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[Wirra]

More of the Lotus 49 R8

Warwick Farm - Tasman 1969


Eastern Creek - Tasman Revival 2010

[Julian Roberts]

Nelson Piquet's Ralt RT1 Donington Park, exiting Redgate. Taken from the outside of the circuit taken by me in April 1978.


Nelson Piquet Ralt RT1 - Donington 1978 by groupc, on Flickr

With this thread in mind I was irritated that I couldn't to the same location (tantalisingly just across the track) on Sunday. Same car 33 years later


Ex Nelson Piquet F3 Ralt RT1 by groupc, on Flickr

[SCHKEE T332]

1966 and 2010

Edited by SCHKEE T332, 25 March 2011 - 14:07.

[elansprint72]

1966 and 2010

Brilliant- perfect timing!

[Giraffe]

Brilliant- perfect timing!

Yes, but the wind's in the wrong direction.

[eldougo]

...THEN
Alex Ribeiro 1973
copyright National Motor Museum from On Four Wheels No10

Permission from TheBullet to use this photo.
...NOW

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Edited by eldougo, 25 April 2011 - 00:23.

[Duc-Man]

...THEN
Alex Ribeiro 1973
copyright National Motor Museum from On Four Wheels No10

Permission from TheBullet to use this photo.
...NOW

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Is that the same car or is it just a reimagination of the 1973 car?
I can understand the different tires and slightly different sponsor decals for the originals not being available anymore. But apart from that has the 'now' car a completely different front spoiler, another engine cover and even the colours seem to be different.

[Alan Cox]

But apart from that has the 'now' car a completely different front spoiler, another engine cover and even the colours seem to be different.

And a different circuit.

[alansart]

...THEN
Alex Ribeiro 1973
copyright National Motor Museum from On Four Wheels No10

Looks more like 1976

[Giraffe]

The March is what is known in current parlance as a 'menu' car, ie take that tub, that gearbox, that wing, that bodywork etc all of which may have happened on a car or cars at sometime or another but not necessarily all together or on that particular car, the concept being you can, today, build a better mousetrap!


By giraffe138 at 2011-04-20

[alansart]

....but still a nice looking motor

[thebullet]

This show Mallory on Wednesday is where it is at

[alansart]

This show Mallory on Wednesday is where it is at

shhh...don't tell anyone

[Phil Rainford]

shhh...don't tell anyone

Indeed Alan..........not worth going to Mallory on a Wednesday nor having the breakfast in the cafe


PAR

Edited by Phil Rainford, 25 April 2011 - 17:44.

[Giraffe]

Donington Park, October 1977 in the March 772P.


By giraffe138 at 2011-04-25

My own pic.

[alansart]

Indeed Alan..........not worth going to Mallory on a Wednesday nor having the breakfast in the cafe ;)


PAR

Absolutely...the breakfasts are against doctors orders..and occasionally the odd car will drive past making lots of noise

[thebullet]

shhh...don't tell anyone

Indeed Alan..........not worth going to Mallory on a Wednesday nor having the breakfast in the cafe ;)


PAR

Where is this place called Mallory again?;)

[Giraffe]

Where is this place called Mallory again?;)

Just follow the sun......


By giraffe138 at 2011-04-25

By giraffe138 at 2011-04-25

Photos courtesy of Google eggs.

Edited by Giraffe, 25 April 2011 - 18:01.

[alansart]

Donington Park, October 1977 in the March 772P.


By giraffe138 at 2011-04-25

My own pic.

Well both cars have a bit of tape on the radiators. Ok a different colour but who cares

[Giraffe]

Well both cars have a bit of tape on the radiators. Ok a different colour but who cares

Not even close, but I'll have the cigar anyway Alan!

[Wirra]

Any chance we could stay on the topic of this thread - PLEASE.

[brucemoxon]

Difficult task...

Righto. Similar car (same make/model - Elfin MR8-Chev F5000). Different track (Oran Park 1980 I think) and Phillip Island 2011. Different driver - John Bowe and Bill Hemming.

But a similar angle. And a better camera and camera driver.










Bruce Moxon

[Giraffe]

Silverstone 1975, Richard Morgan in car & Tom Wheatcroft


By giraffe138 at 2011-05-09

...& same combination at Donington 2005


By giraffe138 at 2011-05-09

Posted on behalf of the current owner of the Chevron B29, Chris Sharples.

[Wirra]

..While in the yellow corner ...


...

I believe Fittipaldi was driving an F7 at Hockenheim in 1979 but I don't know the car at Silverstone.

[eldougo]

Good photo Wirra ,I would call the second photo a F7 Bitsa ...(Bit of this and Bits of that). Even the logs are wrong. At least it yellow .

Note same car, same year ,same GP,less wings.


.....copyright El dougo.

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Edited by eldougo, 30 July 2011 - 10:38.

[ellrosso]

Great thread Wirra. Love that Alec Mildren shot - was that shot on Kodachrome? Looks in really good shape for its age.

[Wirra]

Lotus 49 R2

Jim Clark - Warwick Farm 1968


Chris MacAllister - Laguna Seca 2011

[philippe7]

1966 and 2010

I was going to ask "is this bridgehampton ? " and then I noticed the file name.... Funny, I thought there was nothing at all left of this beautiful circuit ?

[Duc-Man]

I was going to ask "is this bridgehampton ? " and then I noticed the file name.... Funny, I thought there was nothing at all left of this beautiful circuit ?

What's left isn't much. Just the start/finish straight and the first two turns.

Copy and paste this into google maps and you'll get a nice satellite pic: 40.978586,-72.339159

[David M. Kane]

My first thought too was Bridgehampton; so I'm assuming Donneybrooke. I can't find the caption of which you speak.

[Allan Lupton]

My first thought too was Bridgehampton; so I'm assuming Donneybrooke. I can't find the caption of which you speak.

Right click on photo and "view image information"

[LittleChris]

Definitely Bridgehampton. Donnybrooke is completely flat ( ie no gradient change ) the whole way round isn't it ?

[E1pix]

Agreed, definitely not Donnybrooke ('Brainerd International Raceway' since 1974, I won a bicycle race then when 14, and definitely no hills).

Also, there's never been any trees near the circuit, it was built too late for that allowance (1968, IIRC).

Edited by E1pix, 26 August 2011 - 21:59.

[Wirra]

Arrows A3/5 (?) - French GP 1981


According to the mechanics - Patrese's 1981 Arrows A3 - Laguna Seca 2011

[Giraffe]

Patrick Sumner and Bob Evans, Mugello June 1974


By giraffe138 at 2012-01-17

Bob Evans and Patrick Sumner, Birmingham January 2012


By giraffe138 at 2012-01-17

(Mugello pic courtesy of George Torrance).

[SCHKEE T332]

I was going to ask "is this bridgehampton ? " and then I noticed the file name.... Funny, I thought there was nothing at all left of this beautiful circuit ?

Bridgehampton 1966 (pip) and Bridgehampton 2010..

[Giraffe]

6 ...not at all posed then...

Photos Copyright or via: The GP Library

DCN

Chris Amon, Wally Willmott, Bruce Harre, Howden Ganley and Eoin Young

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Couldn't resist shifting these two great pics to this thread. Thanks to DCN and layabout!

[Wirra]

Bob Lumby in the Buckle originally owned by Brett Sowerby,
at a NSSCC short cicuit event at Amaroo 30th July 1972




The Buckle web-site has this as car 93-888, which is now back with Bill Buckle.

Tasman Revival 2010

[Wirra]

Thirty-one years of Williams evolution = thirty-one years of aesthetic descent.

Just Williams.

[Wirra]

50 years of GTOs at Goodwood.







I'm fairly sure the second car is the UDT-Laystall team car (Chassis 3505) in all three images but I wonder if the lead car in 2012 is the Hill car by any chance.

[bill p]

I'm fairly sure the second car is the UDT-Laystall team car (Chassis 3505) in all three images but I wonder if the lead car in 2012 is the Hill car by any chance.

The Autosport cover and Graham Turner print depict the 1963 TT, the Graham Hill Maranello car, 4399GT, is followed by Mike Parkes in the white John Coombs car, 3729GT.

The Maranello car, 4399GT, was rebodied to '64 Spec and is now owned by Sir Anthony Bamford.

The Revival photo shows the ex-Coombs 3729GT, now red and owned by Jon Shirley ahead of Craig McCaw in 3505GT now returned to its UDT Laystall colours having been sold to Dr Gunther "Placetta" in 1963 and painted red.

To sum up, the red car is now re-bodied, the white car is now red and the pale green car in the Revival photo was pale green became red and is now pale green again!
Bill P

Edited by bill p, 19 October 2012 - 12:59.

[Macca]

The start of the 1966 Belgian GP as seen on the sleeve of one version of the soundtrack LP with Bob Bondurant in the white BRM, c/n 2615 (ignore the colourised cars beyond!;) and at this year's Revival, 2615 again.

Paul M

[brucemoxon]

Bathurst 500, 1967, the Barry Sharp / Lindsay Derriman (Dodge Phoenix) holds up the Paddy Hopkirk / Brian Foley Mini.

 

 

Then last weekend, Moxo snaps this, by sheer luck. Not a Dodge, just a Capri - but the Mini's attitude at the same part of the track, is just the same...


https://www.facebook...&size=2048,1366

 

Hope that works. Photobucket is having a tantrum.

 

 

 

 

Bruce Moxon

[Allan Lupton]

Bathurst 500, 1967, the Barry Sharp / Lindsay Derriman (Dodge Phoenix) holds up the Paddy Hopkirk / Brian Foley Mini.

 

 

Then last weekend, Moxo snaps this, by sheer luck. Not a Dodge, just a Capri - but the Mini's attitude at the same part of the track, is just the same...


https://www.facebook...&size=2048,1366

 

Hope that works. Photobucket is having a tantrum.

 

 

 

 

Bruce Moxon

[Stephen W]

[brucemoxon]

Thanks Allan.

 

 

 

 

BM