Ferrari Piero Drogo GTO
Image by Sumlin
An amazing looking car with a really complicated history. 250 GTO number 3445GT belonged to Ulf Norinder in the 60s and he had the car rebodied by the coachbuilder Drogo in 1965. It stayed that way until 1976 when the British owner of the car, Robert Lamplough, damaged the car in an accident.
In 1976 it was repaired and rebodied in it's original Series 1 GTO style. The damaged Drogo body sat in a workshop until it was bought and used to create this using parts from a 250GTE # 2423GT. What does that make it? A 250GTE? I don't know...
I always really liked the way the body sits differently on the different chassis. It's a great looking car, even it is poo-pooed in some Ferrari circles.
I saw it in the car park outside a trailer at Silverstone back when it was in the UK and registered MMP 293L. It's in Germany now I think.
Edith May CECIL - car accident victim
Image by SandyEm
The very weird, burnt looking shells on Edith's grave
Memories of my wife Edith May CECIL fatally burned in motor accident at Waiuku
24 Nov 1933
aged 39
Evening Post, 25 November 1933
SEQUEL TO FIRE
WOMAN'S BURNS PROVE FATAL
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, November 24,
The death has occurred in the Auckland Hospital of Mrs. Egerton Burleigh Cecil, of Epsom, who was admitted on Sunday suffering from shock and extensive burns received in a motor accident at Waiuku on the previous evening.
Mrs. Cecil and her husband were trapped in a small sedan motor-car which burst into flames after skidding and overturning on loose metal on a rise just outside Waiuku. Both were severely burned before Mr. Cecil succeeded in wrenching open the door of the car and releasing himself and his wife. A pet dog in the back of the car was burned to death.
Mrs. Cecil was in a serious condition when admitted to the hospital, but her husband was not so badly injured. [1]
According to NZ historic bdm online site, Egerton died in 1967. According to the cemeter database, he is not listed as in the same grave as Edith.
[Her grave had shells all over it...they looked like they had been burned...it was very creepy!]
Her probate is available:
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=9386110
Edith May nee VIALL married c1918 to Egerton Burleigh Cooper CECIL:
NZ marriage registration: 1918/124
Egerton CECIL served in Boer War...enlisted in Australia:
[6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen]
alh-research.tripod.com/Light_Horse/index.blog?topic_id=1...
There is a photo of him on 'Trove'. Picture number 99 on this page:
trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/2403211
Egerton CECIL served in WW1 - enlisted in NZ:
muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/RecordDetail.a...
His military records are available:
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20545534
His probate is available-listed as retired motorman of Auckland:
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=14747873
His death registration via NZ historic deaths online site:
1967/24396
References:
[1]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...
Vovlo Accident
Image by pkingDesign
Daytime photos of my car after getting rear ended. I'm having it fixed, though I could probably argue to have it totalled. The rear door will be replaced, along with mulitple body panels, the floor of the trunk, and the rear frame extension. Gava's Body Shop in San Bruno is doing the work, and seems like they'll do an excellent job.
Vovlo Accident
Image by pkingDesign
Daytime photos of my car after getting rear ended. I'm having it fixed, though I could probably argue to have it totalled. The rear door will be replaced, along with mulitple body panels, the floor of the trunk, and the rear frame extension. Gava's Body Shop in San Bruno is doing the work, and seems like they'll do an excellent job.
That Car
Image by pyrogenic
This car has its own Flickr photostream! Tragically, it was destroyed in an accident.
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