1997 Almac Sabre

Patrick Harlow

Although Patrick does not have a P76 he has been a long time fan of the marque since he first went for a ride in one as a teenager in the 70's. The car above was built by Patrick as a kit set from Almac Cars in Upper Hutt and is one of only 9 cars built. It started off life with a Cortina 2.3ltr V6 which was later upgraded to a Capri 2.8ltr V6. More recently Patrick was able to acquire a fully reconditioned P76 V8 motor to power the car with. This was the original reason for his joining the club.

Unfortunately the motor had been stored outside and rain water had gotten into the motor through an open inlet valve and two cylinders were like Weet-Bix and ceased solid. The cost of reconditioning it was beyond his budget so he used a Rover 3.5 V8 instead. However he did buy a die cast 1:43rd scale P76 model at one of the club AGM's and uses that to justify his continued membership.

 

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