tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290662315829466158.post7109265252434937283..comments2024-03-26T04:33:59.318+10:30Comments on Bolly Blog: Yet another 5John Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275624949275742682noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290662315829466158.post-19010853832966886552009-05-24T13:36:35.139+09:302009-05-24T13:36:35.139+09:30No I've never seen a wedge shaped Mark 5. In fact ...No I've never seen a wedge shaped Mark 5. In fact I was surprised when I read Tony's Mark 5 pages to discover they had actually made a dozen of them. All I had ever seen were the drawings in the SCW ads and the factory photos in the archives. I just assumed they'd decided to have a re-think before they had gone too far.John Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275624949275742682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290662315829466158.post-67621182541192687882009-05-24T11:49:25.892+09:302009-05-24T11:49:25.892+09:30inwettJohn,
Great to see these ‘60’s photos, the M...inwettJohn,<br />Great to see these ‘60’s photos, the Mk5 must have looked stunning next to the sedans of the day.<br />The Cortina taillights remind me of the Lola Mk6 (forerunner to the GT40) and the side pipes are similar to those of the Cobra Daytona (& others), and Peter must have pre-empted Bolwells use of the MGB front lights by 4-5 years. The car seems to have been very well thought out and constructed, it would still look great, although I would be tempted to add a nice set of Tasman or Cosmic mags.<br />Tony Shaw’s manuscript says that Campbell built about a dozen or so of the original wedge shaped (Edsel) Mk5s, and the factory offered to replace the original with the newer design, have you ever seen a Mk5 with the original front? Any photos? (anyone!).<br />I hope more Bolwell current and past fanciers send their old photos to you to post, I for one really enjoy this stuff.<br />PeterGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com