On 25 August 2010 12:36, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > > See what you missed by not coming to Guernsey for a PDML meeting! > > As you say, great fun to drive. I had a 1957 Rover 60 for a few years - same > shape, only 2 headlights and smaller engine. The scary bit was the freewheel > system - just like freewheeling on a bike. This was sold as a fuel saving > mechanism which optionally cut out any engine braking for coasting down hill. > For a car with drum brakes and weighing nearly 2 tons, it took a bit of nerve > to use it. > > Chris
Maybe I'll make it to the next Channel Islands PDML meetup; I've always wanted to visit them, maybe photograph some cows, drive down hills without brakes. -- \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
