Oh No, I have been insulted by Oliver !!! I was beginning to get worried that I might be weird or something - imagine being the only person on the Forum who he has not insulted. What a relief - perhaps I am normal after all !
FYI, I am actually a descendant of an Irish convict, initially convicted of murder, but who had the sentence commuted to transportation for life to Oz (the original sentence was changed when the appeal judge was made aware of the reputation of the star witness - can you imagine, she was a streetwalker !!!!).
Innocent or not (probably), the story goes that he did not take kindly to being insulted, and reacted somewhat rashly - one insult, last insult !
Fortunately, the wild Irish genes have been tamed over the years, so Oliver, you are safe (at least from physical violence) !
And no, my mother was not a streetwalker - what a pathetic insult - not a hint of humour, wit or intelligence (like we expect any of those from you - yeah, right) !
Speaking of mothers, I assume it was your mother who took that lovely little picture of you that is now your avatar - she must be so proud of her contribution to mankind, turning a tiny innocent newborn baby into an offensive 3 year old child, then keeping up the good work so as to end up with an even more offensive middle aged child ! Its just a pity that she didn't take time out to teach you basic English so that your tirades could start a little above the gutter !
And the new "call sign" - Oliver The Great ? Oliver The Great WHAT ?
Brett, thanks for your kind words - Oliver is such fun, its like teasing the schoolyard bully ! I would have loved to have gone with Webbers on my car, but there was no way the RTA was going to accept them - hence the DC&O injection, modified so the injectors are on the insides (like TWM). Even with this setup & lots of hours on the dyno, we just scraped through the emissions test standards for that year. The standards have got much worse, so no more new small block GT40s here in Oz at all - just modular motors, Lexus, GM, etc - what a pity !
Do you have any more pics from your drive days here in Oz that you could post or send ? I'd love to see those you took out of the back of the car going over the Harbour Bridge.
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
