Pic of the day

[philw696]

Could you imagine this scene today ?
Year 1977
Argentina Grand Prix
Ronnie Peterson almost naked in flip flops drying his racing suit in the sun while the mechanics behind him attend to his car.

 

[Guy]

similar theme of racing paddocks back in the day....

 

[Guy]

spotted in NZ. still on UK plates?

 

[philw696]

spotted in NZ. still on UK plates?

Someone must have shipped that as a visitor because I wasn't allowed to drive my 4200 on its UK plates when I went there.
I used it on trade plates whilst registering it and that was a grey area.

 

[Guy]

Someone must have shipped that as a visitor because I wasn't allowed to drive my 4200 on its UK plates when I went there.
I used it on trade plates whilst registering it and that was a grey area.

not a bad way to do a world tour!

 

[Guy]

Before smart phones and forums men and women had time to make beautiful architecture....

 

[joered]

Before smart phones and forums men and women had time to make beautiful architecture....

I have never been to Kings College Chapel it really is magnificent,

Not sure about before forums, I am sure there was a Ye Old Maserati Forum with a young puppy called Felonious running around!

 

[Guy]

bright velour courtesy of Fiat

 

[Guy]

when the fastest police car was a 3.3 Vauxhall with soft suspension and starting to rust from new and police women were not allowed truncheons!

 

[Guy]

 

[P5Nij]

Some more F1 nostalgia from a more relaxed era...

 

[joered]

Bentley is remaking the 1930 Speed 6 with modern parts

It will still have the 6ltr Bentley engine

 

[Ewan]

Could you imagine this scene today ?
Year 1977
Argentina Grand Prix
Ronnie Peterson almost naked in flip flops drying his racing suit in the sun while the mechanics behind him attend to his car.View attachment 125699

That's not Ronnie Peterson.

It's Keith Chegwin.

 

[philw696]

 

[montravia]

I have never been to Kings College Chapel it really is magnificent,

Not sure about before forums, I am sure there was a Ye Old Maserati Forum with a young puppy called Felonious running around!

You should. Evensong is free. The winged beast in the distance sounds fiendish with the end of service voluntary

 

[CatmanV2]

Bentley is remaking the 1930 Speed 6 with modern parts

It will still have the 6ltr Bentley engine
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Stick a W12 in there

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[Oneball]

Some more F1 nostalgia from a more relaxed era...

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More relaxed attitude to safety as well. There’s quite the body count in that post!

 

[lozcb]

Someone must have shipped that as a visitor because I wasn't allowed to drive my 4200 on its UK plates when I went there.
I used it on trade plates whilst registering it and that was a grey area.

In that case he probably has it on a carnet de passage Phil

 

[P5Nij]

 

[safrane]

So colourful and in a time when most people still had black and white TVs and cameras.

Now we have digital throw away snaps and most cars are black or white.