Mister Towed on the road...

[oxford1360]

This may be it -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/classi...s/13809375773/

Made by Transformer?

[Mister Towed]

Yep, that's definitely the one. Surprised to discover it's fibreglass, you'd never guess from looking at it.

[Paul L]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

...I had a thoroughly enjoyable time at Goodwood and I'd recommend anyone who loves classic cars to build your own 'special' and make the pilgrimage for yourself...

One day Mr T, one day.

[slartibartfast]

Glad you had a great time Mr T. I was busy flogging dodgy watches & nylons all week end but did have a chance to see a bit of racing ....but then again I do get "access all areas" including the Drivers Club and the Paddocks ... ah the smell of hot engine oil
Perhaps by next Revival I shall have the Sammio on the road ...
Meanwhile see the attached ..... that's me on the left in action at the photo-shoot inside the "Earls Court Motor Show"!!!
Slarti

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by slartibartfast

Glad you had a great time Mr T. I was busy flogging dodgy watches & nylons all week end but did have a chance to see a bit of racing ....but then again I do get "access all areas" including the Drivers Club and the Paddocks ... ah the smell of hot engine oil
Perhaps by next Revival I shall have the Sammio on the road ...
Meanwhile see the attached ..... that's me on the left in action at the photo-shoot inside the "Earls Court Motor Show"!!!
Slarti

Ha ha, pic looks great. Still can't believe you're lucky enough to get paid to go to Goodwood!

I did keep my eyes open for you but didn't clock you I'm afraid. At one stage I had an ominous feeling that I'd just walked right past you and failed to recognise that it was you, but looking at that picture now I'm sure it was one of your colleagues.

Best of luck finishing your Spyder, I can promise you it's well worth the effort.

[Mister Towed]

Wonderful day at Snetterton today watching the Vintage Racing Car Club chaps thrash their racers round the track.

You could even pay £25 to drive your own car round the 1 mile inner track for 20 minutes. I don't have track day insurance so passed on that one, then watched as a young chap with more money than skill rather inelegantly pirouetted his (Dads?) V12 SL AMG Merc into the tyre wall after entering a hairpin bend at 100mph+, gallantly stacking it nearside first so his girlfriend got the brunt of the impact in the passenger seat. At least nobody laughed, apart from everyone who saw it happen.

Thankfully nobody was injured and there wasn't too much damage to the car, only about three grands worth of panels and paint, maybe some new wheels and suspension plus whatever Mercedes charge to reset the explosively deployed roll bar which popped up on impact. Hope he had track insurance...

Anyway, some pics of a few of the cars (and Phil and my Spyders, of course) -

[Scottie22]

Just noticed an odd thing Mr Towed, the reg on the red Alpha:
on the front it is 160937 VE, but on the rear it is VE 160937

Strange?

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by Scottie22

Just noticed an odd thing Mr Towed, the reg on the red Alpha:
on the front it is 160937 VE, but on the rear it is VE 160937

Strange?

How odd. Beautiful car though.

[phil9]

thanks towed a fab day out and a great run there and back ..who said old triumph's don't go........ cheers see soon

[oxford1360]

Originally Posted by Scottie22

Just noticed an odd thing Mr Towed, the reg on the red Alpha:
on the front it is 160937 VE, but on the rear it is VE 160937

Strange?

A quick check on Wikipedia reveals that that was how it was done from 1932 to 1976. The VE indicates it was registered in Venice........well known for its roads.

[swifty]

Look's like you had a great day out Mr T, the two sammio's look the part parked up and i bet they look and sound even better on the road together.

The alpha looks the dogs bollocks, did you mange to get any interior photos.

The tanks in the boot of the cream car is something to behold, good craftsmanship there even the straps and clamps are a work of art.

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by swifty

Look's like you had a great day out Mr T, the two sammio's look the part parked up and i bet they look and sound even better on the road together.

The alpha looks the dogs bollocks, did you mange to get any interior photos.

The tanks in the boot of the cream car is something to behold, good craftsmanship there even the straps and clamps are a work of art.

Great day out and our cars ran faultlessly. Phil and I leapfrogged each other half a dozen times on the A11 between Thetford and Snetterton just for the fun of it.

Phil's car sounded awesome as it passed and he paid mine the same compliment. These old Triumph sixes are lovely smooth engines with a soundtrack that fits the cars perfectly. Mine's pretty quick too but Phil's has around 50% more power and is very fast indeed. His race car is going to be something else again!

The red Alfa is just stunning, sorry but I didn't take any shots of the inside.

Couldn't resist taking a pic of the tanks in the back of the yellow Maserati, the quality of the engineering was superb. There were plenty of other well engineered cars there, well worth a visit next year.

[NeilF355]

Originally Posted by oxford1360

This may be it -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/classi...s/13809375773/

Made by Transformer?

This is a replica of the 1955 Ferrari Mondial. From what I can gather they were originally developed by Gerry Hawkridge of Transformer cars and a guy named Stan Daniels in 1988 and based on Alfa Romeo mechanicals. After 1990 they were sold and were registered as ERRA (Elmsett Road Racing Automobiles) SD500 by Stan Daniels. I know of 10 of these cars including the Dutch one pictured at Goodwood.
There is one for sale at the moment here
http://www.forza288.com/ferraris/mondiale-500-sd/
Unfortunately being a car salesman the guy just wants as much as he can get for it and has no idea of what a realistic price would be.
Definitely in my dream garage!

[swifty]

That name transformer has pop up again, they certainly knew how to make what looks like a quality fiberglass replica, the body shape look's to be symmetrical and finished off to a T.

Spotted this on you tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2UIeqI-9c

Now if that car is a replica i wonder if the detail on tanks is for show or functional.

[davecymru]

That Yellow Maserati is beautiful and i couldn't help but notice the transverse rear leaf spring!

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by davecymru

That Yellow Maserati is beautiful and i couldn't help but notice the transverse rear leaf spring!

Yep, straight out of a contemporary Herald.

[davecymru]

Plus i do like his SteamPunk Fuel tank and, whatever the other tank is!

[oxford1360]

Those tanks look like a fantastic set of early Samsonite luggage.

[Paul L]

Mr T - Great photos from Snetterton.

One thing I keep forgetting to ask you is what size are your roundels?

Cheers, Paul.

[micky1mo]

Originally Posted by Paul L

Mr T -

One thing I keep forgetting to ask you is what size are your roundels?

Cheers, Paul.

Hi Paul, don't know about Mr T's roundels but I used 18" on the G-46.
As part of my take-over of SAMMIO/RIBBLE I will be selling complete decal sets made-up of 4x18" roundels + 2 x 2meters of stripe strip + 4 x any "racing" number required.
I am just waiting to here from the printers.