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Video -Vintage Cars (filmed UK 1975) auto tests, trials and racing

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what a delighful video to start the day!!! Thank you.

and <sigh> car rally in the Cotswolds - what a lovely idea.

:cheers:
 
Years ago I watched part of the Cotswold light car rally. Among the entry was the 1908 12 litre GP Itala. Light car?
 
Posted this video on the Austin 7 forum - this is one of the responses:

"Plenty of familiar Sevens, many identified in the commentary, but also Brian Grey and Peter Gledhill (both still around with the same cars), and brief cameo appearances of younger brother Stephen marshalling on the Light Car Rally and older brother Anthony in his BMW at Madresfield."
 
This makes me wish I had the knowledge & ability to set up a rally around here. Too bad the local roads are all 55+ MPH straights or downtown/residential grids.

An MGB towing a racecar on a trailer... I towed a Formula Vee behind a Saab 900 Turbo and blew the transmission to bits. (Of course there was a little bit more abuse than that -- towing might actually have been the nicest thing I did to that poor car.)
 
JHaydon said:
This makes me wish I had the knowledge & ability to set up a rally around here. Too bad the local roads are all 55+ MPH straights or downtown/residential grids.

An MGB towing a racecar on a trailer... I towed a Formula Vee behind a Saab 900 Turbo and blew the transmission to bits. (Of course there was a little bit more abuse than that -- towing might actually have been the nicest thing I did to that poor car.)
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did you see the X type jag also with a trailer?
 
JPSmit said:
did you see the X type jag also with a trailer?
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I did, but I convinced myself that it was just an optical illusion!! Surely someone had to have parked their trailer just next to the Jag...
(apologies for calling you Shirley)

I know the speed limits there are a bit lower than here (particularly in TX, where we have to take some 80 MPH highways -- and 75 MPH BACK ROADS -- to get anywhere) but my goodness. Who would even consider towing a Spridget with a Miata, or even with a Corvette??

Makes me feel like such a wimp for trading my V6 4Runner for an Expedition. The Toyota really towed my trailer just fine, but it seemed a little stressed.
 
This was my dads friend Kenneth Neve a great engineer.
in 1975.
A phantom 2 towing a 1914 TT Humber.
now that was class.
 

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JHaydon said:
I did, but I convinced myself that it was just an optical illusion!! Surely someone had to have parked their trailer just next to the Jag...
(apologies for calling you Shirley)

I know the speed limits there are a bit lower than here (particularly in TX, where we have to take some 80 MPH highways -- and 75 MPH BACK ROADS -- to get anywhere) but my goodness. Who would even consider towing a Spridget with a Miata, or even with a Corvette??

Makes me feel like such a wimp for trading my V6 4Runner for an Expedition. The Toyota really towed my trailer just fine, but it seemed a little stressed.
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I find Brits in particular (and Europeans too) have a completely different understanding of towing - especially almost 50 years ago. Even here life wasn't quite so ummm speedy.

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My Cadillac, that has spent its life in Oklahoma, had a tow hitch on it when I bought it. I remember growing up that it wasn't uncommon to see a Caddy pulling a boat or other load. I suppose back in the day owners figured that 525lb ft of torque and a stronger frame and rear end than many pickups was more than adequate to pull a load.
 
Hamish Racing said:
That’s a great reply thank you lovely to see that cars and the people are remembered. That’s why dad wanted to freely share them in the end.
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I keep meaning to ask, there are a couple of refences in the video to a "Hamish" - is that your dad? or you?
 
JPSmit said:
I keep meaning to ask, there are a couple of refences in the video to a "Hamish" - is that your dad? or you?
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Hi
Dad was David Roscoe. Roscoe Films Ltd.
I was too young.
the Hamish in the films is Hamish Moffatt a mate of dads and well known in the VSCC.
you can read interesting back ground

Personal Histories - Hamish Moffatt

Biographies of notable Bosbury people. Hamish Moffatt, racing driver, pilot, adventurer.
www.bosburyhistoryresource.org.uk www.bosburyhistoryresource.org.uk
 
so the team name?
 
For many years I towed my 20 foot sailboat with a 1984 Lincoln Town Car. I wouldn't tow anything with my Mazda2 because of how light it is (and I expect the drivetrain wouldn't stand up to the additional load). That Lincoln was longer than a full size SUV and its low center of gravity made it quite a stable (and comfortable) towing vehicle. I'd have kept it if the rudimentary electronic engine controls hadn't developed an undiagnosible lobotomy.
 
I just recycled some 50 road rallys I wrote for the St. Louis SCCA. Subsidisions can be made interesting and SCCA TSD annd GTA Rallyes have to be cast 5 mph below speed limit. Our MINI club has a running rally where course is set and you follow the leader. Those rallyes are interesting too as speed limits were not closely adhered to. Google road rally and you will find more than you can read about. The SCCA Rally took me 40 hrs to write, pre-run, have safety checked then printed, and another safety run the day before the rally. Lots of work untill you get used to it. There are programs that help set them up.
 
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