Baubles Picture Parade. - Page 30

bauble · 13 Dec 2019, 22:35 (Ref:3946626)

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Originally Posted by grantp

Aston Martin iirc.

It is a one off special DB3 made for Angela Brown, daughter of David Brown, the owner of Aston Martin n the 1950's, hence DB! Angela raced the car herself.

And I do rc.

bauble · 13 Dec 2019, 22:36 (Ref:3946627)

Message for RBS. I will have to stop posting pictures with cars in the background.

Mike Bell · 14 Dec 2019, 06:01 (Ref:3946643)

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Originally Posted by bauble

It is a one off special DB3 made for Angela Brown, daughter of David Brown, the owner of Aston Martin n the 1950's, hence DB! Angela raced the car herself.

And I do rc.

Now owned by Urs Müller, and normally raced by Arlette Müller.....

Sorry, but I think the Coupé looks are ‘challenging’.

Gerard C · 14 Dec 2019, 07:54 (Ref:3946647)

Thanks for the well documented answers. See that Bob, you give so much pleasure with your pictures that we can play with the background!

Its the first time I find the word "challenging" in this kind of context but think I got the spirit. In french we could say something like "elle n'a pas un physique facile" but in general its more related to women than cars. I guess putting this one and a Zagato DB4 GT could enlighten any foreigner to the word challenging! Am I right here, Mike?

Mike Bell · 14 Dec 2019, 09:14 (Ref:3946652)

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Originally Posted by Gerard C

Thanks for the well documented answers. See that Bob, you give so much pleasure with your pictures that we can play with the background!

Its the first time I find the word "challenging" in this kind of context but think I got the spirit. In french we could say something like "elle n'a pas un physique facile" but in general its more related to women than cars. I guess putting this one and a Zagato DB4 GT could enlighten any foreigner to the word challenging! Am I right here, Mike?

You’ve got it, Gerard! To be fair to the DB3, it does come from an earlier era to the Zagato, and there’s more ‘challenging’ cars I could name....

bauble · 14 Dec 2019, 11:00 (Ref:3946661)

Gerard, not in the background, but centre stage. I present;

bauble · 14 Dec 2019, 11:13 (Ref:3946663)

Well this is the Historic Forum, so no apologies;

bauble · 14 Dec 2019, 11:21 (Ref:3946665)

Gerry. What connects these marques? I expect you to know the answer, and maybe RBS does not; (RB PM please)

Gerard C · 14 Dec 2019, 12:04 (Ref:3946674)

Thanks Mike and Bob. Because he goes to Goodwood, may be you could convince the Gordini owner to bring his jewel closer to its root. One day or another…
Picture #2 shows something looking like a hearse and let me tell you its not so often you see one of those driven flat out !

Mike Bell · 14 Dec 2019, 12:18 (Ref:3946677)

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Originally Posted by Gerard C

Thanks Mike and Bob. Because he goes to Goodwood, may be you could convince the Gordini owner to bring his jewel closer to its root. One day or another…
Picture #2 shows something looking like a hearse and let me tell you its not so often you see one of those driven flat out !

#2- Think what car of that period had an on-purpose narrow rear track to cope with the type of transmission employed....

rbs · 14 Dec 2019, 12:36 (Ref:3946683)

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Originally Posted by Gerard C

Thanks Mike and Bob. Because he goes to Goodwood, may be you could convince the Gordini owner to bring his jewel closer to its root. One day or another…
Picture #2 shows something looking like a hearse and let me tell you its not so often you see one of those driven flat out !

That is Frazer Nash Owlet and it is always driven flat out making a fantasticc noise as it goes.

Gerard C · 14 Dec 2019, 12:59 (Ref:3946684)

Think there is a hidden question in Mike's answer…*Do you mean chain driven and no dif', yes?

Mike Bell · 14 Dec 2019, 13:12 (Ref:3946685)

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Originally Posted by Gerard C

Think there is a hidden question in Mike's answer…*Do you mean chain driven and no dif', yes?

Sadly rbs beat you to it, but yes.

bauble · 14 Dec 2019, 13:13 (Ref:3946687)

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Originally Posted by Mike Bell

#2- Think what car of that period had an on-purpose narrow rear track to cope with the type of transmission employed....

Know as 'crab track' of course.

bauble · 14 Dec 2019, 13:20 (Ref:3946688)

It is Saturday what else have I got to do?

Mike Bell · 14 Dec 2019, 14:08 (Ref:3946691)

If you’re going to post a pic of a D50 then I have to respond with a video compilation of the noise they make! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibqRxFLEuvY

First time I saw and heard one at the Revival many years ago I couldn’t believe the sound- you could hear it way before you could see it.....

bauble · 14 Dec 2019, 14:38 (Ref:3946692)

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Originally Posted by Mike Bell

If you’re going to post a pic of a D50 then I have to respond with a video compilation of the noise they make! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibqRxFLEuvY

First time I saw and heard one at the Revival many years ago I couldn’t believe the sound- you could hear it way before you could see it.....

Great stuff Mike, lovely sound and lovely looks, I still have memories of Fangio spinning at Becketts in 1956 while trying to catch Hawthorn's BRM. The noise as he whipped up through the gears as he recovered was mind blowing.

Neve were the words "They don't make 'em like that anymore" so true.

Gerard C · 14 Dec 2019, 17:26 (Ref:3946711)

What a link, thank you so much. In town with an open face helmet!
E.B, BRM sound maestro!!!

grantp · 14 Dec 2019, 18:13 (Ref:3946729)

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Originally Posted by bauble

Great stuff Mike, lovely sound and lovely looks, I still have memories of Fangio spinning at Becketts in 1956 while trying to catch Hawthorn's BRM. The noise as he whipped up through the gears as he recovered was mind blowing.

Neve were the words "They don't make 'em like that anymore" so true.

Well no, not for a few years anyway.

Presumably they could make some more if they wanted

Did you see how many red lights the first one went through on the way out?

What sort of safety message does that send .... etc., etc.?

Gerard C · 14 Dec 2019, 18:58 (Ref:3946740)

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Originally Posted by grantp

What sort of safety message does that send

Sorry for my language, but I've got a proper answer: WTF???

grantp · 14 Dec 2019, 21:32 (Ref:3946763)

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Originally Posted by Gerard C

Sorry for my language, but I've got a proper answer: WTF???

Well, Gerard, there are some impressionable youngsters watching such videos (not many I'll admit, but a few) and you know how things are in the modern world. ....

Still, I suppose that did send some outriders to enforce at least some degree of control over the situation. I'm not sure whether that is a good or a bad thing. It makes it look like the "authorities" condone such dangerous behaviour ... and the "carbon".

Disgraceful!

Gerard C · 15 Dec 2019, 06:17 (Ref:3946793)

Disgraceful? Indeed. We could add shocking… Sugar in your tea?

Mike Bell · 15 Dec 2019, 06:34 (Ref:3946795)

Couple more D50 vids- even the steering wheel is gorgeous....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM9aS9I7Ueo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWM4LQh8FA8

bauble · 15 Dec 2019, 10:48 (Ref:3946810)

Don't let anyone tell you they don't race these old cards, hard;

The driver was trapped inside the car, but was released unharmed.

Mike Bell · 15 Dec 2019, 11:20 (Ref:3946814)

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Originally Posted by bauble

Don't let anyone tell you they don't race these old cards, hard;

The driver was trapped inside the car, but was released unharmed.

I remember that. He was lucky..... So that’s a Lancia-FERRARI D50 then, and I now know what they look like from the underneath!

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