Special Saloons

[WOCCOWAYCER]

Martyn,
Many thanks for posting those lists.

I think it is fairly safe to say the race was on the 26th as I have a photo of Chris Clarkes car taken on the same day, as #25 which matches the programme for that day, but not on the other date.

Which points to the #29 being David Smith ? if anyone can shed any light on that it would be much appreciated, as I don't recall David ever driving a 1 litre car.

Unless there were two David Smiths that raced Imps Oh bu**er.

p.s The name Nick Hamley appears at the bottom of the second list in a Maguire Mini, Which is the car I am trying to trace, chassis #002 owned by my brother and myself from new and not heard of since we sold it to Nick. Anyone ?

[driftwood]

david smith 1300 bda man i am sure was from the midlands area anyone have donny GT race prgrammes/

[911thillclimber]

Driftwood!

Will you please stop getting banned?

These threads need you (and the likes of Clive Brown). It all slows down without your inputs.

Hope the mods can resolve things.

[big andy]

whats he done how?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[911thillclimber]

No idea, but let's hope it's only Detention and not Expulsion.

[Minicross424]

Bit of help required guys
Mary damaged the rear off side quater of her maguire mini on sunday (tore off by a chaterham!!) and Bill Richards isnt sure if he can get and spares or knows who has the moulds.
Can you guys help??

[Cujo]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

Bit of help required guys
Mary damaged the rear off side quater of her maguire mini on sunday (tore off by a chaterham!!) and Bill Richards isnt sure if he can get and spares or knows who has the moulds.
Can you guys help??

Minicross424, ex Miglia racer Dave Kimberley has all of the maguire moulds. Bill should have his details, but I'll pm them to you in case he hasn't

[davyboy]

Originally Posted by 911thillclimber

No idea, but let's hope it's only Detention and not Expulsion.

Its only detention... he'll be back on line again at the end of the week, so not too long.

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

Bit of help required guys
Mary damaged the rear off side quater of her maguire mini on sunday (tore off by a chaterham!!) and Bill Richards isnt sure if he can get and spares or knows who has the moulds.

I don't know Tris - are you sure you want to take your handywork off the car?

[Minicross424]

You sneeked that picture in Bert! I thought we done a good job on that!

[BESSIE]

Daves moulds are not the same as her arches marys space frame was one of the first using a steel body. Maguire changed the spec on his all firbe glass bodies

[Copperbottom]

Can't you take a mould of the good (n/s)wing and reverse it?

[BESSIE]

we have most of the arch we repair it for lydden

[maguire imp chassis no1]

A friend of mine in ireland has the moulds too,e mail me and i will forward his details to you thankyou

Keith scott

[Angus Theape]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

Bit of help required guys
Mary damaged the rear off side quater of her maguire mini on sunday (tore off by a chaterham!!) and Bill Richards isnt sure if he can get and spares or knows who has the moulds.
Can you guys help??

so you're looking for a new rear offside wing for a maguire mini? PM me with your credit card number or bag of gold?

[syd bennett]

Hi
I have photos of the Imp that Rob & I built showing construction through to its first race, which Rob won.
I also have photos of the Imp I built for Vic Lee and one or two of Humberstones car that Rob and I put together.

If there is interest I get them scanned and posted

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...gsyd/IMG-1.jpg

[S.Guildford]

Originally Posted by syd bennett

Hi
I have photos of the Imp that Rob & I built showing construction through to its first race, which Rob won.
I also have photos of the Imp I built for Vic Lee and one or two of Humberstones car that Rob and I put together.

If there is interest I get them scanned and posted

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...gsyd/IMG-1.jpg

I'd be very interested in this as im building a replica of my dads old bevan/mason kitted car



Any help would be a great help

Simon Guildford

[syd bennett]

The Bevan Imp was commisioned by George for Bill Mcgovern to drive, but Bill decided against driving and Rob got to drive the car.
Rob & I had similar ideas how the car should be built, but none the less we argued quite a lot and this is the result. Looking back it was quite a straight forward build but I believe that it was the first Imp built this way.

these are some of the photos I have found so far. Click the link:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v358/hissingsyd/Bevan%20Imp/

First group show basic chassis modifications.
Then George in the car in the paddock at Brands.
Second is George talking to his son.
Then a short sequence of the first five laps with Rob Mason going from 7th place on lap 2 to lead by lap 5.
Last is George returning to the paddock grinning from ear to ear.

[maguire imp chassis no1]

Very interesting find,and thankyou for posting this message,i have been in contact with rob mason recently and i find this very interesting

Keith scott

[Chris_w]

Hi all, wonder if anyone following this thread recognises the car below, we suspect it was special saloon.

I moved into our new house earlier this year and we all commented on how the RSJ in the garage would be handy as an engine hoist - it's far too large for the single storey construction so we wondered if one of the previous owners had been into his cars.

Then, whilst putting a new worktop in the existing kitchen I found a pack of old photos that had fallen down the back of one of the units and had been sat there for the best part of thirty years. Looks like the old owner did a bit of racing in a modified mini.



In the paddock at Brands (looks like the 60's):


Counting trophies (outside a different house):


I believe the drivers surname was possibly Lawrence, if anyone recognises the car, please let me know, would love to know more.

The bizarre twist to this story is that I also race a modified mini so that RSJ may well again see some action!

[Robert Morris]

good picture Chris dont use the RSJ a hydraulic engine lift is mutch better

[Muttley61]

Originally Posted by Capitano

Here is one of the early maguire Imps in the background....me and my brother next to dads mini Miglia in the foreground

www.retrogti.co.uk/web_images/mini.bmp

No Idea who's it was...but this photo was circa 1981.

The person kneeling behind the Imp is Clive Brown so I can assume it is Goerge Bevans Imp and possible pilot would be Rob Mason. If not perhaps Clive is looking for ideas?
Looks like Silverstone.
This was about the time I was introduced to George and about the time Clive Brown parted company!

[keithminiman]

keithminiman hi i raced in the 60s 70s &80s in special saloons with my 8 port short stroke mini & had 100s of photos but sadly they went the same way as the house to the ex wife regards keith wilkinson

[big andy]

hi keith what size engine did you have ? was your car spaced framed ?

i think i am the last male driver of a real special saloon mini still racing on circuits in uk

http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main..._itemId=106690

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAUZG...U_k&playnext=2

[Gerry Taylor]

Just going through my loft, and came across the following on my notepad dated 1974.Entrant Licence: £40.Driver Licence: £10. (up by £4.00).[B]
Fuel: Mallory Park 5* UP to 80 pence per Gallon.
Entrance to Circuit for Public: Now costing: £1.00. ( I noted: "This will mean lower gates").Entry Fees: £7.00 per race. Both BARC & BRSCC[/B].
Then I added the following comment: " Don't like the way it's all going. How can we compete with a Fiat 850 with a full fibreglass shell, on an F.3 Monocoque, or a fully spaceframed Mini costing £10,000?"My how its all changed!
Just thought it worth noting for your amusement.
Gerry