Crazy AND Stupid Ed.............Blush.

"Edward Erbeck" wrote in message
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Crazy AND Stupid Ed.............Blush.


Nothin' to be ashamed of Ed. When I'm good and sleepy sittin' behind a
keyboard I've been known to send flower pics to a car group and vice-versa.
)

And some of the recipients thought it was pretty cool.

Besides, when I'm thinking about Chaparrals and 917's I'm not too rational
anyway.

Ever seen a street-legal 917?

Howdja like to run down to the neighborhood store and pick up a quart of
milk with this thing?
--
Pat

"Paddy's Pig" wrote:

- a bit of a snip - then:

Besides, when I'm thinking about Chaparrals and 917's I'm not too rational
anyway.

I got to see Chaparrals at Seca, but wished I took the chance to see
them at Riverside........ I have Kits for all the Chaparrals except the 1,
2G and 2K


Ever seen a street-legal 917?


Nope, but I did see a Street Legal Porsche 908 in Sacramento.

Howdja like to run down to the neighborhood store and pick up a quart of
milk with this thing?

Yea, Right. Quart of Milk and 4 Gallons of Gas! ;-). I've got a Kit of
the same Livery as the Markings on that 917K.

Crazy Ed

"Edward Erbeck" wrote in message
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Ever seen a street-legal 917?

Nope, but I did see a Street Legal Porsche 908 in Sacramento.

Howdja like to run down to the neighborhood store and pick up a quart of
milk with this thing?

Yea, Right. Quart of Milk and 4 Gallons of Gas! ;-). I've got a Kit
of the same Livery as the Markings on that 917K.

Crazy Ed

I'll be damned. Well now you've got a shot of the real thing to go along
with it.

I grew up here too --- and I *was* able to see Jim and Hap Sharp race
several generations of Chaparrals at Riverside. The vacuum cleaner car
(before it was outlawed) was an awesome piece of technology for the times.
I used to actually laugh at some of the stuff Jim Hall did. I'd sure hate
to have been a competitor.
--
Pat

"Paddy's Pig" wrote in message
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"Edward Erbeck" wrote in message
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Crazy AND Stupid Ed.............Blush.


Nothin' to be ashamed of Ed. When I'm good and sleepy sittin' behind a
keyboard I've been known to send flower pics to a car group and
vice-versa. )

And some of the recipients thought it was pretty cool.

Besides, when I'm thinking about Chaparrals and 917's I'm not too rational
anyway.

Ever seen a street-legal 917?

Howdja like to run down to the neighborhood store and pick up a quart of
milk with this thing?

My fantasy!

--
Pat

If an errant post brought out this photo it's ok by me! Always was my
favourite car altho I never saw one in person. Now I have to get out my
copy of "LeMans" with Steve McQueen to watch again-saw it in the theatre
long ago too. Was there ever a better looking car than a 917 in Gulf
colours? I had a lot of slot cars painted that way.
jim

"jim wilson" wrote in message
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Howdja like to run down to the neighborhood store and pick up a quart of
milk with this thing?

My fantasy!

--
Pat

If an errant post brought out this photo it's ok by me! Always was my
favourite car altho I never saw one in person. Now I have to get out my
copy of "LeMans" with Steve McQueen to watch again-saw it in the theatre
long ago too.

So did I --- multiple times! 2nd time I took my son who was a little guy, 6
or 7 at the time. He turned 44 ther other day. Time flies.

Was there ever a better looking car than a 917 in Gulf colours?

No argument out of me.
--
Pat

"Paddy's Pig" wrote:


I'll be damned. Well now you've got a shot of the real thing to go along
with it.


I can assure you I have NO shortage of Pictures of the Real Cars ;-)

I grew up here too --- and I *was* able to see Jim and Hap Sharp race
several generations of Chaparrals at Riverside. The vacuum cleaner car
(before it was outlawed) was an awesome piece of technology for the times.
I used to actually laugh at some of the stuff Jim Hall did. I'd sure hate
to have been a competitor.

Prior to moving to N.Cal in '67 the Racing I saw live was Oval (my
neighbor Raced at Saugus Raceway, and Drag Racing at the San Fernando Drag
Strip where we'd ride our Bicycles down and watch for free from the Wash
North of the Track.
Starting in '68 I went to Laguna Seca to watch Races. Saw the Chaparral
2G, 2H Race, although the 2H was an embarrassment, and got to watch the 2J
go around the track a couple of times but not race.

Crazy Ed

"Paddy's Pig" wrote:


If an errant post brought out this photo it's ok by me! Always was my
favourite car altho I never saw one in person. Now I have to get out my
copy of "LeMans" with Steve McQueen to watch again-saw it in the theatre
long ago too.

So did I --- multiple times! 2nd time I took my son who was a little guy, 6
or 7 at the time. He turned 44 ther other day. Time flies.

Was there ever a better looking car than a 917 in Gulf colours?


Yep ;-)

"Edward Erbeck" wrote in message
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"Paddy's Pig" wrote:


If an errant post brought out this photo it's ok by me! Always was my
favourite car altho I never saw one in person. Now I have to get out my
copy of "LeMans" with Steve McQueen to watch again-saw it in the theatre
long ago too.

So did I --- multiple times! 2nd time I took my son who was a little
guy, 6
or 7 at the time. He turned 44 ther other day. Time flies.

Was there ever a better looking car than a 917 in Gulf colours?


Yep ;-)

Yes the CanAm 917 was a brute of a car and I did see this one race and have
lots of pictures of it and of Roger and Mark in the garages at Mosport but
it's really a totally different kettle of fish. But I've always liked the
Gulf colours and I much prefer cars with roofs such as the LeMans Jaguars,
Bentleys, Toyotas , Peugeots and the 917 K and L. And of course this years
Lola Aston-Martin-in Gulf colours no less. OTOH, IMHO, "Daytona
prototypes" are ugly as sin.
You can certainly tell a car's age by its ground clearance.
jim

"Edward Erbeck" wrote in message
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Howdja like to run down to the neighborhood store and pick up a quart of
milk with this thing?

Yea, Right. Quart of Milk and 4 Gallons of Gas! ;-). I've got a Kit
of the same Livery as the Markings on that 917K.

Crazy Ed

I just located this shot. Lest anyone think that other picture was just a
show car with a license plate but it probably got trailered over to the
show --- here's the same car arriving at another show a few weeks ago. Yeah
the guy really does drive it on the street. I wonder if I'd be mature
enough to handle that. Probably not. The temptation would be too great.
--
Pat