your knowledge and pics never ceases to amaze ! thanks for sharing now I see where this brazilian TR confussion came from ... unbelievable !
Interesting that 1031GT should suffered the same fate again some ten years ago. john http://www.juicebrakes.com/images/dave/Tdf-02.jpg
If you'd seen the 1958 Peron correspondence with Ferrari ... and the estimates for repairs after the TdF 1958 "prang" ... that didn't put the car out of the race (4th o/a), you would not say there was any similarity other than it was the same corner that suffered a bit of body damage. Oh, and not surprisingly, there was a later (1959) estimate made by Ferrari that upped the repair bill by a considerable amount. That said, I did not actually determine if Peron paid for repairs suggested by the first estimate ... or the second. During the repairs, Peron attempted to sell the car to Jo Schlesser but Schlesser's interest seemed to be centered on the TdF 1959 race. Schlesser bought the new 1509GT from Ferrari for that purpose ... and crashed it. 1031GT was sold to B. Cotton even while the extensive repairs from 1958 were still being completed. I was lucky to see a good portion of a significant amount of Peron correspondence back in the late 1980's (or very early 1990's?) shortly after it was donated to the Musee de l'Automobiliste not far from Nice. And there was more (some of it the same material) that I saw later with a friend, the owner of 1031GT, a very nice Ferrari. All in all, there's an amazing amount of documentation that was saved. This car, along with many cars that were raced, is a great example of how "matching numbers" does not mean that everything remained precisely "as built" for more than a few weeks. Additional studies tell us that this can be true not only for racing cars. But, that reality for racing cars is a part of the history that has helped make these cars so great and sought-after. It ain't just the looks and performance that helps them get onto and off of lawns at Pebble Beach ... and elsewhere. "Original" is not always "best" and history continues to be made even today. And ten years ago. John
The 1031GT, October 2005, Alameda, California. The only TdF I've seen with bonnet hinges. john Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That's right ! that name matches the history behind that photo also Ken Miles is the name of the Porsche driver here's a better pic of # 0728TR in 1958 http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/317147_255646007803817_100000752598422_666082_1454708712_n.jpg anyway ; here's another question for the experts ; Is the 250 PF Cabriolet and the California Spyder ....the same car ?
here's an easy one Who are these drivers ? http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303779_257502727618145_100000752598422_672277_658214350_n.jpg
In order to break the rules , you must know them first . Carroll was the responsible of the Ferrari Slayer right ?
Eric Broadley at Lola in UK contracted for F.A.V. (Ford Advanced Vehicles) to start. I believe it was initiated by Henry Ford II in house as a Ford project before the chicken farmer became involved. That's my understanding but I'm ready to stand corrected.
I guess being a Le Mans winner also helps any chicken farmer ... I wonder if this pic was taken before or after Carroll won Le Mans ...
Correct: But I think Miura Jota was really thinking of the Cobra when he wrote F slayer, as the Cobra is the start of the Ford versus Ferrari battles. Pete
