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Thursday, 08 July 2010 19:50 |
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Latest Update July 2010
The first official outing, apart from our practice runs, was racing the Steam Train on the Cullinan Run, which is an annual event arranged by the Morris Minor Club. The train and cars leave Pretoria and “race” to the grounds at the Cullinan Diamond mine, actually the Studebakers idle in overdrive, while the Morris’s race.  For some interesting facts on the Cullinan Mine go to the end go this page. After this trip we decided it was time to sort out the fuel consumption. Lesson One: Step One - in the process to improve the fuel consumption. Take two identical carburetors strip them, compare all the best parts and reassemble that carburetor including some new parts that you machined because the old ones were not up to spec. |
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Monday, 22 March 2010 19:39 |
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Update March 2010
It has been frustrating waiting for the car to arrive in South Africa. Finally, it is here and we can now continue with the preparation and keep you up to date with our progress.  Friday 26th February 10h00, I got back to my desk and there were FIVE missed calls and there could only be one person who is that persistent. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 08 July 2010 20:25 |
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South Bend Indiana & Cedar Rapids Iowa - July 2009
We arrived at Rex on the 7th and immediately rolled up our sleeves to help make the final adjustments and put the new wheels on the Victoria. Our first shake down run was a 480km trip to Cedar Rapids for the 45th Studebaker International Meet and there could be no better place to start her journey than the Studebaker Museum in South Bend Indiana the home of Studebaker. 
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Last Updated on Monday, 22 March 2010 19:50 |
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The 1929 President State Victoria |
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The 29 State Victoria which was bought unseen on Ebay. This is the Rally car and is at Rex Miltenburger for a Mechanical overhaul.
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Last Updated on Monday, 22 March 2010 20:22 |
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The 2010 Rally - The South African Entrants The 2007 Rally celebrated the centenial of this great event and now in 2010 Peter Gillespie & Detlev Borner (The Stude BoyZ) and Wenzel Kerreman & Willie Ward (The Rolls BoyZ) are the South African entrants that will take up the challenge.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 04 April 2010 13:34 |
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