Here's the link with the info. Its a pretty good read. http://www.isdm.co.uk/darracq/index.htm

"...as the Stanley and the Darracq came to the line for the elimination trials, Hemery revved the V8 and the flames from his open exhausts blasted the wood and canvas body of the Stanley. Hemery was threatened with disqualification, but the officials did not understand the stream of abuse in French that was his reply." The ancestors of high strung, ill tempered F1 drivers.

 

In those days it was common for at least one man to die at every big race.


Yes, they are brass.



Cool as ****:

 

That's ******* Alpha as ****.

 

Streamlined as ****.


Rust Heinz-designed, Bowman & Schwartz-built Phantom Corsair



Hey! Aren't you Steve McQueen?





Ford Motor Company gettin' all racist up in hurr:

 

random picture of my dad's formula 5000.

incidentally, my dad did meet Mr McQueen back in the (racing) day.

 

She was fat..


foreveralone.jpg

 

 

that radiator is badass

 

And ugly.



I saved you bro.

 

 

 

 

 

^^ I have no idea what thats about.

 

 

To: Spring Fight Video

 

What car is that in the Steve McQueen pic? Jag?

 

D-type.

 

I thought it might be, but wasn't sure. That is one sexy car. Those nipples, er, tailights make me hot.

 

I'm too old, I don't have kids, and I must have been busy because I didn't know what most of that stuff was.