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Re: Vintage, sticking to Concours

To: Walt@chekov.mayfield.hp.com
Subject: Re: Vintage, sticking to Concours
From: Simon Favre <favres@engmail.ulinear.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 13:34:17 PDT
I think I've seen that car this year at Sears Point. 250TR, open
trailer, etc. I just about fell over.  I think just about everybody
in CSRG has helped Peter Giddings pull-start that oh so photogenic
Maserati 250F.  I did once.  HIS tow rope kept breaking....

> I recall watching a 250TR (perhaps it was David Love) at one of
> our Open Track events about 10 years ago, loading this million dollar
> car on a single axle open trailer, pulled behind a mini pickup.
> Should of had a camera...in my naiveity, i enquired about the
> value of the car.  He replied, "I don't really know, I paid $5000
> for it in the '60s"  I don't think the *value* really mattered much
> to him.


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