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by Dartagnan
Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:45 am
Forum: Parts for Sale & List of Suppliers
Topic: Darts parts!!
Replies: 0
Views: 911

Darts parts!!

After years of restoration and repair, Ab Hennekes has decided to take a step back. This means that all kinds of Dart/SP250 parts that he has collected over the years have now become surplus to requirements. The collection consists (among many others) of lots of engine- and gearbox parts (both from ...
by Dartagnan
Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:33 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: racing with Darts
Replies: 1
Views: 825

racing with Darts

For all of you who -like me- are much too afraid to race the real thing, there's a nice alternative:
https://www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/daim ... 0-kit.html
by Dartagnan
Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Parts for Sale & List of Suppliers
Topic: SP250 parts
Replies: 0
Views: 691

SP250 parts

Dutch DLOC member Ab Hennekes asked me to post this ad: After years of restoration and repair, time has come for me to take a step back. This also means that all kinds of Dart/SP250 parts that I have collected over those years have now become surplus to requirements. The collection consists (among m...
by Dartagnan
Fri Dec 16, 2016 3:58 pm
Forum: Chat Forum & General News
Topic: Conundrum - two balls
Replies: 60
Views: 7695

Re: Conundrum - two balls

Pretend it's not Christmas but Eastern.
take two identical eggs, boil one and forget which one that was.
now use this thread to find the way to decide which one to saw the top off with your knife.
by Dartagnan
Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:28 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 hardtop dimensions
Replies: 6
Views: 1808

Re: SP250 hardtop dimensions

Thanks Nick, Wilf and Richard. Hanging the hardtop from the ceiling sounds like a great idea! If you could send me some pictures of the hooks and pulleys, that would be much appreciated.
Richard, I'll give you a call next time I take the car out for a spin.
by Dartagnan
Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 hardtop dimensions
Replies: 6
Views: 1808

SP250 hardtop dimensions

I want to store my hardtop below the ceiling of the garage I rent. Suppose I would want to put the hardtop in a rectangular box; can anyone tell me the dimensions of that box?
by Dartagnan
Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:24 pm
Forum: Daimler for sale
Topic: Sp250 104178
Replies: 3
Views: 1026

Re: Sp250 104178

Chrysler V8? 'Cost well in excess of a reported 160,000'??