Its all so strange and grey
Spike does an alleged runner to Spain, Kevin clears debts and re registers the Samuri Conversion Ltd with Ross and carries on producing a product called Super Samuris
Then we hear that a 75th Super Samuri is being produce but IMHO it follows that it should be produced by a company registered as Samuri Conversion Ltd .......................so the calling it the 75th Sam is somewhat of a grey area
........ you effing armchair heroes...........
SeanDezart said:.....strike one against the librarians!.......
SeanDezart said:Is it human nature to nail up every hero?........ then praise 'em when they've gone?
Hmmm,
I think you might want to be a little more cautious about the hands you bite, Sean. Especially if you remember that you have had to call on one of those "librarians" to help you answer somebody else's questions many times in the past.......
Remember too that one of these "librarians" actually supplied parts that were attached to many of the cars which were built by your hero. Your car too I believe? And all that whilst sitting in his armchair........
I don't know about anyone else, but in my opinion the subject of this thread had plenty of praise whilst he was still around, and then plenty after he had, er, how shall we say this politely? - how about 'absconded'? Perhaps there would be a case for a little bit of metaphorical "nailing up" now?
Better late than never. Just ask that elephant in the room.
My car is a DJR who was inspired by Spike of Samuri fame - that makes it a Samuri in essence, built and prepared by DJR.
Librarians (and I had two others in mind) aside, why not praise the subject today ? What, as regards the cars etc has changed since he left the country ? Do we knock Katayama because he left Nissans' Z scene before the end of the S30 reign ?
Let's not be disrepsectful to someone who was there, doing it - who tried and let's not judge a man for leaving Thatchers' Britain !
Oh my god, now I have seen it all. A car which has never been near Samuri is now a Samuri in essence.
That's one more to the Super "duper" list of Samuri's.
:lol::lol:
Tongue in cheek my friend.......and where's your engine coming from ?
Maybe we need a smilie for that
And yes there is a rumour that DJ is doing my engine , but I suppose one day all S30's in the UK will have a DJ motor or something - like they all have Samuri heads today
Spikes new web site is up at www.samuri.eu use the navagation at the bottom of the page as the top did not work when I looked.
Another reason why I want to compile a register of DJR cars.....no replicas, no hangers on, no grey areas and a nice project for a retirement book when he's just making curreys and selling the recipes !
But he doesn't do a full package like a Super Samuri was, so a register is pointless.
Before you know it you'll be wanting a register for any car that went to fourways for this & that doing. Then any car with none standard struts, then any car with a 6 branch exhaust & triples fitted by the owner.
Where is it all going to end?
ps I don't know why Spike left Britain and I don't care, I also don't care if he 'absconded' or merely emigrated..........
Here is a picture of a Samuri (presumably?..!!) rally car run by Adrian Patten and Danny Morgan in the late 70's, built from an accident damaged car.
The other picture (jumping) is an ex Chris Sclater RAC rally car that they previously owned!