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Richard
This is my history based on the Royale book, but with additions from observations of actual numbers by various people and magazine reports
RP11-1 Debut late 1971 for Pryce. Works F3 car in early 1971. Very badly damaged at Monaco 1971 but subsequently rebuilt. f/s AS 24.8.72 'the car used by Pryce to win the first Shell round and lap record holder at Zandvoort'.
RP11-2 Val Musetti 1972. Retained until 1975 by which time in Atlantic spec and still bearing the plate. However, in early 1973 Musetti damages this car badly in testing [destroys it according to AS] and for a while drives the RP11 F3 car owned by Reystan.
RP11-3 Ian Ashley 1972. John Sheldon 1973
RP11-4 Erwin Kremer 1972 and retained to at least 1976
RP11-5 Simon Sherman 1972 retained to 1974
RP11-6 Works 1972 replacing the Monaco write off
RP11-7 Basilwood Ltd 1972 [possibly the Kaye car for which there are no other candidates in 1972]
RP11-8 Martin House [Howse?] 1972 - 1974
RP11A-1 Huub Vermuelen 1972
In 1972 there is one problem car: that raced regularly by Bernhard Brack in Germany. It isn't the Kremer car, which appears alongside it, nor the Vermeulen. So, is it a works car? It appears on dates when Pryce doesn't appear in UK so it could be chassis 1, or it could be 6.
In 1973 the problem is which car Reystan buy for Sutcliffe et al. Could be 1, 6 or 7.
I've always presumed that Musetti's car goes finally to Mike Franey, as there weren't a lot of other Atlantic spec RP11s by then for him to use.
Chris
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