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Model Technical and Interest => Augusta => Topic started by: donw on 20 December, 2016, 01:51:10 PM



Title: Targa Florio 1936
Post by: donw on 20 December, 2016, 01:51:10 PM
20th December 1936 Augustas in first 4 places.


http://www.targaflorio.info/27.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcUqijTOPk4



Title: Re: Targa Florio 1936
Post by: JohnMillham on 20 December, 2016, 06:32:50 PM
To celebrate this, Michael Elsom organised a splendid lunch at Middleton Stoney which was attended by 10 of us, with three Augustas, an Aprilia, a Lambda and a couple of modern cars.
Regards, John


Title: Re: Targa Florio 1936
Post by: ben on 21 December, 2016, 07:37:06 PM
Thanks for posting these links Don.Fabulous period pictures and film.
Also thanks for posting the pictures John.
The Aprilia looks really racy and modern among the Augustas.

Also sort of proves that Aprilias were not available to customers at that point despite being launched at the (Autumn?) Paris show earlier in 1936 or they would surely have been entered in the race (and cleaned up of course!!!).

Attached picture shows my Augusta being prepared for a visit to a specialist restorer----at last.


Title: Re: Targa Florio 1936
Post by: Rob on 23 February, 2017, 08:24:29 PM
The Augusta's journey to the restorer sounded quite stressful Ben  :-\. Thankfully you managed to get her there in one piece. Are you going to keep us updated on the progress?

Cheers, Rob


Title: Re: Targa Florio 1936
Post by: Parisien on 23 February, 2017, 08:29:30 PM
. Are you going to keep us updated on the progress?

Cheers, Rob

Yes Ben, we'd all love a blow by account if at all feasible!

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