K.J. 500 |
The 1.5 gallon tank was made from an aircraft hydraulic tank, feeding methanol by gravity to the 500cc JAP 4-stud engine. A four-speed Burman gearbox was mated to this, and after some experimentation a remote-needle Amal carburettor was used. Bodywork was made by Tom Harvey in aluminium and painted MG red. The KJ 500 took about 18 months to complete, and upon being rolled out of the garage was immediately fired up and driven around the block. It was campaigned at various speed events and recorded a time of 49.53 seconds at Prescott, considered good for a first-timer. The hillclimb champion David Boshier-Jones tried it out and thought it compared well with other cars he had driven.
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