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 · #421 · Feb 8, 2021

Below, a party at VW's Wolfsburg factory on 5 August 1955 to celebrate production of the millionth Beetle. The car was painted in gold and remains on display at the company's museum in Wolfsburg.

Pink-Kar made a rather good slot model of it.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #422 · Feb 8, 2021

The great Fangio tries a Porsche...

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matthew77

· #423 · Feb 8, 2021

He's the smartest tractor driver I've seen.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #424 · Feb 8, 2021

Matthew

Most observant of you. I agree. Very smart, but was he the quickest tractor driver? A race between Fangio, Clark and uncle Bonkers would have been interesting. I'd have put a fiver on Bonkers to win...

... his tractors have been without retardation power ever since I can remember.

matthew77

· #425 · Feb 8, 2021

It would certainly make for an entertaining and exciting race, could use any field or muddy track for a race way and get the Parson and the Brig to Marshall.

Trisha

Discussion Starter · #426 · Feb 8, 2021

Quite agree, Matthew. Holy Communion followed by the Parson blessing the tractors before the start of the race.

I can just imagine the idiots' version of Holy Communion, too. A duck and chutney sandwich followed by several bottles of port...

matthew77

· #427 · Feb 8, 2021

I like the idea of the duck sandwich, just leave out the chutney.

Trisha

Discussion Starter · #428 · Feb 9, 2021

A 917/10 turbo engine on the dyno at Weissach. The era of racing engines producing upwards of 1,000bhp started in the early 1970s. Just a few years later F1 teams were extracting similar power outputs from just 1500cc.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #429 · Feb 9, 2021

Silence before the start.

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Abarth Mike

· #430 · Feb 9, 2021

matthew77 said:
I like the idea of the duck sandwich, just leave out the chutney.

May i order a cheese and Branston one?

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #431 · Feb 9, 2021

Dubonnet in his Deusenberg during the 1921 French GP. The road surface is worth noting.

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matthew77

· #432 · Feb 9, 2021

I hope that Deusenberg had good suspension. Can he claim against the race organisers for any damage to the car?

Kit Spackman

· #433 · Feb 9, 2021

What surface?

Looks very similar to the A48 south of Gloucester in recent months...............

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #434 · Feb 9, 2021

Cars of the 1920s were built to withstand unmade road surfaces like this. Matthew, if you go to one of the VSCC's annual trialling events, you will see many roads in the same state - and a lot worse in some cases.

Driving over such roads can be uncomfortable in stiffly-sprung vintage cars, but people usually cave in before their motorised steeds.

Trisha

Discussion Starter · #435 · Feb 9, 2021

Abarth

A cheese and pickle sandwich for you, as requested.

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #436 · Feb 9, 2021

Testing Beetles at VW's proving ground in the 1960s.

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Abarth Mike

· #437 · Feb 9, 2021

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I'm a FIAT man at heart

Cheese sandwich looks nice. Even the cheese was shredded

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beardy56

· #438 · Feb 9, 2021

If you leave the track I know which one I would prefer to be on

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David Lawson

· #439 · Feb 14, 2021

Trisha said:
BRM in prep for the Mexican GP, 1969.

David Lawson said:
I have a vague memory that the 1969 BRM pit photo was actually an example of a team cock up. I think they were looking for a fault and spent ages on the engine only to discover the car had actually run out of petrol.

As I say this is a very old memory and I can't find anything about it in my various books and magazines of the period but I think I am right.

David

Trisha said:
I seem to recall that you're right, David. Yet another example of dear old BRM collectively scratching it's left buttock with its right hand.

I was watching an old "Wheelbase" film of the 1969 Mexican Grand Prix this morning and it contains an extremely brief glimpse of the BRM on its side in the pit.

At the end of the race there is a wonderful interview with a joyful Bruce McLaren, much missed and the nicest of men.

David

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Trisha

Discussion Starter · #440 · Feb 14, 2021

A marvellous clip, David. Thank you so very much. Always a pleasure to see, and hear, the 3-litre cars. Spotted the BRM on its side...

Also a joy to listen to people with a very different attitude from some of today's protagonists. Will enjoy watching this vid again after luncheon today. Thanks again.

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