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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 23, 2009.

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  1. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,223
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    Hey Ken Ken, I wonder if Rosco ever met this guy :)



    Here's Ross' car owned by someone else



    Read the full story in the following URL and they mention Ross :)

     
  2. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 25, 2009
    28,802
    North Qld
    Full Name:
    simon klein
    I knew that car when Julian Sterling owned it and a small bunch of other select cars and other paraphernalia including a scale model of a Bleriot aircraft hanging from the ceiling!
    Very imposing car.

    ....and also I worked at Ateco when they first started importing Suzuki's,before Neville's time though.

    Thought you'd all be jealous :D
     
  3. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
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  4. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,223
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    I worked with Ross after he had finished restoring the car and I'm sure Kenny worked on a lot of the bits of that car when Ross was at Williamstown in NSW.

    Kenny and I went to Ross' funeral a few years back


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  5. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 25, 2009
    28,802
    North Qld
    Full Name:
    simon klein
    Great story of a great car and Aussie history.
     
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  6. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,223
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    Ross was fanatical, it took him several goes in doing the body for the car until he was satisfied it fit the period style.

    The cars were delivered to people with JUST a chassis , engine, etc but no body ..... you took the running chassis to a coachbuilder in the day and they put the external body on the car to your liking so try doing a concourse originality on THAT :p
     
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  7. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,223
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    I should have got Ross to sign my copy of SCW with his article, now I'll have to get Wes to "get it signed" now :p
     
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  8. AKA

    AKA F1 Rookie

    May 17, 2005
    2,937
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    John McCabe
    Any resolution?
     
  9. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Not one that I'm happy with.

    I'll see what Ducati come back with.....but if it's not a set of new discs, there will be a problem.
     
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  10. AKA

    AKA F1 Rookie

    May 17, 2005
    2,937
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    John McCabe
    Still just saying they’re not fully bedded in?
     
  11. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Aug 26, 2011
    16,209
    Adelaide, South Aust
    Full Name:
    Steve
    VCAT?
     
  12. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    No.... Metal pads and metal discs means deposits left on the discs when they get hot and try not to hold the front brakes on while stationary blah blah.... Doesn't make sense to me at all.
     
  13. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Well, I'd be surprised if it came to that.
     
  14. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
     
  15. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Dec 1, 2005
    34,651
    Brisvegas
    Full Name:
    Jon
    We wouldn’t.


    Silly signature here to annoy KIAI
     
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  16. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Why? You don't think Ducati would honour their warranty?
     
  17. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 2, 2004
    25,471
    Sydney,Australia
    Full Name:
    Greg
    Are discs a warranty item?
     
  18. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Of course they are
     
  19. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 2, 2004
    25,471
    Sydney,Australia
    Full Name:
    Greg
    Ok, the reason I ask is that all the new cars I've bought, warranty states discs are wear and tear items and not covered. I suppose a manufacturing defect could be argued. Were the brakes pulsing when you bought it?
     
  20. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Yes

    I know you think otherwise, but I'm not an idiot.
     
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  21. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 2, 2004
    25,471
    Sydney,Australia
    Full Name:
    Greg
    lol. WTF?
     
  22. FazzerPorscheman

    FazzerPorscheman F1 World Champ

    Jul 28, 2010
    14,930
    Piz Gloria
    Full Name:
    EnzoFerdinand
    You should protect your FChat password more securely.
     
  23. FazzerPorscheman

    FazzerPorscheman F1 World Champ

    Jul 28, 2010
    14,930
    Piz Gloria
    Full Name:
    EnzoFerdinand
    PeePee's still studying to get to Idiot Level.
     
  24. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Oct 22, 2004
    23,482
    Coolum Beach AUSTRALIA
    Full Name:
    Karen H.
    One of my all time favourite cars...
     
  25. kena

    kena Formula 3

    May 20, 2007
    1,544
    Salt Ash
    Full Name:
    Ken Abrahams
    Yep
     

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