eureka

North Canterbury Classic car run 19th March 2017 start time 9-10am $15 (fundrasier for Waiau school pool which was damaged in the earthquake) Meet Bains Classic cars, Leithfield North Canterbury

will have Eureka there & may have Lotus Esprit S1 on it's 1st outing ever!!... just past cert, this car has never been road legal antwhere in the world. so it's a brand new S1 Esprit, hoping it passes compliance on Tuesday

1 part molasses (get from farmlands) to 10 parts water. surface rust gone in a few days very very pitted rust in couple of weeks. gets into A pillars, panel gaps etc where sand blasting can't. it really does work I put my Austin 8 van body into a 4000L swimming pool of it. ate all the rust away so now I can weld patches to the solid steel. Lasts for approx 6 months and at the end all you are left with is sugary water (with a little iron) don't have to get swimming pool ($159 from warehouse if you do) small parts easily cleaned up with just a bucket of it

I see in the local paper it's open to all classic cars, $5 entry

Thanks, I ride at a lot slower pace now tho

​for my Esprit check out for now http://www.1976lotus.yolasite.com/ and cheers Robb

Ha yeah, thats why I put quick release side windows in mine

From the FIAT LANCIA club Hi All Just confirming we have a quorum so we'll be heading to Oxford just after 10 am from Belfast tavern PEG car park (or when I get there!). Sunday 2nd October 2016 The weather looks good so it'd be a shame to waste it. Hope to see you there. ​

The Nishiki Linear TT bike I clocked 143kph (88mph) down hill, this is the fastest speed I've ever recorded on a bicycle, I also managed to crash one at (last speedo reading 105kph) wearing just a lycra skinsuit (i looked good in it back then)

Here is info & picture of the bicycle I set the NZ land speed record in. bicycle: Kingcycle bean designer: Miles Kingbury (UK) designed at: MIRA windtunnel (UK) cd (drag coefficient): 0.06 (or same as a wing mirror!!) super aero gearing: 6speed. 1st gear 127" - 6th gear 207" NZ record 1: 200m flying start record 1 held from-to: 1993 - current loctaion: Teratonga raceway Invercargill date: 1 May 1993 time / speed: 9.75seconds / 74kph Rider: Robb Simpson NZ record 2: NZ 1 hour record 2 held from-to:1994 - 2009 location: Denton Park Christchurch date: 6 June 1994 time / distance: 1 hour / 49.998km Rider: Robb Simpson

Thank you all for your nice comments & glad you like it. I love to see people out and about in ther classic and/or different cars i think they brighten up the roads, hopefully give people joy in seeing them as much as you like driving them, so keep your cars going and out there. The S1 Esprit is almost road legal so look out for that one too on canterbury roads :0) thanks again Robb & Karly

Rock n Wheels Sunday 4th Sept 2016 Amberley Domain $10 per car (they asked if you could have correct money i.e $10 note) contact per for pre registration 03 3148153 I'm taking the Eureka along

Quick snapshot of my 2 year restoration of a 1981 Purvis Eureka Kitcar Manufactured in Australia by Allan Purvis Original design in England by Richard Oakes in 1971 called a Nova This car orignially had a ford V4 (approx 84HP) I bought the car less motor so it now has a Subaru 2L with Garrett turbo (286HP) now it goes as good as it looks. Link to the discussion thread: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/54179-eureka-1981-purvis-eureka-f4/