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Jet 1 was the first Gas turbine car in the world.
Produced by Rover this clip is of its first public run in 1950

The RSR has got a stand at the NEC in November, more details about cars etc when it has been finalised, look forward to seeing you all there.

Sorry forgot to say, no I did n't ship it back myself that was done through an agent I found out there, I should add I hadn't seen it before it arrived at my house.

Yes, plenty to do, the chassis was OK but a little twisted which is now sorted, the panels that nail on over the ash were mostly rescueable, I had to make a couple of replacements, because where the wood had soaked in the water they were rotted from the inside. The Bonnet is aluminium and a little t...

These pictures are a little out of date , the body has now been rebuilt and it has had it's first few coats of primer. The wood was seasoned ash (5 years) which is the preferred choice as it doen't shrink or warp. I must admit I had the wooden parts made for me by a proffessional coachbuilder. I wil...

Welcome Richard,
thanks for making the effort to join us, nice pictures in the 800 section by the way.

Paul

Thought I would add a few more pictures, this one shows the extent of the wood rot It shows were the 'B' post should connect to the top rail but it was just flapping about. http://www.thersr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DSCF0030.jpg This is the top rail as it goes across the windscreen, it was j...

Hello Ron,
nice to have you as a member, I hope you enjoy your car and the club. Do you have a ny picyures you would like to share with us?

Regards

Paul

I found the problem,
photobucket seems to have a 5min limit on videos, so I had to split into separate clips

No 4WD here !