[Fot] Chasing Classic Cars

[Andre Rousseau]

http://www.gt6.ca/09/0105/slides/DSCN4284.html

Yeah we've all be down there working in the foot well.

A.

On 26 October 2011 12:24, Charly Mitchel <charly at mitchelplumbing.com> wrote:
> for those of you who may not get the Discovery Velocity station (which I
> don't) you can view a clip of the car being started @:
> http://velocity.discovery.com/videos/chasing-classic-cars/  It's under the
> F40 Fix-Up
> Roger of F40 Motorsports begins to work on fixing up a Triumph TR4., which
> is the company who was working on it.
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <BillDentin at aol.com>
> To: <dmitchel at sbcglobal.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Chasing Classic Cars
>
>
>> In a message dated 10/22/2011 11:52:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
>> dmitchel at sbcglobal.net writes:
>>
>>
>>> <<< If you recieve Velocity (formerly HD Theatre) on your cable or
>>> satellite system, you might be interested in this weeks Chasing Classic
>>> Cars
>>> with Wayne Carini.  The show airs Tuesday 10/25 at 10pm eastern. Re-airs
>>> at 1am
>>> and 4am.  He is buying/brokering a 1962 TR4 race car. White number 44.
>>> You
>>> can see a TRF sticker as well as a Quaker State one. >>>
>>
>> I watched that show last night and found it very interesting.  I remember
>> that car well and raced against it often at Mid-Ohio, Road America, and
>> Watkins Glen.  It was extremely well prepared, owned and driven well by a
>> Doctor
>> from Mystic, CT.  It went FAST.  One thing I remember about it was that it
>> went back into its enclosed trailer every night.  It then stopped showing
>> up
>> at events, and rumor had it that the owner was going through a 'dirty'
>> divorce, and the car was put up for sale along with other assets.  At the
>> time
>> (early to mid-1990s) the asking price was $40,000, which suggested to me
>> that
>> it really was not for sale.  Well, apparently it has sat in the
>> basement/garage ever since and now will be detailed and put up for sale
>> again.  This
>> time $45-50,000.00 price tag.
>>
>> Nice TV show, the second segment of which was even more interesting.  An
>> 86
>> year old gentleman was finally parting with a rare Ferrari he had
>> purchased
>> in the mid-1960s, over in Italy for around $5,000.00 (including shipping
>> costs).  The broker who is handling the sale now suggests it will sell for
>> about three quarters of a million dollars.
>>
>> Wow!
>>
>> Bill Dentinger
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