Mornington Crescent, anyone?

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JPB
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2321 Post by JPB »

Phil P wrote:Oh I forgot I am male.
I once did that but it was OK 'cos when it came to court the judge recognised me from one of his "special" parties. :|


S, are you by any chance famous aeronautical engineer Neville Shute-Norway, better kent as novelist Neville Shute?
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2322 Post by Phil P »

Sorry not to get back before but I have been away for the weekend.

No I am not Neville Shute. I started off in aerodynamics at the Bristol Aircraft Co. I went into car design in 1950 and introduced the slide rule into designing compound curves when I moved into car design and used my aeronautical background.
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#2323 Post by arceye »

Would that be a Jaguar connection?
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#2324 Post by Phil P »

Yup!
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#2325 Post by arceye »

Would that be in the design of the E type then?
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#2326 Post by Phil P »

Not just the E type. My first design was in 1950. The family resemblance can be seen from then.
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#2327 Post by arceye »

Well then my good man, in that case my spidey senses are telling me that you are...

Malcolm Sayer, designer of the C / D / E Type, XJ 13 and the XJS Jags ?
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#2328 Post by Phil P »

Sir you are correct. I therefor declare you IT
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#2329 Post by arceye »

Sorry for the delay chaps,

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#2330 Post by TerryG »

Hello R, did you pass away in the last 113 years?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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