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Originally Posted by racer69
Don't know if this helps;
Typing in "Graeme Crosby BMW" on google brings up this pic
The "Benson & Hedges" logo on the side indicate this is a pre-Nissan/Mobil series event. It looks like its in the ex-BMW GB/CC Motorsport colours, and is RHD. |
There's no doubt about the origin of the Crosby car then....
definitely one of the CC cars..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16329766@N07/5953934518/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendaman/5646926661/
I'm guessing it must be the 'spare' rather one of the 'race' cars- As we've said,- Mike Newman bought one early in '85, continued to race it in the BTCC until he moved on to an RS500 for 1988, and AFAIK still has it- it kept a variation of the original CC colours throughout it's race career...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57627347703055
The other was still in CC colours when it was leased by Sytner to a couple of South African drivers for the TT in September,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57627858081525
before shipping it to Australia where O'Brien had it resprayed yellow for Bathurst in October...
http://media.photobucket.com/image/c...agic/85044.jpg
...then red for the Nissan-Mobil races in Jan/Feb...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8021817...57606882601980
...where it raced against the Crosby car, now in yellow/blue 'Trans-Tasman' colours
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8021817...7606882601980/