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I'm not sure of the make of the car in front of the white Jag.
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I'm not sure of the make of the car in front of the white Jag.
Wow! I love the Austin Healey 3000's, and that Jag XK-120 is super cool, too!
Roger, do you have any idea what make of car is the one sitting if front of the white Jag? I'm thinking Bentley.
That's some nice old British Iron, Ken!!! Where did you find all that sitting at??
Ohio state route 35 is the first exit when you enter Ohio from the west and my step father lives about 25 miles down the road. The cars are sitting in a lot right outside of New Lebanon. I'm not sure of the year of the Ford in the background, but it appeared in good shape and I don't know what make is the car sitting in front of the white Jag.
Yep Ken, I believe it is a Bentley. Here's a picture of a mid-30's Bentley hood ornament, and it seems to match that shape -
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Maybe something around a '59??
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Ken, that would be a Jaguar Mk VII, VIII, or IX, built from '50-'61
Any shop that works only on Brit cars is run by a masochist........
Thanks, Uncle Bob, is the red car in the back also a Jag?
:o:oYa' got me, Bob! :) I had the wrong emblem!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
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I think so........a Mark V from the early '50s.Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Yeah Rog, they didn't always use the leaping cat ornament, confused me for a moment too.
I guess if I'd of looked closer I'd have seen the name on the emblem. I was in somewhat of a hurry and also didn't want to incur the owner's wrath if he was so inclined.
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This is what is left of DAHIO dragstrip where I flagged the 59 season.
A layer of asphalt, an electrical feed, some fence and some bleachers...... Of course the farmer in the distance might not be a race fan, but he'd have great seats every Sunday!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
The last picture, as far as I remember, is where the starting line was and one set of bleachers to the right. We didn't have a return strip so "hot" cars were pushed down the strip to start. One day a dragster was pushed down the strip and I guess he had problems and didn't come back so we lined two more cars and sent them on their way. Just about the time I dropped the flag he he came up the strip which made things somewhat interesting. No one got hurt though the dragster driver was a bit upset to say the least.:D
We had the same thing at Thunder Valley back in the 60's, and (of course) it was called the "Hot Car Gate"! Push cars would bring them through the gate, give them a push start, then they'd go down to the starting line, do their U-turn, burn out, a dry hop, then launch them suckers!!!!!!!!! The rest of us came through the staging lanes, pulled on the strip, backed into the 'water box' which was a low spot in the blacktop, then went up to the lights with a couple dry hops along the way!!!!
I remember one Sunday when it was going slow and some jerk in the stands was really giving me a hard time. I was getting tired of listening to his BS so I yelled out to him that if he thought he could do a better job then get his butt out here. He was sitting with his girl and some friends and that called his bluff. He came strolling out to the center of the track and I handed him the flags and went to the starting line. We asked the next two guys up if we could line them up closer to the center of the track and they agreed. He flagged them off and down the track they went about two feet from him on either side. After they passed him he put the flags down in the middle of the track and walked back to the stands and I didn't hear a peep out of him the rest of the day.
Boy you got that in one..:whacked::whacked:I had my share of working on,and rebuilding Jags from about the Mk1 and 2,(like the white one),through to the XJ series,and I always hated them..The only thing I can say that I liked about them,was the thickness of the panels..Taking them apart and re assembling them was a pain,,and worth every cent you charge the owners..:D...In fact,most English cars of that era were fun to work on........not....;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
And,yes,Uncle Bob..it's a mk ix..and the other is a mkv..
another interesting fact...The pre war appearing Mercedes ragtop that was in at least one of the Indiana Jones movies....is actually a Mkv Jag sedan,with the roof whacked off,early Merc front panels,etc,,and is now owned by Sir Peter Jackson,the movie dude,,and it,s sitting in one of Jacksons workshops in Wellington,,along side Chitty Chitty Bang bang.. (todays useless information)....
Well---since talk has got around to English cars, how about I post up some pics I took today at a British Car Festival????I was going to just post them in that thread about did ithis count as a hot rod----------
Works for me Jerry
Very cool stuff, Ken. You should drag one those home with you!
It looks like you guys hoard English cars like we hoard American ones..:LOL:
