Here goes then, all the snippets and i hope there is enough from here to get a clear picture.
I will assume we know noything, so some of these details are well known.
- David Enderby ran a Black Ghia bodied Tiga SC79
- David auger built a 1300cc Skoda on a T 492
- A replica of the Enderby Ghia was made by Fibresport in 1985
This body was mounted to a t 492 by Tony Harman and John Scheneider
for Alan Humberstone. It had a BDG /FT 200
- from Tony Harman:
In 85/86 the T 492 was built and painted Pink with a huge black rear wing.
- from a tele call to John Scheneider
The Lola was bought by Harry Humberstone, Alan's father.
The chassis had a Hart 2 litre and then an 1800cc Cosworth
He thought maybe thatAlan H had a Skoda on a T 492 that had a Hart or a BDG.
When the car had the Ghia body on it it was stored in Kent with a BDH 1300 turbo.
- Tony Dickinson built 2 Skodas, one on an F2 Chassis in 1978, and one on a T 490, the latter with a Hart engine in 1979.
There was a third...no info.
The car's front end was Ralt and a the rear was March F2.
The T490 HU6 was bought from Ted Tolman.
TD's Skoda was rebodied with the Ghia body.
Alan H raced the Ghia, crashed it at Lydden on the drivers side.
The car was sold to Brian Davis of Autoquip who put a Cosworth/FT 200 in it.
Mike bought the car from Brian and then after some 7 years sold it to 911 hillclimber.
From a tele conversation with Tony Dickinson:
His old Skoda he sold to Harry H was 'destroyed' by Alan at Lydden. The car had a Hart in it.
The T 490 was driven by Brian Enton, Rag Doogle, Pat Symonds and Rory Burn while the car was with Ted Tolman.
The Skoda had AP brakes then.
- from a difficult conversation with Brian Davis;
He had a T 492
He thinks it came from Chris alford who was racing in F2 but was involved in S2000 from its start. Chris worked for the Barnet motor Company
- from Chris Alford:
He thought the T 492 Alan H had was a T 492 from someone in Herne Bay/Whitstable area, and that a Tony Baskill might have had it.
It had an orange body.
Chris agreed with my understanding of the car's history and could add that there were 2 T 492's for sale at the time
1
A car owned by Waine Wainwright who also raced a Mexico in the past and then F3
He raced S2000 in 78 and was sponsored by Birmingham Radio (BRMB)/Sparkrite. The body was orange.
2
Matt Moseley/Dug Moseley who was a dealer at the time in the midlands.
Car was yellow.
3
He mentioned a John Painton and an tony Baskerville
4
A car in Tunbridge Wells and an Ian Connal
- from a detailed tele call from Alan Humberstone who had been made aware of the car seen on 10/10ths:
He wrote off the T Dickinson Skoda at Lydden and it was a nasty crash. The tub was scrap and so was he nearly. (this would be the T 490 HU6)
The 'new' tub had the T 490 parts transfered to it. Some work was done by a Chris Cranford in London on the front suspension which was a nightmare to resolve (bump steer). Was Chris part of a company called ADA?
The 'new' car came from Whitstable but could not recall the sellers name, but Tony Baskill was mentioned. The Lola body was Orange.
Mountune did the engine (did not say which engine)
Brands Hatch was the first race with the Ghia T 492.
The Ghia car was sold to Brian Davis in 2001.
It was stored for 4 to 6 months and the body was crushed by a car lift.
- from 10/10ths
Tim Wilkinson finds some t 492's for sale in 85 in old Autosports.
1
A Dennis Humphries had a Chevron and Lola for sale.
The Lola was a T 492 raced in 1980 Thundersports Class B.
It had F3 wheels, long range tank for £4500.
2
There was another T 491 for sale in South fleet with a holbay engine.
Dennis raced FF Libre @ Lydden.
Colin PooleRacing has a T 490 car crashed for sale just after Alan H's Skoda crash (HU6)
- from conversations/emails with mike who sold it to me.
Mike bought the Lola with a crushed white Ghia body in 2002 from a Brian Davis.(who he seemed to know well).
The car was a T 492 and was once owned by Alan Humberstone. It had a 500 bhp cosworth engine and FT 200.
Mike offered the car to me with a Sierra Cosworth engine with turbo and FT 200 that he had installed.
The car had no chassis plate when he bought it from Brian.
- from Autosport magazine (I think from Tim Wilkinson)
Picture and words of the Ghia's first race.
It said that the crash of Alan in the Skoda was in 1985. The Ghia was to have the 420 R Hart from the wreck but has a mountune prepped BDT (450 bhp ' 1.5Bar). Gearbox is FT 200 but an auto bax was being thought about.
Alan was living in Spain by this time.
- from Mike out of the blue:
Mike finds a hand written data sheet of T 492 HU72 which is a hillclimb Lola run by Ian Fidoe 9who i know and have discussed the car with)
I know this car has been rebuilt and running currently in S2000 Pinto class.
Mike cannot recall just why he has this paper. I have sent the paper to the owner of HU 72.
Phew!
There you go, all the scrappy bits I have.
Digest and come to some conclusion!! (I dare you)
Graham.
(and to think i nearly bought a totally complete Ginetta G22
S2000 5 days before...)
