Awesome photo's! thanks for sharing. Christopher Glick%0D%0AMrChristopher1%40comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim <jimfmd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 29 May 2009 13:39:41 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: UK Mopars at Brooklands Museum Thanks Robert As usual you are kind enough to show us some pics of great car's from your area. Also great to see a few Australian Valiant Charger's. Thanks again Jim from Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 11:31 PM Subject: UK Mopars at Brooklands Museum > > > Hi all, > > Been away a while - just been up to my eyes in other stuff - home > decorating, kids school committments, working on our other Mopar (69 > Sport Satellite) etc etc..... you know how it is!! > > Anyways, the old 63 is still up & running, and reliable as ever. > So headed on down to our 1st show of the year, at the Brooklands Museum > (site of Europe's first purpose-built motor racing circuit) for our > club's annual meet there. > > Met up with a few other on the way - couple of Vipers, 3x Chargers and > a, ahem, M*stang. > Helped the Mustang with a jump start at our McD meeting point 40 miles > from Brooklands, then had to do the same when we got there for a > friend's 70 Coronet whose battery had died while queueing at the > entrance! > > Didnt get to see all the cars there this time, as we were blessed with > great weather (2 previous years we had rain most of the day), so there > were more cars & people to see & talk to. > I also spent an hour or so at a talk (seminar?) given by Richard Noble > and his team who are planning their next attempt to break the current > Land Speed Record. Check http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/ if you're > interested in that kinda stuff. > Couple of facts stuck in my mind from that talk: > Theyre using an 800hp V12 engine just to power the jet & rocket engine's > fuel pump! > And if you're concerned about the environment and the vehicle's CO2 > output (unlikley if you're reading this!), the 'car' emits as much CO2 > in one year (based on 20 runs) as 4.12 lactating cows!! > Just thought I'd throw them in... > > Anyway, here's some pics from last Sunday: > > http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h233/rob426uk/Brooklands%20209/?albumview=grid > > > Robert > 63 Polara 500 > England > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.44/2140 - Release Date: 05/28/09 18:09:00 ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.