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1960s
I'll throw my thruppence worth into the ring. When was the term "Special Saloons" first used? MN 3-9-64 used it in the results at Snetterton, but it does seem to be used regularly until 1969.
Some cars extracted from MN:
1964
DP "Doc" Merfield Fraud Cortina Ford V8 4.7 (badly damaged at Goodwood May 1964 but obviously repaired).
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.
1965
Merfield Fraud Cortina again.
Harry Ratcliffe appeared not to race the Mini-Buick that much, concentrating on a "more nornal" Cooper S. Presumably the Mini-Buick set-up did not work.
Rod Embley 3.0 Twin Mini and Barry Hawkins Jaguar-engined Vitesse were both mentioned in a report in MN 16-9-05.
In addition Roger Nathan seems to have had a 1216 Climax in one of his Imps.
1966
Merfield Fraud Cortina again. Did the "Doc" return to Australia in 1966?
Terry Drury V8 Cortina (Ford 4.7).
Gerry + Mollie Dobbins Damfraud (Cortina Daimler V8 2548). Gerry raced it and they both hill-climbed it.
Last edited by Alan Brown; 12 Feb 2009 at 09:09.
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