This should be a fun one. Taken at the New England 1000 a few years back, as we lined up for the morning start.
I just found out that I could be participating in this event again this year as a co-driver.
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Wow. The first to respond. This is pretty cool. My guesses are: (front to back)
0 – vehicle unknown (photographer’s car)
1 – Lancia model unknown
2 – Austin Mini
3 – Lotus Europa
1. Photo taken from an E type, I think. 2.Lancia Aurelia B24 spider, c1954; 3. The Mini is tricky (I can’t see external door hinges or sliding side windows and the front bumper doesn’t have budgie bars so I don’t think it’s a Mk I or II) could be an “S” but all badges are obscured however the colour is Surf Blue which was a Mk I only paint -but then the roof is in contrasting white which was not done by the factory back then (only by the Competitions Dept), and wheel arches are an add on -I’ll guess at a 1965 Cooper S; 4. Again it’s hard to be precise about the Lotus Europa so I’m going to take a stab at a series 2, c1970.
Sandro beat me to it: I was writing my response when he posted his…
You guys have all of them, EXCEPT the car I’m in. 😉
Look closely in my glasses for the dead giveaway.
I thought the Aurelia B24 would be harder to get, but you guys are good. The Europa would be a stumper if there weren’t so many Brit-car geeks hanging around here. heh.
–chuck
Don’t know about the cars, but I object to the Canucks hat… 🙂
Cheers, DK
As a consolation prize I arranged for the Wild to beat the Canucks this past weekend. Did that make you happy?
Can you do something about Jarome Iginla for me too?
Sorry David, that is beyond my powers. 😉
Hi Chuck,
Christina is now hooked on these . She did some research and beleives hat you are riding in a Jaguar XJ-120
I didn’t think to look in your glasses but I was looking at the reflection on the front of the Aurelia. I’m going to concur with Sredmondus/Christina and hazard it’s an XK120 (originally I was thinking that the XK didn’t have a lockable fuel hatch but I’ve just researched it).
The “dead giveaway” I was referring to was the shape of the windscreen, which is indeed a Jaguar XK 120 (that’s “K” Mr Redmond!)
This was the 120 that my father sold to a Danish buyer a few years ago. I loved that car. It was an anthropomorphic nightmare, and a real bitch to drive, but man was it fun. To grab that wheel and go was like taking on a high-performance tractor. 😉
If I was going to buy an XK, it would be a 140 OTS, but I consider it a privilege to have driven the real deal… the first of a legendary series. The XK in its purest form.
I’ll highlight a few of the other cars seen here shortly.
My neighbor has a very nice S2 Europa. Fairly homely car (in my opinion) but fun to drive. Harder for me to get into on the passenger side than the driver’s side due to a slightly bum right knee. You cannot really use any of the bodywork (especially the doors) to leverage yourself in or out.
I had to take my shoes off to drive it.
Frankly, I’d rather drive my MGB.
Mind, I’ve also discovered that any T-series MG is pretty much out, TC definitely and even a TF is an awfully tight squeeze. Truly vintage British (and European cars in general) are a really tough fit for someone 6’1 and, er, well fed.