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Now there’s a rare sight—— Scotties bottom ends on the 1970 winning boat!
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Now there’s a rare sight—— Scotties bottom ends on the 1970 winning boat!
More this afternoon——- I found a stack of Havasu piccies, along with the first Torrigia ever to be brought to England!
plus the three seater Paris boat Mark and I drove to a win before it’s conversion for CONDORMAN !!!
Working for the “Mouse” was great fun—- and lucrative!
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So, you wanna know what a .”COWBELL” looks like—— there’s one right there—- Don Ross and I raced that rig to a string of victories all over Europe including the “Chasewater 500”. Don flipped it in Amsterdam. He was two laps clear of the rest at the time. He never raced again!
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That’s me and “PRUETT” Gold lab—— never was chopped, and would screw anything on legs.
Lived the good life for fifteen years —- died humping an Afghan—— owner tried to sue me but failed—— he was a true Pruett!
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Cowbell Twister—— always made me deaf for a week after the race !
Very disappointing that nobody mentioned the fact that the previous piccie was not a cowbell—- it was “Kubes” working on the “ SILO” !
Nobody wanted to hurt your feelings.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
This is the best picture to date of the elusive "Cowbell Twister." I think they not only named it "Cowbell' due to its shape, but also because your ears would be ringing for days afterwards....:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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That’s the answer I would have given to cover the fact that I didn’t even notice it in the first placeQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Hell, Jackie, the first thing I did when I saw your post was to enlarge the picture like the one above. Clearly there was no Cowbell there. Being the kind hearted soul that I am, I said to myself "If Jackie believes there is a cowbell there, then let him go on believing. After all...discretion is the better part of valor...Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Looks like the Molinari that Merton drove to second place in 1970, then Bill Sirois drove to win in 1971.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Count me as one who would like to get a copy of Gene's book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Jackie, if you want some Canadian content in your book from the 70's pretty sure you count on me and Mark Rotharmel to provide you with some 'tales' of the era.
There will be a whole chapter devoted to my trips to Canada—- first is when Chas and me took the COSWORTH Two litre to Valleyfield in ‘76. Second part will be the trip on the Rocky Mountain railway from Banf to Vancouver. If you ever catch up with Jim Thompson, he can tell you of the hilarious times we had with the folk in Valleyfield!Quote:
Originally Posted by peterse90
Bob—— You smooth talking old buzzard—- got a feeling you’re too much like me for comfort—- logical explanation— believable answer— nobody any the wiser—- lets go for it!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Get outa here—- how can I ever believe a word you say from now on????
You just have to Believe....Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
does anyone else have the same problem as me . Happens when I don’t scroll all the way down to QUOTE .Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
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Just showing you how we set the Hodges tunnel up to Carry three people and all the rocket launchers and machine gun turret. Rolla made the prop. It would launch itself up on plane, Max at 75– and still handle like a race boat. Took a while to figure it all out and put it together, but Mark- Me -and Hodges got it hauling mail.
After my first time changing Silo gaskets — scraping them off the metal, I never wanted to see another one again.
And all those bolts/studs for an exhaust system.
There is no infatuation on my part, for those engines.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...5&d=1588770935
...This really is a great photo...:thumbsup:https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...4&d=1588783180
I've never seen the "cowbell" before. I had some naïve assumption it was the downwards taper in the BP mid section. What was the logic in bolting them to the base of the exhaust log? Did they work better than stacks? Or just make the drivers deaf (LOL)? The cowbell actually looks like the ancient ancestor to the SST140 tuner?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
. Just did it again!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
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Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Never realised until now Fuji, just how rare piccies and foggies of the cowbell really are!!
Been friends with Giorgio and his wife for over fifty years. He really is one of the nicest people I ever met—- His loyalty to Renato is legendary!
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Another couple of pics of the CONDORMAN boat—— taken during the escape from Monte Carlo harbours shoot! Four foot rollers were coming into the harbour, but the scene had to be shot that day—- the Baron Von Thyssen yacht was ncosting £3,000 per day and the film was already a million over budget . Crew didn’t seem to care—— The Mouse had plenty of money!
forget the boat, how about Barbara shots...Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Still think the whole sequence was one of the best boat chases ever—— better than any of the Bond movies. the six all black “BRODNOVITCH” ] squirts —— the three seater Hodges, and the 40’ Abbatte !
Only boat not totally destroyed was the Hodges!
Remy Julians team managed to total six 911 S Porch’s .
Also one ROLLS ROYCE limousine ! I did manage to rescue the FLYING LADY Radiator emblem! ,
Look at the size of that SSM!!Quote:
Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF
Standard issue with that Twister--available with two different gear ratios-------LH or RH
Used on some of the Offshore Boats (not legal)--
MC-1
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Pruett bought me that hat for my 40th birthday——- I would walk two metres behind him through the pits—- told everyone he was my dad.
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Pruett bought me that hat for my 40th birthday——- I would walk two metres behind him through the pits—- told everyone he was my dad.
...another great pic...:D...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...4&d=1588887085
...Pruett actually took Billy Jacks hat right off his head & gave to you...no one else could have done that...from one Jack to another...amazing...;)...https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...billy-jack.jpg
Lol Fujimo, you actually barely beat me to posting a pic of Tom Laughlin.
...saw the movie as soon as it came out in 1971 with my best friend. he died a few years later in a car accident. memories.
Sorry to hear about your friend Fujimo.
Hi Jackie--Hi Bob V---Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I have good news-----and bad news-------------
The Publisher is an online company named--BLURB---but for some reason can not locate MEMOIRS---?? (still looking)
The GOOD NEWS??---
They have published TWO Books on my FAMOUS and BEAUTIFUL wife-----
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