Historic Motorsport

I think the colour is called ‘pewter’ - very fashionable these days I’m told!
The ‘names’ thing is very embarrassing and frustrating - I got really worried about it last time I was in HK as I couldn’t remember the names of my SIL kids... then I realised I’d actually been flipping between 3 languages that day so I stopped worrying about dementia (for now). I reckon someone needs to do a study on the part of the brain that processes names, I reckon it is vulnerable to attack by alcohol, esp vino

 

Prosecco in your case :

 

I never remember anyone's name which is why I call everyone sweetheart or mate

 

Yeah I make everyone at home wear a name badge....Job done...

 

My dad just allocated numbers to his kids ... or just yelled out "Hey you !!!"

 

Feeling sad ...the call this morning at 6.30am , my father at the age of 89 years had passed on .

While we saw little of each other , it still hits you .

RIP Owen ,a great car guy .
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Yep, no problems getting my SIL’s correct because we just use the Chinese system of ‘sister 2, sister 3, sister 4’ easy!

 

Sorry for your loss Rob.

 

Sorry to hear that, Rob. A good innings though, and from what you say, a life well lived

 

+1

 

Sorry to hear Robbie but a good innings

 

Very sorry to hear that Rob.

 

Always a shock Rob, sorry to hear... he's gone to that other great car club.

 

Sorry to hear your sad loss Rob....

 

Sorry to hear. Nothing can prepare one for losing a close family. My condolences

 

Than you to many of you for your kind posts re my father's passing .

Although not close ,we both had a love for English cars and period racing .
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2 very nice Repco V8 cars just listed by Oldtimer... Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

All too hard the Repco motors ,even though there are modern heads being made in NSW ,the Brabham BT23B that is going up for auction is the better car for historic racing with its Coventry -Climax 2.5
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Yeah I agree Rob but the rarity of those Repco V8s has always had me intrigued since I was a kid....When you see them in the flesh they are truly amazing and a work of art of late 60s ...I’d love to buy my wife one for Christmas so we could put it in the bedroom....

 

LOL

Sound's perfectly reasonable

 

Only one racing now in Australia is the 2.5 litre Tasman car ,that runs of out Melbourne with a 3.0 litre motor ....not sure how that works out when a COD is required and in the period they never built the Tasman style motor in 3.0 litre . .

 

Gary as your on this thread , thoughts on this Napoleon 111, inlaid amboyna Liqueur case 4 crystal decanters and 10 crystal fine cut glasses .
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I thought the originals were all 1.5 litre?...

 

Very nice Rob...I have an identical one at home...Never seen another until your post..All brass inlays...Gorgeous circa 1870s...

 

3.0 litre formula and 2.5 for Tasman which is a different motor to the GP cars