In a message dated 1/14/2010 11:40:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
robertten1@aol.com writes:
They are available from Canley Classics. Just a note DON'T use the
thinner
version, they crack and break easily under race conditions.
==AM==
Right! There are at least two versions. The one with fewer "ribs" and a
very thin flange was used on the 948 and some early 1200 Heralds. The one with
more "ribs" and a thicker flange appeared on some early Spitfire 4 models;
I'm not sure how long it was used on the Spitfire, but I suspect it was
largely replaced by the cast iron version by the mid-1960s.
I've at least one of each, not counting what's on various cars I have
about the place. They do take a fair bit of abuse...to a point (I've got one
with a tiny hole or two resulting from the self-destruction of a pressure
plate in my Herald).
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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