Hi Paul Are you talking here about the aeroplane photo? Are you sure that Collins is 2nd from left? The guy with glasses and fancy shoes? Nathan
Here is one for Ed Niles, the Minnesota ATS. I wonder if this is your old car? (It is really a Ferrari made by fired Ferrari people.) They only made around a dozen, 9 of wich were street versions like the cars pictured. I am trying to get the chassis number. Thanks to the Minnesota Ferrarichat members for posting these shots. It was shot at Wheels Of Italy last year in Minnesota. It looks like a great show. Tom Tanner/Ferrari Expo 2010-Chicago April 2010 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The first pic is mine, taken at Sal's shop; Lyle Tanner's "speciale" 0407GT in front. My ATS was alleged to be the prototype, that originally had raised flanges on the front hood. It did not have the chrome strips on the front hood, so I doubt that they are the same car. Here's shot of the front of mine. (I later had one of the sports models). Image Unavailable, Please Login
I think you're right, Nathan - the bloke 2nd from left looks a bit like Collins but it isn't him..........not in those co-respondents' shoes! The race-shop photo appears to be a Dino F1, with the engine angled so the driveline is left of the driver, which would make it '58 (it was angled the other way in '59 and '60) - Hawthorn's car? Paul M
I'm certain that you're right, though I'm not sure about the change in engine orientation for '59. (I'm pretty sure that didn't occur until '60.) In any case, the '59 cars had 4 wheel disc brakes, whereas this 1958 car clearly has drums at the back.
Ed, Curious as to how the ATS was to drive. I always did like the way they looked. Around 1995 I remember that Tom Matano, design director at Mazda North America, had one. Saw it when Jordan gave me a tour of the facility one weekend. Jeff
Thanks for posting the ATS front shot. Sal's shop looks like it must have been great to visit on any given day. If you find any of the "GTS" shots I hope you post them(along with any other exotic car photos you took!!). Take care. Tom Tanner/Ferrari Expo-Strictly 43rd Revival contest-Chicago April 2010
Hi, I tooke this photo from the net many years ago. Copyright unknown. Nr.3 is Amon, Nr.4 maybe Ickx, Year 1968, GP ?? Thanks, Ricardo Image Unavailable, Please Login
Parkes is driving a '66 style car with the '67 "exhaust within the vee" engine. The race marked the debut of the Ford Cosworth DFV, where it won first time out in Clark's new Lotus 49. Hulme fought off a strong combined challenge from Amon and Parkes to hold onto third place. 1. Clark (Lotus Ford) 2. Brabham (Brabham Repco) 3. Hulme (Brabham Repco) 4. Amon (Ferrari) 5. Parkes (Ferrari) 6. Scarfiotti (Ferrari)
[img=http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/5788/fchatphoto0001.jpg] From left to right: Unknown, Mino Amorotti, Dino Pignatti, young Ferrari mechanic, Tony Brooks, Carlo Amadessi, Edgardo Frigieri and Giuliano Luppi (singing? ) Image Unavailable, Please Login
From left to right: Mino Amorotti, Soluri, Adelmo Marchetti (not sure), Romolo Tavoni, Pasquale Cassani, his brother?, Nello Ugolini, Mike Hawthorn, Gaetano Florini (behind unknown moustached gentlemen), and unknown. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The stairway in the photo appears to bear the logo of TAP, the Portuguese national airline. Therefore, I'm going to make an educated guess that this is the team departing from the 1958 Portuguese GP in Oporto. Stirling Moss won in a Vanwall, and showed true sportsmanship when he intervened with the stewards on behalf of Mike Hawthorne who faced disqualification for allegedly reversing onto the circuit after a spin. Thanks to Moss, Hawthorne was able to retain his second place and subsequently win the 1958 WDC from Moss by a single point!
That could be right, but why are they carrying a KLM bag for a three hour flight? Forgot to metion Erio Fossati between Hawthorn and Florini.
I hadn't thought about that, but pretty much everybody carried "flight bags" in those days, and perhaps KLM was handing them out for free. I did wonder about the overcoats in Portugal in August, but perhaps they're raincoats.
Hi Arjan Well done with your identities. The stairway in the photo appears to bear the logo of TAP, the Portuguese national airline, but the airliner is Dutch, and KLM was the Dutch airline, so I guess the plane is KLM, hence the flight-bags. Nathan
Nathan, Would it follow then that this is a KLM flight departing (Lisbon, Oporto, somewhere..) Portugal for the Netherlands? Best, Dave
