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Sad news, indeed.  One of my favorites.  If he were 50 years younger and racing in today's machines, most of the fair-haired kids on the NASCAR circuit would be in awe.

Enroll her in  AA ("Automobiles Anonymous"!) 

Well, if you were to speak to the drivers who raced for him (the few that are still alive), you might find a different perspective.  I haven't seen the movie yet, so I can't say how he was portrayed but, according to many, he was a very complex individual who demanded 110% and refrained from befriending his drivers because so many were killed driving his cars.
(Read Robert Daley's "The Cruel Sport" or Michael Cannell's "The Limit...Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit".

Hey, deathsled (and anyone else interested in over-the-top garages), check out "Ultimate Garages" by Phil Berg.  Motorbooks International ISBN 0-7603-1471-3. Great coffee table book with pics and descriptions of garages (and cars) to drool over.

Here's an interview that will be of interest:
https://youtu.be/MuH7G4N-dYU?si=EpKHpRaOVoafmsjA

In 1965, a ROLEX Submariner could be purchased at the Clark AFB PX for the princely sum of $167. 

Traded it in for a classic!  (no affiliation with the advertiser)
https://youtu.be/FOSipQ4bQUg?si=QsDLluJ0ugnL4Ojz

I contacted the Hagerty rep two or three times about touring the Hendrick Collection and was promised they'd "get back to me" but they haven't.  Perhaps we don't have a sufficient customer base to get them motivated? 

We've been here quite a while now and don't plan on leaving. At our advanced age, we don't venture too far from home so attending the annual convention depends on where it's held.  This forum gives us a way to stay connected, learn, contribute, buy and sell. More importantly, it's given us the ability to make friends and acquaintances that, otherwise, would never have happened.

I wonder what spilled just behind the door handle?

Great pics!  ("The Captain" always dressed for success.) Warbonnet was somethin' else!  I was there the year before the tornado took out the timing and scoring stand! 

Great racing back in the day...Chaparral, Lola, Ferrari but 427 Cobras come on strong late in the race.

https://youtu.be/HzrxfVvTsNE?si=XIbVSVnX-DzozWuy
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Chipmunks are just as big a nuisance and can do as much damage as a mouse.  We have numerous mouse traps and a Hav-A-Heart trap set in strategic places all around the periphery of our garage.  The garage door is never left open unless someone is standing right in front of it.

That scrawny little rat has been ripping folks off for at least 30 years.  What's that old saying? "Trust but verify".  With Fast Freddy, don't trust and be sure to verify!

I hope this will open without the requirement of a subscription.  Excellent write-up of the strategy and drama of the most famous win by Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori:
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/100-years-of-le-mans/it-was-our-last-shot-how-aston-martin-snatched-its-only-le-mans-win/?utm_campaign=2628746_ED_GR-041023%20%E2%80%93%20Aston&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailCampaign&dm_i=4DIP,1KCCQ,1M6KPF,7BH05,1