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The BritishV8 Pub

general notices, announcements, invitations, & social stuff (like meets & car shows)

mowog1 Rick Ingram Central Illinois (1523 posts) Registered: 10/17/2007 09:36PM Main British Car: 1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: mowog1 Date: March 28, 2009 01:35AM BTW...I'm currently in Michigan attending the BMTA conference... I'll be home on Monday....to declare a winner.....as I doubt anyone remembers the third proprietor..(but I could be worng, and there are FABULOUS prizes up for grabs....so PLEASE surprise me!). OT....spent a great evening with Burt Levy tonight....he will soon have the fourth installment of his Buddy Palumbo (Last Open Road) series available....The 200 MPG Steamroller.

mowog1 Rick Ingram Central Illinois (1523 posts) Registered: 10/17/2007 09:36PM Main British Car: 1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: mowog1 Date: March 29, 2009 10:53PM Bill Young now has the floor as he (quickly) got two out of three of the proprietors. The third owner was Jack Jenkins.

Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Bill Young Date: March 31, 2009 11:51AM Rick, I can't think of anything to ask, didn't figure I'd be the winner on this one. I'll have to ask my friends from St. Louis about Jack, that's a name I've never heard before. If anyone else has a question please go ahead and take the floor. I'll try to come up with something soon if not.

mowog1 Rick Ingram Central Illinois (1523 posts) Registered: 10/17/2007 09:36PM Main British Car: 1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: mowog1 Date: July 14, 2009 09:42PM OK then....name the year and make that this British V8 powerplant came out of! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2009 10:18PM by mowog1.

Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Moderator Date: July 15, 2009 03:40PM hmmm... looks kinda like this:

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4512 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: MGBV8 Date: July 15, 2009 05:30PM Nice factory exhaust manifolds.

mowog1 Rick Ingram Central Illinois (1523 posts) Registered: 10/17/2007 09:36PM Main British Car: 1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: mowog1 Date: July 15, 2009 10:48PM Yup.....1973 vintage, found in a Bentley dealership's workshop during a "mantrip" to Indianapolis last week.

ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: ex-tyke Date: July 18, 2009 09:57PM Attended a small British Car show today and took some photos of a vehicle which I had never seen before - so, I'll share a couple of shots and make it a trivia question.........name the car & year of mfr. No clues to start with......... .........and a shot of the engine bay

alana alan atkinson 10567 (232 posts) Registered: 06/19/2008 08:06PM Main British Car: 68 TR250 LS2

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: alana Date: July 18, 2009 11:03PM You should have blanked out the text on the front. That would have made it a bit harder. It's a Ford Capri. Clearly it has a bodykit added. Since that says "Tickford", and the car has a turbocharger in it, it's not hard to say that it's a "Tickford Capri". Probably has Turbo in there somewhere too. iirc, Tickford were owned by AM - not sure if that's what you were looking for here... Year is a guess, but it's going have to be early 80's, so let's try 83.

ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: ex-tyke Date: July 19, 2009 09:03AM Alan - I was hoping the fascia text was suitably undiscernible, but apparently I wuz wrong! It is indeed a 1986 (titled in 1988) Aston Martin Capri Tickford w/ a turbocharged 2.8L Ford - this is the last one of only 100 made. I'm sure Wikipedia et al will have more detailed information on this collaboration between AM and Ford. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/24/2009 05:29PM by ex-tyke.

alana alan atkinson 10567 (232 posts) Registered: 06/19/2008 08:06PM Main British Car: 68 TR250 LS2

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: alana Date: July 19, 2009 04:02PM Here's a quick and easy one: What British car manufacturer was named after the founder's birthplace in Ohio?

Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Bill Young Date: July 20, 2009 08:19AM I don't want to have to pose a question, but I do know that answer to Alan's though, the plus side of subscribing to Classic and Sports Car for so many year. How about you other guys?

ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: ex-tyke Date: July 22, 2009 05:22PM If it's what I think, the company that I worked for for 34+ years has a factory there - been there a few times.

alana alan atkinson 10567 (232 posts) Registered: 06/19/2008 08:06PM Main British Car: 68 TR250 LS2

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: alana Date: July 23, 2009 09:50AM I thought this would have been answered in no time. I'll give you a clue. It's not Tickford, but it would have been a good guess, based on the relative histories.

Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Moderator Date: July 23, 2009 11:50AM Well, I think International Trucks has a factory in Springfield Ohio. Was there a British car company called "Springfield"?

ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: ex-tyke Date: July 23, 2009 12:06PM Not a car company named "Springfield" but you are certainly in the right neck of the Buckeye woods.

Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Dan B Date: July 23, 2009 02:38PM Are you talking about Wilbur Gunn?

Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Moderator Date: July 23, 2009 03:36PM ding ding ding ding ding ding - We finally have a winner! Dan has to ask the next question. The rest of the answer can be found here: Lagonda car company was named for the river that runs through Springfield Ohio.

Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Dan B Date: July 23, 2009 04:13PM In the early 60s, the TRIUMPH AWARD was presented to the MVP of what athletic contest, and what did the player receive as his award?

Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

Re: BritishV8 Trivia Contest Posted by: Dan B Date: July 24, 2009 02:18PM I was thinking some of you friends in the Great White North would jump on the answer to this one.....(hint)

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