My Triumph Spitfire 1965 Mk4 2 years

... pa Lakeside ndipo adalowa mumsewu wa 360 mu 1965 Triumph Spitfire Mk4 2 wake.

Galimoto yamasewera yaku Britain idagunda khoma pansi pa mlatho ndikumaliza tsiku la Ezzy's club sprint.

“Ndinagunda 101.01 mph (162.6 km/h) koma ndinachoka ndikugunda khoma.

"Koma nditha kupita naye kunyumba."

Gold Coater, wazaka 57, adagula galimotoyo pa $50 yokha pamalo osungiramo zinthu zakale mu 1978 kwa mlongo wake.

Iye anati: “Anati atenge laisensi yake ndipo tinkafunika galimoto yoti aziyendetsa, choncho ndinamugulira.

“Kenako anakwatiwa ndipo sanafune, choncho ndinapitirizabe zaka zonsezi, kumanga, kumanga, kumanga, kuwononga ndalama ndi kukonza.

"Nthawi ina ndinapanga njinga ya Harley ndipo nthawi zonse ndinkafuna kupanga galimoto."

Ezzy atachipeza, Spitfire inali itachita dzimbiri, kotero adagula thupi lina ku Melbourne ndikuyamba kuchotsa dzimbiri ndikusintha mapanelo mpaka atapeza galimoto yathunthu.

Pambuyo pake adayambitsa ndikulembetsa mu 1982 ndipo wakhala akukwera kuyambira pamenepo.

Spitfire yoyambirira inali yopakidwa yoyera yokhala ndi zofiira zofiira, inali ndi gearbox yothamanga zinayi ndi injini ya 1147cc ya silinda ina ya 47 kW ndi liwiro lapamwamba la 96 mph (155 km/h).

Ezzy adapenta Spitfire buluu yemwe amamukonda kwambiri, adabowola injini mpaka pafupifupi 1300cc. gearbox itatha kunyamula koyambirira pa mpikisano wa '13 Speed ​​​​pa Tweed sprint.

Iye anati: “Ndimachita ntchito yanga yonse ndekha.

"Imathamanga pa 4000 rpm, koma ndikungofuna kusiya kusiyana kwa 4.875 mpaka 4.1."

Mitundu yake ndi yabwino, mabaji si onse oyambirira, ndipo alibe zida zonse za Jaeger.

Koma, monga Ezzy akunenera, "ndalama zonse zili pansi."

Tsegulani kutsogolo kwakukuluko ndipo mupeza injini mu chrome yonyezimira.

"Chrome yonse ikuwoneka bwino, koma imasunga kutentha mkati, kotero ndiyenera kuziziritsa bwino. M'tsogolomu, ndigwiritsa ntchito zitsulo zosapanga dzimbiri zopukutidwa kuposa za chrome," akutero.

"Chrome imafuna khama lalikulu kuti ikhale yoyera."

Palinso mpweya waukulu pansi womwe umayenda kuchokera kutsogolo kupita kumbuyo.

Ndi bwino kuwonetsetsa komwe amayiyika pa lifti chifukwa sumaona gearbox ndi makina ena,” adatero. "Zikuwoneka zoyera kwambiri."

Kukwera kwapatchire kumeneko ku Lakeside kunapangitsa kuti pakhale zosintha zina ziwiri atakonza gulu lodetsedwa; chozimitsira moto kutsogolo pansi ndi roll bar.

"Pafupifupi 99 peresenti ya zomwe ndikufuna," akutero. "Ndimakwera momwe ndingathere, nyengo ikuloleza."

Nyengo ikafika poipa, amatha kugwiritsa ntchito chivundikiro cha thunthu kapena thabwa lolimba la fiberglass.

“Kangapo konse ndinayesedwa kuti ndigulitse, koma nditani pambuyo pake?” anafunsa. Ndinapatsidwa $22,000, koma ndinali nditasiya kale kusunga macheke a $30,0000.

“Ndi chinthu chosangalatsa komanso mbali ya moyo wanga. Sindinakwatire, ndilibe ana, ndiye uyu ndi mwana wanga.