Random TRANSPORTATION pictures

[JackDidley]

I have a set of N50x15 Pro Tracs on my S10.

[URY914]

[URY914]

[URY914]

[scotricker]

[RWebb]

[Jolly Amaranto]

Originally Posted by scotricker

The story for those who don't know.

If you have been a die hard car enthusiast from a young age like we have, then you probably also remember the classic picture above from when it originally appeared on the last “Ampersand” page of the May 1983 issue of Road & Track. It’s clever caption, which reads, “‘Good tires,” Bob mused, casually lighting a cigarette, “but certainly not great tires.”‘ was written by Peter Egan, who so eloquently summed up the calm demeanor of the wrecked Ferrari Boxer’s owner in just one sentence.

We immediately remembered the caption when we recently saw it mentioned on Bringatrailer.com, which led to a link of a 9 page thread about it on Ferrarichat.com. There, it’s original photographer, Tony Robertson and others chime in and give us a better perspective of it’s surrounding story.

It turns out the Ferrari Boxer had just been purchased 3 days earlier by Henry Burgoyne, the dapper gentleman that you see so casually lighting a cigarette while peering at the Italian wreckage. Tony Robertson had been a local photo journalist on assignment when he saw the unmistakable red nose of the Ferrari peering up over the side of the road in Ontario, Canada. He immediately parked his car and ran over to the wreckage to snap some shots, but when he later submitted the pictures to the local papers, they all declined to run the story and returned the negatives shortly after. As a car enthusiast himself, Tony then took it upon himself to send the photos to Road & Track.

3 months later, it appeared in the magazine, along with columnist Peter Egan’s caption. It was laughed about all over town after it was publicized, especially after finding out that Henry’s family owned the local papers, the obvious reason none of them were willing to run the picture of their boss’s son’s Ferrari wreckage in the first place.
A classic picture with a befitting classic story to go with it, it doesn’t get much better than that.

[Jim Bremner]

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Bob said that all 6 Of these tires sucked even more than the 4 on his Ferrari

[Zeke]

[monoflo]

Peter Egan --the only reason i stayed with R&T....

M

[tcar]

Originally Posted by monoflo

Peter Egan --the only reason i stayed with R&T....

M

I didn't...

I read Peter's column on the newsstand and put it back.

[Racerbvd]

[monoflo]

[Racerbvd]

[GG Allin]

The bent up lower grills on the front bumper are an easy fix. When and where will that car be on the market?

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

[RWebb]

on the market?

that is Florida-man's car

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by GG Allin

The bent up lower grills on the front bumper are an easy fix. When and where will that car be on the market?

Shouldn't be much longer.

I'll post when the time comes

[URY914]

[Jeff Higgins]

RIP...

I know Captain America was the iconic bike from the movie (and there was subsequently quite a tale of intrigue surrounding it after it got stollen post filming), but I always liked Dennis Hopper's bike better. That, and I always wondered how his hat stayed on...



The more observant among you might notice something about the above photo...

[Brown747]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

RIP...


The more observant among you might notice something about the above photo...

No front brake on Capt America??

I agree, Dennis’s bike is more to my liking. My father has gifted me his ‘48 pan that I plan on turning into a tavern bobber along the lines of the DH bike only with a sprung front end. My father got the chopper bug after the movie came out and collected a pair of original ‘48 parts bikes. Unfortunately he sold and traded off most of the frames and accessories and built a swing armed freeway cruiser... not my style. I plan on going back to a sprung hardtail with the ‘48 running gear.

Thor