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Thread: Missing Tasman Series Ferrari?

  1. #41
    Quote Originally Posted by GD66 View Post
    Roger that, cheers mate.

    Edit : this is what's thrown me out :

    http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all....dino.166f2.htm
    From searching the net you come across so many errors.
    Here is one related to this topic. It appears to be "official" Donington Grand Prix Museum site

    http://flickeflu.com/set/72157616386876693

    Go down to photo # 15. It is described as Chris Amon's Ferrari 312.
    In fact it is a 246. Subtle difference is 312 had 12 cylinders, whilst the 246 had only 6.

    Unfortunately one just has to be so cautious not to be "thrown out" by what one reads.

  2. #42
    It doesn't help when the blurbs that accompany cars up for auction by the likes of Pickles, Bennetts and Bonhams are regularly sheer works of fiction. They appear to assume that the great unwashed (that's us) will be dazzled by the inclusion of the mention of some famous names and events in the spiel and be assuaged. In the world of historic motorcycle racing, you would be staggered to discover that nearly every Suzuki TR750 that comes up is ex-Barry Sheene, every 350 or 450 Ducati is ex-Bruno Spaggiari and many a G50 Matchless is ex-Steve McQueen. What you've mentioned here Terry is indicative of the lax nature of provenance from places that should know better and would have no trouble in authenticating the veracity of their descriptions. Don't wish to appear an anorak or a rivet-counter, but between these appalling displays of guesswork and Wikipedia, before long all our history will be "near enough" to the truth.
    Bugger that.
    Last edited by GD66; 06-19-2015 at 11:36 PM.

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