Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[powerabout]

I learnt to drive in a lhd willys jeep.
3 on the floor
Still towed a boat with it.

[FUJIMO]

I learnt to drive in a lhd willys jeep.
3 on the floor
Still towed a boat with it.

Mine was 1966 cj5 Hurricane Four 3-speed...

[jackiewilson]

Mine was 1966 cj5 Hurricane Four 3-speed...

Mine was a 1936 MG TA in red with wire wheels—- four on the floor and a leaky rag top —- but it did pull me my First girlfriend and a bitchy mother in law later!

[jackiewilson]

Mine was 1966 cj5 Hurricane Four 3-speed...

Yeah, but it’s not a proper MASH—- RADAR —- beep — Beep — Im a Jeep —ANK. ANK. I’m a tank
SO WHAT IM INDESTRUCTABLE U.S. ARMY JEEP—— and if it wasn’t Khaki it didn’t count anyway!

[jackiewilson]

Just might have the very first of The Rollers ready for upholstery tomorrow.
The others will all follow on quite quickly—— all are ninety per cent.
Ill post something soon as poss.

[jackiewilson]

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Rollers are coming along nicely —- first of the six ready for upholstery—- should have two more ready for the weekend.
Thats Sams, Gary Stray’s, then Scotty Bees——- if anyone out there is remotely interested let me know now or forever!!!!!!
Only got room for three Concepts in the suitcase for delivery at Tavares .
If any of my old fart friends wants me to bring anything—— let me know PDQ ,

[jackiewilson]

It’s all over nowwwww baby blue—— frost on Wednesday night killed off the last of the sweet peas !
Pulled all the plants and burned them, turned the soil ready for next years crop——- no complaints at all —-fourteen weeks of sweet peas on the table every day—— amazing the pleasure one gets out of a packet of seeds ?
Should get another two rollers ready for the upholstery lady this weekend——- three down and three to go. By next weekend I should have them all totally finished, complete with “PARK WARD” or “MULLINER” Interiors !
Next one up is to stick the “THREE GRACES” ( Dry Martini—- Aeromarine 111— and KAAMA ) on to a GOODWOOD style background—- I do have a couple of ideas floating about in the noddy box, implementation is another story !
Dentist early this morning to have the last fang removed—— then hopefully I get the top set of molars fitted——- previous attempt was memorable to say the least, reminded me of a camel having a laugh !
Have a better day than I’m going to have peeps and old farts, as Steve Sirois said at lake X last year, none of us will live forever, so let’s make the most of it.

[jackiewilson]

Remember i I told you I got an idea !!!

[jackiewilson]

Only bloody done it haven’t I ——- Six Rolls Royce Silver Ghost’s ready for the upholstery —— eight months after I set out to do just one.
Quite a sight I can tell you—— was going to post a piccie of the line up—- but the project is so close to being complete, I thought I’d wait until they were all done.
Since I posted them on Facebook there’s been a fair lot of interest—— even had an offer for all six which I Unfortunately had to turn down !
Had a few mad moments of depression and got stuck into the THREE GRACES mount—— paid off, as I think I nailed the bugger!
Next step is to get all the unfinished concepts up and together—— three cats —— six Vee bottoms including 2 —- 47’ Apaches—— determined to finish the lot and send em to florida before I start anything else.

[Rotary John]

another one for you

[jackiewilson]

another one for you

Another case of what “MIGHTABEEN” Johnno—— Twenty minutes trying to change a gear case that never happened —— gear ratio we had never tried before, which meant we didn’t have a prop that worked until Hetzel got out his angle grinder !

[jackiewilson]

Raced twice in the USA—— screwed up both times—- in Havasu I blew it over—- was ill prepared in Parker.
Had a rig capable of winning on both occasions, ———I made the wrong call on both occasions —— of such calls, winners and losers are made!

[AZMIDLYF]

What hull was that again JW?

[jackiewilson]

What hull was that again JW?

20’ Hodges CRISIS ——had just one shot at getting it right—— Shoulda gone for 18’ ! Was good for Parker, but too long for the tight Bristol course. Gave a good account of herself wherever she raced.
Remembered with affection!

[jackiewilson]

Here you go—— if you have the odd £90,000,000. In petty cash, you can go exploring the Antarctic in a sailboat that looks like a rock !
OK. So it’s not exactly Scream and Fly—— but then again fifty percent of the stuff posted here isn’t ?