I think I've seen that car this year at Sears Point. 250TR, open
trailer, etc. I just about fell over. I think just about everybody
in CSRG has helped Peter Giddings pull-start that oh so photogenic
Maserati 250F. I did once. HIS tow rope kept breaking....
> I recall watching a 250TR (perhaps it was David Love) at one of
> our Open Track events about 10 years ago, loading this million dollar
> car on a single axle open trailer, pulled behind a mini pickup.
> Should of had a camera...in my naiveity, i enquired about the
> value of the car. He replied, "I don't really know, I paid $5000
> for it in the '60s" I don't think the *value* really mattered much
> to him.
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