Lovely Old Racing Car

Lovely Old Racing Car · 12:26 AM

This car lives about 5 minutes walk from me. It's an Aston Martin from about 1937. The owner says that it's still comfortable at 200km/h (on the track, of course)

It's also used to do the shopping.

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Apart from this car, he's restoring an old Singer and a Fiat Topolino.

paulyrichard · 05-16-2009, 12:57 AM

Great to see.

axl · 05-16-2009, 12:59 AM

looking at the first two I thought, nice car but he should have gotten closer. Then came the 3rd, best one of the series by far. But maybe tad too close (if only the left wheel would be all in the image). But I still like that shot. Anyway, nice car...

BR

xjjohnno · 05-16-2009, 01:34 AM

Interesting machine there Richard, lovely pics. I'm surprised he isn't using classic registration, but then that restricts him to club event only event usage versus every day usage.

**Sailor** · 05-16-2009, 04:52 AM

Hey, Richard: cool pictures of a cool car. Were it mine, I'd be afraid to drive it on the street - it looks immaculate.

Jer

**RichardS** · 05-16-2009, 04:55 AM

Originally posted by paulyrichard

Great to see.

It's a beautiful thing. I love that it's being driven around like a daily driver. It sounds great. Very. very sexy exhaust sound

Originally posted by axl

looking at the first two I thought, nice car but he should have gotten closer. Then came the 3rd, best one of the series by far. But maybe tad too close (if only the left wheel would be all in the image). But I still like that shot. Anyway, nice car...

BR

Thanks, axl. I definitely need help with composition. I wanted to show the whole car in the first two just because I think it looks so beautiful. I'm more of an engineer than an artist and my instinct is to look at how the complete object fits together to achieve a purpose. I have a lot to learn. When you say 'should have gotten closer', what would you recommend?

I understand about the left wheel. Aaaagh! Thanks for pointing it out. The owner has offered me a ride in the car, so there will be more opportunities.

Originally posted by xjjohnno

Interesting machine there Richard, lovely pics. I'm surprised he isn't using classic registration, but then that restricts him to club event only event usage versus every day usage.

Yeah. He drives it nearly every day. The white Honda in the background of #2 is his wife's daily driver. I've seen the AM parked in High Street, Ashburton while the owner was shopping and in Through Rd. Camberwell. Club registration is very restrictive. Insurance is also a problem. One of my friends has a Porsche 356 which he likes to drive as much as possible. Club reggo is out of the question, but limited insurance (named drivers and limited number of days) makes it viable from a cost point of view.

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Sorry, not a Pentax photo, but it's a lovely car

PeterK10D · 10-21-2012, 04:51 PM

Hi all, I'm a new member and keen K10D user. Still relearning photography after years away from SLRs

Anyhow, this Aston is my father's car and it's now done over 13,000 miles.

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eral95 · 10-22-2012, 10:44 AM

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JinDesu · 10-22-2012, 10:53 AM

Originally posted by PeterK10D

Hi all, I'm a new member and keen K10D user. Still relearning photography after years away from SLRs

Anyhow, this Aston is my father's car and it's now done over 13,000 miles.

I think you and Rich should get together then

**wtlwdwgn** · 10-22-2012, 11:46 AM

Nice pics I love it when an owner actually uses an original to bring home the groceries.

8540tomg · 10-22-2012, 11:52 AM

Nice ride.

Tom g.

pickles · 10-22-2012, 02:33 PM

Top top top car...and it's being USED...but it still looks to be in mint condition.....that 356SC (VERY rare) looks to be mint also.
I love my cars....haven't got anything as classic as those two, but my AMG C63 gets me where I'm going!
Cheers, Pickles.

PeterK10D · 10-23-2012, 12:03 AM

For those interested in the car's history here's a site I put together to look like an old magazine article. I'm not responsible for the photos!

Black Car 1

**RichardS** · 10-23-2012, 12:09 AM

Originally posted by PeterK10D

Hi all, I'm a new member and keen K10D user. Still relearning photography after years away from SLRs

Anyhow, this Aston is my father's car and it's now done over 13,000 miles.

Wow. Small world. I see your father every now and then when I walk up to the shops in Toorak Rd. (I live in one of the streets on the other side of Toorak Rd., the one opposite Beaurepaires). I think the last time I had a chat was about a year ago in the garden centre in Warrigal Rd near Harvey Normans and Officeworks. He had some nice things to say about my white 1989 Saab 900 Aero. He talked about a Fiat 124/128? that he'd recently done up for one of his children. I've been meaning to ask him where he had the paint job done. I presume it's the bright yellow Fiat. It looks really great.

Welcome to the forum. Please give your father my best wishes.

Richard.

**RichardS** · 10-23-2012, 12:45 AM

Originally posted by pickles

Top top top car...and it's being USED...but it still looks to be in mint condition.....that 356SC (VERY rare) looks to be mint also.
I love my cars....haven't got anything as classic as those two, but my AMG C63 gets me where I'm going!
Cheers, Pickles.

C63AMG has one of the most beautiful exhaust notes I've ever heard. There was an SL63AMG V12 bi turbo in the supermarket parking lot a few days ago. Very nice.

I haven't seen the Aston around the streets for a while. The owner has a big garage and some interesting old cars. The 356SC belongs to my mate, Horst. And, yes, it is immaculate. We've done a lot of sailing together in a catamaran class where you had to make some of your own fittings because the commercial stuff didn't hack it. There used to be an old guy, Clarrie Medhurst, who lived in the hills above McCrae who could make anything. Everything Horst made was immaculate. When we set up my last A-Class hulls and beams, he was excited by my technique for getting the beams' bearing surfaces correct to less than a 'tenth of a thou'. His 356SC reflects that.

But, about your C63AMG ... I drove some friends to my M-i-L's funeral at the end of August in my 9-3 Aero. Huskisson to some bush close to Nowra. A bit of winding country road. Tom asked me about fuel consumption. I told him that I got around 15 l/100km around town and close to 8 on a drive up the Hume. I asked him what he got. He said that he got 22 l/100km in his C63 AMG, but he'd changed it for an E350CDI that got around 6. He wasn't all that worried about the fuel consumption, but he found the suspension too hard.

Richard.

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05-16-2009, 04:55 AM	#6
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418 Original Poster	Originally posted by paulyrichard Great to see. It's a beautiful thing. I love that it's being driven around like a daily driver. It sounds great. Very. very sexy exhaust sound Originally posted by axl looking at the first two I thought, nice car but he should have gotten closer. Then came the 3rd, best one of the series by far. But maybe tad too close (if only the left wheel would be all in the image). But I still like that shot. Anyway, nice car... BR Thanks, axl. I definitely need help with composition. I wanted to show the whole car in the first two just because I think it looks so beautiful. I'm more of an engineer than an artist and my instinct is to look at how the complete object fits together to achieve a purpose. I have a lot to learn. When you say 'should have gotten closer', what would you recommend? I understand about the left wheel. Aaaagh! Thanks for pointing it out. The owner has offered me a ride in the car, so there will be more opportunities. Originally posted by xjjohnno Interesting machine there Richard, lovely pics. I'm surprised he isn't using classic registration, but then that restricts him to club event only event usage versus every day usage. Yeah. He drives it nearly every day. The white Honda in the background of #2 is his wife's daily driver. I've seen the AM parked in High Street, Ashburton while the owner was shopping and in Through Rd. Camberwell. Club registration is very restrictive. Insurance is also a problem. One of my friends has a Porsche 356 which he likes to drive as much as possible. Club reggo is out of the question, but limited insurance (named drivers and limited number of days) makes it viable from a cost point of view. Sorry, not a Pentax photo, but it's a lovely car

10-21-2012, 04:51 PM	#7
PeterK10D Closed Account Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3	Re: Lovely Old Racing Car Hi all, I'm a new member and keen K10D user. Still relearning photography after years away from SLRs Anyhow, this Aston is my father's car and it's now done over 13,000 miles. Last edited by Adam; 10-22-2012 at 10:14 AM. Reason: link

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05-16-2009, 12:57 AM	#2
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axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	looking at the first two I thought, nice car but he should have gotten closer. Then came the 3rd, best one of the series by far. But maybe tad too close (if only the left wheel would be all in the image). But I still like that shot. Anyway, nice car... BR

05-16-2009, 01:34 AM	#4
xjjohnno Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,115	Interesting machine there Richard, lovely pics. I'm surprised he isn't using classic registration, but then that restricts him to club event only event usage versus every day usage.

05-16-2009, 04:52 AM	#5
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Hey, Richard: cool pictures of a cool car. Were it mine, I'd be afraid to drive it on the street - it looks immaculate. Jer

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JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Originally posted by PeterK10D Hi all, I'm a new member and keen K10D user. Still relearning photography after years away from SLRs Anyhow, this Aston is my father's car and it's now done over 13,000 miles. I think you and Rich should get together then

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wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	Nice pics I love it when an owner actually uses an original to bring home the groceries.

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8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Nice ride. Tom g.

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pickles Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 937	Top top top car...and it's being USED...but it still looks to be in mint condition.....that 356SC (VERY rare) looks to be mint also. I love my cars....haven't got anything as classic as those two, but my AMG C63 gets me where I'm going! Cheers, Pickles.

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PeterK10D Closed Account Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3	For those interested in the car's history here's a site I put together to look like an old magazine article. I'm not responsible for the photos! Black Car 1

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10-23-2012, 12:09 AM	#14
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418 Original Poster	Originally posted by PeterK10D Hi all, I'm a new member and keen K10D user. Still relearning photography after years away from SLRs Anyhow, this Aston is my father's car and it's now done over 13,000 miles. Wow. Small world. I see your father every now and then when I walk up to the shops in Toorak Rd. (I live in one of the streets on the other side of Toorak Rd., the one opposite Beaurepaires). I think the last time I had a chat was about a year ago in the garden centre in Warrigal Rd near Harvey Normans and Officeworks. He had some nice things to say about my white 1989 Saab 900 Aero. He talked about a Fiat 124/128? that he'd recently done up for one of his children. I've been meaning to ask him where he had the paint job done. I presume it's the bright yellow Fiat. It looks really great. Welcome to the forum. Please give your father my best wishes. Richard.

10-23-2012, 12:45 AM	#15
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418 Original Poster	Originally posted by pickles Top top top car...and it's being USED...but it still looks to be in mint condition.....that 356SC (VERY rare) looks to be mint also. I love my cars....haven't got anything as classic as those two, but my AMG C63 gets me where I'm going! Cheers, Pickles. C63AMG has one of the most beautiful exhaust notes I've ever heard. There was an SL63AMG V12 bi turbo in the supermarket parking lot a few days ago. Very nice. I haven't seen the Aston around the streets for a while. The owner has a big garage and some interesting old cars. The 356SC belongs to my mate, Horst. And, yes, it is immaculate. We've done a lot of sailing together in a catamaran class where you had to make some of your own fittings because the commercial stuff didn't hack it. There used to be an old guy, Clarrie Medhurst, who lived in the hills above McCrae who could make anything. Everything Horst made was immaculate. When we set up my last A-Class hulls and beams, he was excited by my technique for getting the beams' bearing surfaces correct to less than a 'tenth of a thou'. His 356SC reflects that. But, about your C63AMG ... I drove some friends to my M-i-L's funeral at the end of August in my 9-3 Aero. Huskisson to some bush close to Nowra. A bit of winding country road. Tom asked me about fuel consumption. I told him that I got around 15 l/100km around town and close to 8 on a drive up the Hume. I asked him what he got. He said that he got 22 l/100km in his C63 AMG, but he'd changed it for an E350CDI that got around 6. He wasn't all that worried about the fuel consumption, but he found the suspension too hard. Richard.