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André Loubser PO Box 31 Constantia 7848 Cape Town South Africa Tel/Fax +27 021 712 0030 (H) Cell/Mobile 082 723 5632 E-mail [email protected] October 23, 2005 Dear Robert, This is to inform you that I’m withdrawing from our association with immediate effect. It makes no commercial...

In my humble opinion if I had not followed up on these vital issues there would have been no RF cars built. Robert stressed the importance of sourcing these parts and suppliers, but in his post he said that my reports continued in the OLD style, which implied that all this was irrelevant to him...

Hi all, I’ve been reading the many posts about the unfortunate Roaring Forties saga, sometimes with amazement and sometimes with amusement. The one issue that’s heart warming and highly admirable is the ‘rescue fund’ and the many contributions that were made by forum members. This is an...

Hi Pete, Sure I realise you were taking the mickey with your Bourbon/make up/divorce comments. Good to know you and I are the same vintage. I have a key ring with the message, ‘If I had to do it all over again I would make the same mistakes sooner.’ Some years ago when we were nearing our 30th...

Thanks Bill, I didn't know about this. One slip up and it's hello St Peter! Scully Levin is a former South African Airways (SAA)captain and a brilliant stunt pilot. He and the late Bob Olthoff, until recently the Superformance dealer in North Carolina, used to get up to all sorts of tricks in...

Hi All, First of all I think it's unfair and unacceptable to tell people they can or cant' do this or that because of their age. Some people are old at 60 and on the other hand Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jack Brabham, Phill Hill, Paul Newman, David Piper and many others drive like they don't...

Hi Chris, Judging by your pic you look like Ayrton Senna or is that thanks to photographic licence? Andre 40

Hi Chris and Keith, I think that David Morton is being modest. He was the captain on that flight which meant that the Maestro’s life was in his hands! Through an amazing twist of fate, probably a million to one chance, I also met Fangio. When I arrived at Porsche in 1962 I had to wait for...

Hi David, Apologies for my late reply to your post of February 5. Perhaps one should have the FOREsight to book a flight and to enjoy the experience of an English Electric Lightning taking off at some terrible speed or for the older boys to enjoy the-not-so pleasant experience of false teeth...

Hi Chris, I'm replying to your question about Gordon Murray posted February 8. I phoned Gordon over the week-end and he said that Freestream Cars was founded by Ben Scott-Geddes and Graham Halstead, two friends and close former colleagues at McLaren. Ben and Graham are composite experts and...

Hi Lee, Confucius said that it's better to travel in hope than to arrive! He, he, he Andre 40

Wow, thanks for that, David, I only have an ancient scratchy old record! Regards, Andre PS Isn't it amazing what our website has to offer. I thought the world was small until I saw Google Earth! Now I know exactly how small it is!

Hi All, Germany's pre-war colour was white. Saving paint would be a clinical German approach!!! This reminds me, have any of you heard Peter Ustinov's 'Grand Prix du Roc?' It's a complete mickey take of the Monaco Grand Prix but held round the Rock of Gibralter. I'll guarantee that you'll cry...

Thanks Chris, When Keith Hawes and I met up with Mike Beachy Head he told us that he's planning to buy some American jets, like Ph........! I'm meeting up with him soon to interview him for an aircraft magazine and will ask him about MIGs. Could have mock air battles over Cape Town. Talking of...

Hi David, I think the Cunningham white body/blue chassis is urban legend! The main body colours with or without stripes were simply national colours as determined by the FIA. Some examples are USA (White Body, Blue Stripe),Great Britain (Dark Green), Italy (Red), Germany (Silver), Belgium...

Hi Paul, I refer to my post of February 5 in which I said that Keith Hawes might have been at Farnborough but was definitely at Boscombe Down. My sister-in-law has just reminded me that it was the other way round. senior moment! Regards, Andre

And finally another shot of a Hawker Hunter. Onwards and Upwards and they say in the RAF! Andre 40

Low swoop by Hawker Hunter

Hawker Hunter taking off

Buccaneer swooping low over Table Mountain