Post by limjamrace on Jan 16, 2010 21:54:13 GMT
Thought that i would elaborate on the subject i started on a different thread elsewhere!
If you have managed to view the Northern and Wales
Autosport Nostagia Forum you would have seen my chat with Barry Boor.
Barry was the guy who "proofed",Roger Nathan's book An Adventurous Life!
From what i have gathered since having an interest in Costin-Nathan ..Nathan Astras.. This book covers an account of the two cars rather than any Imp relation although there is apparently some content!
Things developed a bit further than a club racer (Imp engine(?)) with the car ..Hence the formation of larger engines up to nearly 300bhp!
In my opinion the price of nearly £30 is a bit steep for what is published in paperback,but from what intentions i have tried to obtain it is not so easy to do so ( Hence probably the rarity reflects the price!) !
That was until a chance involvement on the forum with a bunch of amazing middle /old aged men via Colin Rooney(not so middle aged/old) put me in touch with threads within the large expanse of the Autosport Nostagia site. Information of owners Costin-Nathans,Nathan Astras is immense and photo's ...like wow!
Recently Barry piped up he was worried about Roger Nathan's lack of contact with him!
He tracked him down yesterday in Sierra Leonne to which he is still having an adventurous life doing a bit of diamond mining ,selling s/hand mobile phones(?),and trying to get a helicopter taxi service going!!!
I have been told he has had little interest in motorsport for 40 years...Silly sod!
Anyhow he told Barry yesterday his wife has a stash of books in England ..all new and he would sell them at 10% less than rrp which is £30 including P&P...I have checked this out and the going rate is an amazing £30.00..+ p&p.
Due to my involvement i now have nearly 10 interested parties so Barry is going to suggest a better deal!
In the meantime i will not wait until my suggested 3/4 weeks in organising delivery but ask for a batch of ten to be delivered to ordered clients...ie you who pm me your details and cheque when that part is sorted!
So if you all pm me on this site and why you are at it ( if not society members) register for the forum and the HTS society...Does'nt cost you anthing to do so...That is until you start racing with us,and that won't be until 2011
David Llewellyn
If you have managed to view the Northern and Wales
Autosport Nostagia Forum you would have seen my chat with Barry Boor.
Barry was the guy who "proofed",Roger Nathan's book An Adventurous Life!
From what i have gathered since having an interest in Costin-Nathan ..Nathan Astras.. This book covers an account of the two cars rather than any Imp relation although there is apparently some content!
Things developed a bit further than a club racer (Imp engine(?)) with the car ..Hence the formation of larger engines up to nearly 300bhp!
In my opinion the price of nearly £30 is a bit steep for what is published in paperback,but from what intentions i have tried to obtain it is not so easy to do so ( Hence probably the rarity reflects the price!) !
That was until a chance involvement on the forum with a bunch of amazing middle /old aged men via Colin Rooney(not so middle aged/old) put me in touch with threads within the large expanse of the Autosport Nostagia site. Information of owners Costin-Nathans,Nathan Astras is immense and photo's ...like wow!
Recently Barry piped up he was worried about Roger Nathan's lack of contact with him!
He tracked him down yesterday in Sierra Leonne to which he is still having an adventurous life doing a bit of diamond mining ,selling s/hand mobile phones(?),and trying to get a helicopter taxi service going!!!
I have been told he has had little interest in motorsport for 40 years...Silly sod!
Anyhow he told Barry yesterday his wife has a stash of books in England ..all new and he would sell them at 10% less than rrp which is £30 including P&P...I have checked this out and the going rate is an amazing £30.00..+ p&p.
Due to my involvement i now have nearly 10 interested parties so Barry is going to suggest a better deal!
In the meantime i will not wait until my suggested 3/4 weeks in organising delivery but ask for a batch of ten to be delivered to ordered clients...ie you who pm me your details and cheque when that part is sorted!
So if you all pm me on this site and why you are at it ( if not society members) register for the forum and the HTS society...Does'nt cost you anthing to do so...That is until you start racing with us,and that won't be until 2011
David Llewellyn