The 15th International Portafold & Ansfold Gathering) (i.e. 2024)

Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.

So put the dates 9th, 10th & 11th of August 2024 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.

Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ

Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.

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by 451CDi
Sun, 31 May 2009, 4:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do You Tow Yours With?
Replies: 70
Views: 121604

:shock: That's a heck of a lot of work; fitting the engine from a FWD to the rwd Spitfire gearbox! Still, if a 1500 has lasted this long, chances are it's a miraculous survivor. When I used to fix BL stuff on a regular basis, we quite often had 1500s and big-journal 1300s back for regrinds under war...
by 451CDi
Sun, 31 May 2009, 12:15 pm
Forum: Owners Gallery
Topic: Just bought this
Replies: 16
Views: 30649

Reliant Rebel wheels are 12"x3½"x4"pcd, slightly more rear offset than Imp wheels, I've had Rebels with Imp wheels on and they usually need a spacer on the rear hubs or they allow the tyres to rub on the springs under "spirited" cornering. Imp wheels have slots around the centre, Rebel wheels are so...
by 451CDi
Sun, 31 May 2009, 12:02 pm
Forum: Wheels, Tyres & Hubcaps
Topic: 13" wheels?
Replies: 11
Views: 34690

97.4% Sure I've seen a Portafold on 13" wheels too, they were the 3½" A35/Reliant Regal ones. Would the 4" Sprite ones fit on there without being too far offset? That van belonged (and may still belong) to an Orcadian chap, a member of the Thistle Branch of the ROC, who stays on the mainland now, ju...
by 451CDi
Sun, 31 May 2009, 9:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do You Tow Yours With?
Replies: 70
Views: 121604

I don't see why not, assuming the Spitfire has an original (manual) gearbox and doesn't have a 1500 engine.
A 1200 or 1300 small journal engine would manage well though, I've pulled a Sprite Alpine with a Herald 13/60 before now and that wasn't at all a troublesome task. :wink:
by 451CDi
Sat, 30 May 2009, 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do You Tow Yours With?
Replies: 70
Views: 121604

Hello everyone, I too have just joined this forum with a view to finding the Portafold of my dreams, and no, I hadn't been at the strong cheese that night.... I shall be towing it with my very original 1972 Triumph Dolomite Automatic. Before fitting the bracketry and the electrics, I shall need to s...