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1997 Isuzu Trooper SWB 3.1D Intercooler Citation.
Supplied by Cross Roads 4WD Centre of Tredington (Subaru/Isuzu).
Seen here for sale @ £1995.
Last taxed in May 2016 and last MoT test expired in June 2017.
I photographed this car in the Ferrari Owners Club's area at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1997. It's the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione of Anthony Dyas, and despite the number 157 on the door of the car it didn't take part in any of the races at this meeting. This is the competition version of the Ferrari 250 GT, one of 74 built by Scaglietti, with an aluminium alloy body and the Colombo designed 2,953cc V12 engine. It is chassis 2129GT and was originally owned by Jacques Swaters' Ecurie Francorchamps, Willy Mairesse and Georges Berger taking first place with the car in the 1960 Tour de France race. Ecurie Francorchamps later merged with Johnny Claes' Ecurie Belge to form Equipe Nationale Belge.
ESTORIL CLASSICS 2021 - IBERIAN HISTORIC ENDURANCE
Qualifying
Drivers: Piero DAL MANSO / Nuno NUNES / José CARVALHOSA
Car: PORSCHE 911 SWB
OK-SWB Boeing 737 MAX 8 Travel Service Airlines (SmartWings livery) @ Arrecife Airport, Lanzarote 27/02/2019
This vintage Porsche 911 with short wheelbase and apparently unrestored body made an appearance earlier in 2022 at Dana Point Harbor in California.
The license plate has been altered for privacy.
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Snow-Trac (bright red) on trailer, hauled by marked Inverness Constabulary SWB Land Rover (cream and blue) pauses outside Portree Police Station en route from Fort William to Glenbrittle (skye)(Cuillins) for Mountain Rescue duty.
These photographs represent advances in police involvement in Mountain Search and Rescue from the “very old days” when Shank’s Pony was the only method of getting onto the hills. Use of mechanically propelled vehicles off-road made a considerable difference, but there still came a point when folk had to get out and walk (or climb) – but at least use of these vehicles did mean that some of the personnel and some of the equipment could at least be conveyed some of the way, and provide shelter and communication, thus easing the burden on the rescuers.
Inverness-shire included three of the main climbing/hill-walking ranges in the Highlands, namely Lochaber (Ben Nevis), Cuillins (Skye) and of course Cairngorm. As such, the Inverness-shire Constabulary (and its successor in 1968, Inverness Constabulary, when the Inverness Burgh and County forces merged) had a considerable involvement in Mountain Rescue. As the interest in the Great Outdoors grew, so did the risk of accident and avalanche. Furthermore, although most participants - walkers and climbers – ensured they were equipped with proper and sufficient equipment, and planned for a sudden sever change in weather, there were many folk who came to the hills and decided on a whim to go for a wee walk, while not suitable equipped for anything other than a picnic and also grossly underestimating Mother Nature, and the rapidity with which conditions could change for the worse. A bonny day for a stroll from the campsite or car park could literally become hell on earth only a short distance into the climb/walk/stroll.
Even those properly attired and equipped could still fall foul of weather or terrain, and even a sprained ankle in a remote location makes it impossible to walk on the rough paths. It does not take much either to lose one’s footing and fall – even a short distance – and banging one’s head or chest or a limb against an unforgiving rock or boulder can easily put the casualty in an unfit condition to safely descend the hill. A casualty, even if walking wounded, would take so much longer to negotiate a winding path than when fit, and a return planned in daylight can stretch into darkness, with the additional navigation problems that lack of light presents.
The force and its successor has long publicised the dangers inherent in hill-walking and climbing, warned of going out poorly equipped and under-provisioned, and encouraged people to leave details of their route with either the police or a local contact. Too often have searches had to be carried out for people who it transpired has curtailed their expedition, or changed their route or intentions, without letting folk know. Many is the time when the first alarm of someone missing or overdue in the hills has been when a car has eventually been noticed as parked for a long time in a busy remote car park.
Sadly, many people have lost their lives (or sustained serious injury) on the Highland hill and mountains, and whether through accident or natural causes, it was the duty of the police to enquire into the event – which meant officers attending along with other Mountain Rescue personnel (all volunteers) to recover the casualty. Then there are those folk who get lost, disorientated or are seriously delayed in the hills or while traversing a mountain pass or loch-side path. A properly co-ordinated search, swiftly organised, requires to be put in place. Nowadays when helicopters are usually available, the time-span can normally be considerably speeded up – but foul weather prevents them flying. In earlier times, the 1950s – 1970s military helicopters were fewer and father between, and their crews lacked some of the experience and expertise of today. Similarly communication was rather poorer than today. Nonetheless all parties involved did, and still do, an amazing job and of course the helicopter crews and MRTs are outstanding in their commitment. Thankfully, many searches and rescues can now be made that much shorter, and more effective, by co-ordination between MRT and helo, with the chopper picking up MRT members and conveying them at least past way, and then evacuating casualties in a similar manner. There are still times however when for one reason or another the helicopter cannot get in, and the MRT needs to walk in, find the casualty and walk out (down) again. Believe me, it hard enough to keep one’s own balance in a white-out without having to help carry a stretcher too.
Nowadays, Mountain Rescue Teams exist all over Scotland, and are still staffed by volunteers – generally those who live and work in the area and are thus very familiar with the terrain. Although the police service has less involvement nowadays than in earlier times, the connection between police and MRT is a strong one, and the police continue to prove support, co-ordination and assistance to each MRT, while some officers remain involved as members of an MRT.
Inverness Constabulary became part of Northern Constabulary on regionalisation in 1975, and became part of the Police Service of Scotland on 1st April 2013.
I am grateful to my former Sergeant, and laterly, Supt John A Morrison for the loan of these photos.
Naff photo, taken with the 50mm, and I can write what I want here because not many people will care about some old, rare, and rather quite expensive Ferrari.
Just realised after uploading, my white balance is totally out, the building shouldn't be blue!
The 250 GT SWB Berlinetta was the ultimate Ferrari GT for years since its 1950s prototype debuted, with a shape so pure and well balanced that Sergio Pininfarina called it "the first of our three quantum leaps in design with Ferrari." One of only 20 cars built, this SEFAC (Scuderia Enzo Ferrari Auto Corse) chassis 2845, was sold new to Count Volpi under the manager's infamous Scuderia Serenissima. It has an extraordinary racing history that includes a very impressive Third Place at the Tour de France, finishes at the 1000 Km de Paris and Daytona 3-hour Continental as well as multiple Italian hill climbs and vintage races throughout Germany.
This is a photograph I took at the Christie's International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1992 which featured a special display of Ferraris in the paddock numbered 1 to 32, and a page in the programme of the event gave details of each of the cars. It's a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione, chassis #2735GT, and is the Rob Walker entered car with which Stirling Moss won the 1961 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood. The car was rebodied by Piero Drogo after competing in the 1962 Tourist Trophy race, but was restored in stages from the 1970s, the complete restoration being finished in 2009. The car on the left is a 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta that the factory brought up to 195, and later to 212 specifications. Owned by Dudley Mason-Styrron it is chassis #0040M. On the right is a Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Scaglietti TdF at the time owned by Peter Hannen and is chassis #1353GT.
The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB is one of the most beautiful cars in my opinion, and given the lack of vintage cars in my LEGO collection, I thought it was high time I built one.
This car took about 2.5 months to build start to finish; it came together fairly quickly compared to most of my other builds. The front and rear were the most difficult aspects of this car to replicate, but after multiple revisions I think the end result is fairly accurate.
If you would like to build one for yourself, instructions are available for purchase on eBay.