It's the Goodwood 'Festival of Speed' season yet again, when out come the world's most beautiful, expensive, and ridiculously fast cars. They are admired, photographed, and raced, and their petrol-head owners strut around like Peacocks, with Lord March always amongst them.
Everything doesn't always go to plan on the Hill Climb, and even a nice little Lotus can come a cropper after just a few yards (see below). I hope he can get the spare parts he'll need!
I'm not into fast fancy cars myself, but I know a couple of guys who are. My childhood friend, the Tennis photographer Michael Cole, has always been a car nut, and I think still owns several collectors cars (E Types, etc).
But another old school friend's father was probably the most fanatical. Not only did he have a fleet of very fancy fast cars but they all had fancy number plates too; he had RU 1, NO 2, and IAM 3, etc. He also had his own full-time mechanic, and held some important position at Snetterton Race Circuit. I remember when he sold one of his more precious cars, the new owner crashed it, and he paid to have it restored. True dedication!
I have owned a Triumph TR, and a crazy 3.5 litre Rover SDI, but otherwise I've always been satisfied with more run-of-the-mill sedate motors; and will remain so. I don't have the money for anything fancier anyway!
I wonder how the owner of the Lotus (above) felt after his crash, or what his wife said to him when he got home!!!
That wouldn't have happened with my Hillman Imp.
ReplyDeleteMy late Mother-in-Law had an Imp. I shall say no more!!!
DeleteIf you've got enough to buy it then you've got enough to fix it. His wife probably made him go out and buy a new one.
ReplyDeleteWhat one earth happened there anyway. Actually I think I'd be crying. He didn't get far at all. No strutting for the owner this time.
He must have been very angry. No doubt he'd hoped to get to the top in record time; instead of which.....
DeleteThe best number plate I ever saw was in LA. We were following a DeLorean with the number plate 'Delorable'.
ReplyDeleteNot Deplorable?
DeleteOuch, most of the people that buy super cars, don't know how to handle all of the power.
ReplyDeleteThat's absolutely right. And they're also so low that they can't see what they're doing.
DeleteBoys and their toys! My interest in fancy cars is marginal only because my significant other loves them. My only interest is reliability and cargo space in my everyday car.
ReplyDeleteMy current car was described by a well-known UK motoring journalist as 'An OAP's Shopping car', which is exactly what I need.
DeleteI have always had an interest in cars but in the last half century practicality has been the byword: large reliable estate cars.
ReplyDeleteMine's a medium sized one, but with plenty of space.
DeleteWife?
ReplyDeleteMother maybe?
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