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ecsrobin said:
I never knew this bit:
His initial plan had been to "nick the tail".
"It's true... I fully intended to hack it off and add it to my trophies, but I couldn't find the wreck immediately and in the four years it took I fell in love with [Bluebird] K7."
Says all you need to know about the guy, what other trophies has he stolen?
Ask the fleet air arm museum, I’m sure they have an idea His initial plan had been to "nick the tail".
"It's true... I fully intended to hack it off and add it to my trophies, but I couldn't find the wreck immediately and in the four years it took I fell in love with [Bluebird] K7."
Says all you need to know about the guy, what other trophies has he stolen?
ecsrobin said:
I never knew this bit:
His initial plan had been to "nick the tail".
"It's true... I fully intended to hack it off and add it to my trophies, but I couldn't find the wreck immediately and in the four years it took I fell in love with [Bluebird] K7."
Says all you need to know about the guy, what other trophies has he stolen?
That, and this - By his own account, Mr Smith had "never been bothered about the Campbell legend". His fascination had "always been about the engineering, not the man".His initial plan had been to "nick the tail".
"It's true... I fully intended to hack it off and add it to my trophies, but I couldn't find the wreck immediately and in the four years it took I fell in love with [Bluebird] K7."
Says all you need to know about the guy, what other trophies has he stolen?
Colours my feelings about the whole business frankly: I've tried to stay ambivalent, but it feels a bit like the Campbell family only went along with it because he was going to do it, with or without them. What a nasty piece of work.
MarkwG said:
His fascination had "always been about the engineering, not the man".
I’m sure we’re all interested in engineering, hasn’t made me go round the country chopping up bits of suspension bridges and plotting what next historical item to steal. I wonder if the receiver of wreck had ever paid a visit to him after those claims?
ecsrobin said:
MarkwG said:
His fascination had "always been about the engineering, not the man".
I’m sure we’re all interested in engineering, hasn’t made me go round the country chopping up bits of suspension bridges and plotting what next historical item to steal. I wonder if the receiver of wreck had ever paid a visit to him after those claims?
Ghoulish is what springs to mind. Would I want part of a Williams FW16? Possibly, it's part of F1 history. Would I want a part from Sennas FW16? No thanks. Would I consider scavenging through the wreckage to get a piece, after pestering his family about it? I find the idea repulsive.
I dunno?
As I’ve said before, I live a stones throw from Coniston.
I’m quite tempted to go out in the car tomorrow and drive along the route that boat has made before, witness something that has been a big part my interest and life going back to when my dad gave my that autograph book.
I guess even the Ruskin Museum don’t even know what they are collecting. I dearly hope it’s not been chopped up and desecrated.
After all these years since 1967, all the acrimony, all the bad feeling. Spread across families, invested parties - the list goes on.
I really hope it does go back to the museum. Rightly or wrongly, when it came out of the water - it was the only place it should be. I know a lot feel it should have been left. But it’s happened.
Without doubt, in my own opinion, it should not have languished in a lock-up garage.
I doubt kids these days will be that bothered about an exceptional person who tried to do 300 MPH on water?
I think it needs to be captured for future generations to give an insight to a man that did.
As I’ve said before, I live a stones throw from Coniston.
I’m quite tempted to go out in the car tomorrow and drive along the route that boat has made before, witness something that has been a big part my interest and life going back to when my dad gave my that autograph book.
I guess even the Ruskin Museum don’t even know what they are collecting. I dearly hope it’s not been chopped up and desecrated.
After all these years since 1967, all the acrimony, all the bad feeling. Spread across families, invested parties - the list goes on.
I really hope it does go back to the museum. Rightly or wrongly, when it came out of the water - it was the only place it should be. I know a lot feel it should have been left. But it’s happened.
Without doubt, in my own opinion, it should not have languished in a lock-up garage.
I doubt kids these days will be that bothered about an exceptional person who tried to do 300 MPH on water?
I think it needs to be captured for future generations to give an insight to a man that did.
Jim H said:
I dunno?
As I’ve said before, I live a stones throw from Coniston.
I’m quite tempted to go out in the car tomorrow and drive along the route that boat has made before, witness something that has been a big part my interest and life going back to when my dad gave my that autograph book.
I guess even the Ruskin Museum don’t even know what they are collecting. I dearly hope it’s not been chopped up and desecrated.
After all these years since 1967, all the acrimony, all the bad feeling. Spread across families, invested parties - the list goes on.
I really hope it does go back to the museum. Rightly or wrongly, when it came out of the water - it was the only place it should be. I know a lot feel it should have been left. But it’s happened.
Without doubt, in my own opinion, it should not have languished in a lock-up garage.
I doubt kids these days will be that bothered about an exceptional person who tried to do 300 MPH on water?
I think it needs to be captured for future generations to give an insight to a man that did.
I'm similar: now it's out, I'd rather it was in the museum, somewhere people could see it, & learn about it's history. I hope what's delivered does it justice. I was a toddler when Campbell died, I'm interested as are my sons, there'll be many more out there like us. Next time we're visiting my father-in-law, I'll be planning a visit.As I’ve said before, I live a stones throw from Coniston.
I’m quite tempted to go out in the car tomorrow and drive along the route that boat has made before, witness something that has been a big part my interest and life going back to when my dad gave my that autograph book.
I guess even the Ruskin Museum don’t even know what they are collecting. I dearly hope it’s not been chopped up and desecrated.
After all these years since 1967, all the acrimony, all the bad feeling. Spread across families, invested parties - the list goes on.
I really hope it does go back to the museum. Rightly or wrongly, when it came out of the water - it was the only place it should be. I know a lot feel it should have been left. But it’s happened.
Without doubt, in my own opinion, it should not have languished in a lock-up garage.
I doubt kids these days will be that bothered about an exceptional person who tried to do 300 MPH on water?
I think it needs to be captured for future generations to give an insight to a man that did.
lufbramatt said:
ecsrobin said:
I never knew this bit:
His initial plan had been to "nick the tail".
"It's true... I fully intended to hack it off and add it to my trophies, but I couldn't find the wreck immediately and in the four years it took I fell in love with [Bluebird] K7."
Says all you need to know about the guy, what other trophies has he stolen?
Ask the fleet air arm museum, I’m sure they have an idea His initial plan had been to "nick the tail".
"It's true... I fully intended to hack it off and add it to my trophies, but I couldn't find the wreck immediately and in the four years it took I fell in love with [Bluebird] K7."
Says all you need to know about the guy, what other trophies has he stolen?
Jordie Barretts sock said:
Anyone close to the Ruskin?
Photo of her in her purpose built garage would be wonderful in the coming weeks.
Assuming it's all there and put on display fairly quickly, I might have a run up at Easter, if time allows.Photo of her in her purpose built garage would be wonderful in the coming weeks.
Given Billy's past reputation for, ahem, 'losing' bits, it's rather worrying that there's no sign of the cockpit canopy, spray deflectors or (so far as I can see, and perhaps most worryingly in terms of its suitability as a souvenir) steering wheel, though. They'll need to mock something up for the tailpipe on the missing engine, too.
ecsrobin said:
I’m sure we’re all interested in engineering, hasn’t made me go round the country chopping up bits of suspension bridges and plotting what next historical item to steal.
I wonder if the receiver of wreck had ever paid a visit to him after those claims?
The receiver of wreck only has a remit on tidal waters.I wonder if the receiver of wreck had ever paid a visit to him after those claims?
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