AND THERES MORE !!!!!!!!!Attachment 503531 SMALL ANNEX at Goodwood house —just after breakfast dontcha knowQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
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AND THERES MORE !!!!!!!!!Attachment 503531 SMALL ANNEX at Goodwood house —just after breakfast dontcha knowQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
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Another little corner of the paddock.
Fujimo--Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
My EARLY muscle car came with NO power steering--No power brakes--Lots of control & feel-
Fifty six years later---I don't have enough MUSCLE to get it in a parking place-Attachment 503541
I still have enough muscle to flop into the passenger seat— just turn sideways and drop my arse into the beautifully shaped and comfortable seat [could travel non stop for a couple of hours before i need a tinkle]. It’s getting out —THATS the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Gene. You have to put FESTIVAL OF SPEED AT GOODWOOD on your bucket list —would love to show you the whole estate.
some of the worlds best restaurants——— acknowledged to have the most beautiful horse racing venue in the world———world class car racing circuit. Best privately owned airfield in the world —.
two world class golf courses ——— rally cross circuit==== spa and gym and tennis courts — swimming pools and all things affiliated . Damned if i know exactly what the acreage is [ adequate]. Even the ROLLS ROYCE FACTORY is situated in the grounds .
Me , i can die happy just knowing i am a Goodwood member . Been there —done that—have the jacket .
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Giving the owner some expert advice on the FRAZER NASH .
...gene...you know how to do it. as long as the car is rolling either forward or backwards at all, it should not be too hard to turn the wheel a little bit. p.s...i owned a wimbleton white 64 1/2 mustang. they are rather low overhead door openings & i would smack my freak'n head on the top stainless trim getting in...Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
"No power steering" then get a larger diameter steering wheel.
This is an experience I encountered. On one of my trips back from Europe, my grandmother picked me up at the airport. So on the way back to her house, I drove her car, a Rambler sedan (circa 1964).
And the first thing I noticed was how big the steering wheel was, and with no power supply, I understood why. And if you have driven a Semi truck, then you will also have operated a big steering wheel.
One of the problems that I see with power steering, is what I have seen women (& others) put on the system.
I have seen it numerous times. The car will be sitting still, like in a parallel parking space, and the driver will start turning the wheel. Forcing the hydraulic system to turn the wheels (with all that dead weight) whilst the vehicle is sitting still.
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Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
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Hell of a trophy for something or other —- more detail than the INDIANAPOLIS TROPHY . Forgot to Look at what it was for!!!! I was on my way to one of the little boys room after breakfast. Was there in under five minutes couldn’t resist stopping fora „“poser“.
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Still cant wipe the silly grin off my face whenever i see this car —- yes i did sit in it —- it is a GORDON MURRAY creation —- but it does have a much revamped COSWORTH V12 lump in it. Brought back fond memories of the cosworth days and all the wonderful people i got to know that worked there . Starting with Gloria on the switchboard .Malcolm in charge —DICK in charge overall— clown prince IAN [HAWKEYE] ——-KEITH—MIKE—BILL AND BEN. —- if ever there was a family workforce factory it was COSWORTHS . So glad i was a tiny part of it -just for a little while.
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I know -i know I’m doing a Lasse, but i just cant help it— slept most of Sunday but im back to my usual annoying self .
...absolutely beautiful...the car i mean...;)...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...6&d=1649664739
...the secrets out. jackies true bloodline. the resemblance cannot be denied...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...1&d=1649603892
...smoother than a baby's ---...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...5&d=1649664657
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Gene. You have to put FESTIVAL OF SPEED AT GOODWOOD on your bucket list —would love to show you the whole estate.
some of the worlds best restaurants——— acknowledged to have the most beautiful horse racing venue in the world———world class car racing circuit. Best privately owned airfield in the world —.
two world class golf courses —— Damned if i know exactly what the acreage is [ adequate]. Even the ROLLS ROYCE FACTORY is situated in the grounds .
Me , i can die happy just knowing i am a Goodwood member . Been there —done that—have the jac
Putting it on my bucket list right now !!
Next to the Launching of the III--
With IAN AND CHRISTIAN!!
We both need to speak nicely to that 'Grim Reaper'----
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And FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLITTQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
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Thats the biggest tv screen i have ever seen—- thats a forty foot container that houses the whole shebang. Muse 35 foot high — has a clarity thats amazing — must have more pixels than me damned iphone
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Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
That worked well nearly 70 years ago Roy--
I was driving Engine 1 on the narrow streets of downtown Miami--
The steering wheel was over three feet in diameter--
Six full turns---'Lock to Lock--
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...gene, how many years were you a miami fireman? did you ever become chief, or?...
You fulfilled my boyhood dream GeneQuote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
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Me and daughter Sam. In the paddock—-There were 29 entrants in that particular race —— lotus -Indy cars —-noise is like no other .
Was just coming dark and the temperature dropped like a stone—- Goodwood provided a thermal blanket to wrap around my shoulders —on top of the three cashmeres and a fleece. Was what one wuld call „“CHILLY ROUND THE WILLY“.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
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Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Fujimo-
You are thinking of our good friend -Jim
Jim was young--smart--ambitious and quickly soldiered up the ranks to become a BATTALION
CHIEF on the Dade County Fire Department!!!!
I was never that smart--I spent my entire career DOWNTOWN
Closest I got was 'Chief's Driver'---probably the best job in the WORLD!!
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Gene „“LIGHTNING“ LANGHAM . Now thats where the similarities end I’m afraid.
Jackie „“JINX“ WILSON was my teenage nickname !
Dont remember ever being called Jinx after i left Bradford in my late teens, the name did not travel south with me . I know damn well there isn't a commemorative plaque anywhere in the world celebrating my nickname either.
...gene "lightning" lanham. what came first, the lightning bolt on the boat, or the nickname?...https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.ZlpOwk...id=ImgDet&rs=1
Where Jackie might have wanted to drive a fire truck like you, my desire was elsewhere.
I still to this day would like to drive an ambulance as fast as I can, on city streets towards the needed destination.
Driving fast and smooth, with the siren blaring when needed.
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Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
FINALLY GOT A DAYS WORK IN YESTERDAY—WILL SHOW YOU SOME SORT OF RESULT LATER IN THE WEEK . Couple of interesting concepts coming together .
Did the usual car boot forage —then the scrapyard .. honest to murgatroyd, there’s better gear at the scrapyard than there is at the car boot these days . Sold a shed load of brass and copper yesterday to a family of Hungarians .. statement has absolutely nothing to do with anything, except i shifted every Bit of brass i accumulated over the last seventy years .[ and for daft money].
Cleared A HELL OF A LOT OF ROOM shifting the copper and brass. Have two worktops free and clear. Just the streetlamp which is all done and dusted and ready for collection.
Roll on easter ——
...this one wouldn't be so bad in a tunnel boat either...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...7&d=1649664771
I drove a Rescue Unit for several years in the 70s and a Chief's car (we didn't have drivers) for many years after that. Running 3 Signals gets old after a while. It is like playing Russian roulette with traffic. I was fortunate to have never had an incident myself but my department had plenty of them. In 1976 the Lieutenant who relieved me one morning was killed in an accident by lunch time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
...very unfortunate for the lieutenant. bad for the others involved as well. procedures are improved one hopes...
There are unmistaken differences between the leisure activities of a young champion and an elder British champion.
One is still daring, and the other is reaping the rewards of a senior citizen.
https://youtu.be/wsJqlfpu8H0
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...1&d=1649603892
...its not the fall that kills ya...its the sudden stop...
Well-its a week since the Goodwood meeting. Took me most of the time to get over it physically— but i wont forget for the rest of my life . Just shows that adventures can still happen even to an older person. My big problem is that i dont feel old . [until noon]. I still think like i did at eighteen. I cant understand how how a grass cutter takes so much effort !!!!!!! I only use a „“ride on“ these days.
i will never again enjoy the misery and elation of changing a wheel on the trusty Lexus — backache for a week after the task is simply not worth it.
i will show you the things i manage to do and fernagle that do give me a great deal of pleasure . Restoring the street lamp was one of them.
Selling an antique dealer nine of the offshore concepts at one time gave me mixed feelings —-triumph -but with a little regret . Then great satisfaction seeing them in his shop window with an eye watering price tag.
sold the best offshore creation i ever did——-solid alloy- With regret —- so i just made another .
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Just a corner of my living room—- English oak chest is something i FERNAGLED some 35 years ago from my daughters discarded garden fence —— globe is recent scrapyard acquisition—- whaletail i did years ago and the guitar was a 90th birthday present from one of my grandkids . Just haven’t found the time to learn the damn thing yet . Soon as i do -i will compose another Wanderin star — sit back and spend the royalties .
I was driving the Chief this terrible day in 69--Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
We called it 'Mutual Aid'---
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