Quote Originally Posted by Grant Sprague View Post
Yep , flag marshall there on warm up lap only ??. 2nd pik shows suspension cranking on cars... Roddy ummmmm you see I used to get $1 a week for cuuting fire wood , bringing up the cool & mowing lawns true story , so when we went to motor racing weekends I was hunting for empty fizzy bottles lol & I saved , my XU1 I did a few super car races in plus 3.3 victor hill climbing in early 70,s were on tik [HP] I worked at freezing works & carted hey in weekends to fund my drug habit [car racing]....... This is not a special poor me story cause I know for sure most of you did the same thing I did ok considering as you all did & do ..... but interesting eh ..... the mustang was the money eater engines now 40k a pop silly pre 65 rules dont get me going on that one lol
Yep the old apprenticeship during day and then work in takeaway bar from 7 in evening until 1 in morning Thurs, Frid, play rugger on Saturday afo and then into shop for night and then after awhile have the money to buy a good car and then the ones you have been serving all hours, pissed, etc say ' nice car, your lucky'. Remember my old man telling me to get just a old shitter and then stop worrying about where you park etc. And he wanted his garage back.