| Tales from the Crypt
Hi Migge, Dolphinboy, etc.
Glad the reminiscences are of interest - usually when you approach bus pass age, you get sat in a corner and told to shut up!
I guess I have been very privileged that my "work" has also been my hobby and my passion. I have been around some amazing people and had the rare privilege of rubbing shoulders [ and working with ] some of automotive's "greats" of the past 5 decades. To be honest, it's still ongoing as my current [ low profile ] consultancy work is still meaning that I still get to meet automotive icons.
I don't often tell too many of my past "stories", as regretably it is always going to seem like blatant name dropping to some. Some stories will remain private until the subject of the story has passed on to that great race track in the sky.
Like the time when Carroll Shelby, Bob Bondurant and Pete Brock [ see what I mean?] got sick and tired of the high profile "celebrity" treatment they were getting at Le Mans [ 35th. Anniversary of Shelby's championship year ] and slipped away to join our little party for an evening of Pernod and story telling.
Priceless. Like the picture of Bob and Pete sucking in their bellies to have their pix taken with my Hot Pant wearing Wife!
If I get an invite I'll certainly rustle up some "stories" - most will be accompanied by contemporary photos [ most unique and unpublished ].
Regretably I haven't a clue how to post pix on the site - sorry, not of the computer age.
Beachcomber  |