<HTML>NEWS,, Harpsichord Clearing House ,, [
www.harpsichord.com] Click Events,,,they are going to bring 15 Harpsichords to the event in Boston,,,They had 4 insramints at Providence Ri last month to the workshop and the concert, , , A real treat,,Hope I got that < in the right place,,,Now while where having FUN,,,Heres a link to more fun,, I may try to make a mount for the Harpsichord on the side of the racer,, The Stanley museum probably wont like the idea,,,but at this point I really dont,,,, The old boys ,FE& FO would get out the violins and have an imprompto concert right on the hill,,,This clip is in real time,,the actual noise of the track,, June 28,1997,, [just after lunch ] [ Stafford St Worcester Ma ] is in the background,,Horseless Carraige Autoneers Chapter host,,,I would prefer no music,,thats me,,,but Malcolm says it's needed,,,[N' I still dont like juce brakes],,,,Oh yes 1 mile,standing start , [[[time, , 1min 1sec ]]],,Vertical climb 320',,car wt 3200 plus or minus ,, 2 people 170 --210? ,, and a nearly full water tank 30-40 gal? Full road gear [ lamps , presto bottl' , fenders , running boards , tools under seat did not pump fuel by hand,,ok ok Dave got 2 strokes before he decided hanging on was more important than pumping ,,I commented that the rules required me to ''ONLY start '' with a passenger,,haha,, [
homepage.mac.com] At top of page click The Dead Horse [hillclimb] and it will show a movie scene,,,click the lower left of the tv screen to start the movie,,Steam Clean Track is Castle Hill near Gloscester Ma different event ,also fun day Vintage Sports Car event [VSCCA},,,By phone connection it takes 15 minutes,to load,,cable is real fast,,,I still get goose bumps every time I watch,,,Watching is not the word,,,for me it's re living it,,,,alllways,,and its ,its NOT years ago,,,its right NOW ,,, Oh YES, I did not build this car,,and I NEVER EVER said that I did,,, Repair yes,,Tinker and rebuild,yes,,,BUT I HAVE BUILT NO CARS AT ALL EVER, AND NEVER EVER HAVE CLAIMED THAT I HAVE,,,,,,,It is the most clever work of Buck Boudeman,,drawing on experience gained from running the racer built for him by Carl Amsley,,,who built a car from photos,,talk about difficult restorations''',,,recreations,, duplication, just for the love of the hobby ,,, How many people are capable of this task these days,,or willing to spend whats necessary to do a first class job,,,, I had fallen in love w/ the Vanderbilt racer at Fred Mariott's shop back around 1953 when I was still in high school,,And yes that very day I went to Worcester to see if I could find the trail of Baldwin and his racer,,,another story for another day,,,I havent found the original car,,,,but I think I made a day that all those present will remember for all their days,,,Performence of the original METRIC TON CLASS the ''International '' class of early? to 1908 //2204 lbs Perhaps with this clip you will understand my passion for the cars AND THE PERFORMENCE of that early metric ton class,,, Cheers Ben</HTML>