in a smart phone are quite good, still an "average" however but OK for SU's on a branch.
Webers are used by the clever boys and are often on direct manifolds....x6

It is always fun watching a skilled guy go at them

[NewcastleFalcon]

Over in France Signore PininFarina was turning his attention to the Peugeot 404....(the French Morris Oxford?)

Not a lot of walnut in sight but stylish nontheless





If I was looking for a "Camping Car" in 1963, I may well have been tempted with the roominess of a Peugeot 404 Stationwagon



Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

Yes, the 404 definitely has the Pinin signature all over it! Another good looker

[Peter.N.]

I had a 404, one of the first diesels, nearly deafened you at 60 mph but a lovely car, seats like armchairs and a column gearchange like I had never had before, it was crisper than a lot of modern floor changes. Indenor XD88 engine, noisy but the first diesel that you could actually feel pulling.

Similar shape the the Oxford/Cambridge/Wolsely/Riley/MG.

Peter

[CitroJim]

Most French cars of that era were beautifully comfy, a result of the really poor roads of the time in France..

[Stickyfinger]

They take a good "Rodding" as well


As does the 404

[CitroJim]

I remember from 1970s Banger Racing they were the firm favourite and 1st choice...