Chronicles of Alan; Lucas 3

Referring you to my First 2 Articles on Lucas:-https://steemit.com/life/@awgbibb/chronicles-of-alan-lucas

https://steemit.com/life/@awgbibb/chronicles-of-alan-lucas-2

Why I am putting up a picture of a Jensen Interceptor here? One drove into the Lucas First Floor Area, for Roy to set up the 4 Barrel Carburettor on it , While I took the Distributor out and calibrated the spring Advance System on it ( with some little tweaks of my own).

Naturally Roy and I took it for a Test Ride after set Up . I am not shy with the right hand pedal , which was obviously designed to be against the floorboards! ( why else would it travel that far?).

Interesting Design Concept , a Big , Fancy GT car with a Chrysler V8 motor in it , nothing wrong with that? Unfortunately the Fuel Crisis wrecked the Continuation of this excellent car.

In Motorcycle Racing at this time there was a 1000cc class , cannot recall who was winning at this time, but a Privateer was racing his Moto Guzzi Le Mans 850cc and coming stone last every race! ( in his class). KMM Distributors were the agents for these Classics and asked my assistance to come set up a Machine for them.
Go down with a scope, timing light dwell angle tester etc.

One very irate Italian Mechanic not impressed .

Nevertheless , I set up the machine, gained about 8 Horsepower on the Back Wheel. They had employed a Good Rider , and they had their best finish ever, 3rd place, with a machine 150cc down on the class limit!
Not long after this the 1000cc Ago Le Mans came out , a serious weapon in a good riders hands.

Another interesting Machine that came in was an Ariel Square Four Motorcycle, I assisted in converting the Electrics on it from 6volt to 12 Volt,

I have probably mentioned that I was quite an arrogant Guy those times and a Race Driver named Brian C joined Lucas , He had had a very good result in the Kyalami 9hour Race in a Datsun 140Z as I recall ( first in Class ) and an excellent finish.

He was quite a big fellow and I recall coming in from a customer and there was a Bar Stool standing Downstairs at our spares store with a pile of Books on it.

Asking what this was in aid of, " Wow, you want to see how strong Brian is, he strait arm , picked that up of the floor!"

Asked the Guy to put a couple more yellow pages on top, strait arm picked it up , put it down and walked off.

The next episode will see where this got me!

I hope you enjoy this My Friends?