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Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:56 am
by sladey
Great stuff thanks for sharing Roy

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:22 am
by KS
Great stuff! Now, where's the popcorn? 8)

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:33 am
by hot66
loving this thread Roy :cheers: :bigsmurf: .

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:28 pm
by neilbardsley
Thank you for sharing

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Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:01 pm
by one-two
Fantastic story Roy - keep it coming. If you have further memories of previous owner Tom Burke it would be interesting to hear them too. I think he was a 356 racer back in the day. Many thanks, Robert

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:19 am
by roy mawbey
No it was not that Tom Burke. I have seen photos of him with a Carrera A. I think he was a friend of Denis Jenkinson. The owner of my car was a Spitfire pilot during the war and then a commercial pilot with various airlines. Told me he kept the 356 because it reminded him of his Spitfire days. I believe after selling me the 356 which his pilot friends told him he had kept the old car too long, he bought a new Lotus. I wonder how that went for him?

Roy

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:35 am
by Hendrik Moulds
Great story Roy, would love to hear more. :)

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:43 pm
by Darren65
What a wonderful thread, thank you Roy :)

Re: 50 years driving my 356A (part 1 )

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:50 pm
by Tosh
More!!
and Chapeau to you, sir. Sonds like an epic tale. Hopefully you are still loving ownership, driving it and sharing it with family members who also love it