Re: Steam Engine on eBay
Posted by: Ben (IP Logged)
Date: February 08, 2006 12:18AM
<HTML>Oh yeh,,,, We had a lunch to big to finnish at the diner at Mechanic Falls today,,All for 4 bucks,,,Stopped by Bob Baehr's restoration shop to see Austie Clarks old 66,,,the one that raced in England in about '54,,And the Mormon Meteor,,,speed record car,,,,afterwards looked at video recopy of 1938 Raceland VMCCA meet,,,, Fred Mariott driving a 04 BX w/Ray Stanley in the combo seat,,, 1906 Locomobile #16, the 1908 VC winner ,,The giant Fiat,,w/Ralph De Palma driving,horsepower unknown,,,Watermans 1908 GP Mercedes,,a Vanderbilt Renault of 1907,,[the year the Vanderbilt race was called off,]] All back when a good car meet could be held in a members country estate,,,on the west side,,at the horse track,,complete w/ the little house at the finnish line,,,Yes I have been there,,tho years later,,,shortly after this,,the developers got it I think,,,the memories are now better than reality,,,I should find a GOOD grandfathers clock,,,,that r u n s s l o w l y to savor the years,,,Cheers Ben</HTML>