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Old 04-09-2007, 09:26 AM   #1
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Another crazy question from Rail26

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Now this one is very specific. What kind of watch is the "Victory by Design" guy wearing in the Ford series when he starts the engine on the brown 7.0 liter 427 cobra? It has a black face, some type of chronograph and a green band.

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I'm pretty sure it's this one...
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Probably it. I heard deCadenet is a big Lucy fan.
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Gents,

Now this one is very specific. What kind of watch is the "Victory by Design" guy wearing in the Ford series when he starts the engine on the brown 7.0 liter 427 cobra? It has a black face, some type of chronograph and a green band.

That question total blows my mind
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Old 04-10-2007, 08:38 AM   #5
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maybe its on you tube.
I'm guessing AD wears some kind of vintage Rolex or Heuer.
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Old 04-10-2007, 12:43 PM   #6
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If deCadenet's wearing it, you'll never see it on my wrist.

The absolute best part of Speed's coverage of Barrett Jackson Scottsdale this year was that they got rid of him.
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It's a long shot, but I found the website for the director of VBD and sent him an email to see if he recalls that watch
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My vote is that AD is a Breitling guy...

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Old 04-11-2007, 01:17 PM   #9
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Mr Maylam replied to me today :

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Glad you liked the Ford show. Alain has a collection of unusual watches, many once owned by interesting nd famous people. I will send on your e-mail to him, and he may be able to give you more information.

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Update!

email from Alain:

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That watch is an Omega Speedmaster Professional. I bought it on my way to my first Continental race at the Nurburgring. It's identical to the watches used by the Apollo crews including the moon walkers. I've had it on my wrist for virtually the whole time I've had it. If you look for one, make sure it has the 321 movement not the later (cheaper) version with the moon shot seal on the back. Glad you like the shows. Not much to do with me really. Tony is the magician. Alain de Cadenet.
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haha, thats awesome how one question got all the way up to him.
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"The absolute best part of Speed's coverage of Barrett Jackson Scottsdale this year was that they got rid of him." - Grizzly


de Cadenet was/is an expert on Euro sports cars. Once it became obvious that the B-J was turning into all-muscle-cars-all-the- time it became equally obvious that they needed commentators that were more knowledgable in that type of car.
Speed also dropped Keith Martin but apparently that was because he let it be known that he felt the prices being achieved by fake Hemi 'Cudas and the like were seriously inflated and bound to take a tumble eventually, so the B-J bunch told Speed to dump him.
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"The absolute best part of Speed's coverage of Barrett Jackson Scottsdale this year was that they got rid of him." - Grizzly


de Cadenet was/is an expert on Euro sports cars. Once it became obvious that the B-J was turning into all-muscle-cars-all-the- time it became equally obvious that they needed commentators that were more knowledgable in that type of car.
Speed also dropped Keith Martin but apparently that was because he let it be known that he felt the prices being achieved by fake Hemi 'Cudas and the like were seriously inflated and bound to take a tumble eventually, so the B-J bunch told Speed to dump him.
I've long been a deCadenet detractor because of his snobbish attitude of superiority. Yes, he is an absolute wealth of information regarding European sports cars, but his utter distaste for everything other than European sports cars is unbearable.

I must say, though, personally answering Kabel's question for Rail about his watch was really decent of him. He has fractionally redeemed himself in my eyes (which I'm sure will help him sleep better ).
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Wow! That is cool that he replied.

Bonus!

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Hey Rail26 I have a crazy question for you....why do they call them Porcupines? There neither pork ...nor pine.
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Awesome kabel...thanks! A couple more months of saving my hostile fire pay and that baby could be mine. Thanks for taking the time to find out that info! Grizz, he can't be too bad if he answered an email personally about something as trivial as a watch!

Bmus, you pose an interesting question. I too have wondered why they are called porcupines, but the universe is full of amazing and wonderous things. The name "porcupine" comes from Middle French porc d'épine "thorny pork", hence the nickname "quill pig" for the animal. I studied the mating habits of porcupines at West Point and consider myself a expert at Porcupinicus, or in layman terms, porcupine humping. How do porcupines have sex would be the next question. After years of careful study and grants from the Army...the answer is...very carefully.

Now Bmus, I pose a few questions to you:

1. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
2. How does a thermos know to keep hot thing hot and cold things cold?
3. Why are old people called old people and young people are not called "new people"?
4. Why are red buttons always the most important?
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I thought you were talking about the "what's the difference between a Porsche owner vs. Porcupine?" question.

AD is just being European. They all think European stuff is better and for the most part when it comes to cars I think they are right. They just haven't figured out indoor sewage plumbing, dentistry and deodarants. You know the non-essential stuff in life.
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I've long been a deCadenet detractor because of his snobbish attitude of superiority. Yes, he is an absolute wealth of information regarding European sports cars, but his utter distaste for everything other than European sports cars is unbearable.

I must say, though, personally answering Kabel's question for Rail about his watch was really decent of him. He has fractionally redeemed himself in my eyes (which I'm sure will help him sleep better ).
Difference in perception, I guess. I have never felt deCadenet to be particularly snobbish about Euro cars, and in fact his comments at the B-J were typically very complimentary to the level of workmanship shown on the hot rods and customs he reviewed. If he was a little more fulsome in his praise of, say, an XK120 Jag than perhaps might be warranted, they are after all "his" cars.
In any event, he authoritatively answered the question about the watch, so full marks to him for that.
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Hey Rail26 I have a crazy question for you....why do they call them Porcupines? There neither pork ...nor pine.
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