A recent find

[lowdrag]

Turned up last week. The official starter's flag from the 1994 race, won by Porsche.

[SEE YA]

Wow what is the story behind it?

[ellroy]

Where on earth do you keep finding this stuff? Fantastic.

[lowdrag]

It's some of the local boys who are not what you would call pie keys but earn their living in scrap metal and knocking on doors. I am fairly well known here for my knowledge of Le Mans and they ring me or come to see me with their finds. I also have two 78 rpm records of Le Mans from 1934, but I have been searching for an old gramophone to listen to them. No idea what it will be like at all. But to return to the flag; it is for sale but I didn't buy. He wanted far too high a price. But I still mourn the 1924 enamel sign he sold too cheaply.

Still, I am seriously awaiting another find we discussed and which he will be bringing over in a week or so. It could in some ways be really epic. More anon.

Edited by lowdrag on Monday 13th October 07:04

[fatboy18]

So what sort of price does he want for it?

[lowdrag]

In English money, around £2,000. Far too rich for me.

[williamp]

Long shot i know, but if you are ever in derby we have a working gramaphone. Having said that, if it is very rare it might be worth getting it professionally recorded. Records dont last forever