Picador pix

[Diogenes]

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=10&u=12589129

http://tinyurl.com/yz4q8ae


Above link contains a photo of a Picador engined target plane on launch pad.

It appears to be copied from a book containing photo from "Cliff Brown".

The text part seems related to Vincent history in 1953.

Can anyone recognise the book?

Maybe Cliff Brown's story?

 

[John Cone]

Try this site on Google, you will see what looks like the original photo in somebody's workshop.
Picador aircraft eng#3EE531
Picador aircraft eng#3EE531.
members.iinet.net.au/.../Picador%20aircraft%20eng

 

[Diogenes]

Thanks John.
That looks like the Picador engine in Australia that was on thevincent.com a while ago.

The launch pad photo in the foreground may just be enlarged from the book - I will ask further.

A related item is what looks like an attempt to use Picador engine photo as the basis for a fake US postage stamp - which would probably be an offence somewhere.
One of the USA owners may comment?

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/vincent_picador_engine_1953_postage-172138948349809751

Associated text states
"Picador aircraft drone engine based on the British Vincent motorcycle engine
created by teresadactyl (22/08/2009 18:40) "

Wonder what the background to that is?

 

[david bowen]

yes Ian Boyds picador engine in western australia and with his super charged lightning in back ground.

 

[clevtrev]

Thanks John.
That looks like the Picador engine in Australia that was on thevincent.com a while ago.

The launch pad photo in the foreground may just be enlarged from the book - I will ask further.

A related item is what looks like an attempt to use Picador engine photo as the basis for a fake US postage stamp - which would probably be an offence somewhere.
One of the USA owners may comment?

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/vincent_picador_engine_1953_postage-172138948349809751

Associated text states
"Picador aircraft drone engine based on the British Vincent motorcycle engine
created by teresadactyl (22/08/2009 18:40) "

Wonder what the background to that is?

Legal if you follow the rules.

http://photo.stamps.com/Store/?source=si10985886

So make your own.