Anyone remember Brimod shocks?

[VintageRacer]

On my "yet to be restored" Optima, I have some after market shocks made by Brimod. They were a popular purchase for folks with Optimas at Kiddy club but I can't find any mention of them on the 'net.

I'm wondering if it was a small local company??

Thankfully I have a few spares to get them working well again.

[VintageRacer]

I guess no-one does. I'll get some pics up here one day when I start my restoration.

[terry.sc]

Brimod Engineering Developments Ltd were a small engineering company based in Wolverhampton, known mainly in the r/c world for their best shocks you could buy. They did produce the Brimod Bullet and Talisman Pro 10 chassis, as well as replacement driveshafts, UJs and pivot pins. They closed down in 1991, most likely due to the manufacturers having caught up with their designs.

[traffman]

Wow i had a set of these !
I bought them and fitted them to the rear of my optima in the mid eighties.
I loved the look of them .. proper engineering , machined from alloy with a bleed grub screw at the top?
Mine leaked after a good use but i loved them .
If i can recall they cost me roughly 22.95 back in 87/88 which when i was 16 , 17 was a lot of money for me!

[VintageRacer]

So it's not just me then. I remember my uncle joking that he could have bought a set of shock for his proper car for not much more money.

I'll see if I can get some pics up tonight.

Coincidentally, I noticed a small article in an old RRC mag announcing their new shocks for the PB Mini Mustang last night.

[Baggie]

I used to have a few sets of Brimod dampers on my mini mustangs they were far better than the original kit ones. I have some pics somewhere.

[Nolan BJ4WE]

Originally Posted by VintageRacer

On my "yet to be restored" Optima, I have some after market shocks made by Brimod. They were a popular purchase for folks with Optimas at Kiddy club but I can't find any mention of them on the 'net.

I'm wondering if it was a small local company??

Thankfully I have a few spares to get them working well again.

I can't remember these (Brimod) shocks, perhaps because at the time I was doing my racing in South Africa. ?having said that, Trinity used to make purple shocks....these where great! I had my vintage YZ-10 fitted wth them....worked a treat. Will post some pictures when I have found them (missus did a house tidy the other day, and chucked all my old RC pictures out)