Here’s a a walk around of my 1964 356c, which has a 100bhp engine, it’s 1725cc, has a counterbalanced crank, 912 camshafts, 123 distributor and Chinese Solexes. Steering wheel is a Nardi and the trim kit came from Lakewell.Com
https://youtu.be/SpCax7NdvBY
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that looks lovely ! - the interior looks epic. - so good to see another RHD B I have the same steering wheel actually on my 356. how do you find the engine, poke wise... is it much better than the original ?
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*sorry 'C', not B!
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“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
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Oh dear - sorry about that ! Completely ballsed that up !
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I never had a standard 1600cc engine so hard to say other that it’s surprisingly torquey and free revving. It’s a lovely, smooth engine and it flies round to about 5,800 very easily, but it doesn’t need revving to maintain speed.
It’s a lovely car IMO.