The Car in Front is a…

…Daimler of course.  It would seem that they were the first there with the famous slogan and not the well known modern Japanese manufacturer.                                Today’s main job has been an SP250 – better known to many as the “Dart”. I have recently finished rebuilding the cylinder heads which had suffered from corrosion in the water ports and have had to be built up with TIG weld and machined back. A set of new valve guides modified to take stem oil seals and all is ready to go. But not unfortunately to stop hence the fitment today of a new Girling master cylinder. Having an advertising slogan in common with a famous Japanese car producer is acceptable; having the same reputation for brakes is not…