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Date:         Tue, 2 Sep 2008 06:58:58 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: In Passing
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In a message dated 30/08/2008 9:02:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Al, thanks for that. I had not heard and was a fan of Phil. I had not heard much about him of late. Great race man, great race car driver. I believe he was on the team that got the Ford to victory lane at Le Mans when no one else could beat the Ferraris. Peace be with him.

>>>>>>>The scream of the Ferrari Testarossa on the Mulsanne straight has faded. The scent of castor based lubricants gone on the wind.

Only rarely could one hear that sound in later years. These Ferrari cars are the stuff of legend, and priced accordingly. I had the honor of watchin Phil Hill pilot a Testarossa at Laguna Seca Raceway years ago. The man was truly in his element during the race for that class of car. The sounds...still raise the hair on my arm.

Phil left us on Thursday at 81. The only American-born F1 champion.

Sounds and fury long gone by.

Good Speed, Phil<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 12 ~ 15, 2008


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