alastairq
Western Thunderer
Having 'used in anger,' the Setright machine [as an 'OPO' bus driver, I admit to being a tad nostalgic about it. Operable using one hand, the technique involving a flick of the thumb & fingers of [my] left hand.
I still have nightmares....
I first came across LJK Setright as a journalist in my teenage years...I had a 'subscription' to the US car mag, 'Road & Track'...which often had quite 'european' articles. [Subscriptions arrived when distant rellies demanded what a 13 year old wanted for Christmas? Early 1960's]
I enjoyed reading of his exploits....[the episode when he fitted a Porsche engine into a VW beetle especially, confounding the local police with it.]
As for mockery of the Reliant 3 wheeler?
Take a look at the past records of entries into the Motorcycling Club's three long distance classic reliability trials?
There is currently a seriously modified one in action.....The abilities of which would shame any Range Rover [and probably does, if my experience of Range Rovers is anything to go by?} {George Osborn, builder, if anyone know him? seriously good engineer...]
I still have nightmares....
I first came across LJK Setright as a journalist in my teenage years...I had a 'subscription' to the US car mag, 'Road & Track'...which often had quite 'european' articles. [Subscriptions arrived when distant rellies demanded what a 13 year old wanted for Christmas? Early 1960's]
I enjoyed reading of his exploits....[the episode when he fitted a Porsche engine into a VW beetle especially, confounding the local police with it.]
As for mockery of the Reliant 3 wheeler?
Take a look at the past records of entries into the Motorcycling Club's three long distance classic reliability trials?
There is currently a seriously modified one in action.....The abilities of which would shame any Range Rover [and probably does, if my experience of Range Rovers is anything to go by?} {George Osborn, builder, if anyone know him? seriously good engineer...]