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Anglias in 1968
1968
Another edited list (most successful, common, interesting cars). The variations in quoted engine size are great, often differing in the same report. The sources are mainly Thruxton programmes and MNs.
MGD (MN 16-1-69) in the 1968 club racing review said that ‘“Big” Ford Anglias now seem to have been abandoned by all but the less prosperous lads’. They were certainly less successful in the main club events - 1300 Cooper S and Escort Twin Cam being the cars to beat.
Norman Abbott – 1900 twin cam
Graham Bean – new Silverstone May –1598 twin cam or 1650
David Bertorelli – ex Tony Roberts – twin cam
Dave Brodie borrowed Norman Abbott’s 1900 twin cam
John Burbidge – 1900 – green
Terry Cockerell – 1558 or 1600 – blue/orange
Terry Croker ex-Craft/Superspeed Group 5 – 1820 or 1860 twin cam – maroon
Ken Dawes – 1560 twin cam or pushrod or 1600 or 1650 – red/yellow
Liane Engman and Keith St. John (David Bond) – ex-Alan Peer – 1000 MAE
Archie Forbes – 1558 or 1598 – red/white – rolled 8 times at Castle Combe in August (MN)
John Hewitt – 2698 Climax – blue/black – Don Howes (newly purchased Tasman Anglia MN 23-5-68) – repurchased by John Hewitt (MN 12-9-68)
Lawrie Hickman – also raced by Peter Hawthorne – 1000 – white/green - sold to Philip Roberts for 1969
Mick Hill – ex-Scantlebury (MN 4-7-68) – Jaguar 3.8
Roy Hubbard – 1675 written off at Silverstone in March either repaired or another car (1700) in October.
Lawrence Jones – 1650 twin cam – blue/black/yellow
Pat Mannion – ex Brian Peacock – 1800 or 1820 twin cam and also 1710 – white/blue
Stanley Matthews (John Bond-Smith) – ex-Martin Maudling – 1598 twin cam – green
John McDonald/MacDonald – 1800 – red/yellow
Terry J McNally – 1760 twin cam or 1650 twin cam – another car 1000 MAE fuel injected (MN 12-9-68)
John Myerscough – 1762 or 1600 twin cam
Jim (Ginger) Payne (Gerry Amato) – 1650
Brian Peacock – twin cam
David Pearson – 1600 twin cam
Zekia Redjep – 1600 or 1800 twin cam – red and gold – crashed at Crystal Palace in September
Tony Roberts (“Spottie”) – 1600 twin cam – spotted colours – for sale, £800, Caterham (A/S 1-3-68).
William Rockstro – 1650 – blue/white
D G Rogers – 1560 – yellow
D Rogers (Brian Smith) – 1498 - blue/white/gold
(Different drivers)
Bailie Russell – 1650 – blue
Richard Scantlebury – 1600 twin cam or 1650 – yellow/red/green/silver
Terry Smith – 1558 or 1600 twin cam – blue/orange
Gerry Taylor – 1700 – purple
Roger Taylor (Dagenham Motors Ltd) – 1820 twin cam
George Whitehead – 1760 pushrod or 1720 or 1825 – purple/orange
Roger Williamson – 1600 or 1650 pushrod
M Winch (“Wanglia”) – 1598 twin cam
Adverts
• Norman Abbott – mauve, 1930 twin cam, 3 races only £1250 (“the engine cost £1000”), 01-554 0640 (A/S 1-3-68).
• “Big Nelly” mauve, 1930 twin cam, £950, Norman Abbott, Radlett (A/S 4-10-68).
• East Anglian Racing Cars (Alan Peer) 1000 MAE in Group 5 and Clubman trim £1495 (MN 3-2-68)
• Winch wide-line Anglia, less engine and gearbox, £225, Wynn-Williams, Billericay (MN 19-12-68)
RAC British Saloon Car Championship
Chris Craft (Broadspeed) – 1000
Mike Walker and Trevor Taylor (Broadspeed) – 1000
(Could be the same car)
John Bischoff, Ken Costello and Lawrie Hickman (Leonard Ward Racing) ex-Anita Taylor/Broadspeed – 1000
G Edmonds – 1000
Les Nash – 1000 fuel-injected – purple – written off in a club meeting at Cadwell Park, engine and gearbox transferred to an ex-Superspeed group 5 car.
Ian McDougall – 1000
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