DonW

?Joe's Maser was a 5000GT What the factory quoted (and fitted best into the lyrics) and the truth were never quite the same thing! Great song though - and a nice Bora.

I do hope you aren't talking about the same order here, Bill!

Dad was out in Burma flying Spits with 155 squadron. when a DC3 landed and taxied in. In his words: 'Then a beautiful leg appeared, then another, then two more, then the Canadian crew. 'Bats' Krohn was the first to run out, being CO, to welcome our charming guests. It was Vera Lynn and her sidekick. 'Bats stood us down from readiness and Vera insisted on getting up on the wing of a Spitfire and these two girls sang their hearts out, bless them. Our squadron was very near the enemy positions and Vera Lynn along with her sidekick knew that only too well. It was known that many, many, big names of the entertainment world came no further than Delhi. Our little charmer (Vera Lynn) had more guts in her little finger than that lot put together. I should love to know that she reads this and I am sure the appreciation of her effort was wholehearted from all of 155 squadron, all 200 of them.'. Very few celebrities visited the front line, but she did!

I'll be fine once I get my meds...?

I suspect the front two engines drove the front axle and the rear two the back axle. So it would cancel itself out. However, it might overheat in traffic with that grille blanked off...! Seriously it's a crying shame this never got built up to run. Cheers, -Don.

Thanks guys!

What does that mean, Snake?

Just cool it with those negative waves, Moriarty...

Thanks, Mike.It worked out OK, anyway!

'antsy' is a good way to put it. I'm glad to be tall at the moment, even though it means I'll never get to drive a Lancia Stratos. We have no enforcement on masks here in South Wales. About 20% of people do, mostly the old 'uns.

A great day. Does anyone know what the 'D' in D-Day stands for? VE day is of course Victory in Europe. Similarly VJ day. I have a photo of my Dad, in well-worn tropical RAF uniform, squatting on a squadron office desk like a demented frog. On the back of the photo is written: 'Self, drunk, on VJ day'. But what the D stands for I have no idea.

4 confrontations with people in the local supermarket who don't seem to quite get what a 2 metre exclusion zone means. Or as one said 'I've got to get my shopping!' So let's be clear, we all have to stay at least 2 metres apart - unless we're doing our shopping! Brilliant. That'll keep the virus at bay.

Now the wheels make sense. Makes the 356 look attractive!

So you got a Tiger 1? Just watch out for Oddball.

What engine does it have? I'm not into Fords but there are some interesting ones, like yours. I had a friend with a Mk 2 that ran a Rover V8 (215 c.i. Buick by another name)on 51/2J steel wheels. Squirrelly, but would do a genuine 140 mph. It was a well-worn red and looked completely standard except for the big tailpipes. It was known as the Red Bomber.

And don't get me started on the wheels! In the real world, shallow sidewalls and thin spokes lead to discomfort and disaster.

I think these cars have little diesel hybrid engines in the front and they're carrying some big Dodge engines somewhere Don't know how it all got started, don't know what they do with their lives... (thanks, Bob,).

My first BMW 2002 had two twin-choke 45mm Webers. If you like operatic engines, bolt some Webers on! It's a shame you can't get kits like this at the local model shop any more.

Thank Alan It's a joy to hold this model and feel the history, the irony is that I'm a Spitfire man and never had much time for Hurricanes!

Good look, not sure about the red. A bit Andy Warhol! Well photographed.

"...while the roll cage members leading from the main hoop into the trunk area enroute to terminating atop the subframe rails were redone given they frankly hung in space. It's frustrating to imagine that some aspects of the build have been appropriately seen to and then to discover it just isn't so..." Never a good thing. One of the drivers I was with in the BMW club races rolled his car and found to his and the car's cost that the main feet of the roll cage had been spot welded at an angle between the sill and the floor pan on each side. So they just punched through the whole lot when the car landed on it's roof. The car was a write-off and he was taken away in an ambulance. These details matter, and you're doing a great job with a great car. Cheers, -Don.

Well I got a new elevator made from wood and attached it, painted it, sanded it and so on. Still not perfect but the rest of the model, completely untouched since 1940/41 isn't either. I don't have the tools or skill to mend the prop, the whole lot would need redoing including the spinner and I'll leave the original as it is. Half close your eyes and imagine it spinning...

I'm sorry to hear that, Ken. I was looking forward to seeing more of this model, in my own curmudgeonly way. And you're right, in those days wealthy customers could have whatever style they could afford and thankfully many did just that! Cheers, -Don.

Good to know the answer. Rear engined, front wheel drive and those looks! What's not to like?

I thought that might be the answer! Thanks, Håkan. Glad I got rid of 2 of them! Sorry the pictures came out so big. I made this years ago and I still love it.