The DB4 in the Los Angeles Concours June 3, 2007
 

If you have nothing else to do go to the LA Concours on Sunday June 3rd, actually its in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl. I've been asked to put the DB4 in the show as part of a yet not announced Aston Martin class. I'm also a judge but I don't know what category I'll be judging, probably British sports cars, but not Aston. Here's the link http://www.laconcours.com/home.htm You can see how NOT Concours my DB4 really is. Its an OK car from about 10 feet away. Hey, its for charity.

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Bump for charity

How's she running, Hugh? Such a beautiful car...

very beautiful. and of course for some odd reason, i always loved the db5...and shaken martinis.. ;)

btw, howdy denis...you're home now i'd guess? :)

Shes a beauty Hugh!

looks concoursey enouggh for me. sounds like a good time

Running very well Denis, thanks all. It looks good from 10 feet away.

halfway across the country and it still looks good from arkansas. :)

Was a bit concerned when you put the crank in and it did not turn very well, so glad that its running fine now.

Hope you have fun at the show!

Joe

PS Will be in and out of the UK for the next month or so. If you need any special Brit car parts from here hand carried back home, let me know.

Hey Thanks Joe

As it happens, I'll be in Prague and then London most of July.

Yeah, it turned tight (1.25 to 1.50 thou clearance on all 7 mains), but after I spun it a few times by hand and then with the starter motor before putting it in the car it turned fine.

if that's a 10 footer, my car is a sat photo car...

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you slay me

Oh wait, it HAD to be the oil dipstick heater that makes it run soooo good. Great looking car, and as always; Bond, James Bond.

Hey That dipstick actually came in handy on initial startup. I still have it and the package you sent it in. If you want, I'll gladly mail it back to you along with a few bucks for the postage that you so kindly paid!

Man that is one good looking car! If I didn't have a hot lunch date Sunday afternoon (that would be highly imprudent to cancel) I would be at the Rose bowl this Sunday. :(

I have two tickets that I can give away worth $25 each if someone is interested.

Me too!

I won a friggin trophy! 3rd place, in the Aston Martin class, which is just fine with me. Honestly, I thought several of the other Aston's were much better. Met up with Techwennie (Bill) and Kevin and a few other local Pelicans and walked the show. Sorry I didn't take too many pictures. I'm fried from the sun, brought sunblock, but forgot to use it. I'm posting this on the Aston Website as well. Sorry for the quality of the photo, but an acrylic block is hard to photograph.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1180929448.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1180930024.jpg

Way to go Hugh!

Here's a link to a bunch of other pics from today:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/349933-6-3-sunday-run-thru-angeles-crest-area-rose-bowl.html

SmileWavy

jolly good show, hugh :)

Congrats Hugh!! Very happy to hear!:)

Bravo, Hugh! :)

Congrats, Hugh!! Seems like only yesterday you pulled the engine on the beautiful car!

It was quite a show, actually.
Here's a link to 60+ pics with IDs.
Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance 2007

I knew you were too hard on your own car. Congratulations. Great walking the show with you and the gang.

Aren't you a safety consultant?
Tsk tsk!

Thanks all

Tech; good walking with you, Kevin and everyone else. Kaisen, do as I say, not as I do. I did have a wide brimmed hat on.

ahhh..in the 'good 'ol days'..every guy wore a brimmed hat. remember, hugh? sorry..i'm just a bit of a turner classic movie fan. ;)

I always knew where Hugh was - I could smell his cigar smoke from the other side of the golf course :D

I can confirm that he was wearing a wide brimmed hat! Hugh looked like he belonged on some tropical island.

a fellow cigar aficionado..nice. :) paul, up in oregon, good man that he is, sent me a nice ciggie by mail a few months back. i've got the shirts, shorts, hat, ciggies..just no beaches in arkansas..only beeotches! :D

Well done, congrats!! Car looks great.

BTW

This pic was in the concours program. Its me running with some SoCal PP guys on Mulholland several years ago. :cool: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1181710488.jpg