Thanks for the link Richard. I admit to having been immersed in the ICE from the first time I became aware Ithat I could begin to understand that which made it operate, and from that day on matters mechanical have been a primary interest.
I suspect like many the sound of a tuned engine causes me to pay a bit more attention, and to be able to drive a vehicle with a tuneful exhaust has ever been a desire, though these days I have to type that I have restricted my usage to some degree as the result of global warming thinking.
Thanks also Peter for sharing your thinking. The beuty of my old Mog is that despite it`s lack of resonators, it can bumble along disturbing no one, much like my 991, though when the loud pedal is pressed the fun can begin... Childish perhaps but a simple pleasure that I may not be able to enjoy indefinately thus feel very fortunate to be able to grab the opportunity now and again...
I'm glad you enjoyed it George.
My love affair with engines and the sound they emit started when I was three and my late Father strapped me into a Tiger Moth and looped the loop with me suitably padded out to fit the straps with cushions. So lucky to have had this introduction to the ICE via a Gipsy Major 4 inline 6.0Ltr inverted 120 bhp nominal with open exhausts, the flying club he instructed at also owned a Procter and a Magister which were great experiences for a young lad growing up.,
We must keep these wonderful big bangers alive in the air and on the road, I would miss my Plus 8 more than I can say, the visceral feeling and audio track were the deciding factors when I very nearly got tempted to the Plus Four dark side last year.
I will confess that when the day comes that I can no longer maintain my car I would seriously consider a V8 Mustang as a direct result of the recent CX underdevelopment.
My first spannering was on my purchase of an NSU Quickly when I was twelve, purchased from the income from my paper round. I used on the field lane opposite our bungalow at the time and it taught me a lot, mostly that it hurt when you fell off
