[Gripping Pneus]

In post 290 Trisha shows us a photo of Nuvolari and Rosemeyer in conversation. I wonder what language they used?

I visited Manova some years ago and made a bee-line for the Nuvolari Museum. It was not easy to find as although being in the centre of the city it is accessed through an inconspicuous door rather like a speakeasy. In a frame on the wall was a letter from Tazio to Alfred Neubauer, and Neubauer's reply - both in Italian, The content was amusing.

Nuvolari had been driving his road going Alfa Romeo home from a race and had been forced off the road by a hard charging Caracciola. Nuvolari's car was damaged and he demanded compensation from Mercedes Benz. Neubauer wrote back apologising for his inconvenience and sending him what he considered the car to be worth - 400 lire.

 

[stumbley]

GP- I always pooh-pooh NASCAR drivers because they "don't turn right," but one thing is true: they have nerves of steel to drive inches from each other at speed. @William Dunlop-motorcycle racers are definitely a breed apart. Iron "appendages" for sure!

 

[Trisha]

Gripping

A propos your point above, Rosemeyer and Nuvolari were great chums who always got along very well, despite being unable to speak in each other's respective languages.

Elly Beinhorn, Bernd's wife, makes this very point in her biog/autobiog, 'My Man The Racing Driver' (published in Berlin, just before the War).

I am most reliably informed that 97 per cent of all human communication is non-verbal, which goes a long way towards explaining how Tazio and Bernd got along so well. As ace racing drivers, they shared the same 'language'.

And thanks for your superb pics above. I especially like the one of the Walker Panhard.

 

[Trisha]

A pic below from a book about cars published in 1963. The book's author, Maurice Allward, captioned the illustration as follows:

"ANTI-GRAVITY CARS. In the far distant future motor cars may be supported and propelled smoothly by invisible magnetic beams. This special Ford drawing shows what a magnetic highway of the future may be like. Above is a one-way passenger car tier: the tier below is reserved for goods' traffic. "

 

[Trisha]

Porsche's 906, launched at Daytona, 1966, only served the works for roughly 12 months, but it was one of Weissach's most successful cars, and marked the beginning of the Piech years.

 

[Kit Spackman]

Ah yes, that's the one I like.

I dug my Supershells body of it out last night, and 'things' may happen to it as a result. But it won't be white................

 

[Trisha]

Kit

Looking forward to seeing your Supershells' 906 finished. A nice project for post lockdown.

 

[Trisha]

The joy of racing old cars is readily apparent on Frank Wall's face, as he sits behind the wheel of his beautiful monoposto Type 35B.

 

[Trisha]

Jim Hall's innovative 2J with Jackie Stewart in the cockpit. Exciting days long since gone, regrettably.

 

[Trisha]

Gripping

You mentioned Colin Crabbe. A pic below of him in the W125 half a century ago.

 

[beardy56]

Even Ferrari salute Lotus https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/156-f1 just the link as it's ©. Nice close up detail on the Lotus with the drilled windscreen and missing side panel. Assuming it's JC driving there appears to be a big patch of paint damage to his helmet and the mirror don't look the good either.

 

[gasowder]

Ah Colin Crabbe.
I was in the Woodcote grandstand for the 69 (I think) GP.
I'll never forget the sight of him exiting Woodcote in his W125 rear tyres wreathed in smoke.
Eddie

 

[Kit Spackman]

Looking forward to seeing your Supershells' 906 finished. A nice project for post lockdown.

At the rate I build that could be after Lockdown #25.............

 

[gasowder]

Colin Crabbe (2) The above awoke another memory.
Back in 1975 I was working at Corby steelworks on a sub contract basis updating their gas main drawings.
I'd managed to wangle lodgings in a Ruddles Brewery pub

The Royal Oak at Duddington where the A47 crosses the A43 just outside Stamford. I was aware Crabbes garage, Antique Automobiles was not far away at Baston in the Fens, and decided a trip over one evening was in order. Hence the S4 Seven was pointed in that direction and soon got me there

The showroon was still open, with one guy working on a vintage car of some description, cant remember what sorry but I was allowed to stand and watch for a few minutes before returning back for a few more pints of Ruddles County Ale

Eddie

 

[mickey thumbs]

Jim Hall said that Stewart was pretty fast in the 2J but wasn’t able to fully exploit the ground effects downforce it generated. Drivers weren’t sure what would happen when the downforce effect was exceeded so were wary of pushing the limits. He said Vic Elford came closest to maximizing the performance near the end of his season in the car.

 

[Trisha]

MT

Vic Elford said a few years ago that the 2J was yet another car he loved to drive. I've always rated Vic among the Greats, but he rarely figures in the limelight nowadays.

 

[Trisha]

Porsche power of yesteryear in the aviation industry.

 

[Trisha]

A young Ferdinand Porsche personally servicing a Lohner aircraft in 1912.

 

[RikoRocket]

servicing???? With an iron bar???? You hold the plane dad whilst I hit it....

 

[Trisha]

When all else fails an iron bar is usually best.