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This is, or possibly a recreation of the Bertil Roos car. Here it is at Silverstone in 1975 just before being shipped off the other side of the Atlantic.
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Posted 26 February 2012 - 11:10
I think next year I would like to go Friday just to chin wag to all my racing mates, then go back on the Sunday too get round and see all the exhibitors and cars.
Posted 26 February 2012 - 11:14
Too much to see, so little time. I met a lot of people and seemed to have missed even more
Posted 26 February 2012 - 12:20
This is, or possibly a recreation of the Bertil Roos car. Here it is at Silverstone in 1975 just before being shipped off the other side of the Atlantic.
Posted 26 February 2012 - 13:10
Didn't see any data on this car.....but Villenueve did run in Atlantic in 74 sponsored by Schweppes; not sure if this continued into 75?
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Posted 26 February 2012 - 13:14
One of Mark Sproule's pictures. http://www.flickr.co...157623186773769
Posted 26 February 2012 - 14:53
The asking price was £160.00.I thought this was a very good price,the book is mint condition.We started haveing a bit of banter about the price but with something like this I did not want to loose the book. I paid £150.00.Very happy. BTW Mrs Delta looked inside the cover and the original price of £9.99. was there.That was close.!!!!How much did you pay for it?
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Some superb shots.......the phone image is extremely creative
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Didn't see any data on this car.....but Villenueve did run in Atlantic in 74 sponsored by Schweppes; not sure if this continued into 75?
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Posted 26 February 2012 - 17:04
Purists might get sniffy but it is a great spectacle for J. Public.
Posted 26 February 2012 - 17:29
Some of the four cylinders didn't sound too bad either! I was referring to folks who say"it's not a proper rally stage.... etc".Nothing to get sniffy about when listening to that fabulous straight 5 at full throttle
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What an interesting plate! The 'B' clearly not stamped in the same style as the the rest of the numbers. I should have had a look at the gearbox number (we have those for 75Bs) and found a man with a spanner so we could look at the AM number (we have those too).
Is this the sort of data you were interested in ?
Lovely to catch up with everyone on Friday, looking forward to the action moving to the track even more
Posted 26 February 2012 - 19:05
I'll not carpet-bomb the thread with photos, no doubt someone else will do that later.
Posted 26 February 2012 - 20:20
The chap in the photo with me is former top bike racer Roger Marshall, with whom I was paired in the quiz. He turned out to be a really nice bloke, but sadly we got beaten too many times on the buzzer.
It was good to meet most of those already mentioned, plus Derwent Motorsport and Richard Jenkins at the TNF meet, and Millau and RS250 elsewhere. I thought it was a great show this year.
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 08:44
Does anyone know who owns and or drives the Skoda ?
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 11:10
So we see 75 B - 10. But what are (were) the two (?) digits on the right?
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What was wrong with the parking arrangements this time?
Posted 27 February 2012 - 21:17
I am intrigued by that braking system, anyone know when it was fitted to this car? I'm presuming that it is not original.
What was wrong with the parking arrangements this time?
Posted 27 February 2012 - 21:23
Apart from the fact that many people were misdirected by one of the signs the parking was dandy on Friday.
Edited by Giraffe, 27 February 2012 - 21:24.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 21:58
Nice set Tony (as usual)! We must have been rubbing shoulders, assuming we took photos during the same session!
I am intrigued by that braking system, anyone know when it was fitted to this car? I'm presuming that it is not original.
What was wrong with the parking arrangements this time?
Posted 27 February 2012 - 21:59
Great to see Tony.
The red Porsche 911 (that was obviously set up for the London Borough of Islington "Sleeping Policemans" rally), looked as though it was going to fall over at every corner. Very entertaining and seemed content to occasionally use the tarmac.
The weather was very kind indeed. The parking location, not so.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 22:06
The red Porsche 911 (that was obviously set up for the London Borough of Islington "Sleeping Policemans" rally), looked as though it was going to fall over at every corner. Very entertaining and seemed content to occasionally use the tarmac.
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 11:38
When you next visit the NEC, Pete, might I suggest that you try the car park at Birmingham International? It is cheaper and you can walk undercover to the exhibition halls.Was it worse than the NEC, which has had years to get it right but never has (and charges you handsomely for the privilege of trudging miles)?
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When you next visit the NEC, Pete, might I suggest that you try the car park at Birmingham International? It is cheaper and you can walk undercover to the exhibition halls.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 16:19
When you next visit the NEC, Pete, might I suggest that you try the car park at Birmingham International? It is cheaper and you can walk undercover to the exhibition halls.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 17:48
I went to the Interior Design show at the NEC a week after Autosport and much to my surprise the car parking was free.
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 18:08
I have an even better plan! I park at Hampden in Arden station for free, and catch the train (one stop) to International; I think it was £1:80 this January. keep it to yourself.
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 09:06
While you were enjoying the convenience of using someone elses Blue Badge were you perhaps, depriving a less fortunate disabled person of a parking space?I managed to park quite close to the main entrance to the hall with my media pass and friend's blue badge! Good in that I could go in and out and dump things I had bought!
Posted 29 February 2012 - 10:00
While you were enjoying the convenience of using someone elses Blue Badge were you perhaps, depriving a less fortunate disabled person of a parking space?
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 14:12
You didnt exactly make that clear in your Post. Sorry if I appear childish to you, but as a blue badge holder myself I get a tad ticked off by the number of people who misuse disabled bays.Some people are incredibly childish (Eric Dunsdon for example!). My friend who accompanied me is a blue badge holder!!!
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