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    What brilliant day, cars of every type.

    Including one of only 6 Crayford Corsairs left in the world.

    Adrian

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    Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

    Back in the late 50's onwards I used to live near Westerham in Kent, the home of Crayford Engineering, their workshop was to the side of Caffyns garage. I remember seeing 6 wheeled and 8 wheeled Amphicats outside but never knew about their conversion work with cars. Very interesting. David.

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      Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

      Originally posted by davidmartin720 View Post
      Back in the late 50's onwards I used to live near Westerham in Kent, the home of Crayford Engineering, their workshop was to the side of Caffyns garage. I remember seeing 6 wheeled and 8 wheeled Amphicats outside but never knew about their conversion work with cars. Very interesting. David.
      I cannot be sure, but Oxted Trimming or their predecessors probably did the upholstery and roofs for them, the certainly make some money retrimming aircraft from Biggin Hill.
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        Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

        In the second photo - what is the black car with the collapsed front suspension ?

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          Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

          Not sure, maybe a Ford Pilot??

          It was a hotted up motor for sure.

          Adrian


          Originally posted by marlin1984 View Post
          In the second photo - what is the black car with the collapsed front suspension ?

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            Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

            Originally posted by listerjp2 View Post
            Not sure, maybe a Ford Pilot??

            It was a hotted up motor for sure.

            Adrian
            Looks like the one I destroyed when I was a teenager!! Paid £8 for it.
            Ben Caswell probably not the last word on anything here!!

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              Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

              Originally posted by listerjp2 View Post
              Not sure, maybe a Ford Pilot??

              It was a hotted up motor for sure.

              Adrian
              I wonder how it handles with no front suspension travel ... ?

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                Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

                Perhaps it has Air suspension like a lot of modified American cars. ( and some standard English ones)

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                  Re: Classics on the common at Croxley

                  Originally posted by djj_engineer View Post
                  Perhaps it has Air suspension like a lot of modified American cars. ( and some standard English ones)
                  Perhaps. But it may also have been modified by a clueless amateur with no thought for other road users ...

                  (I still shudder when I remember the kit car at Stoneleigh that had a 'pigeon-sh*t' welded steering arm ...)
                  Last edited by marlin1984; 20-09-19, 11:01 AM.

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