Adams Probe 16 Restoration Project...

[KNS]

Thank you for the updates!

[javadog]

Windows were always one thing I typically let my body shop guy take care of…

[Wayne 962]

Originally Posted by javadog

Windows were always one thing I typically let my body shop guy take care of…

Yes. I remember throwing the (very expensive) Porsche 911 window trim across the garage at 2AM after completely mucking it up. To this day, I still don't know how those Germans installed that!

-Wayne

[Wayne 962]

Got my tires back - very difficult to get just the right ones to work...

Also, new window in. That was a huge pain.

-Wayne

[red 928]

where's the pic of you standing
in the engine bay?

[Tobra]

Man, I dig those wheels, look like Campagnolo

[Wayne 962]

Originally Posted by red 928

where's the pic of you standing
in the engine bay?

Umm, okay. Yes, I will have someone take that photo of me tonight!

-Wayne

[Wayne 962]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Man, I dig those wheels, look like Campagnolo

They are a very, very, very, very, very rare and hard-to-find J.A. Pearce "Magna" wheel. I have had an eBay search up for them for a few years now. There's a set that just appeared on eBay UK, but they are not the correct size:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285037760218?hash=item425d930eda:g:zzEAAOSw3ihjEQW M&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoMqYHbVz3OPQb2w7yuPvlkG21YUGy iMnR4TGGwoFxK89wY909ft8UpLMf2dZJsps6A5qOkZg8tY%2BA bGo3AKW%2BIaqyLi5QNJsluZeSicqkAwuwO9lnoOee00aIVHYQ AUmT0BG8QC6HnkQ0hewDbQPg4ZRvNwIPBWSc0UlHli7DJL8Of8 smXI%2FwjNbY6Ez0wYMhQ1YWy3ZSqvOFTf5l%2FW8B2M%3D%7C tkp%3ABk9SR_ir24ePYQ

-Wayne

[javadog]

Those wheels in England might not be correct but I wonder if they would fit under those fenders…

[Tobra]

Magnesium alloy wheels, sexy.

Still look like Campy wheels I saw on a Lancia one time, that were also gorgeous.

[Wayne 962]

Originally Posted by javadog

Those wheels in England might not be correct but I wonder if they would fit under those fenders…

Well, they are four of the same size - I could use two and get a different profile and make them fit under the rears. Not likely to be useful for the fronts...

-Wayne

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Wayne 962

Not likely to be useful for the fronts...

-Wayne

Plus, it's 'pickup only', so you get to figure out a way to get them out of England on your own!

[Wayne 962]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Plus, it's 'pickup only', so you get to figure out a way to get them out of England on your own!

I’ve got some English Droogs who can help me, so that’s not a big issue.

[Wayne 962]

Non-original upgrade today. I got some labels for the switches and stuck them on with some double-sided, tape, etc. All removable, but makes it look almost like a real car now!

-Wayne

[astrochex]

Real car for the win!

Love the Tank Left/Tank Right switch, talk about a non-standard feature.

[javadog]

When I was a kid, living in Singapore 50 years ago, my dad had a Rover 3500. I remember it had lots of cool switches on the center console, including one for selecting the reserve fuel tank, which I thought was Uber cool. Seemed very James Bond-like, to a kid.

It has a cassette player, too so I could play the two cassette tapes that I owned. Beatles Abbey Road and The Who, Live at Leeds.

[herr_oberst]

My Morning Mental Mashup:

Alex and the Droogs in the Adams Probe listening to "Young Man's Blues" from Live at Leeds.

[Wayne 962]

Cool deal, indeed, these are labels that were made by a Rover parts guy in the UK...

-Wayne

[Wayne 962]

More progress!

-Wayne

[Scott Douglas]

Looked at your new web site and found this:

Rescued from from obscurity, Wayne Dempsey discovered the true history of chassis 106b and set out on a multi-year restoration to resurrect this historic race car.

Bad habit of mine. Like seeing the progress here on the Adams Probe.