Countdown to 2020 Australian Grand Prix...

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:14 pm

jimmyj wrote:For Harpo. Ok, it's for me too....

source https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/240801911306463312/

Thanks ! Surtees was the driver of my youth, when I started to follow motor racing more closely. He had everything to please me though I wouldn't have been able at the time to explain it. I noticed years later that he was the type of human being that I like, tough but fair, a man of dedication, few words and not ready to trade his real self for success. As a racing driver (he was one the 3 best for me, the other one being Clark, and the third changing according to my mood) he remains my benchmark.

Now my n° 20

From http://www.grandprixhistory.org

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:11 pm

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source https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos ... er_id=8179

2fast · Post by **2fast** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:48 am

19 days to go...

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2fast · Post by **2fast** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:50 am

18 days to go...

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Argentum · Post by **Argentum** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:48 am

i.pinimg.com

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:10 pm

2 prewar German posters (and no swastikas on the flags).

2fast · Post by **2fast** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:31 am

17 days to go...

source: http://f1.imgci.com/

Argentum · Post by **Argentum** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:23 am

tradeuniquecars.com.au

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:59 am

Jules Bianchi. His number of course is retired now.

source https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/ ... ng.108850/

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:50 pm

From https://i.pinimg.com

2fast · Post by **2fast** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:42 am

16 days to go...

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Argentum · Post by **Argentum** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:32 am

Autocar

SteveW · Post by **SteveW** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:57 pm

Argentum wrote:
Harpo wrote:
Argentum wrote:
Most loved French car ever... I don't know one French driver of my generation or older who didn't drive one, at least once.
My best friend had one. I loved them - they had everything that you needed, and nothing that you didn't need

I actually witnessed a 2CV race, at Oulton Park. I'm sure that, if you filmed it, then showed it at fast forward, it would have been exciting, lol

Pretty sure that it was only over about 3 laps - had it been any more, nightfall would have drawn in. This was in July

I know it's off topic, but I had to reply.....

I'm another 2CV fan. I had two friends who both had yellow 2CV Clubs when we were 17 years old (like the one in For Your Eyes Only). There was even a 2CV owners club local to us called the Wessex Ducks and we'd regularly join them on trips around the New Forest in convoy with around 30 2CVs!

One guy had even fitted an engine from a Citroen BX in one and lowered it etc. And another that had a 2CV shell (with extended wheel arches to make it wide enough) that he fitted onto Sierra XR4x4 chassis and running gear!

I didn't have one, my first car was a Mk5 Ford Cortina

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:01 pm

Front wheel drive!
source https://www.google.ca/search?q=vintage+ ... zr18vCalRM

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:59 pm

It's back...

From i.pinimg.com

Not yet...

From i.pinimg.com

Only one of the list survived...

From i.pinimg.com

Everlasting

From http://www.progcovers.com

Fiki · Post by **Fiki** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:10 pm

200 francs for a programme in 1954?

The ticket prices are mentioned on the Zandvoort poster, interestingly, the grandstand was reserved for members of the Royal Automobile Club of the Netherlands.
Also, it isn't a 'Grote Prijs', just a 'Prijs'. I wonder why.

2fast · Post by **2fast** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:16 am

15 days to go...

source: https://i0.wp.com/f1lead.com/

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:26 am

Fiki wrote:200 francs for a programme in 1954?

The ticket prices are mentioned on the Zandvoort poster, interestingly, the grandstand was reserved for members of the Royal Automobile Club of the Netherlands.
Also, it isn't a 'Grote Prijs', just a 'Prijs'. I wonder why.

The price is in "Anciens Francs". January 1st 1960, we were offered "Nouveaux Francs" by De Gaulle and Pinay, and the "Ancien Franc" was then worth 1/100 of the "Nouveau Franc".

Fiki · Post by **Fiki** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:03 am

Harpo wrote:
Fiki wrote:200 francs for a programme in 1954?

The ticket prices are mentioned on the Zandvoort poster, interestingly, the grandstand was reserved for members of the Royal Automobile Club of the Netherlands.
Also, it isn't a 'Grote Prijs', just a 'Prijs'. I wonder why.
The price is in "Anciens Francs". January 1st 1960, we were offered "Nouveaux Francs" by De Gaulle and Pinay, and the "Ancien Franc" was then worth 1/100 of the "Nouveau Franc".

That explains a lot!

The posters are lovely.

2fast wrote:15 days to go...

source: https://i0.wp.com/f1lead.com/

In 1984 I went to the Brussels Motor Show especially for this car, and for Patrick Tambay's Ferrari. Patrick was in Zolder about 10 years ago, together with René Arnoux and I didn't recognize him.

Battle Far · Post by **Battle Far** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:24 pm

SteveW wrote:
Argentum wrote:
Harpo wrote:
Argentum wrote:
Most loved French car ever... I don't know one French driver of my generation or older who didn't drive one, at least once.
My best friend had one. I loved them - they had everything that you needed, and nothing that you didn't need

I actually witnessed a 2CV race, at Oulton Park. I'm sure that, if you filmed it, then showed it at fast forward, it would have been exciting, lol

Pretty sure that it was only over about 3 laps - had it been any more, nightfall would have drawn in. This was in July
I know it's off topic, but I had to reply.....

I'm another 2CV fan. I had two friends who both had yellow 2CV Clubs when we were 17 years old (like the one in For Your Eyes Only). There was even a 2CV owners club local to us called the Wessex Ducks and we'd regularly join them on trips around the New Forest in convoy with around 30 2CVs!

One guy had even fitted an engine from a Citroen BX in one and lowered it etc. And another that had a 2CV shell (with extended wheel arches to make it wide enough) that he fitted onto Sierra XR4x4 chassis and running gear!

I didn't have one, my first car was a Mk5 Ford Cortina

And me

When I met my second wife (36 years and counting), I was still married to my first (36 months). It was 1978 and she was driving one, at first I liked the car more than her

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:29 pm

source https://www.pinterest.es/pin/819936675881198592/

SteveW · Post by **SteveW** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:49 pm

Battle Far wrote:
SteveW wrote:
Argentum wrote:
Harpo wrote:
Argentum wrote:
Most loved French car ever... I don't know one French driver of my generation or older who didn't drive one, at least once.
My best friend had one. I loved them - they had everything that you needed, and nothing that you didn't need

I actually witnessed a 2CV race, at Oulton Park. I'm sure that, if you filmed it, then showed it at fast forward, it would have been exciting, lol

Pretty sure that it was only over about 3 laps - had it been any more, nightfall would have drawn in. This was in July
I know it's off topic, but I had to reply.....

I'm another 2CV fan. I had two friends who both had yellow 2CV Clubs when we were 17 years old (like the one in For Your Eyes Only). There was even a 2CV owners club local to us called the Wessex Ducks and we'd regularly join them on trips around the New Forest in convoy with around 30 2CVs!

One guy had even fitted an engine from a Citroen BX in one and lowered it etc. And another that had a 2CV shell (with extended wheel arches to make it wide enough) that he fitted onto Sierra XR4x4 chassis and running gear!

I didn't have one, my first car was a Mk5 Ford Cortina
And me

When I met my second wife (36 years and counting), I was still married to my first (36 months). It was 1978 and she was driving one, at first I liked the car more than her

Is that somethng you've admitted to her?

Battle Far · Post by **Battle Far** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:03 pm

SteveW wrote:
Battle Far wrote:
SteveW wrote:I know it's off topic, but I had to reply.....

I'm another 2CV fan. I had two friends who both had yellow 2CV Clubs when we were 17 years old (like the one in For Your Eyes Only). There was even a 2CV owners club local to us called the Wessex Ducks and we'd regularly join them on trips around the New Forest in convoy with around 30 2CVs!

One guy had even fitted an engine from a Citroen BX in one and lowered it etc. And another that had a 2CV shell (with extended wheel arches to make it wide enough) that he fitted onto Sierra XR4x4 chassis and running gear!

I didn't have one, my first car was a Mk5 Ford Cortina
And me

When I met my second wife (36 years and counting), I was still married to my first (36 months). It was 1978 and she was driving one, at first I liked the car more than her
Is that somethng you've admitted to her?

Source fanpop.com

2fast · Post by **2fast** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 5:17 am

14 days to go...

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Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:14 am

Very '60s design. And no smoking cars.

Very '60s too. The liveries were not yet smoking, but the posters already did.

Early '70s. The cars smoke (except Enzo's ones).

Back to '30s/'40s design, when less was more.

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:07 pm

That Grand Prix de Suisse poster is so interesting

source https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/year-1950

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:55 am

Another one... Not the most beautiful one, but showing a n° 13

From https://i.pinimg.com

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:37 pm

Harpo wrote:Another one... Not the most beautiful one, but showing a n° 13

From https://i.pinimg.com

Almost looks like a recruitment poster

Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:49 pm

jimmyj wrote:
Almost looks like a recruitment poster

El Caudillo needs you !

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:48 pm

God that is one ugly nose!

2fast · Post by **2fast** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:40 am

12 days to go...

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Harpo · Post by **Harpo** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:25 am

Monaco 1967 featuring Jackie Stewart... And Bandini on the poster of the race that killed him.

Back to the great '30s design.

Both from https://i.pinimg.com

Edited to add this one (the first racing poster I recorded, and nearly missed to post)

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:03 pm

Another Senna shot. One of my favourite Liveries, the JPS

source https://www.artsper.com/en/contemporary ... onaco-1986

Fiki · Post by **Fiki** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:57 pm

jimmyj wrote:Another Senna shot. One of my favourite Liveries, the JPS

I think that JPS Ducarouge Lotus must be the most beautiful race car I've seen. With that McLaren you've posted in the top 3 as well. Thanks for posting them.

jimmyj · Post by **jimmyj** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:54 am

Another Senna shot.

source https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/senn ... 5/4561169/

And a lovely McLaren, with James driving

source https://www.diecastxchange.com/forum1/t ... a-f1-1976/

And Nikki

source https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/592575263442760299/

All great F1 heroes to me, all gone now. I think memories of great drivers and personalities like these is what originally attracted me to F1.