Flooding the market

davemorganfan · 19 Nov 2003, 13:05 (Ref:788181)

Read an article in an old magazine which said there were 25 different makes of Formula Ford car on the market in 1970. Not quite sure how any of them managed to make a living, and it set me wondering just which cars these were. Off the top of my head, I can think of Lotus, Merlyn, Alexis, Titan, Palliser, Hawke, Royale, Dulon and Elden. What were the others?

jminsh · 19 Nov 2003, 13:15 (Ref:788197)

A few more: Crossle,Huron,Jamun,Lola,Macon,Mcnamara and Nike

Andrew Kitson · 19 Nov 2003, 13:17 (Ref:788199)

Crossle, March, McNamara, Mistral, Brabham ( F3 conversions), Mallock U2, Ginetta, Jomo, Pringett, BRG, Lola..anymore anyone?

davemorganfan · 19 Nov 2003, 13:17 (Ref:788201)

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Originally posted by jminsh
A few more: Crossle,Huron,Jamun,Lola,Macon,Mcnamara and Nike

Blimy, how could I forget Crosle and Lola. I thought Huron didn't arrive on the scene until 1971. And add March.

Andrew Kitson · 19 Nov 2003, 13:18 (Ref:788202)

You beat me to it Jason!

davemorganfan · 19 Nov 2003, 13:19 (Ref:788203)

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Originally posted by Andrew Kitson
Crossle, March, McNamara, Mistral, Brabham ( F3 conversions), Mallock U2, Ginetta, Jomo, Pringett, BRG, Lola..anymore anyone?

Surely Pringett and Mistral were the same thing? One of the few racing cars to receive a model name rather than a number. I ain't counting Brabham! And add the obscure Vista.

Roger H · 19 Nov 2003, 13:28 (Ref:788214)

Well I must mention Lenham with Chris Alford as 'work' driver.
Roger

davemorganfan · 19 Nov 2003, 13:32 (Ref:788218)

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Originally posted by Roger H
Well I must mention Lenham with Chris Alford as 'work' driver.
Roger

Of course you must mention that Roger. And was a Lenham the same thing as a Hamlen, or was that just an anagram that I imagined?

JustinDawkins · 19 Nov 2003, 14:31 (Ref:788289)

What about Vixen? didn;t they make a few FFs?

josvandeperre · 19 Nov 2003, 15:33 (Ref:788345)

Didn't Gabriel Konig make some in that notorious series of lock up garages somewhere in Clapham ? Not sure if they were called Nomads like their sports cars...

davemorganfan · 19 Nov 2003, 15:39 (Ref:788354)

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Originally posted by josvandeperre
Didn't Gabriel Konig make some in that notorious series of lock up garages somewhere in Clapham ? Not sure if they were called Nomads like their sports cars...

Now there's a thought for another thread - "what happened in 65 North Street", or something like that. Tenants I can recall off the top of my head were Mark Konig and his Nomad enterprise, Palliser, Gerry Birrell (who also had something to do with supplying Dunlop racing tyres).....who else?

dhart · 19 Nov 2003, 16:08 (Ref:788390)

CALDWELL,TECNO,WINKELMAN,BEE GEE,BEATTIE,VANEY,PIPER,PALLISER,DRW TO NAME A FEW OBSCURE ONES

Roger H · 19 Nov 2003, 17:27 (Ref:788470)

Davemorganfan.
The story of the Hamlen-Lenham Formula Ford cars verges on incestuous. The first car built, the Hamlen, was you say an anagram of Lenham. It was built in the back workshop of Lenham Hurst Racing by David Martin who latter produced the Martlet F Ford cars at Goodwood. When David Martin left the design evolved into the Lenham Formula Ford by virtue of sharing the same chassis designer, namely Peter Coleman. And a good time was had by all!!!

cirrus · 19 Nov 2003, 19:51 (Ref:788624)

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65 North Street...... who else?

Davrian Developments, multi modsports champions, were based at 65 North Street, and did glassfibre work for some of the other motor racing incumbents, including Bert Ray, I think.

gfm · 19 Nov 2003, 20:42 (Ref:788668)

Rae or Ray from Bert. Alan Langridge's thing from Tangmere/Goodwood

Junior Senior · 19 Nov 2003, 21:43 (Ref:788717)

Javelin? or is that too modern?

Richard Young · 20 Nov 2003, 08:31 (Ref:789166)

Have we mentioned Image yet ? and oddly I don't think anybody has thought of Lotus........

dhart · 20 Nov 2003, 11:05 (Ref:789255)

One N mansell drove the Javelin in 77, the first FF was 75.

Dan Rear · 20 Nov 2003, 12:52 (Ref:789426)

I think all of Ray, Javelin, Image are too modern. In later times, anyone remember the Agent, and Alta, and the amazing Prowess ??

davemorganfan · 21 Nov 2003, 13:08 (Ref:790557)

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Originally posted by dhart
CALDWELL,TECNO,WINKELMAN,BEE GEE,BEATTIE,VANEY,PIPER,PALLISER,DRW TO NAME A FEW OBSCURE ONES

Tecno FF cars? That's a new one on me. Converted F3 cars, perhaps, or a model in its own right?

dhart · 21 Nov 2003, 19:28 (Ref:790970)

only know that skip barber won the national scca in 70 in one, wether it was a convertd F3 i dont know. On the subject of conversions i hear Alan (demon tweeks)Minshaw is on the lookout for "Blackjack" a Brabham F3 converted to FF in 68-any info?

looslib · 24 Nov 2003, 02:09 (Ref:792549)

Skip Barber won the 1969 & 1970 FF SCCA championship in a Caldwell.

My brother-in-law ran cars against the Caldwell team in both years. In 1969, he started with Bill Scott, of FV fame, in an Alexis MK15, until Bill was injured in Germany. In 1970, he ran a Titan Mk6 and Caldwell D9B with Bill Baldwin driving, even entered in the Canadian GP support event.

JustinDawkins · 25 Nov 2003, 09:41 (Ref:793733)

What about Wren?

dhart · 25 Nov 2003, 11:14 (Ref:793832)

Justin i take it you have seen the add on Race Cars for the Wren? bout 4 were made out of melbourne Aus ,never seen one!

Fogelhund · 25 Nov 2003, 11:26 (Ref:793838)

Ferret's were a Canadian built and run FF in the seventies. Very quick car too, as it won the CDN championship a number of years running.

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