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September 24

Only one new ad this month, but now a choice of a project version or a ready to run Gary Barnes Railton/Arrow.  If you fancy placing an ad to free up a bit of space or raise a bit of liquidity for the upcoming swapmeet and auction, then please do. Due to an ongoing BT upgrade to full fibre in the area, we will not be able to update the page during the middle two weeks in September. We hope it will be back to normal after that, apart from the joys of dealing with the digital phones replacing our old fashioned but totally reliable analogue ones.

For Sale: This is probably the last of the Gary Barnes KG Enterprises Reproduction Railton/Arrow cars imported to the UK. They have been out of production for a while, so this represents a unique opportunity with a choice of this 'project' pan handle version or the complete and ready to run car below.

I have another project that I’m unlikely to finish! Gary Barnes Arrow Project £595 + PP

Existing engine holes suit Super Tigre 40 RV. 
Pan has a few holes that have been plugged.
Can supply more photos if needed.

Martin Coe email martinf2d(at)yahoo.co.uk

August 24

New  and Important Addition 12th August:

We are delighted to be finally able to reveal the results of a project that has been on going for a number of months to make the entire range of Oliver castings available again. OTW has known of the plans for a while, but now, Ian Harper has everything in place to supply castings for these iconic cars. Most importantly, these are not 2nd or 3rd generation castings, but from the Oliver/Howlett originals, and at a very competitive price. We have to applaud Ian for making this happen and making the castings available again after a significant hiatus.

The Oliver model car bodies are available once more from me “Ian Harper”, a recent convert to Tether Cars, having purchased the original body patterns from Paul Ironmonger. I obtained a good deal from a local and friendly Black Country foundry enabling me to offer sets at a reasonable price bearing in mind recent cost increases in power and aluminium prices.

I intend to extend the range with a Vanwall and maybe one more in the near future preferably British, your advice is always welcome. Photos show the complete line up of castings and most of them built by John Goodall except the unfinished Bomb. Alfa Romeo, BRM (with re-contoured intake), Ferrari, Maserati, Mercedes and Tiger 2.5 are all priced at £130 a set of top and bottom halves, with Bomb and Bottoms Up priced at £110 plus £10 shipping in UK only.

Please enquire actual shipping cost if outside the UK. Please contact me Ian Harper at Telephone 07840 389274, or email ianharper1961@gmail.com  Thank you.

 

New Addition 7th August, a one-off

For sale: A unique opportunity to purchase a 'unique motor'. In the mid 1980s, Gerald Smith, the renowned engine builder from Nuneaton built himself a series of one off radial engines, based on multiples of a unit on a common crankcase, all machined from the solid. Everything, including the magneto was built from scratch by Gerald. The Osprey 3 cylinder, Buzzard 5 cylinder and Kite, 7 cylinder. Apart from the Kite, these remained with the Smith family until the sale of his collection at Gildings in 2005. It was something of a surprise when the Buzzard turned up at the Buckminster swapmeet where we believed it to have been snapped up but that was not the case, hence it is now offered for sale. To our knowledge it was run once after its sale by the late John Scott Scott at Old Warden some eighteen years ago.

This unique Gerald Smith motor, built 1986/87 and the last motor he completed is for sale at £3950 (substantially less than it cost the second owner at Gildings.) 

Contact Paul Goodall phone 01283 713715 or email john@johngoodall.me.uk

New additions 5th August

Prompted by the advert for the V twins  below and the mention of building Morgans prompted Steve Betney to advertise the following from a previous Morgan project abandoned due to a change in the scale of the model being built. Almost one stop shopping?

For sale: Micro chain for Morgan, GN etc chain driven cars, from Steve Betney,

I have for sale a few unopened 5 metre packs of Renold O3B 5mm pitch micro chain, which is normally incredibly expensive. This is £90 per pack, which comes from the manufacturer supplied with just one connecting link, but I can supply a few further links at £5 each. This is beautifully made precision chain, a real piece of mechanical art to my eye anyway, and you can judge how diminutive it is from the photo of a short length alongside a 1p coin. O3B sprockets are fortunately fairly widely available by the way, and at quite reasonable cost. 

I also have available a set of 3 wheels for a scale Morgan car or other 3 wheeler car, sturdily made by Herbie's Wheels in Germany and with runnable 4" diameter rubber tyres. The rear drive tyre is a solid repro Meccano tyre, the front non-driven tyres are of a nice scale pattern in a slightly softer compound. Set of 3 for £100.

Postage extra at cost. contact Steve email:- stevebetney(at)aol.com

For Sale: Pair of V twins

Dean Clarke of New Zealand Vee Twin 5cc RRV engines, brand new in original boxes with papers etc, superbly made and finished. I have two, one glow at £425 and one diesel at £475. This will save you approximately £100 on import duty and shipping. Why not build a Morgan three wheeler like Steve Betney is for your next car? The current production of Dean's engine is FRV only and is listed at £431 for the glow version plus shipping and import duty of course. Mailing cost within UK only will  be £12. or  I can take to Buckminster in future.
Please ring John Goodall,  01283 713715.

July 24

Price Reduction:

For sale:- Gary Barnes replica Railton Tether Car with McCoy 60 engine, replica Dooling Arrow body and onboard glow: Has been run at Gt Carlton, ready to run at Buckminster. Now £1,000 and would consider PEX. A very substantial saving over what they cost originally.

Can be collected (RG29 area) or can be posted at buyers cost. More photos and details can be provided on request.

Contact Martin Coe:- martinf2d(at)yahoo.co.uk

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