Your Golden Epoch?

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · Oct 1, 2020

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Most motor racing folk look back to their favourite eras from time to time because we have brains that store memories. Like all 'disciplines' motor sport, in all its forms, has gone through highs and lows, but even during troughs, we can often reflect on something that has been stored in our minds with affection.

As usual your views and images will always be of great interest. And thanks.

A few memory joggers below.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,461 · 6 mo ago

Le Mans, 1988.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,462 · 6 mo ago

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Two contrasting eras. From the swinging sixties to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. We've lived through heady times.

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tangerinedream

· #2,463 · 6 mo ago

Remember driving in Germany not long after reunification,Trabbies everywhere,slow smoky and candles for lights, don't know what the accident statistics were.

Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,464 · 5 mo ago

A classic Monet.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,465 · 5 mo ago

Rarities in the Schlumpf collection.

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Gripping Pneus

· #2,466 · 5 mo ago

What’s the W154/M163 lookalike ?

tangerinedream

· #2,467 · 5 mo ago

Went on a tour organised by classic cars magazine,be 1983, we visited Sclumph, Mercedes and Porsche museums, very enjoyable, fascinating story the Sclumph collection.

A_S

· #2,468 · 5 mo ago

I read Tom wheatcroft’s book a few years ago I think at one stage he has an opportunity to buy the schlumph collection but it fell through and that’s what drove him to do a few recreations.

fabulous book must read it again

Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,469 · 5 mo ago

250Fs at Silverstone before roll hoops were added.

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HiFi

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beardy56

· #2,471 · 5 mo ago

Love the simplicity of the circuit. I wonder if they will close Heathrow or Gatwick to hold a race 😁

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,472 · 5 mo ago

A Blitzen Benz built/rebuilt by a chum a few years ago. It's the dainty 30--liitre version. Ideal in these days of energy conservation...

A slot version would be fairly easy to build, but probably lacks relevance.

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Kit Spackman

· #2,473 · 5 mo ago

ONLY 30 litres?

I'm surprised it could even move............

Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,474 · 5 mo ago

Chris Williams' Packard has a 43-litre engine...

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chappyman66

· #2,475 · 5 mo ago

In the current days of 3DP, it's not about relevance....it's because you can. It has always been that way for those talented enough to carve, but some of us are not in that select group.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #2,476 · 5 mo ago

One of the best looking sports saloons of the 1970s?

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tangerinedream

· #2,477 · 5 mo ago

Both group 2 and group 5 CSLs looked fantastic, saw them in the Silverstone 6 hours in period , happy days .

Gripping Pneus

· #2,478 · 5 mo ago

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Here's one I made earlier, with a bit of artistic license!

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mickey thumbs

· #2,479 · 5 mo ago

The Goodwood Revival will honor Carroll Shelby this year on the 100th anniversary of his birth. This group of Daytona Coupes were there in 2015. Hopefully they will return and I’ll be able to watch the US broadcast.

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tangerinedream

· #2,480 · 5 mo ago

Planning on taking the Motorhome down on the Thursday for the full three days if practice and racing this year, SWMBO has declared an interest in coming,...................

To see the fashions.

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