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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by safebreaker[/i] [br]I owned KPH 777C a mk1V Rapier around 1972 in metalic grey with black roof, twin arials on the fins and cortina air vents on the bonnet and wondered if it still exists, i sold it and heard that it had been involved in an accident which made me regret having sold it, i only did because i was given a company vehicle and wasn't using it enough. At the age of 19 i loved the car and cleaned it inside and out every week and drove it daily, the engine started getting a bit tired so i took the engine out and did the usual bearings, seals, rings etc. but i did a bit of homework on poting etc. and armed with black and decker gave the chambers a good grind and polish then had it skimmed, along with a slight change in cam and a weber carb i transformed the cars performance. I regularly had well over 100mph and with overdrive on it would sail along motorways at a steady 90mph - those were the days before cameras, but i kept check on lubes etc. and it ran like a sewing machine without any problems- So there it is, is it still going strong or has it gone to the crusher? if you know of it let me know Roy - sales@heritagehandles.co.uk safebreaker [/quote]    Insert an Image File Check here to include your profile signature.