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81. Re: Donhue's tow car (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:41:20 EST; Speaking of tow cars: in 1977 when I lived in Connecticut I worked with an ex-racer/publicist named Dick Bauer and bought a car from him, a 1964 (?) Ford Fairlane station wagon. This car had a bluepr; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00147.html (7,077 bytes)
82. Re: The final accessory (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 10:05:26 EST; As HL Mencken said, nobody ever went broke overestimating Americans' lack of taste. This is in the category of "S**t Happens" t-shirts. Tom Butters The Greens Fork Group Creative Communications Servi; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00242.html (6,782 bytes)
83. recommend a transporter? (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 22:52:18 EST; Can anyone recommend an economical car transporter that can haul from Boston to Indy and perhaps Ft Lauderdale to Indy? I don't need inside carry, but do need to have the cars transported by the end; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00019.html (6,842 bytes)
84. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 08:28:23 EST; Are Shelby Cobra replicas bona fide"vintage" racecars? tom Tom Butters The Greens Fork Group Creative Communications Services 765-886-5098 public relations & marketing; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00041.html (8,013 bytes)
85. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:08:29 EST; << YES! >> Then does it follow that anything built to original specs (more or less) and appearance (mainly more), allowing upgrades for safety reasons only with NO enhancement in performance -- thoug; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00044.html (9,473 bytes)
86. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 10:24:08 EST; << I vote for a minimum age for drivers -- like maybe a driver must have been of legal driving age for the car he's racing during the year of its manufacture....... >> Great idea! In pursuit of authe; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00050.html (9,104 bytes)
87. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 14:39:38 EST; << don't mean these road warriors can't come out and play in their declining years : But if you aren't playing by the same rules, it isn't racing. Running a TR6 with a smallblock Ford may have been s; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00070.html (9,567 bytes)
88. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 14:41:34 EST; << Surely you would not have had a real Ferrari tossed into the ravine just for authenticity? >> Woulda been a waste,and I know they didn't sink a real ship in "Titanic." Still, verisimilitude suffer; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00071.html (9,350 bytes)
89. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 14:56:12 EST; << I hope this was written in jest. >> Chaps my age don't jest about impending geezerhood and the possibility we might be able to euchre someone out of their car. Of course it's a joke. For now. Tom; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00073.html (9,335 bytes)
90. Re: Value of the high stake (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:00:40 EST; << I think this is also a rather extreme position to take. >> Well-off racers should be obliged to sign a pledge that they would devote a painful percentage of their liquidity to racing; further, the; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00075.html (8,065 bytes)
91. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:04:14 EST; << "As I remember it" the line in Kansas was "doing family errands" so I could putter on the dirt roads in Topeka -- didn't have a farm, sorry! >> They still issue those licenses to 14 year olds in I; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00078.html (9,514 bytes)
92. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 16:42:56 EST; << If they don't do something about it, for next season I'm going to have the cardiologist re-program my pacemaker. Hook that baby up to my ignition system. THEN they'll be sorry. >> LOL! :) Tom Butt; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00086.html (8,832 bytes)
93. Re: But IS it a Vintage Racer? (was Eastlake) (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 16:45:37 EST; << but is it possible to have special class (ie exhibition class) that the replicas could run in? Just an idea. >> sounds fair. Tom Butters The Greens Fork Group 765.886.5098 Public Relations and Cre; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00087.html (8,663 bytes)
94. Re: recommend a transporter? (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 21:17:44 EST; << In a message dated 11/5/00 10:57:14 PM, Tombread@aol.com writes: <<Can anyone recommend an economical car transporter that can haul from Boston to Indy and perhaps Ft Lauderdale to Indy? I don't n; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00098.html (7,554 bytes)
95. Re: Speedvisioon coverage of Watkins and Lime Rock (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:57:34 EST; It was very shallow coverage, I suppose because of time constraints; they had two hours worth of content crammed into one hour. I would like to have seen more closeups of the cars rather than distant; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00238.html (8,624 bytes)
96. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:43:31 EST; In the late 60s early 70s we tried to follow the GCR while lookin for legal ways to gain an advantage. I think most of us were afraid of being protested because there were a lot of protests for munda; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00256.html (9,720 bytes)
97. Re: Safety (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:18:18 EST; Larry: I remember a lot of change in a relatively short period of time, from '67 to '75, and little questioned the flexibility of the GCR. We thought flares looked uptown-- never mind they were purel; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00271.html (8,478 bytes)
98. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:18:24 EST; Jack: in the case I referred to it was a very successful MGB. Thanks for the comments. tom Tom Butters The Greens Fork Group Creative Communications Services 765-886-5098 public relations & marketing; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00286.html (8,776 bytes)
99. Re: Fw: clutch rebuilding (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 11:33:12 EDT; << Thats what scatter shields are for aren't they? At the RPM that most excess I built and raced MGAs and MGBs for E and F production in the 60s and 70s. We fastened plate scattershields to the bell; /html/vintage-race/2000-10/msg00054.html (9,953 bytes)
100. Race day is here (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 15:01:15 EDT; Easley Vintage Grand Prix Update: Wednesday's vintage racecar show in front of the Indianapolis City Market went well. The weather was perfect and we had a good selection of cars, including: Scott Br; /html/vintage-race/2000-10/msg00081.html (8,300 bytes)

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