If money wasn't an option?.. - Page 4

750hp · #1 (**permalink**) 11-10-2011, 07:10 AM

So if $4k was the saving, what was the premium?!? I'm almost scared to ask...

For the 250 GTO fans, what an amazing show a couple of months ago with more than half of the world's GTOs in the one location! Ferrari 250 GTO gathering takes over Pebble Beach - Autoblog

bwcobra15 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-10-2011, 12:59 PM

'63 Jaguar XKE roadster for my wife
'69 Mach 1 for my son
anything my daughter wants
'57 Corvette for my dad (the one he had to sell when married to my mom)
'70 Country Squire station wagon for my mom (what she made my dad buy)

Wazza · #3 (**permalink**) 11-12-2011, 05:04 PM

Yeah Bernie....
The Aston Martin DBS is about the best sounding car I've ever heard.

It really GROWLS....
4.9 litre V12....510 H.P.......Nice bit of kit !
Cheers

Krait · #4 (**permalink**) 11-13-2011, 09:31 AM

Nice track car too

BMK · #5 (**permalink**) 11-13-2011, 12:52 PM

Wazza

Mmm see they are parked on the 19th and 20th floor car park sites so they are up high enough to miss the street noise - pity...

Baz · #6 (**permalink**) 11-23-2011, 09:50 PM

My second choice would be this beautiful Maserati 300C. It's an ex Stirling Moss car and is being driven at Fishermans Bend by Bob Jane.

BMK · #7 (**permalink**) 11-26-2011, 12:28 AM

Mmm sold if it comes with the crew!!

stephen low · #8 (**permalink**) 11-26-2011, 03:11 AM

Bernie that was the inventor he was a female impersonator - lol!!

tin-man · #9 (**permalink**) 11-26-2011, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stephen low

Bernie that was the inventor he was a female impersonator - lol!!

I guess that's why he called it a Wally.

All things considered if you have US$20,000,000 it can be yours, it does not come with a crew, but I am guessing you could have your choice of female helpers. Cheers, tin-man

Buzz · #10 (**permalink**) 11-27-2011, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephen low

Bernie that was the inventor he was a female impersonator - lol!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tin-man

I guess that's why he called it a Wally.

Maybe "Willy" would have been more fitting

. 118' at 60 knots - its a rocketship for sure.

stephen low · #11 (**permalink**) 11-26-2011, 04:02 AM

Would make a great fishing platform.......for 100 people!

tin-man · #12 (**permalink**) 11-26-2011, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by stephen low

Would make a great fishing platform.......for 100 people!

Sounds like a plan, there be plenty of space but most folks would fish off the stern, can you see yourself here?

Or here?

:

or you could be King of the World

OK I'm done........... back to Cobra talk.

Cheers, tin-man

Rog246 · #13 (**permalink**) 11-27-2011, 12:44 AM

Do you reckon they'd let you in if you turned up at ASHMORE REEF in one of these ?

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750hp · #14 (**permalink**) 11-28-2011, 02:31 AM

The blonde is probably a hairy old truck driver, it's just that she looks more attractive surrounded by the ugliest boat ever made. Damn, it's ugly!!! Fast, incredibly built, cutting edge, but fugly!

If money wasn't a consideration, I would go to next year's Goodwood Revival and start spending...! Did anyone see the 2011 event on Channel One on the weekend? More genuine Cobras than you could poke a stick at, not to mention the Lolas, 250 Ferraris, GT40s, Daytona Coupe, Lister Tiger, even the Ferrari Breadvan hit the track. What an event!

Merv and Sharon · #15 (**permalink**) 11-28-2011, 03:11 AM

I missed that Craig but heard it was terrific. How can one dump stuff off a Hard drive of a video recorder to DVD??? One of the guys here has it. Alternatively, how do you go about getting a copy from Channel One?

750hp · #16 (**permalink**) 11-28-2011, 03:24 AM

Not sure about HDD to DVD (I don't have either!).

The main races they showed were;

2011 Goodwood Revival - Whitsun Trophy Race [HD] - YouTube (Action from the very first corner...)

2011 Goodwood Revival - Saloons Early 60s St Mary's Trophy [HD] - YouTube (Mini vs Jag = great race!)

I can't find TV coverage of the race with the Cobras, but here's some good footage from the spectator perspective. Look at how slippery it was! Goodwood Revival Meeting 2011 RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration (RAC TT race) Full HD! - YouTube

Donunder · #17 (**permalink**) 11-29-2011, 12:05 AM

One of the best "saves" you'll ever see is Jay Esterer in the Chinook-Chev getting it all wrong through the chicane in the last lap of the Whitsun Trophy race, tippy toeing along the side of the track on the verge of a huge lose, and then powering out of it-- just check the two big blackies he leaves behind!! Wonderful stuff.

I hope it's possible to get hold of the Cobra, etc, race though. The estimated worth of the grid was one hundred million Pounds!!! The weather was atrocious but the way both co-drivers of the winning Daytona Coupe manhandled it through the rain was just sensational. I was wondering to myself how the times would compare with some of our quick guys in their modern cars but running on the same type and width rubber. If a copy of this race can be found, have a look at the old-style four wheel drifts. Fair brought a tear to my eye it did.

Buzz · #18 (**permalink**) 11-29-2011, 05:12 AM

Awesome, incredible racing! Goodwood is definitely getting shoehorned towards the top of the travel plan list!

Merv and Sharon · #19 (**permalink**) 11-29-2011, 01:09 AM

Great stuff and thanks Craig.

Donunder · #20 (**permalink**) 11-29-2011, 01:53 AM

Having another think about our guys up against theirs.....
Say we had Ash Wayne and Sneak in their open cars, and they had had Eddie Cheever and Jochen Maas in their lightweight 427s with hardtops, would modern engineering, especially the horsepower developed from modern engines and the advances in brakes and suspensions, overcome the aerodynamic deficiency and make for a close contest?
Guys if you ever get over to Goodwood, the time to aim for is 1 min 24 sec.