Baubles Picture Parade.

[bauble]

For you EB, two beautiful pictures to admire;
The lady sends her love.

[E.B]

To use your own words, "I will get you at playtime"

[E.B]

For a start I will sully your thread with some of my rubbish......

[Tim Barry]

Mr. Bauble, Sir. Posts 5322 and 5324 are fantastic! Bet you knew I'd say that where any F5000 is concerned! But I have raced both 500s and 5000s!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by Tim Barry

Mr. Bauble, Sir. Posts 5322 and 5324 are fantastic! Bet you knew I'd say that where any F5000 is concerned! But I have raced both 500s and 5000s!

Tim, no matter how bizarre or perverse, it seems people like pictures of the 5000 cars, very odd types lurk here it would appear.

The half-litre cars are very much my era, Jim Russell was great driver, and a good bloke to talk to, with a wicked sense of humour. Amongst my favourites were Ian Raby, David Boshier-Jones, Mike Keen, Ivor the Driver, and Jack Lewis.
Best racing you ever saw, a pack of 500's heading into paddock on a Bank Holiday Brands Meeting, 100 miles race at Silverstone, Eric Brandon, Les Leston, Reg Bicknell, with a Doppler effect background.

I must go and lie down for a while.

[Tim Barry]

My first real girlfriend was Don Gray's daughter! He gave me a wooden plug box containing soft, normal and hard plugs from his 500 for use in my F1300 in 1977! Never used them in that but did in the Gold Star-engined Cooper 500 in 1980 and still have the box!

[bauble]

I expect someone wil know what these things are, so don't ask me;

[bauble]

More of them;

[bauble]

For a change;

[bauble]

And for the more discerning (not you Viv);

[delta]

Well that's me in the Blue Van Diemon RF 82 number 4.Long time ago. WHT HSCC open wheel race.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by delta

Well that's me in the Blue Van Diemon RF 82 number 4.Long time ago. WHT HSCC open wheel race.

I thought you would like it!

[bauble]

You love 'em, I know;

[bauble]

And some love these;

[bauble]

So what about these?

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by bauble

So what about these?

Oh, yes, I do!

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by rbs

Next week end see's the running of the Roger Albert Clark Rally. Lets hope this Festival of Escorts is run in weather like 2010.

Sorry for the delay, it took me a while to find my old scrapbook!

[bauble]

Lucky I got bored at some events;

[bauble]

But not all;

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I do love Italian architecture;

[E.B]

Love the last two sets Bob.... beautiful cars (captured beautifully of course!)
I spent yesterday at Phillip Island for the "Island Magic" meeting, and took a few out of focus relatively average photos of HTC's whilst there...

[E.B]

Yet more.... and not seen many photos here of an R/T Charger, let alone Holden Toranas.
FYI the Valiant Charger R/T is no relation to the Dodge Charger.... well it is, but not simply a badge change. The Valiant Charger R/T was a unique to Aus 'Muscle' Car. Made in the Chrysler factory in South Australia the R/T (stands for Road/Track) was a very limited production (149 to be exact) special.
The Valiant Charger R/T featured a 4.3-liter straight-six engine with triple Webers, that delivered 302 horsepower to the rear wheels offthe factory floor. And sound gorgeous.
Now super rare and valuable an 'original' (ie rusty and tired inside) sold recently for $395,000

[Gerard C]

Nice pics and interesting info, thanks. 211k £ for a car produced at 149 samples not a bargain but reflects the market imo. Rare = expensive, it's always been the case even with Yank tanks, like genuine SS's or Z28's or HemiCudas.



Is that a Mirafiori aka Merda Fleurie in good language??

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Nice pics and interesting info, thanks. 211k £ for a car produced at 149 samples not a bargain but reflects the market imo. Rare = expensive, it's always been the case even with Yank tanks, like genuine SS's or Z28's or HemiCudas.



Is that a Mirafiori aka Merda Fleurie in good language??

The yellow #38? Yep. Plain old Fiat 131 over here though. (I think the 131 was aka the Miafiori in other markets?)

[Gerard C]

Yep, Mirafiori or 131 same car, full name was 131 Mirafiori. Rare wagon version was Panorama, utilitaire was Marengo…