Warren Brown on Wide Open Road ABC tv

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Keefy - I agree with you that this series has no place for celebrities. They have no concept or knowledge of this subject but programmers feel the need that they are important for the show. I get sick and tired of seeing anchor presenters purporting to be experts on a wide variety of subjects. They are a self promoting clique who rely on each other for work. I find the same with writing articles, publications are locked into their own writers, good or bad, and it is very difficult for an outsider to crack into the scene.

Warren, your next series should be about the collectors and restorers found on this site with a special emphasis on the yearly Corowa event.

Bob

[Mike K]

I loved the segment with the lady in her Austin A40 tourer in the REDEX trial... only after she had finished the race was she given any cudos by the Austin dealership... typical. I knew this 18 year old Apprentice in 1978, he went through at least three Austin A40's in quick time. He would use them til they broke, and leave them on the roadside, then go and buy another one for $50. He always bought DEVONS , the early type.

Jack Brabham was a mechanic in the RAAF , not a pilot. He began with his own engineering business after the war, hence his intimate knowledge of machinery in general. He was a good fitter and turner as well, a 'hands on' person.