300 C rear springs and plan to historic race

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxx>]

Thank you to those who responded re my query re the original number of 
leaves in 300 Cs. I was going to send shots of the 300s, but the floppy I 
put them on suddenly won't allow opening them - bugger!

1. two of my cars (both mid April 57 manufacture) were I believe sold new in 
California, and the other car (Dec '56) was ordered to run on Daytona in '57 
- so suggestion that were 'export specification' does not apply as a reason 
for why all have 6 leaves.
Maybe the Calif cars, by mid '57, had different springs to others? And yet 
the car (2210) with the harshest rear springs is a 6 leafer, and is one of 
the California cars last registered in 1973 - maybe its/these (originals) 
had been replaced to get a stiffer ride - this car had transistor ignition 
and other post prodn performance mods?

2. Re running 300C at historic circuit meeting. i) Cannot fit disc brakes 
here and still be eligible for historic rego. ii) so will try the 
competition linings route, and if backing plates are same as New Yorker, 
etc, may try the radiused cut and bend out/in slightly route to get air into 
drums. iii) the 'you would not believe it' dept - ran into this hot 
looking girl I met 10 years ago (like Zora out of "Joe Millionaire" TV show, 
and she has asked me to come and visit/stay with her over Easter - she is 
1200 miles away from where the race meeting is!!! All my life, cars have 
often come before women, and this year's new year resolution was to get 
amongst women more - WHAT DO I DO. why is life so unkind??!! Sure as I 
book and fly up there, the night before she will meet and shack up with some 
other (more her age) guy!! And I will miss my race, the chance to put those 
big spending Healey lovers down! Not mention cost of going there. Will 
advise further

Aussie Christopher

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