A classic and a hero!

[john2443]

Having watched the video of John Noakes climbing Nelson's column that's been doing the rounds on facebook, I found a thing about when he interviewed Ronnie Barker at Pinewood, here's a still of him arriving




Full thing here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2FZLBp_BLk

[rallycross]

Who's driving the Marcos?

Is that a 3.0 Ford V6 wooden chassis Marcos?

[john2443]

rallycross said:

Who's driving the Marcos?

John Noakes

rallycross said:

Is that a 3.0 Ford V6 wooden chassis Marcos?

No idea about the detail, but it's a Marcos, presumably his.

[Boosted LS1]

That arse end's shocking. The words turd and slug spring to mind.

As for John Noakes, what a hero. The things he did back then took real balls.

[grumpy52]

john2443 said:

Having watched the video of John Noakes climbing Nelson's column that's been doing the rounds on facebook, I found a thing about when he interviewed Ronnie Barker at Pinewood, here's a still of him arriving




Full thing here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2FZLBp_BLk

In true PH tradition I shall correct you .
Thats the very famous Ealing Film Studios .
Having been a regular at most of the studios in the UK I did recognise it immediately, it is pretty tight getting a truck around on site .
The year of registration shows it could be one of the last wooden chassis or one of the first steel cars at was the same year that Ford V4 were introduced as well as the existing V6 .
The were popular in club racing and were pretty rapid in the day .

Edited by grumpy52 on Sunday 3rd June 23:19