Bill Blydenstein passed away

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Sat 27 Oct 2007 13:41
Bill Blydenstein passed away - bell boy
i was reading my copy of practical classics in the smallest room this morning when i read the sad news of Bill's death,it always gets me when you think of all the knowledge somebody like Bill had and it goes never to be reused,his articles in Car and Car Conversions used to have me riveted in the 70/80"s and i was a die hard ford man

apologies if this great man has already had a mention

Edited by Pugugly {P} on 27/10/2007 at 13:45

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Sat 27 Oct 2007 16:39
Bill Blydenstein passed away - Lud
A sympathetic figure who took a minimalist, non-sensational approach to aftermarket tuning. Although he could tune cars for racing-style performance, he much preferred improving their driveability with subtle camshaft reprofiling and slight compression increases. He used to point out that his modifications would usually improve economy as well as making the car more willing. I also remember that he believed a certain amount of carbon on the pistons and in the cylinder head increased the compression ratio and with it the power output, so that newly modified cars could be expected to improve subtly over a few thousand miles. I found that very endearing.
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