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Title: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: DavidLaver on 28 January, 2018, 09:53:38 PM http://acm.mc/en/edition/rallye-monte-carlo-historique-2018-edition/
A dozen cars start in Scotland at 6pm. http://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2.-GLASGOW-1.pdf Due Banbury 1:30pm to 1:41pm. From there Peter Baker in his early Flavia will take up the chase to report. He's had the car a while but all the same its been a saga sorting out all the niggles ready for such an ambitious trip. As a reporter he'll have to outrun and leapfrog the field time and again to get into position to photograph them. https://www.facebook.com/historicrallying/ https://www.facebook.com/peter.baker.792 http://www.retro-speed.co.uk/ Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: DavidLaver on 28 January, 2018, 10:05:51 PM Some photos from Peter's facebook page. A Flavia Berlina finished 9th overall on 1962 which I think is the period photo. From this link it looks like a Flamina started as well. Some nice period shots of both here. http://rallyemontecarlo1962.unblog.fr/ Results: https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14637 Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: DavidLaver on 28 January, 2018, 10:08:26 PM From the blog:
Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: frankxhv773t on 29 January, 2018, 07:25:26 PM Does anyone know why there is a frame round the headlights and side lights?
Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: peterbaker on 29 January, 2018, 08:22:29 PM My efforts to find out have drawn a blank, it could be a headlamp wiping arrangement. BTW I would like to thank Omicron for taking the trouble to seek out some obscure and re- manufactured parts that have really helped me get the Flavia sorted.
Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: DavidLaver on 29 January, 2018, 08:33:03 PM Saw on an Austin 7 thread that LED headlights were a bad ideaon winter rallies as the heat doesn't melt the snow. I wonder if it was a perspex screen with a warm air flow? Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: stanley sweet on 29 January, 2018, 08:53:02 PM Photos not that sharp but possibly the frames are filled with mesh to protect all 3 light in one go? In some photos they seem to standing away from the bodywork.
Title: Re: Flavia press car on the Monte Carlo Historique Post by: peterbaker on 29 January, 2018, 10:33:43 PM Good thinking, might be perspex?
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