Jesse,

I watched the 1968 King’s Cup at Tollerton (Nottingham) – as I had a number of previous years when held at Baginton – the Mustang that won was not red and white at that time but a funny kind of off-white and a race number “100”(?).

Pretty sure it was the first American warbird I (and, I expect, lots of other people) had seen and what a fantastic introduction.

Charles Masefield (I don’t think he had been knighted yet) took off when some of the slower entrants were already on their last lap but the handicappers had done a good job. As a growing gaggle of aircraft came to the finishing line the Mustang roared past the lot of them to take the chequered flag. Wonderful stuff 🙂

Roger Smith.

Still off piste, does anyone remember the hilarious skit in Michael Bentine’s TV comedy where a (Triumph) Spitfire chased and ‘shot down’ a Messerschmitt bubble car? Bri 😀

I remember a Michael Bentine skit whereby a Messerschmitt bubble car was going around and around the inside of the circular and (then) new BBC Television Centre but am sure it pre-dates the Triumph Spitfire. Certainly something ‘shot it down’ but can’t remember what.

Roger Smith.

Give us any more of the plot – might it be a Neville Shute story?

Roger Smith.

Westminster, Ambassador and Oxford – all used by Austin.

Sapphire was used (confusingly) by Armstrong Siddeley for both a car and jet engine and were they first with the name Viper or were Dodge?.

Roger Smith.

A great “bitsa” – looks it might be by the same designer as the “Reindeer” in the film of Neville Shute’s “No Highway” 😀 😀 😀

Any date on the rear of the pc Moggy?

Roger Smith.

Whatever happened to the annual Mike Twite award?

The Transport Trust run an award scheme each year – sponsored by Volvo (I think) but, of course it covers preservers of car, ships, railway locomotives, etc as well as aeroplanes.

Roger Smith.

Would look nice but I can hear all the cries of “copycat” and “unoriginal” – it’s too much like the Angel of the North.

Roger Smith.