Did Jim Clark ever get in the Ford P.68? (e.g. for foto op, test drive or whatever....)
If so, where, when, circumstances, wateva - just to know!
Posted 06 February 2019 - 23:07
Did Jim Clark ever get in the Ford P.68? (e.g. for foto op, test drive or whatever....)
If so, where, when, circumstances, wateva - just to know!
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Posted 07 February 2019 - 00:06
Posted 07 February 2019 - 08:24
As Tim says, for tax reasons his time in the UK was limited - 100 days maximum in any tax year - and I believe he used most of those to just be 'James Clark, gentleman farmer' in Duns.
Posted 07 February 2019 - 11:13
Posted 07 February 2019 - 11:50
I'm sure JYS would remember the number of days. 30 days a year at some points.
Posted 07 February 2019 - 19:57
Posted 07 February 2019 - 22:48
Posted 07 February 2019 - 22:53
I'm guessing that we are looking at same (copyrighted!) photo - it screamed P68 to my eyes but I will now look again! (and where would he be, getting in/out of Ferrari - not a marque that I ever associate with him?? Just wondering...............)
Posted 07 February 2019 - 22:55
Posted 08 February 2019 - 04:01
First of all he took his girl friend round in the Ferrari. Then it was my turn. It is a funny thing, I have often been driven by Jimmy and have got no impression of speed. I thought while we were going round that it was good of him not to frighten me, and when we stopped I told him it was very nice of him to take me round so gently - I was so sure he had been about five seconds a lap slower than when he took his girlfriend round. Jimmy just laughed and Pierre came up and told us we had broken the lap record.
Posted 08 February 2019 - 19:57
Thanks chaps - I have looked again at the (copyright) photo and I can see a small scoop just behind the door that indeed looks like the one on a P3 Ferrari so my mystery is now solved!