Missing Tasman Series Ferrari?

[khyndart in CA]

Terry,
Thanks to you and GD66 for all the interesting information. You could write your own book. I enjoy this thread.


(Ken Hyndman )

[Terry S]

It has been fascinating to discover that Walter Medlin also owned the Ferrari P4/Can Am 350 raced at one time by David McKay’s Scuderia Veloce team.

In the course of searching I came across this truly wonderful site:
http://primotipo.com/
Then in search type "Ferrari P4". Then call up that article.
A great article on the cars 1967 competitors, its European, Can Am and Australian histories and some truly great photos.

I thoroughly recommend this primotipo.com site. There is an incredible variety of articles on it from all parts of world and all ages. Suggest work through the icons at the top.
Hours of informative reading there.

[Terry S]

Roger that, cheers mate.

Edit : this is what's thrown me out :

http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all.ferraris/detail/formula/0014.dino.166f2.htm

From searching the net you come across so many errors.
Here is one related to this topic. It appears to be "official" Donington Grand Prix Museum site

http://flickeflu.com/set/72157616386876693

Go down to photo # 15. It is described as Chris Amon's Ferrari 312.
In fact it is a 246. Subtle difference is 312 had 12 cylinders, whilst the 246 had only 6.

Unfortunately one just has to be so cautious not to be "thrown out" by what one reads.

[GD66]

It doesn't help when the blurbs that accompany cars up for auction by the likes of Pickles, Bennetts and Bonhams are regularly sheer works of fiction. They appear to assume that the great unwashed (that's us) will be dazzled by the inclusion of the mention of some famous names and events in the spiel and be assuaged. In the world of historic motorcycle racing, you would be staggered to discover that nearly every Suzuki TR750 that comes up is ex-Barry Sheene, every 350 or 450 Ducati is ex-Bruno Spaggiari and many a G50 Matchless is ex-Steve McQueen. What you've mentioned here Terry is indicative of the lax nature of provenance from places that should know better and would have no trouble in authenticating the veracity of their descriptions. Don't wish to appear an anorak or a rivet-counter, but between these appalling displays of guesswork and Wikipedia, before long all our history will be "near enough" to the truth.
Bugger that.