70s Super Saloon Pics - Page 35

Dan Rear · 23 Mar 2011, 11:27 (Ref:2851781)

It is! Its the ex-Hawker DFVW, that Walter bought in about 1978, and Colin Bennett ran for him for a few years. Jimmy R had the 3.4 GA Skoda based on a March 74S, reputedly. I don't think they were related were they, justa coincidence?

And re Skodas, I'm sure the Meek car was announced before the Turner one, even if the latter raced first. The Meek car is no.1 on your Skoda list isn't it Allen? I wonder whether there was any contact between Jessop and Turner in builidng the 2cars, or was it completely by chance they happened on the Skoda theme together? I guess if you'd have asked anyone in 1973, say, whether Skodas would make a good base for a Spec saloon, you'd have been laughed out of court!

allenbrown · 23 Mar 2011, 12:54 (Ref:2851831)

The Meek car is No 1 on my list but you know the lack of science that went into my list Dan

Alan Brown · 23 Mar 2011, 14:01 (Ref:2851880)

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Originally Posted by morninggents

Of course both were pre-dated by Denis King's Norman Abbot built Hillman Twin Camifornian by a couple of years.

That car debuted in Sept 1968. See posts 101 and 117 in the Special Saloon/Super Saloon Register in the Chassis History section.

Dan Rear · 23 Mar 2011, 14:54 (Ref:2851905)

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Originally Posted by allenbrown

The Meek car is No 1 on my list but you know the lack of science that went into my list Dan

I don't believe that 'Dr Brown', plenty of science, and some art too, in your research!!

Andy Clegg · 24 Mar 2011, 08:14 (Ref:2852298)

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Originally Posted by allenbrown

Dickinson had at least 3 Skodas: the original ex-Meek/Poole/Whiting car in 1977; then one he built out of a Lola T292 for 1979; then one he built from a Lola T490 for 1980.

Which one is this?

Hi Allen,
If it's any help the pic I put up on page 53/784 of Tony Dickinson was I think taken in 1979. It's with a few Formula Atlantic photos when Jim Crawford won the championship.
Andy Clegg

GBRM · 24 Mar 2011, 09:48 (Ref:2852349)

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Originally Posted by Geoff Clement

It was Nick, he told me personally." Wasnt within the rules!" Not his rules anyway!

Thanks Geoff, glad I remembered something correctly!!

Geoff Clement · 25 Apr 2011, 15:45 (Ref:2869595)

I have uploaded a video on to you tube that my Dad took in 1977, its a bit of a mixture of Brands and Lyden hill, It includes Rob Mason, Brands, nearly got him!! in the wet. Nick Whiting,Brands, Eddy Punt, Brands and Lyden, and many others that i dont know but someone may recognise themselves. Rod Birley in a white Capri at Lyden i think.
If anyone has any information as to what happend to my car please let me know. i sold it in 1978.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xol7JHwqYfk

Andy Clegg · 26 Apr 2011, 14:56 (Ref:2870049)

Thanks very much Geoff, I enjoyed that. That looked very quick into Clearways at Brands.
Andy

morninggents · 26 Apr 2011, 16:18 (Ref:2870098)

Good to see this footage, Geoff. Certainly brought the memories flooding back.

Alan Cox · 26 Apr 2011, 19:39 (Ref:2870205)

A few of my own efforts from years gone by. Some of you may remember them from TNF, but I don't think they have seen the light of day for a number of years.
All from Oulton, the 'Baby Bertha' shots are from 1975, Colin Hawker's Capri is from 1974, as is the Doug Niven/Nick Whiting photo, while Gerry with 'old Nail' is from early '75.

Geoff Clement · 26 Apr 2011, 20:14 (Ref:2870220)

Looks like you were pretty good wih a camera Alan!

Andy Clegg · 27 Apr 2011, 07:17 (Ref:2870396)

Great photos Alan. Those were the days!!!!
Andy

Clive Brown · 4 Oct 2011, 16:04 (Ref:2965607)

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Originally Posted by Andy Clegg

Hi,
Just found this. Don't recognise at all. Imp exit of Macleans, Donington.
Andy

The black Imp carrying #72 is David Enderby's first Maguire car, PIG 1, later destroyed at Thruxton. Crap flexible chassis.

The blue Imp #79 with the white roof is probably the Chris Roberts/Adrian Gamble Rawlson-bodied car, either Rawlson-chassised, or later on a spaceframe chassis that they made themselves. Usually ran as an 850, hence the Shell stars on the roof. I wouldn't have put any money on its true capacity, though. Chris Roberts was a loveable rogue who we called the biggest liar in Birmingham, and sadly perished in the alcohol-fuelled helicopter crash that also claimed the life of David Prophet.

The blue Imp #87 with George Bevan on the rear quarter panel looks like it might be a Maguire, but I'm not sure. That's not pukka Bevan blue, and the signwriting doesn't have the black undershading of the white lettering that a true Bevan car had. Pass!

Clive Brown · 4 Oct 2011, 16:51 (Ref:2965635)

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Originally Posted by big andy

thats not a escort its a stiletto imp !!

And I think it's David Enderby's Mason Stiletto. Could be at Mallory Park?

yellow tr3 · 24 Apr 2012, 15:36 (Ref:3064972)

i see a John Wood listed here.
is this the same John Wood who lived in Liverpool and owned a car carpet company?

fridgeman · 25 Apr 2012, 19:18 (Ref:3065533)

fantasic thread guys, keep the memories coming .

chase106 · 15 Aug 2012, 12:46 (Ref:3120228)

Have just brought this car back from Florida where it was sprayed yellow. I would like to put the car back to how it should look and need some pictures of the car in Brook Hire colours (rear view particularly) from the time it was raced by Dave Millington (and occasionally Gerry Marshall) in 1974/5. Anyone have any such pictures?
Thanks

saaben · 28 Feb 2013, 21:09 (Ref:3212408)

Hi fellow looners,
Relatively new on here (only my fourth post on 10/Tenths) but I have followed club racing since 1975 especially special/supersaloons.
Over the last two evenings I have read all 58 pages on this topic and the memories have flooded back.

Does any one remember a driver called Terry Stone?
I think he drove in modsports but...I'm sure he also had a Corvair and in some of the photos on this topic there is a Corvair lurking in the background.
Would that be Terry or is my memory a bit dodgy nearly forty years on.

Back in the seventies Sheffield and Hallamshire mc used to organise a summer evening out at Hope in Derbyshire and a good turn out of competition cars were on display and I remember talking to Terry next to his modsport (Midget?).

Sadly Terry lost his life in an accident at his garage.

Hope someone can shed some light on this.

Regards,
saaben.

Alan Raine · 28 Feb 2013, 22:10 (Ref:3212426)

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Originally Posted by saaben

Hi fellow looners,

Does any one remember a driver called Terry Stone?
I think he drove in modsports but...I'm sure he also had a Corvair and in some of the photos on this topic there is a Corvair lurking in the background.
Would that be Terry or is my memory a bit dodgy nearly forty years on.

Regards,
saaben.

The Corvair would be the Ian Richardson car. I'm not sure who, if anyone, raced it after him.

GBRM · 1 Mar 2013, 09:09 (Ref:3212621)

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Originally Posted by Alan Raine

The Corvair would be the Ian Richardson car. I'm not sure who, if anyone, raced it after him.

It was subsequently owned (and tested but not raced) by my late father and he let Tony Strawson race it before he sold to Mick Leary IIRC.
Apparently it's body still exists but the mechanicals went back into what they came from.

morninggents · 1 Mar 2013, 14:33 (Ref:3212737)

I think Terry Stone had a Ford Anglia, red with a black and white chequered roof if I remember correctly. Not sure if it ever had a twin cam in it but it was 1650cc pushrod at one time. A regular on the northern circuits in the late 60s.

Alan Raine · 1 Mar 2013, 15:46 (Ref:3212776)

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Originally Posted by morninggents

I think Terry Stone had a Ford Anglia, red with a black and white chequered roof if I remember correctly. Not sure if it ever had a twin cam in it but it was 1650cc pushrod at one time. A regular on the northern circuits in the late 60s.

Terry Stone ran a Mustang for a while.

http://racing70s.pwp.blueyonder.co.u...diac_yates.htm

Alan Raine · 1 Mar 2013, 15:49 (Ref:3212778)

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Originally Posted by GBRM

It was subsequently owned (and tested but not raced) by my late father and he let Tony Strawson race it before he sold to Mick Leary IIRC.
Apparently it's body still exists but the mechanicals went back into what they came from.

I vaguely remember that now. Did it end up painted white?

It would be interesting to see what condition the body's in. The panel beating on it was a work of art

GBRM · 1 Mar 2013, 16:09 (Ref:3212788)

Was still blue when my Dad had it but I think it's now black and IIRC they guy who owns it builds engines and is in Wales somewhere.
I don't know if Jelly reads this thread but I think it was him that told me.

VIVA GT · 1 Mar 2013, 16:26 (Ref:3212790)

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Originally Posted by Alan Raine

I vaguely remember that now. Did it end up painted white?It would be interesting to see what condition the body's in. The panel beating on it was a work of art

DB Motors ran a white one for a while, not sure if it was this, or another example.
Did Bruce Pears drive it (I know he drove for DB Motors), or was it someone else?

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