Pork Pie;
One would think that a seat belt would be in order-- if for no other
reason than to keep the driver from being bounced out of the car!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Pork Pie [mailto:pork.pie@t-online.de]
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:42 AM
To: Albaugh, Neil; list answer
Subject: RE: Babs scans
"Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com> schrieb:
> Aron;
>
> A while back we had a discussion thread on "Babs". I wonder if the
> restoration was ever finished?
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
For Sure, the restoration was finished in April 1988, since this the car
is sometimes in the museum in Pendine - Wales, the place where Parry
Thomas fatal accident happened. Also the car is at home - by Owen Wynns
Owen - in Capel Curig - who dug Babs out of the sand and restore them in
nearly 18 years hard work. Owen is sometimes driving Babs on streets
around his place in Wales, which would be a lot of fun for the
neighbours.......During historical events around England the car is also
present and runs than under Owen and some friends.
I was end of March 88 on Owens place, two weeks before the car was the
first time shown in public after he was found.
The chain drive alone is not a nightmare - it's more the sitting
position, if you can talk from a sitting position. It's a wooden
straight floor where you sit with your backside (ass for the Alabama
slang) on, your back is 90 degrees straight up against a leather
polster, your legs has to go horizontal forward, no change to bend the
knees. The reason for is not only the flat floor, between the huge steel
steering wheel and the wooden floor is only a 5 inch gap, somewhere
there between you have to press your upper legs. The pedals are nearly
90 degrees upright. There is no soft seat under your backside. Parry
runs without a proper suspension around 180 mph on the bumpy sand of the
Pendine beach....and we are talking about not smooth salt at
Bonneville....
I had a hard time to get in the car and to "sit" properly. This sitting
experience was strange enough. In front of you are the only 2 inch long
exhaust pipes which kill your ear drums and smoke you to death....This
feeling had to be so as if you sitting on the open rear axle of Big Al
(Teague) famous 76.....that's fun....
See ya
Pork Pie
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