Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Jonty on December 15, 2014, 12:30:29 pm

Title: Mike Hawthorn Le Mans 1956 Jaguar D-type
Post by: Jonty on December 15, 2014, 12:30:29 pm
  A friend has just sent me this:

  https://vimeo.com/59410466#at=3D0 (https://vimeo.com/59410466#at=3D0)

  I think this must have been the pre-event testing weekend. The car is apparently a hack - a works car for 1956 would have had a full-width cockpit and screen and a tail fin. And look at the size of that film and recording equipment! Wonderful stuff all the same.

  Sorry, mods, meant to put this in Chit-chat.
Title: Re: Mike Hawthorn Le Mans 1956 Jaguar D-type
Post by: Netleyned on December 15, 2014, 01:29:31 pm
Darn Cyclists >>:-( >>:-( >>:-(


and a Jogger  <*< <*<


Ned
Title: Re: Mike Hawthorn Le Mans 1956 Jaguar D-type
Post by: Brian60 on December 15, 2014, 02:27:25 pm
what a great piece of classic film.

I have a Mercedes 1/25th die cast model from the same era (modern repro) this one however carries the number of one of the UK's greatest racing drivers- sir Stirling Moss.....
Title: Re: Mike Hawthorn Le Mans 1956 Jaguar D-type
Post by: Liverbudgie2 on December 15, 2014, 02:45:29 pm
Abfab, in 1969 I took my 1959 Mk3 Standard Vanguard Vignale estate down the Mulsanne strait at well over 70, helped a lot by the road surface which was a smooth as a billiard table, and in complete contrast to the normal surface at that time.

LB
Title: Re: Mike Hawthorn Le Mans 1956 Jaguar D-type
Post by: slug on December 15, 2014, 03:41:37 pm
those were the days  fantastic video..what a car...what a driver....tony
Title: Re: Mike Hawthorn Le Mans 1956 Jaguar D-type
Post by: Arrow5 on December 15, 2014, 04:20:29 pm
Moss liked the number 7 but in this case the number on the Mille Miglia Mercedes indicates the start time , 7.22 am.  The cars departed at intervals for the 1000 mile classic. Moss and navigator Jenkinson tried to average 100mph on the great road race, just missed by a whisker.  Model is 1:18 scale metal kit by Revell.