Will you still be Driving your Classic aged 101?
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Wow what a great innings, inspirational.
Does anyone recall the lady who owned an original AC Cobra from new until well into her 90s? She had been part of the pre-war Brooklands scene, and was featured on a classic car programme.
This was yonks ago BTW, I have an idea it was during the last classic boom of the late 80s. She was filmed outside a fairly posh house getting into the dark coloured 289 and burbling slowly away. "oh it does make such a lovely noise" she remarked!
Does anyone recall the lady who owned an original AC Cobra from new until well into her 90s? She had been part of the pre-war Brooklands scene, and was featured on a classic car programme.
This was yonks ago BTW, I have an idea it was during the last classic boom of the late 80s. She was filmed outside a fairly posh house getting into the dark coloured 289 and burbling slowly away. "oh it does make such a lovely noise" she remarked!
Edited by Loose_Cannon on Tuesday 26th May 13:27
tortop45 said:
Sad news Classic car enthusiast matriarch dies during California rally aged 104
FOXSports.com? - 2 days ago
At dinner last Friday evening, Margaret Dunning said that her bucket list was complete. The 104-year-old matriarch of the classic car community ...
Sad to read this.FOXSports.com? - 2 days ago
At dinner last Friday evening, Margaret Dunning said that her bucket list was complete. The 104-year-old matriarch of the classic car community ...
I was very sad to see that she had ended such a great life with a simple fall.
Strange that I should have been moved to post this video at this particular time, just days after her death with no knowledge of the event. I first saw the clip in 2012.
Cue "Twilight Zone" theme for messages from the great beyond!
Strange that I should have been moved to post this video at this particular time, just days after her death with no knowledge of the event. I first saw the clip in 2012.
Cue "Twilight Zone" theme for messages from the great beyond!
Len Vale-Onslow was another interesting chap who was riding motorcycles well after his 100th birthday.
These old fellas are an inspiration!
These old fellas are an inspiration!
http://youtu.be/yR-OX_KiFdY
Another inspirational video from a centenarian who is not only a petrol head ( with a Goldwing which he sets off on tours with his wife and says anything less than 1000 miles is not worth dressing up for!) but also a downhill ski racer.
The memorable words of the interviewer at the end
"How can I sit at home in my armchair and say I am too old to do anything when I know that Lou Batori is racing down a mountain somewhere!"
Another inspirational video from a centenarian who is not only a petrol head ( with a Goldwing which he sets off on tours with his wife and says anything less than 1000 miles is not worth dressing up for!) but also a downhill ski racer.
The memorable words of the interviewer at the end
"How can I sit at home in my armchair and say I am too old to do anything when I know that Lou Batori is racing down a mountain somewhere!"
Edited by Vanin on Thursday 28th May 09:00
Edited by Vanin on Thursday 28th May 09:05
Rose Eaton, doyenne of the JDC and the JCC, sold her XK150 to a friend after complaining that she found the steering rather heavy after completing a rally in the Alps. She and her husband had owned and raced it since new, and it was hardly surprising that she found it heavy at 97 yrs old! Last year she celebrated her 105th by taking her first ride in a helicopter. No idea what she has planned for this year!
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