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Posted 13 September 2023 - 20:55
I must have led a sheltered life, because that's the first time I've heard the 450S referred to as a "Bazooka".
Posted 14 September 2023 - 00:11
Dusseldorf in overdrive? Or smoking stuff again?
Posted 14 September 2023 - 08:47
I must have led a sheltered life, because that's the first time I've heard the 450S referred to as a "Bazooka".
After the 1,000 km race in Buenos Aires, Fangio stepped out of the car and was much impressed by its brutish power. He nicknamed it "The Bazooka".
Posted 14 September 2023 - 08:47
Dusseldorf in overdrive? Or smoking stuff again?
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Posted 14 September 2023 - 14:56
Walter,
Given that I almost, sorta, coulda bought one, especially not realizing at the time what it was I was looking at -- not to mention what on earth I was I ever going to do with an old racing car, especially one that in is pieces, I suspect that I will spring for the book, if nothing else to keep Willem's book company.
Don
Posted 14 September 2023 - 16:04
I must have led a sheltered life, because that's the first time I've heard the 450S referred to as a "Bazooka".
To quote the 1961 race-by-race history titled "World Sports Car Championship" by Cyril Posthumus: "~ The 450S, now giving 400bhp, proved so explosively fast during practice at Buenos Aires that the Argentinos dubbed it 'the Bazooka' ~"