RE: Classic Jaguar unlocks Pink Floyd past
Discussion
AFAICR this car (or what is left of it) has been on sale for a while. a lot of the racing stuff has been removed. The car and drivers' names are very badly re-painted. It failed to sell at auction when it was half the price it is up for now. Probably much worse than it looks.
There don't appear to be any photographs of this car at the Carrera Pan Americana 1992. It was quickly disposed of after it failed in the race.
There don't appear to be any photographs of this car at the Carrera Pan Americana 1992. It was quickly disposed of after it failed in the race.
PH said:
"one of Pink Floyd's finest petrolhead moments"
Yeah, right. sad61t said:
I'd still want to check it was the original engine/gearbox.
The car was originally a 3.4 Auto before being modified for the race. I believe Steve O'Rourke sold it without the dry-sump 3.8 litre race engine and synchromesh gearbox, but the previous owner purchased replacements for these. More here: http://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2014-03...Roy C said:
The car was originally a 3.4 Auto before being modified for the race. I believe Steve O'Rourke sold it without the dry-sump 3.8 litre race engine and synchromesh gearbox, but the previous owner purchased replacements for these. More here: http://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2014-03...
Might not be the original, but looks nice:
This car was prepared with another MK 2 for the 1990 Panamericana. Dave Gilmour were dialled in to drive this one with Steve O'Rourke, Pink Floyd's manager and established Le Mans racer. I was sharing the other one with historic racer Ant Rufus Isaacs. Sadly, the cars didn't make the start of the race and only turned up the morning of the second day. The team who had prepared the cars and were delivering them were really useless. Driving the two cars down to the start from the hotel to start the second day, the Gilmour/O'Rourke car completely broke down and didn't make the start line (as such it didn't manage a single mile of the race!). Ant gave up his seat in my car to Dave and we did start the second day. However 30 miles later our car over heated, lost all it's gears, brakes and a number of other things and our race was also finished! They were quite literally the worst prepared old bangers that I have ever had the misfortune to be associated with.
Dave, Steve and I then flew up to Mexico city and hopped on a flight to Paris for a few days of fun as we weren't expected back in the UK for a week. During that stay in Paris we hatched the plan to do the event again properly the following year using C Type replicas. I was to drive this time with Nick Mason. We built two Proteus C Types, got Labatts to sponsor us and set off for Mexico once again this time with a film crew to make a film about us with the Floyd doing the music. We were all doing really well in the race until Dave and Steve had a terrible accident half way through which put them out of the race and Steve in hospital. Nick and I however had a great time and ultimately came 8th overall and second or third in class. We didn't have enough stuff for the film so ended up in a Mexican restaurant in Notting Hill Gate being filmed pretending that we were in a bar out in the Mexican out back somewhere. Naturally, the camera avoided filming Steve's leg...as it was in an enormous plaster cast. Anyway the film ended up being quite watchable and went out that year on Christmas eve on the BBC!
Dave, Steve and I then flew up to Mexico city and hopped on a flight to Paris for a few days of fun as we weren't expected back in the UK for a week. During that stay in Paris we hatched the plan to do the event again properly the following year using C Type replicas. I was to drive this time with Nick Mason. We built two Proteus C Types, got Labatts to sponsor us and set off for Mexico once again this time with a film crew to make a film about us with the Floyd doing the music. We were all doing really well in the race until Dave and Steve had a terrible accident half way through which put them out of the race and Steve in hospital. Nick and I however had a great time and ultimately came 8th overall and second or third in class. We didn't have enough stuff for the film so ended up in a Mexican restaurant in Notting Hill Gate being filmed pretending that we were in a bar out in the Mexican out back somewhere. Naturally, the camera avoided filming Steve's leg...as it was in an enormous plaster cast. Anyway the film ended up being quite watchable and went out that year on Christmas eve on the BBC!
ValentineLindsay said:
This car was prepared with another MK 2 for the 1990 Panamericana. Dave Gilmour were dialled in to drive this one with Steve O'Rourke, Pink Floyd's manager and established Le Mans racer. I was sharing the other one with historic racer Ant Rufus Isaacs. Sadly, the cars didn't make the start of the race and only turned up the morning of the second day. The team who had prepared the cars and were delivering them were really useless. Driving the two cars down to the start from the hotel to start the second day, the Gilmour/O'Rourke car completely broke down and didn't make the start line (as such it didn't manage a single mile of the race!). Ant gave up his seat in my car to Dave and we did start the second day. However 30 miles later our car over heated, lost all it's gears, brakes and a number of other things and our race was also finished! They were quite literally the worst prepared old bangers that I have ever had the misfortune to be associated with.
Dave, Steve and I then flew up to Mexico city and hopped on a flight to Paris for a few days of fun as we weren't expected back in the UK for a week. During that stay in Paris we hatched the plan to do the event again properly the following year using C Type replicas. I was to drive this time with Nick Mason. We built two Proteus C Types, got Labatts to sponsor us and set off for Mexico once again this time with a film crew to make a film about us with the Floyd doing the music. We were all doing really well in the race until Dave and Steve had a terrible accident half way through which put them out of the race and Steve in hospital. Nick and I however had a great time and ultimately came 8th overall and second or third in class. We didn't have enough stuff for the film so ended up in a Mexican restaurant in Notting Hill Gate being filmed pretending that we were in a bar out in the Mexican out back somewhere. Naturally, the camera avoided filming Steve's leg...as it was in an enormous plaster cast. Anyway the film ended up being quite watchable and went out that year on Christmas eve on the BBC!
Fascinating stuff - thanks for adding that Valentine. So this is in fact the 1990 car that kickstarted the 1991 Proteus entry, and nothing to do with the 1992 race at all? I'm amazed it was even brought back home given the grief it gave you!Dave, Steve and I then flew up to Mexico city and hopped on a flight to Paris for a few days of fun as we weren't expected back in the UK for a week. During that stay in Paris we hatched the plan to do the event again properly the following year using C Type replicas. I was to drive this time with Nick Mason. We built two Proteus C Types, got Labatts to sponsor us and set off for Mexico once again this time with a film crew to make a film about us with the Floyd doing the music. We were all doing really well in the race until Dave and Steve had a terrible accident half way through which put them out of the race and Steve in hospital. Nick and I however had a great time and ultimately came 8th overall and second or third in class. We didn't have enough stuff for the film so ended up in a Mexican restaurant in Notting Hill Gate being filmed pretending that we were in a bar out in the Mexican out back somewhere. Naturally, the camera avoided filming Steve's leg...as it was in an enormous plaster cast. Anyway the film ended up being quite watchable and went out that year on Christmas eve on the BBC!
Watch this. Second half of the clip shows our frustration!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZIm8RBEqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZIm8RBEqE
ValentineLindsay said:
This car was prepared with another MK 2 for the 1990 Panamericana. Dave Gilmour were dialled in to drive this one with Steve O'Rourke, Pink Floyd's manager and established Le Mans racer. I was sharing the other one with historic racer Ant Rufus Isaacs. Sadly, the cars didn't make the start of the race and only turned up the morning of the second day. The team who had prepared the cars and were delivering them were really useless. Driving the two cars down to the start from the hotel to start the second day, the Gilmour/O'Rourke car completely broke down and didn't make the start line (as such it didn't manage a single mile of the race!). Ant gave up his seat in my car to Dave and we did start the second day. However 30 miles later our car over heated, lost all it's gears, brakes and a number of other things and our race was also finished! They were quite literally the worst prepared old bangers that I have ever had the misfortune to be associated with.
Dave, Steve and I then flew up to Mexico city and hopped on a flight to Paris for a few days of fun as we weren't expected back in the UK for a week. During that stay in Paris we hatched the plan to do the event again properly the following year using C Type replicas. I was to drive this time with Nick Mason. We built two Proteus C Types, got Labatts to sponsor us and set off for Mexico once again this time with a film crew to make a film about us with the Floyd doing the music. We were all doing really well in the race until Dave and Steve had a terrible accident half way through which put them out of the race and Steve in hospital. Nick and I however had a great time and ultimately came 8th overall and second or third in class. We didn't have enough stuff for the film so ended up in a Mexican restaurant in Notting Hill Gate being filmed pretending that we were in a bar out in the Mexican out back somewhere. Naturally, the camera avoided filming Steve's leg...as it was in an enormous plaster cast. Anyway the film ended up being quite watchable and went out that year on Christmas eve on the BBC!
Thanks for clearing that up, I remember the original programme being broadcast on the BBC but couldn't recall anything about the 1990 event - this explains why. I've got the official tape of the event somewhere that I did transfer to DVD. Pretty sure in the closing sequence at the end a London double-decker bus appears in the reflection on the window of the Mexican restaurant. Filming it in Notting Hill would be the reason!Dave, Steve and I then flew up to Mexico city and hopped on a flight to Paris for a few days of fun as we weren't expected back in the UK for a week. During that stay in Paris we hatched the plan to do the event again properly the following year using C Type replicas. I was to drive this time with Nick Mason. We built two Proteus C Types, got Labatts to sponsor us and set off for Mexico once again this time with a film crew to make a film about us with the Floyd doing the music. We were all doing really well in the race until Dave and Steve had a terrible accident half way through which put them out of the race and Steve in hospital. Nick and I however had a great time and ultimately came 8th overall and second or third in class. We didn't have enough stuff for the film so ended up in a Mexican restaurant in Notting Hill Gate being filmed pretending that we were in a bar out in the Mexican out back somewhere. Naturally, the camera avoided filming Steve's leg...as it was in an enormous plaster cast. Anyway the film ended up being quite watchable and went out that year on Christmas eve on the BBC!
Regarding the lengthy post that appeared and disappeared on Thursday, I'm regretting not going to see a film that was being pushed when I visited the west coast of Ireland about a decade ago now.
Round about this time, EMAP did a weekly competitor to AutoExpress and the new motoring weekly did a competition in which the first prize was following this race for a week or two. The consolation prizes weren't quite so good as a trip to southern/central America.
Seeing Pink Floyd on stage in London and then flying to LeMans to get into a car during the 24 hour race is quite something.
Round about this time, EMAP did a weekly competitor to AutoExpress and the new motoring weekly did a competition in which the first prize was following this race for a week or two. The consolation prizes weren't quite so good as a trip to southern/central America.
Seeing Pink Floyd on stage in London and then flying to LeMans to get into a car during the 24 hour race is quite something.
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