The Roaring Season

David McKinney wrote:Nice try, Stu, but why did the earlier reference make the statement that Tasmania was an island to the south-east of Australia? (And in any case, as any fule kno, it's an Australian island to the south-east of the mainland)

jim short wrote:its just been put on my facebook its in holland i thought it srashed into a {triumph mayflower}??? at wigram

stubuchanan wrote:The 'Tasmania' reference from "Ferrari, I Quattro Cilindri" may be an incorrect Italian name for Australasia. See attached cover from 'Auto Italiana' 11.1.1968, referring to the Tasman Championship of that year. Their article was a translation of a piece by Eoin Young, and the translator seems to have been confused between Tasmania the island and the Tasman Championship.

Stu

David McKinney wrote:The nose certainly doesn't look right - maybe it's the camera angles

David McKinney wrote:Hi Peter

I should have picked this up before

The car should not be referred to as a Tasman Ferrari (and certainly never had anything to do with Tasmania...)

Until 1963, the word 'Tasman' was the name of a Dutch explorer and the sea he named between Australia and New Zealand. It was adopted by the organisers of international races in those countries for a new championship ie, the Tasman Series, taking effect in 1964.

And even if there had been a Tasman Series before that, it would still be incorrect to use the term for Hoare's car - be bought it for racing in New Zealand, and never once raced it in Australia

petgro wrote:Ferrari GP Monoposto 625 Tasman

The Ferrari Register – supplement one, by Dr. Robert B. Marvin:
625 Tasman 1957-1960.....

Ferrari, I Quattro Cilindri:
As its name, the Tasman, indicates, this model was destined for Tasmania, the island in the Pacific, to the South-east of Australia

AMCO72 wrote:Wasn't it a cobbled up 'bitsa' with a sports car engine. Apparently was a cantankerous old bitch!!! [sorry thunder427]....it shouldn't have been with a fairly mildly tuned 4 cylinder engine with modest horse-power, compared to a GP. This is where I got ballsed up. Hoare going to Ferrari for a new engine for it and coming home with a complete car, a V12 at that. What a leap of faith....4 cylinders to 12. Now they, could be, and often were cantankerous....the Roycroft car for instance. Maybe it was our mechanics here in NZ who didnt quite understand these things, or maybe not enough money to keep them fresh, but none of these imports ever lived up to their name. Makes me feel very proud of our special builders here in NZ with their old flat-head V8's and Jag engined contraptions, that could sometimes give these things a run for their money. Always thought the Maserati was a far better car anyway, and I have to wonder why a historian would spend 15 years of his life researching a car that was unloved and clearly a dog. I think I have answered my own question....because he is a [an] Historian!!

pallmall wrote:Regarding the David Manton book, is it only available through online sources or is it going to be available in NZ bookstores?