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Post by rodpashley on Jan 8, 2010 22:57:39 GMT 1
Ivan Duttons ELTO before Ez Walkers ownership Attachments:
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Post by haflinger121 on Jan 8, 2010 23:28:10 GMT 1
Wonderful photos Rod, thanks for posting them. I particularly like the engine shot, even if I still can't work out what half of it does. Well, the carburettor is clear enough, and the water hoses. Would I be right in thinking that heavy looking round thing on the top is its flywheel (with the tip of the crank poking through) and that the engine is basically mounted in the frame on its end? I wouldn't be surprised, seeing as it's a boat engine. Who owned the car when these pix were taken, and how come it ended up blue?
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Post by rodpashley on Jan 20, 2010 1:30:43 GMT 1
Couldnt resist uploading this photo of the ex Ez Walker ELTO at Brooklands track. Attachments:
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Post by ezwalk43 on Jan 20, 2010 23:51:30 GMT 1
As suggested the Elto engines were fitted standing on end with the flywheel at the top and cylinder barrells longitudinal
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Post by ezwalk43 on Jan 21, 2010 0:00:07 GMT 1
I've still got all the paperwork and photos that came with the Elto including letters from pre war drivers. When painted red it resided in a motor museum in Norfolk (Lord Cranfield's from memory) and before that in the window of a driving school in Norwich alongside a second midget (Parker 500 I believe). Incidently does anyone realise that our future king is a great midget enthusiast - I've seen photos of an immaculate TQ Kurtis presented to him and currently in the Sandringham motor museum, Norfolk.
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Post by rodpashley on Jan 21, 2010 0:15:45 GMT 1
The ELTO came from Banham motor museum, is that the same place? It was hung on a wall.
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Post by derek on Jan 29, 2010 11:09:46 GMT 1
The drivers of the 6 Elto's lined up on the straight at Belle Vue are,
left to right:- Bill Kithen, Acorn Dobson, Frank Marsh, Eric Worswick, Bruce Warburton and Tommy Cooper.
Well that's who I think they are!!!!!
Anybody got any other ideas?
Derek Bridgett
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Post by administrator on Jan 29, 2010 16:58:51 GMT 1
The drivers of the 6 Elto's lined up on the straight at Belle Vue are, left to right:- Bill Kithen, Acorn Dobson, Frank Marsh, Eric Worswick, Bruce Warburton and Tommy Cooper. Well that's who I think they are!!!!! Anybody got any other ideas? Derek Bridgett Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Post by rodpashley on Feb 23, 2010 8:42:50 GMT 1
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Post by haflinger121 on Feb 23, 2010 10:42:38 GMT 1
Nice one Rod, no trouble with telling which of them is the ELTO with all that smoke, never mind the racket! I had previously wondered whether that two stroke might be smokey - now I know! Any idea where that is? Some vintage car meet in the States perhaps?
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Post by rodpashley on Feb 23, 2010 10:55:13 GMT 1
Sorry, no idea where it is, as you say, the States. They do seem to have historic Midget meetings over there...lucky people.
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Post by backintime on Jul 3, 2010 19:10:47 GMT 1
Roland Mays in a #28 ELTO 460 at Canfield Speedway. The speedway was located on the Mahoning County Fairground. The fairground is located in Canfield, Ohio. The 1/2 mile dirt track still exist today. In 1939 the first midget race was held on the 1/2 dirt track. In 1940 a new 1/4 dirt track was built. The 1/4 mile track survived until 1973 when weekly stock car racing was ended.  Attachments:
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Post by backintime on Jul 3, 2010 19:23:08 GMT 1
Jimmy Brock from Detroit, Michigan in Harry Collins #1 ELTO at Sportsman Park in Bedford, Ohio circa 1939. Attachments:
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Post by memaerobilia on Jul 13, 2010 21:02:41 GMT 1
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Post by tsrwright on Feb 5, 2013 13:44:29 GMT 1
Anyone know what the Elto engine capacity normally was?
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