Solved - NEH 4856: 1955 HWM-Jaguar

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Carnut

September 06, 2016, 07:17:00 AM
For a nice easy Rookie point, what's this?
It's most probably a re-post but I haven't found it..

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tobytwirl

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September 06, 2016, 12:49:34 PM
HWM-Jaguar

Carnut

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September 07, 2016, 04:26:08 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on September 06, 2016, 12:49:34 PM
HWM-Jaguar

Of course!
It dates from 1955; I can't believe it hasn't been posted before, but if not it has now!
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nicanary

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September 07, 2016, 05:12:46 AM
Is that John Bolster behind the wheel?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Carnut

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September 07, 2016, 05:54:13 AM
Quote from: nicanary on September 07, 2016, 05:12:46 AM
Is that John Bolster behind the wheel?

Yes!  He was doing a track test as technical editor of Autosport magazine.
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nicanary

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September 07, 2016, 06:22:21 AM
Quote from: Carnut on September 07, 2016, 05:54:13 AM
Quote from: nicanary on September 07, 2016, 05:12:46 AM
Is that John Bolster behind the wheel?

Yes!  He was doing a track test as technical editor of Autosport magazine.

I would love to see an unedited and uncensored copy of his report. I really don't know what he would make of the present-day soundbite PR of motor sport. Bernie would have had him barred probably.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

D-type

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September 07, 2016, 07:13:52 AM
Quote from: nicanary on September 07, 2016, 06:22:21 AM
Quote from: Carnut on September 07, 2016, 05:54:13 AM
Quote from: nicanary on September 07, 2016, 05:12:46 AM
Is that John Bolster behind the wheel?

Yes!  He was doing a track test as technical editor of Autosport magazine.

I would love to see an unedited and uncensored copy of his report. I really don't know what he would make of the present-day soundbite PR of motor sport. Bernie would have had him barred probably.
The road test report is reproduced in Doug Nye's Powered by Jaguar.  I don't have a scanner so I can't copy it to you but someone else may be able to.
Duncan Rollo

The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.

nicanary

#7
September 07, 2016, 07:37:59 AM
Thanks D-type. I don't particularly need to see the printed report - I was just wondering what JVB said to himself about the car's performance which was almost certainly unprintable.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Allan L

#8
September 07, 2016, 08:05:00 AM
JVB's final sentence was "In my case the result was several days of such motoring that I was with difficulty restrained from writing this report in poetry!"

I think we can say he liked the car!
Opinionated but sometimes wrong

nicanary

#9
September 07, 2016, 12:02:04 PM
Sorry carnut for rambling on - just like to say that I thought JVB's poetry was of the "There was a young girl from Nantucket" variety! ;D
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Carnut

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September 07, 2016, 02:04:56 PM
Quote from: nicanary on September 07, 2016, 12:02:04 PM
Sorry carnut for rambling on - just like to say that I thought JVB's poetry was of the "There was a young girl from Nantucket" variety! ;D

A bit like mine then!
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