[Staowners] {Spam?} Mk3 VENTS

[Bob Hamilton]

Hi,

Just to comment, my thoughts on the vents is that the Rootes 
designers were doing a "take off" (copying?) from the Buicks of the 
same vintage who also had 3 vents at the same position on the front 
fenders/wings.

Later,
Bob

At 05:05 PM 8/4/2007, starcars8 at comcast.net wrote:
>Mal, You're right. The vents are factory,just alittle bit of extra 
>underbonnet ventilation. Don't know if it was infuenced by the works 
>Alpines that had a vent on the back of the wing
>                                           Pete
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>From: "Mal Clark" <shadow74 at bigpond.com.au>
>Hi all, interesting reply from Luc Schutyser,on the Talbots and 
>Production,just one point , the three (fake) vents on the back of 
>the front guards on my Mk3 are not fakes but appear to be factory 
>open vents behind the 3 chrome holes,  admittedly not large, they 
>have 3 nice scoops joining the holes on the inside of the front 
>guards, I am sure,this was as production, anyone know any different Mal Clark.
>

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Sunbeam Talbots - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon, 1953-1954
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