[DeTomaso] The latest barn find here in the UK

[Julian Kift]

Hell it's not just RHD cars at the toll booths, try going through one in a GT40 with fixed windows and a door that requires to open almost 90 degrees before you attempt to exit.

 

Driving a RHD in France when we used to go on vacation was always a challenge in passing.......got that to look forward to again in July with the LeMans Classic.

 

Julian
 
> From: detomasoregistry at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:32:03 -0800
> To: 
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The latest barn find here in the UK
> 
> Driving a RHD car in the USA is no problem. I have been doing it for several years.
> Only did the fast-food drive thru once, just to screw with them...but I have crossed the
> Golden Gate bridge at least 3 times and it was not a problem. 
> Well I must say that each time the car ahead paid my toll, but then I paid for the guy
> behind me. 
> It is a true roadster and with a windscreen that wraps tightly around the driver's head I
> have to believe that a RHD hardtop street car would be MUCH easier. 
> 
> Now picking up the kid at school is another story. I rolled into the pick-up lane and the
> "my-self-appointed-job of nanny-king", I-tell-you-how-to-run-your-life safety warden
> (crossing guard) had a fit as I popped the panel covering the "passenger seat" and my son
> wiggled his butt down into position and pulled on the harness and period-correct leather
> 'helmet' and goggles.
> 
> (It is a '56 LeMans D-type racer. Rules dictated a passenger 'space', which during the
> race actually held the tools & spares. So there is no passenger windscreen, the 
> passenger is out there like a motorcycle sidecar.)
> 
> Luckily the open headers were on her side (left side) and I could not hear a word of her
> tantrum... because I had to keep the revs up... (to drown her out - grin).
> 
> What is a challenge for a RHD car here in the states is passing. The car is way out in
> the left lane before the driver can see around the car ahead.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of
> Thomas Tornblom
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 10:54 PM
> To: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Cc: ihannington286720mi at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The latest barn find here in the UK
> 
> JDeRyke at aol.com skrev:
> > In a message dated 3/3/10 12:51:14 PM, ihannington286720mi at comcast.net 
> > writes:
> > 
> > 
> >> I'd snag that GTSE in a heartbeat, if it sold for near the estimate, that 
> >> would be a great bargin. Looks like it's brand new! Only problem is that 
> >> it's in the UK........and I have no money.......and my wife would kill 
> >> me..........
> >>
> > ..... and its right hand drive so I wouldn't make it thru the first 
> > drive-in Starbucks....
> 
> Go through it in reverse? :D
> 
> > 
> > J DeRyke (who always wanted a Longchamp but was too poor to own 2 DeTomasos 
> > at once)
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> Thomas
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