Old Racing Cars

• Sep 10, 2007

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Torch

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Great pics, 2 events I would love to go to is Goodwood and the Isle of Mann races....

 

• Sep 10, 2007

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HoHun

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Hi Eagle,

>is that an aston martin I spy going out wide in the first pic?

I believe it is! Here is a closer shot of the same car ... and some more British sports cars, which were quite numerous at the event

I have to admit that I suffered from a bit of sensory overload at the track and didn't manage to photograph, appreciate (or sometimes, even notice1) every car while I was there.

In addition to the cars that were raced, the visitors brought another hundred or so of vintage cars in the static display! So many cars to look at ... guess I'll have to pay another visit to Salzburg next year

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

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• Sep 11, 2007

• #23

Lucky13

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In my castle....

How about these?8)

Lotus 49


Dan Gurney in his EAGLE-WESLAKE

 

• Sep 11, 2007

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Screaming Eagle

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HoHun said:

Hi Eagle,

>is that an aston martin I spy going out wide in the first pic?

I believe it is! Here is a closer shot of the same car ... and some more British sports cars, which were quite numerous at the event

I have to admit that I suffered from a bit of sensory overload at the track and didn't manage to photograph, appreciate (or sometimes, even notice1) every car while I was there.

In addition to the cars that were raced, the visitors brought another hundred or so of vintage cars in the static display! So many cars to look at ... guess I'll have to pay another visit to Salzburg next year

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

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That would have been good, I am jealous! Its nothing like the car shows I have been to. In the pic from the front it look like the DB5 from Goldfinger but I wasn't entirely sure.

 

• Sep 11, 2007

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The Lotus 49 today. Babs in an interesting one as it was built for a Land Speed record attempt and in 1927 was buried in the sands at Pendine where it remained for about 75 years.
It was dug up, rebuilt and runs today. Being built for a Land Speed record it isn't at home on a track and while it flew down the straight, it isn't that good on corners. The only brake I could see was a handbrake on the right of the car which was janked around to slow for the corners.

 

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• Sep 11, 2007

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Hi Lucky,

>How about these?8)

Great!

>Lotus 49

Is that Graham Hill behind the wheel?

We had some formula cars at Salzburg, too ... but I don't recognize all of the types.

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

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• Sep 11, 2007

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HoHun

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Hi Glider,

>Babs in an interesting one as it was built for a Land Speed record attempt and in 1927 was buried in the sands at Pendine where it remained for about 75 years.

Wow! But why did they bury it in the first place?

The engine sure looks like a big aviation V-12 engine ... do you know which one it was?

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

• Sep 14, 2007

• #28

Clave

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They didn't bury it on purpose - it crashed.

There is a whole museum concerned with record breaking at Pendine:

Carmarthenshire County Council - Pendine Museum of Speed

It's not a bad museum for a no-horse town.. 8)

Oh, and Babs had a Liberty engine apparently:

PARRY THOMAS AND BABS AT PENDINE SANDS, CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES SPEED ACE ON LAND

 

• Sep 15, 2007

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Oh, man!! Great pics!! I heard about this in the UK and thought it a great idea! I'm cracking up over the Mini Coopers, Opels and who let the Fairlane in there? This is what styling is, not that fiberglass crap they make now.

 

• Sep 15, 2007

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Hi Clave,

>They didn't bury it on purpose - it crashed.

What a sad story! And what courage to race the re-built car ... not because of the imaginary ghosts of the past, but because it sounds as if they never found out the reason for the crash for certain - maybe it still lurks in the design! =:-O

>Oh, and Babs had a Liberty engine apparently:

Ah, makes sense considering the early date of the design. Thanks!

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)