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Also heard of an Orkney collection found stashed in some sheds after the owner died recently. My informant was shown the cars and knows his stuff fairly well - he's slowly restoring a BMW-Isetta 300 and has a 1967 Singer Chamois as the next project - but a few years yet before that one gets going. Anyway, he says he saw:
- a Ferrari 365 - he's not sure which type but says angular with edges so may well be a 365 GTC/4. Definitely not a Daytona. Apparently good condition but would need work to get going again
- a Jensen FF with a Porsche badge on its engine, although apparently a normal Chrysler unit. The story is that it was the actual FF which Audi bought when developing the quattro ... so probably could be traced. Has now been sold on to someone in Englandshire
- a unique (Riley) Autovia fitted from new with a ZF manual gearbox - needs restoration. Apparently Riley ordered it as a one-off fitment and it arrived successfully. Then WW2 broke out the following week so ZF's invoice was never paid. ZF had a competition a few years back to find their oldest working transmission, so the (now deceased) owner contacted them. He didn't win, but ZF still had the unpaid invoice in their now computerised files.
- 3 Jag XK 120s in various conditions, including an aluminium-body roadster
- a VdP 4-litre limousine
- an unstarted dragster project using the chassis from a Bedford truck, with a brand new (still crated) Jaguar tank engine. Presumably from an FV101 Scorpion which used a detuned Jag 4.2 unit, and is still available from military parts suppliers if anyone wants one for eg a slow E-Type.
Not sure if all the info I was told is totally accurate, but am happy most of it is or thereabouts. I missed the local classic show this time, but it usually brings out some very interesting stuff. There's at least one mint Ford T living locally, plus one definite Tickford Capri and rumours of a second, and the Kirkwall Peugeot dealer has a mint Minx Series IIIc in the showroom. Plus loads of folk with lots of old tractors ...
- a Ferrari 365 - he's not sure which type but says angular with edges so may well be a 365 GTC/4. Definitely not a Daytona. Apparently good condition but would need work to get going again
- a Jensen FF with a Porsche badge on its engine, although apparently a normal Chrysler unit. The story is that it was the actual FF which Audi bought when developing the quattro ... so probably could be traced. Has now been sold on to someone in Englandshire
- a unique (Riley) Autovia fitted from new with a ZF manual gearbox - needs restoration. Apparently Riley ordered it as a one-off fitment and it arrived successfully. Then WW2 broke out the following week so ZF's invoice was never paid. ZF had a competition a few years back to find their oldest working transmission, so the (now deceased) owner contacted them. He didn't win, but ZF still had the unpaid invoice in their now computerised files.
- 3 Jag XK 120s in various conditions, including an aluminium-body roadster
- a VdP 4-litre limousine
- an unstarted dragster project using the chassis from a Bedford truck, with a brand new (still crated) Jaguar tank engine. Presumably from an FV101 Scorpion which used a detuned Jag 4.2 unit, and is still available from military parts suppliers if anyone wants one for eg a slow E-Type.
Not sure if all the info I was told is totally accurate, but am happy most of it is or thereabouts. I missed the local classic show this time, but it usually brings out some very interesting stuff. There's at least one mint Ford T living locally, plus one definite Tickford Capri and rumours of a second, and the Kirkwall Peugeot dealer has a mint Minx Series IIIc in the showroom. Plus loads of folk with lots of old tractors ...