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Gullwing at Bonneville

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bugimike

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Someone mentioned John Fitch on another thread recently. Did anyone else catch the show on TV last night chronicalling John's attempt, at the age of 87, at a new speed record in his 1955 MB Gullwing? I wish I had recorded it!! Will have to watch for a re-run!
 
Mike - here's a clip of John at age 89:


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Tom
 
Tom, that smile on Fitch's face is fantastic. And the symphonic growl of the MB engine, wow!

thanks for posting.
 
The way it should be - a man, his car, a driving cap & a smile!
 
That was GREAT! Thanks!! He looks like he is having as much fun at 89 as he was having in the show I watched when he was two years younger! The car he had at Bonneville was a silver Gullwing, #657 which was a car he was reunited with and had raced in the '50s! In that show he did not succeed in setting a new record (due to weather cutting things short!), but vowed to go back and try again!! :cheers:
 
This beast was a total resto. The engine makes some amazing sounds. Mechanical FI, everything seems oversized and over engineered. :wink:
 

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They mentioned on the Gullwing TV show, that in 1955, the Gullwing was THE supercar of its day...nothing came close!
In Bonneville trim that car was sounding AMAZING!!
 
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