I’m looking for a pair of rear spats for an S.E.
My left one parted ways with the car sometime on my drive to see Ollie W at the Avon meeting! The right is not in great condition, so would like to replace both with good ones. Anyone got any?
Rear Spats/mudflaps
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OnlineHawaiis0
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Re: Rear Spats/mudflaps
They were introduced to slow the car down, so I'm told.
More speed less weight
More speed less weight
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Alan_M
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Re: Rear Spats/mudflaps
There is that way of looking at it. I believe they were used to reduce top speed and cool the diff. But I quite like the look of them.Hawaiis0 wrote:They were introduced to slow the car down, so I'm told.
More speed less weight
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Re: Rear Spats/mudflaps
Maybe it was trying the regress back to being an Eclat... Mr Winterbottom would have been proud!Alan_M wrote:My left one parted ways with the car sometime on my drive to see Ollie W at the Avon meeting!
Great talk by Ollie, btw, the third time I've seen him and still more fascinating stories. Good to catch up with Richard W too.
Bryan
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