[57peppershaker]

Ok, c'mon own up. Who was it ? Film hero, Idol, Family ??
Milner / Falfa . . . Clint / Yul ??

For me ???
Phil Daniels . . Quadrophenia days (long before village of the damned, sorry eastenders) King of the Mods ! (yeah ok, I had a Vespa)
My mum & dad (I'm still trying to make their grade)
As for now ?? Prob Caroll Shelby, I'm not a Ford man, but ya gotta admir, he's had a good life & at 80 odd, he's still nailing it !

 

[vince-305]

ME msl:

 

[57peppershaker]

Lol, easy Vince, ya wont get out the front room !! lol

 

[Roadrunna]

I'm guessing Roadrunner

 

[earthman]

I am certain Odgie is one of the most interesting characters i have ever
heard about. :tup:

 

[batterseaboys]

Graham Hill...............

 

[langy]

How strange he was my hero too but i think i'm quite a bit older than you Milt.

Graham Hill...............

 

[Greengrocer]

Peter Craven

 

[Battersea Boys]

Peter Osgood

 

[bigjob]

John Buttura,Neil Young.Joe Strummer,JFK-for starters

 

[li150special]

Paul Weller, and still going strong and sounding fantastic.
We are the mods.......we are the mods.....we are , we are..... oh sorry got carried away there LOL.

Brian

 

[1960Zody]

Jim Clark..
Who was also the person who taught me that Heroes could die.
Boy did that come as a shock to me at the age of 7.
After all, The Lone ranger and Batman always survived, no matter what...

 

[batterseaboys]

How strange he was my hero too but i think i'm quite a bit older than you Milt.

I was made in 58..........

 

[chris]

only my Dad


oh hang on, and maybe Barry Sheene :tup:

 

[speedy]

Johnny Best in his Humber_we thought he was the coolist man alive (have you seen that bloke in the 55 with BITCHIN down the side that thing dose 150 mph) Vern Tardel comes a close second

 

[Jonny69]

Art Arfons for me. How cool would it have been to grow up then?

 

[mikeyboy]

I only had one idol/hero when I was 15 learning to play the guitar in 1966,it was Eric Clapton.It was my dream to play like him.

 

[SG57]

Neal McCallum, a US Marine who landed on Okinawa at age 18 years and 20 days. He survived and in latter life sailed the Atlantic both ways single handed. I am honoured to drink with him on Wednesday nights.

 

[bigjob]

Neal McCallum, a US Marine who landed on Okinawa at age 18 years and 20 days. He survived and in latter life sailed the Atlantic both ways single handed. I am honoured to drink with him on Wednesday nights.

I'll second that ,i have had the privelidge of having a beer with Neal,a gentlman to -boot

 

[yenko69]

Paul Gibbs WE always had a wise word .