6.9 Air cells check & replacement

[John S]

I recently moved to Castle Hill and I was looking for a referral for a good mechanic to work on my 6.9.

Of particular concern at the moment is the suspension.

If you know of anyone please drop me a line at Mark.Oatway@marsh.com

Regards

Mark

 

[Michel]

I am sure the Godfather (Styria) will be able to help you with that.

 

[John S]

I doubt that Mark will be reading these posts, as he had me do the posting for him and Mark has put his contact email in the note. The car he wants checked was the white 6.9 John Laws owned until recently.

 

[Styria]

I wonder what that 6.9 of John Laws' is like nowadays ? I saw it years ago when both Lawsie (should I call him that) and Rene Rivkin, plus I think others, exhibited their cars at Darling Harbour. It was a magnificent collection, including a beautiful S3 Bentley Convertible, and there was also a McLaren Sports Car exhibited just down from the other cars. The 6.9 looked abso pristine, but was somewhat dwarfd by the Rolls Royce and Bentley exhibits. Regards Styria

N.B. I took some photos at the time (pre digital days), but may have disposed of them since. If I can find one, I will post on the site.

 

[Michel]

I wonder what that 6.9 of John Laws' is like nowadays ? I saw it years ago when both Lawsie (should I call him that) and Rene Rivkin, plus I think others, exhibited their cars at Darling Harbour. It was a magnificent collection, including a beautiful S3 Bentley Convertible, and there was also a McLaren Sports Car exhibited just down from the other cars. The 6.9 looked abso pristine, but was somewhat dwarfd by the Rolls Royce and Bentley exhibits. Regards Styria

N.B. I took some photos at the time (pre digital days), but may have disposed of them since. If I can find one, I will post on the site.

I was there (at that display) but don't recall seeing any 6.9s at the time (and I do have pics)

 

[Styria]

Michel, I am talking more than ten years ago - pretty sure of that. His 6.9 was, and still is, white. I did see it yesterday and it is in quite pristine condition. The present owner purchased the car some seven years ago, and he is very proud of it and has looked after it splendidly. He is also the owner of a quite magnificent Rolls Royce Silver Shadow MarkII which has been repainted in a special option or version of a Blue colour. He did mention the name, but I have forgotten.

It was an interesting drive, and the car just needs some knowledgeable TLC. Whatsmore, he has a huge folder of invoices detailing repairs and maintenance, and some details make interesting reading. Regards Styria

 

[Michel]

It was in November 1998

Here are some pictures that I found taken on that day.
It was with my first digital camera (lousy resolution -- VGA).







Also with the Late Great Peter Brock

 

[abl567]

Looks like your baby brother Michel

 

[Styria]

Looks like your baby brother Michel

The only thing still the same is that disarming smile........ Regards Styria

N.B. Yep Michel, those were some of the cars and by golly, they were just so absolutly magnificent. I know that you couldn't have taken notice of Laws' 6.9, but it really was quite tiny when compared with the other cars. Thanks for the photos. Nice one of Brockie.

 

[Styria]

How great and satisfying it is. to look back at these pictures. I still see that disarming smile of Michel's. Can't get away from it. Talking about nostalgia, and that's what it really is - I mean pictures tell a thousand stories, it has taken me back to a documentary I saw only just two days ago - a documentary of none other than Reza Pahlevi, the Shah of Persia, forced into excile in 1979, and died in Egypt twelve months later on account of cancer. The documentary featured footage of J. F. Kennedy, the Ayotollah Khomeni (?) and many other notable personalities that are now part of permanent history, and of course it takes me back to my youthful days as a snotty nosed kid in Austria that would read BRAVO (the ultimate of gossip magazines at the time) from cover to cover, and the video I referred to brings back so many memories.

It is also significant considering the state of political play presently dominating the News cycles, Iran and its quite magnificent capital of Tehran and everything just supports the notion that pictures tell a thousand words. Sorry, just rambling. Regards Styria

 

[Styria]

To just take one step back. Michel is posing (as he does so beautifully) beside some Station Wagon or SUV featuring Cloud Valley Farm belonging to John Laws (at the time), and he was never backwards in propagating the quality of beef he was breeding at the time. It just so happens that he was a special guest on a 2GB morning programme only just last week. Talking about breeding cattle - one of my clients has three properties somewhere Oberon and also Riverina Areas, and he breeds Angus Cattle, beautiful chunky and black beasts, and he has about four thousand of them. I bet none of their meat remains in Australia - well, perhaps just a small percentage. Sorry again, just rambling. Regards Styria