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bry3500
09-15-2018, 06:20 AM
I stumbled across this on YT today.
What's that person doing in the boot of the car @17 secs ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUX8HmRZwGE

Roger Dowding
09-16-2018, 02:01 AM
Bry3500 - wonder if they were filming - a bit wierd though -or was he the manual operator of the Air Brake - a la Mercedes Benz in the 1950's - Good piece of history, Thanks for showing

bry3500
09-16-2018, 06:53 AM
Hi Roger - Cheers
Yep , that sure looks like a camera

Oldfart
09-16-2018, 03:06 PM
#41 is Jim Palmer

Roger Dowding
09-17-2018, 05:10 AM
Hi Roger - Cheers
Yep , that sure looks like a camera

Bry3500 - All good Mate,
That still side shot, I kept pausing - forward - pause but could not get it !!
Monaro versus Mitsi GTO ..not really.

khyndart in CA
09-17-2018, 05:31 AM
Perhaps Roger it was the old scheme of how could you sneak your mates into the track in the boot without paying and then the race started before they could they could get him out !





Ken H

John McKechnie
09-17-2018, 06:39 AM
Roger- Peter Knight in the red Mercury Cyclone with the boot open.

Roger Dowding
09-17-2018, 07:46 PM
Roger- Peter Knight in the red Mercury Cyclone with the boot open.

Thought it was a bit big for a GTO ..oops !!
Cheers John Mck..