Archie Frazer Nash in the passenger's seat smoking his pipe and I think it is Ron Godfrey at the wheel
Greg Wrapson
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Yes - a nice juxtaposition of G and N. Another of their seemingly unending supply of IT (Leitrim) registration numbers.
cairnomount
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Are the spectators on the left standing on what were referred to as the "cannons" in contemporary reports? Does anyone know if they really were cannons?
JWd
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Mr.H.R.Godfrey and Capt.A.G.F.Nash [not Frazer-Nash, yet] took turns to take their GN up the hill through the steepest, precipitous grade, known as the 'cannons'. The climb up Alms Hill just outside Henley on Thames usually saw cars fitted with Parsons Chains. The surface was rough and stoney rather than muddy. Wheel spin was solved by loading weight and fitting wheel-chains. Lionel Martin was able to stop and restart on the 'cannons' in his Aston Martin. Surprisingly, Tamplins and AV Monocars romped up in period.
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Archie Frazer Nash in the passenger's seat smoking his pipe and I think it is Ron Godfrey at the wheel
Yes - a nice juxtaposition of G and N. Another of their seemingly unending supply of IT (Leitrim) registration numbers.
Are the spectators on the left standing on what were referred to as the "cannons" in contemporary reports? Does anyone know if they really were cannons?
Mr.H.R.Godfrey and Capt.A.G.F.Nash [not Frazer-Nash, yet] took turns to take their GN up the hill through the steepest, precipitous grade, known as the 'cannons'. The climb up Alms Hill just outside Henley on Thames usually saw cars fitted with Parsons Chains. The surface was rough and stoney rather than muddy. Wheel spin was solved by loading weight and fitting wheel-chains. Lionel Martin was able to stop and restart on the 'cannons' in his Aston Martin. Surprisingly, Tamplins and AV Monocars romped up in period.