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24 Sep 2003, 12:56 (Ref:728688) | #1 | ||
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Pedro Rodriguez
autosport.com's Ask Nigel this week got me to thinking is there a biography out there of Pedro Rodriquez?
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24 Sep 2003, 18:33 (Ref:728986) | #2 | ||
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Not yet, but there's been one in progress by Carlos Joliffe (think I've got his surname right) for some time. Not sure what current progress is.
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25 Sep 2003, 16:33 (Ref:729884) | #3 | ||
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There should certainly be one - it'd be great. Pedro is one of my favourites, especially as he used to be rather quick in a certain German Sports-Racer....
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25 Sep 2003, 19:50 (Ref:730070) | #4 | ||
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Wonder what that was then!!!
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My hunting around on the web has found that Ed McDonough seems to be in the process of writing a biography about the Rodriguez brothers...if its as good as his Sharknose 156 book It'll be great...though looking at his amazon.co.uk he appears to have a Vanwall book due for imminent release (November) so we're probably looking at another year or two yet
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18 Oct 2003, 13:32 (Ref:755068) | #6 | ||
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Pedro Rodriguez
I have been notified about reference to me by a friend. I do not spend a lot of time in these groups, not because there aren't very knowledgeable people, but because there can be limted monitoring of content.
I have been researching the Rodriguez brothers story since 1996, went to Mexico City in 1997, met the surviving brother, and many old friends. I was able to re-photograph some pictures of the brothers racing an Alfa. A story later appeared in Classic and Sports Car about me and my Alfa Giulietta and I said I thought I might paint it blue because one of the Rodriguez cars was blue-source was Moises Solana's brother. Carlos was one of the people who wrote to C&SC saying they never raced a Giulietta, or never a blue one. He also said he was the expert on the brothers, though no one I ever met in connection with the story had ever heard of him. He has also, allegedly, been writing a book, and people in the UK have contacted me to say that he was trying to get them to write the story for him, and send photos, etc. I go to this detail because I am a journalist writing some books, and depend on good will for peoples' contribution to stories and to buy books. Thanks Ed McDonough |
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Tim,
I apologize for the post that caused the problem, and I've also apologized by e-mail to the member concerned. I also apologize for my ignorance of the situation that was mentioned, it was rather stupid of me to reproduce the comments here |
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18 Oct 2003, 14:46 (Ref:755117) | #9 | ||
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Thanks for replying Jeremy. I think all is sorted out now.
I have to say, the Rodriguez brothers are very much enigmas to me and so I'm looking forward to a good and erudite book to steer me through the story. I think Ed is well qualified to be the man to do it. Anyone who could unravel the Ferrari 512M/S story in Vintage Racecar Journal so succinctly is going to be well up to the task! Good to have you aboard Ed! |
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18 Oct 2003, 15:52 (Ref:755172) | #10 | ||
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Tim D, Jeremy 7 others:
Thanks for the rapid attention to my post, and for the apology and kind comments. I guess this means I will have to spend more time here.....though I should be writing! Ed McDonough |
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Good to have you on board!
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