Special Saloon/Super Saloon Register

[driftwood]

Jumping way ahead of ourselves here but im reading later autosports found some info for later
special saloon info from 1976 autosports
Feb 5
Gerry Marshall offers chevrolet corvair for sale £7500 will only sell to slow driver!

Nick Whiting offer ex Alec Poole Skoda BDG for sale (this is later bought by Tony Dickenson)
page 51 article on Mazda RX3 with march suspension F5000 Chevy Supersaloon for Geoff Clements

March 25
Nick Whiting offers for sale
Spaceframe chassis 25 wins last year less eng gbox £3500
( i think this car is for sale as in 77 or 78 he has John Robinson space frame mk2 car with Gaa motor to race)

Nick Whiting races at Mallory a Gp 2 Capri Cologne 2600 ex alex roig soler car from spain
taken in part ex by bob howlings from emilio de villota for the Lyncar F1 he had for sale

[Alan Brown]

Another edited list of Anglias (about two-thirds of those recorded):-

Michael Barnes - 1600 or 1650 - (badly damaged at Mallory Park in Sept.)
Francis Beechey ex-East Anglian Racing - 1600
Adrian Bethell - 1800 twin cam
Dave Bray (Yarbspeed)
Mike Chittenden (Steering Wheel Centre) - 1600 or 1650 pushrod and later 1600 twin cam
Malcolm Clube - 1600 or 1650 - red/white
Ken Dawes - 1600 twin cam
Frank Didsbury - 1600 twin cam
P Gazeley - 3500
Norman Hodgson - Janglia 4.0 (recently acquired MN 1-10-70)
Phil Jarvis - ex-Broadspeed - 1000
Alan Jones -ex-Bean - twin cam
Tony Jones - 1000 MAE
Richard Lane - V8 4.7 (hill climbs and sprints)
Andrew Le Provost - 1800 or 1900 twin cam
John Littler - 1000
J (Tony?) Mann - 1600 twin cam
Tony Mansell - 1600 (sprints and hill climbs) - for sale £450 ono, Pershore, Worcs (MN 15-10-70)
John McDonald (Compact Conversions) - 997 BRM F2 - gold/red
T McNally - 1000 MAE
Stephen Milne - 1298 - red
John Myerscough (Westune) - 1799 or 1600 twin cam - black
Leslie Nash - ex-Superspeed - 1000 - purple
D Nott - 1700 - (for sale MN 1-10-70 1600 full race engine, £495, Nott, Melton Mowbray)
Dave Rogers - 1865 - purple/white
Baillie Russell (Geoff Nicklen) - 1600 twin cam or 1650 - blue
Joe Russell - 1558 twin cam or 1700
Barrie Swann - ex McKechnie – crashed at Mallory Park April 1970 – 1000 Holbay
Peter Watkins - 1650 or 1760 twin cam - blue
R Williamson - 1000 Holbay 123 bhp – won the Hepolite Glacier Saloon Car Championship with maximum points (14 class wins) – description and track test MN 24-12-70 (bought late 1968 as a 1650 and raced unsuccessfully, re-engined with Williamson’s F3 motor from his burnt out ex-Bev Bond Cooper T76 for 1969, much lightened for 1970 with L72 alloy sheet body work as well as fibreglass doors, bonnet and bootlid) – for sale £1150
Tony Wood - 1650 - green/white
Chris Wray - 1600 twin cam
P Wray - 1600 or 1500 twin cam
(same person?)
Mike Yeoman - 1500


Adverts
• 1650 racing Anglia, £390, 021-354 9868 (MN 15-1-70) £330 ono (MN 5-3-70)
• 1650 Anglia, 145 bhp. Dormans Park (MN 15-1-70) and £335 ono (MN 19-2-70)
• 1000 racing Anglia Holbay engine, £300, 01-399 4083 (Surbiton?) (MN 22-1-70)
• 1650 Anglia, ready to race, £250 ono, McKee, Gravesend (MN 22-1-70)
• Anglia full race, 1650, £400 ovno, 01-864 0953
• Racing Anglia, 1500 Cosworth TJ injected motor, £375, Chris, 01-387, 4701 (MN 6-8-70)
• Hill climb car, 1650 supercharged, £400 ono, Freeland 412 (MN 13-8-70)
• 1650 full-race, £395 ono, Redcar (MN 20-8-70)
• Full race Anglia 1558 £375 ono 01-648 6188 (MN 15-10-70)
• Fully sorted Anglia racer, available with choice of twin cam or F3 engine, Supreme Motor Accessories, Horley (MN 22-10-70)
• Anglia 1650, all usual mods, races and hill climbs, Dormans Park (MN 29-10-70)
• Anglia 997 MAE, 125 bhp, Burton on Trent or Lichfield (MN 5-11-70)
• Anglia hill climb and sprint car, Daimler Dart V8 2.5, “always draws a crowd in the pits”, £500, Todmorden (MN 19-11-70)
• Racing Anglia 1000 Holbay, Surbiton (MN 10-12-70)
• V8 Buick Anglia, £650, Flitwick (MN 14-1-71 and A/S 17-12-70)



Ireland

Dave Lindsay - 1600 twin cam or 1300
Nick Lindsay - 1600 twin cam
(brothers in separate cars)
Conor Linehan - 1900
Mattie McNamara - 1900
Vinnie Moy - 1800 twin cam (and raced in England)

[MONDELLO MAN]

IRELAND
other Anglias
Tom Stafford t/c ex Mike Chittenden (totalled at Ballyalban hillclimb)
Cathal Curley T/C
Liam Murphy push rod
Peter Cullen ditto
Brendan Lynch ditto

[GORDON STREETER]

Alan in you post 136 (Len Dixon (Chelmsford Auto Accessories) –1594 twin cam)
Did you know this is the "Len Dixon" that started LEDA suspension ?

[MONDELLO MAN]

Seamus O'Connor , Anglia FVA , a wild machine Ireland.

[Alan Brown]

Originally Posted by Alan Brown

Harry Ratcliffe Mini-Buick V8 3.5. MN 10-12-64 reports that Harry Ratcliffe tested a Vita-D built car with the engine in the rear driving forward by a Moss gearbox and ZF limited slip diff. to the oversize front wheels. Raced at the Boxing Day meeting at Mallory Park.

The May issue of Classic Cars (page 35) has a short story of this car.

[thebullet]

Does anyone have any information In Keith Barrington? He is my grandad and I want to trace his motorsport history. He raced from 1968 to about 1976 and then again in 1980 but in the 750mc. I am only interested in the Days were he raced a mini in the Special saloons. Thanks.

[thebullet]

Originally Posted by thebullet

Does anyone have any information In Keith Barrington? He is my grandad and I want to trace his motorsport history. He raced from 1968 to about 1976 and then again in 1980 but in the 750mc. I am only interested in the Days were he raced a mini in the Special saloons. Thanks.

Some more information, he raced at Mallory, thruxton and silverstone with people such as Gerry Taylor and Terry Mcnally.

thanks.

[Alan Brown]

Originally Posted by Alan Brown

1968

Stanley Matthews (John Bond-Smith) – ex-Martin Maudling – 1598 twin cam – green

Here is a link from one of our esteemed fellow contributors:
http://www.andrewkitson.com/pages/anglia.htm

[petestenning]

13th October 1963 Mallory Park /BRSCC



Saloon Car Race 20 Laps
Class A Upto 850 cc
74 Laurie Goodwin N.S.U.Prinz 660
75 David Bucket or G.Arnold Morris Mini 848 RES 5
76 Wickford Racing Team M.R.Amiss Austin Mini 848
77 Ken Costello or R Mason Austin Mini 848
78 J.G.Jessop Austin Mini 848
79 Radbourne Racing Ltd P.Gunther Abarth 850 TC 849
80 Radbourne Racing Ltd John Anstead Abarth 850 TC 849 RES 4
81 A.P.Belcher T.C.Millington Hillman Imp 875 RES 3
Class B 851 cc to 1200 cc
82 R.M.Henderson Austin Minnow 950
83 B.Pearson Austin Cooper 997
84 John Fitzpatrick Austin Mini 997
85 Alexander Engineering Co.Ltd Mick Clare Morris Cooper S 1107
86 Super Speed Conversions Ltd Mike Young Ford Anglia 1198
Class C Over 1200 cc
87 Super Speed Conversions Ltd John Young Ford Anglia 1650
89 R.J.Rayner LMB Ford Popular 1172 s/c
91 G.D.Allen Rod Embley Morris Mini 1498
93 John Willment Autos Ltd Doc Merfield Ford Lotus Cortina 1588
94 Far East Racing Team A.D.Stewart Ford Lotus Cortina 1558
95 Chris Craft Ford Cortina 1650 RES 1
96 Chris Craft H.Fawcett Ford Anglia 1650 RES 2
97 Team Tourist Trophy J.G.Adams Jaguar 3781


I have a database i am doing with programme entry lists from the 1960 s if anyone can fill in any first names that would help greatly in my quest .


Pete

[driftwood]

Is the date really 1963 and not 68??
R Mason must be Rob Mason

[oneofapair]

That is probably Rob Masons Dad RON

[petestenning]

Originally Posted by driftwood

Is the date really 1963 and not 68??
R Mason must be Rob Mason

I can assure you its 63 as i have the programme infront of me.


The Rob /Ron Mason comes up quite a lot in my collection sometimes there is a second letter to the name if only i could work that out .

To my mind 63 is more likely to be Ron .


Pete

[driftwood]

was struggling to believe it was 63 asI mp was just released when was anglia built lotus cortine was also just out
I was also questioning it as Rob masoin would have been wearing nappies in 63 i have him racing crystal palace in mini in 71 at last event i think he was 18 -20ish then?
never knew his father raced cars

ken costello i assume is the Costello MGB conversion man?

[petestenning]

I beleive that Ken Costello is that man involved with the MBG V8'S , he was a long time Mini man of great repute in the 1960 s.

The Imp being 875 must have been a near standard car as developement of the 998 's may not have started in earnest in 63 .


Does the LMB popular have anything to do with Mike Berman of Berpop fame ?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by petestenning

I beleive that Ken Costello is that man involved with the MBG V8'S , he was a long time Mini man of great repute in the 1960 s.

The Imp being 875 must have been a near standard car as developement of the 998 's may not have started in earnest in 63 .


Does the LMB popular have anything to do with Mike Berman of Berpop fame ?

I thought that at first (especially as the programme was from Mallory & Mike being a Leicester man), but I think LMB would be referring to an independant front suspension conversion that was popular (no pun intended) with the E93A. (LMB were in fact the conversion designers initials, who I think was Len Bailey, who went onto bigger things).

[petestenning]

Thanks as i have another mention of a LMB E93a

1963 at Snetterton/ Kenron Racing Team 'dv'r J.H.R.Jones LMB FORD POP. 1172 S/C

entered along side the R Rayner one.


Pete

[morninggents]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I thought that at first (especially as the programme was from Mallory & Mike being a Leicester man), but I think LMB would be referring to an independant front suspension conversion that was popular (no pun intended) with the E93A. (LMB were in fact the conversion designers initials, who I think was Len Bailey, who went onto bigger things).

Could the 'B' in LMB be Bellamy?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by morninggents

Could the 'B' in LMB be Bellamy?

I'd just come back onto here to say the same thing! (Thanks for your help!)

[Alan Brown]

Ron Mason is R V Mason
Charles P Gunther
Barry Pearson (although there may have been another Pearson)
Bob Rayner or Raynor
Howard Fawcett (many variations of his surname exist in contemporary reports)
Gordon Allen, creator/entrant of Rod Embley's Mini-Ford

Was the Austin Minnow a saloon Mini or a Traveller or a pick-up?

[driftwood]

I can recall from my yoofull days that gorden allen made special mini cranks and built some engines for guys in the 70`s

Ginger Marshall had a mini traveller in the 70`s was there another running before him??
i do believe someone raced an anglia van

[Dan Rear]

Wasn't Gordon Allen involved in Peter Day's 'Twini-Mini' mentioned elsewhere on here?

[driftwood]

yes i did not mention that as i had to make sure that you where paying attention!!
i think it may have been the 2 cylinder bda he had in the fiat 500
I also think he was doing BDA for peter baldwins early mini but i always recall ads for motors with Allen EN40B cranks

[driftwood]

I have been reading 1976 Autosports for another topic i made some notes of things along the way
i post here for future referral

Autosport 1976
April 1

Graham Walker has bought the ex Poole/Meek Soda BDG from Nick Whiting

April
Snippet
Mk3 Cortina special saloon has been built with Williams f1 rear end space frame chassis 4.7 litre Ford Falcon V8 fitted
Alaistar Thompson and David Taylor
Nick Waitez has bought Dog Nivens Boss 5.7 Chevy Escort

April 29
Snppet Tony Rosen Nash to share Martin Birranes Capri with Frox Blue jeans sponsorship Capris is ex Mick Hill with 5 litre Chevy

May 6
Snippet article on Mick Hills Beetle
5 Aug
Snippet Jim Olding debuts ex Dave Brodie Ford Capri now owned by MacMillan Publishing

30 Sept
Snippet Special saloon driver Paul Everett bought ex Poole/Meek Skoda BDG from Nick Whiting

[Alan Brown]

Continuing my trawl through MNs for 1971.

In its review of club racing in 1971 MN (20-1-72) said that 1971 had “produced a couple of exciting hybrids” namely Mick Hill’s Boss Capri and Norman Abbott’s Escort. And it raised queries over safety and expense. It claimed the most successful saloon driver was Mick Hill (23 wins), followed by Gerry Marshall (20) in Vauxhalls and Escort Mexico.


Norman Abbott and John Emmins – Escort FVA 2150 – fully independent rear suspension and rear-mounted FT200 – pink – ingenious though it is any further development on this theme are going to put costs beyond the means of the average clubman and are therefore not entirely welcome” (MN 20-1-72)

Dave Brodie – Escort – car on show in Dusseldorf, went to Ford Germany’s competition dept at Cologne where it was fitted with a new ZF gearbox and 2-litre Charles Lucas-built BDA, “about 225 bhp and bags of torque (Brodie), then tested at Zolder, to be raced with Racing Services engine (MN 25-2-71) (“capacity a close-guarded secret” MN 8-4-71) – often quoted as 2150 – converted to group 2 specification for the support race at British GP (Racing Services 1986 BDA) – back to 2150 BDA – Brodie had three racing Escorts, two for sale, including the original Run Baby Run club racer minus engine and gearbox for £1100 and another with independent rear end for £1400 in rolling chassis form (MN 18-11-71)
“Brodie Roadie” MN described (15-7-71) a road version of Run Baby Run with a standard 1600 BDA and gearbox. The shell was gutted and completely rebuilt; painted black with a thin gold coachline; bulged wheelarches to cover 7½-inch Minilites; lowered suspension etc. It cost the owner £2250. Brodie said that more could be done to future cars eg Racing Services 1800 BDA, independent rear suspension, automatic gearbox etc. “what the customer wants and can afford”. How many were built?

Phil de Banks – Escort Twin Cam 1.8 or 1670 (ex LuMo)
Roger Bell (Bill Blydenstein) – Viva GT 2.2 or 2.6
Adrian Bethell, Sheffield – Escort TC 1.8, built 1970, for sale, £750 (MN 8-7-71)
Gerry and Graham Birrell – Escort TC 1880
Jenny Birrell – Escort TC 1970
John Bloomfield – Escort BDA 2.1 – bought the original “Run Baby Run” from Dave Brodie to be fitted with a turbocharged 1.6 engine (MN 9-12-71)
Keith Bowmaker (Auto-tune) – Perdal Escort TC 1762 – lightweight – built 1970 – for sale, £1100 or offers (MN 16-12-71)
Charlie Bradley – Escort TC 1.8
Glen Cambell – Escort V6 3.0
Jeff Churchill (from rallying) – Escort TC 1.9 (engine built up by Ron Douglas)
Ken Coffey – Escort TC 1.8
Bill Cox – Capri V8 Chrysler 6.2
Mike Crabtree (Willment) – Escort RS 2.1 – also borrowed Viva GT 2.2 (Bill Blydenstein)
Graham Craker – Mini Clubman Ford 1650 twin cam
Brian Cutting – Escort Martin V8 3.0 – metallic blue – also driven by Norman Abbott
Bill Dryden (SMT) – Viva GT 2.3 and later 2.5
Bob Fox – Mini Clubman-Ford twin cam 1.3 (by Speed Sport Conversions)
Robin Gray – Escort Martin V8 3.0 - yellow
Doug Griffiths – Mini Clubman Cosworth Ford 1.0
Colin Hawker (Tolemans Delivery Services) – Escort V6 (new car June 1971)
Tony Hazlewood – Cortina Mk 1 GT40 V8 4.7 – ex Doc Merfield – for sale £900 (MN 21-10-71)

Mick Hill – Boss Capri V8 – he bought a damaged body-shell (for £40), cut away from the screen forward – the space frame used Lola T70 front suspension ( ex-Barrie Smith car crashed in BOAC 1000 – independent rear suspension (Lola uprights) with Jaguar diff. – Jaguar 4.2 gearbox – Gurney-Weslake Ford GT40 V8 4.7 (bought for £350. (MN 4-2-71 and full page article with cut-away drawing MN 23-12-71) – also driven by Teddy Savory

John Hipkiss (+ Graham Lloyd) – Mini-downdraught Holbay or MAE Ford 1.0
Norman Hodgson – Escort TC 1.6 (also quoted a 1.8) - ex Andy O’Keeffe
David Hunt – Cortina V6 3.0 – orange/pink/blue
Gerry Johnstone - Viva GT 2.2 – ex Gerry Marshall group 2 car, but lightened
Martin Kent – Sunbeam Rapier Ford V8 4.7 or Chevy V8 4.8 – white
Roger Kent – Sunbeam Rapier Chevy V8 4.8
[Are these different drivers and different cars?]
Jeremy Lawrence – Viva 2.5
J Manners – Escort V6
Gerry Marshall (Shaw & Kilburn) – Viva GT 2.2 (Gerry Johnstone in a sprint) – also 2.6 (long throw crankshaft and big bore pistons Bill Blydenstein - MN 3-6-71) and 2.5
Gerry Marshall (Thames Television) – Firenza 2.5
Doc Merfield – Cortina Mk 2 V8
Dave Millington – Escort TC 1.7
Douglas Niven (Team Forbes) – Perdal Developments Escort TC 1850 or 2090 (twin cam with BDA bottom end) – also driven by Peter Dalkin – for sale £1750 (MN 28-10-71)
Dennis Nott – Escort-Jaguar 3.8
Dennis Nott – Escort-BRM F1 V12 2-valve version – Jaguar E gearbox and rear suspension
Alec Poole – “the Mini is presently at Chas Beattie’s workshops being revamped with a space-frame front end and wishbone front suspension”. (MN 25-3-71) – 1.3 turbocharged (also driven by Gabriel Konig), later 1430 turbocharged - red
David Render – Fiat-Ford twin cam (sprints)
Peter Shelton – Cortina GT Mk 1 1.8 twin cam
Paul Shrubshall (Belmont Racing) – Escort 2.1
Ernie Spencer (Belmont Racing) – Escort 2.1 (ex Brodie engine)
Presumably the same car
Tony Sugden – Escort 1.9 or 2.1 twin cam
Brian Tarrant – A40 Chevy 4.9 or 5.3 (died after a crash at Thruxton)
Andy Tobias – Escort 1825 or 2020 BDA (Perdal Developments)
Bob Torrie – Escort 1680 – black/gold
Stuart Turner – Escort TC 2.1 Vegantune and 1.8
Terry Van Der Zee – Ford Squire-TR4 2138 – green/yellow
Jimmy Veitch – Viva V8 (Veeva) Ford (Cobra) 5.0 – ex Alan Brodie – for sale £1000 (MN 21-19-71)
Ernie Whymark – Riley Elf, Clubman front, 1.6 Fiat 126 twin cam engine driving through a solid back axle mounted on leaf springs.(MN 15-4-71)
John Wingfield – Escort V6 3.0 Lawrencetune


Ireland

Des Donnelly – Viva GT 2.3, 2.5 (possibly 2.6)
Vinney Moy – mid-engined MAE-powered Henlaw-gearboxed Imp (MN 8-7-71) or SCA
Alec Poole – Mini 1.3 turbo and later 1.4 turbo
Alec Poole – Rover – ex-BL/Pierpoint
Robert Ward – Escort 2.0 BDA – ex-Wylies