My Triumph Spitfire 1965 Mk4 afọ 2

... na Lakeside wee banye n'ime oke ohia 360 na 1965 Mk4 2 Triumph Spitfire ya.

Ụgbọ ala egwuregwu Britain dara na mgbidi dị n'okpuru akwa mmiri ahụ, na-ejedebe ụbọchị sprint club Ezzy.

"M kụrụ 101.01 mph (162.6 km / h) mana m pụta ma tie mgbidi ahụ.

"Ma m ka nwere ike ịkpọrọ ya laa."

Gold Coaster, 57, zụtara ụgbọ ala ahụ naanị $50 n'otu ogige junk dị na mpaghara na 1978 maka nwanne ya nwanyị.

O kwuru, sị: “Ọ nọ na-akwado ịnata akwụkwọ ikike ya, anyị chọkwara ụgbọ ala ka o nwee ike ịnya, n'ihi ya, azụrụ m ya.

"Mgbe ahụ, ọ lụrụ di na nwunye ma ọ chọghị ya, n'ihi ya, m nọgidere na-aga n'afọ ndị a niile, na-ewu ụlọ ma na-ewu ụlọ ma na-emefu ma na-emeziwanyewanye.

"Enwere m mgbe m mere igwe igwe ihe ngosi omenala Harley ma na-achọkarị ịme ụgbọ ala."

Mgbe Ezzy nwetara ya, Spitfire bụ mkpọmkpọkpọ nchara, ya mere ọ zụtara ahụ ọzọ na Melbourne wee bido bepụ nchara ahụ ma dochie ogwe ruo mgbe o nwere ụgbọ ala zuru oke.

O mechara nweta ya ma debanye aha ya na 1982, ma ọ na-anya ya kemgbe ahụ.

Esere Spitfire mbụ ahụ na-acha ọcha na mkpụbelata ọbara ọbara, nwere igbe gear nke nwere ọsọ anọ yana injin 1147 cc anọ nke na-emepụta ihe dịka 47 kW yana oke ọsọ nke 96 mph (155 km/h).

Ezzy na-ese Spitfire na-acha anụnụ anụnụ kachasị amasị ya, na-agwụ ike injin ahụ ruo ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 1300 cc. gearbox mgbe nke mbụ kwakọchara ya ka ọ na-asọ mpi na Speed ​​​​on Tweed sprints na '13.

Ọ sịrị: “Mụ onwe m na-arụ ọrụ m niile.

"Ọ na-agba ọsọ na 4000 rpm, mana achọrọ m ịhapụ ihe dị iche site na 4.875 ruo 4.1."

Agba ahụ dị mma, baajị ndị ahụ abụghị ihe mbụ, ọ nweghịkwa ngwa Jaeger niile.

Mana dị ka Ezzy na-ekwu, "ego niile dị ala ebe ahụ."

Mepee oke ahụ, njedebe ihu otu akụkụ, ị ga-ahụkwa injin ahụ ka ọbọp na chrome na-egbuke egbuke.

"Chrome niile na-adị mma, mana ọ na-ejide okpomọkụ, yabụ achọrọ m ka ọ dị jụụ. N'ọdịnihu, m ga-eji akụkụ igwe anaghị agba nchara na-egbuke egbuke karịa chrome, "ka o kwuru.

"Chrome na-agbasi mbọ ike ka ọ dị ọcha."

Enwekwara nnukwu efere ikuku n'okpuru nke na-aga site n'ihu ruo n'azụ.

Ọ na-ekwu, "Ọ dị mma maka ihe ngosi ebe ha na-etinye ya n'elu igwe n'ihi na ị nweghị ike ịhụ igbe gear na ngwa ndị ọzọ," ka ọ na-ekwu. "Ọ dị ka ọcha karịa."

Ịgba ịnyịnya ahụ na-aga n'Ọdọ Mmiri ahụ mere ka mgbanwe abụọ ọzọ bụrụ mgbe o dozichara otu panel; ọkụ ọkụ n'ihu ala na mpịakọta mmanya.

“Ọ bụ ihe dị ka pasent 99 ihe m chọrọ,” ka ọ na-ekwu. "Ana m agba ya ka m nwere ike, ihu igwe na-ekwe."

Mgbe ihu igwe jọgburu onwe ya n'ezie, ọ nwere ike iji ma ọ bụ ihe mkpuchi tonneau ma ọ bụ eriri fiberglass.

"A nwara m ịre ya ugboro ole na ole, mana gịnị ka m ga-eme ọzọ?" ọ jụrụ. "Enyere m $22,000-$30,0000, mana akwụsịla m ileba anya maka $XNUMX."

"Nke a bụ ihe ntụrụndụ na akụkụ nke ndụ m. Alụbeghị m nwunye, enweghịkwa m ụmụ, nke a bụ nwa m."