Special Saloon/Super Saloon Register

[Alan Brown]

With the opening (or re-opening) of Thruxton in 1968 I can supplemebnt MN reports with Thruxton programme information.

Mike Berman Ford Popular “Berpop” 1650 – also driven by John Wales
John Blankley A40 1800
Brian Bolton Cortina V8 4727 yellow/green – overall winner of the Osram-GEC Championship
Alan Brodie Viva Chevrolet 5.6 red – for sale A/S 4-10-68, offers around £1650.
Peter Calderwood Cortina-Zodiac V6 (an ex-Safari Rally car MN 30-5-68)
Mike Davies Viva GT 2.0s/c
Trevor Davis Mini BMC 1800-engined – destroyed in a fire (MN 13-3-69)
Gerry Dobbins Cortina Daimler (Majestic ) 4561 maroon and Piers Townsend (Was Ben Townsend in one report the same person?)
John Hewitt Anglia Climax 2698 blue/black
Don Howes (newly purchased MN 23-5-68) Tasman Anglia
Repurchased by John Hewitt (MN 12-9-68)
Mick Hill Anglia-Jaguar 3.8
Dennis King Imp Californian Lotus-Ford twin cam 2010 red (Twin Camifornian). Engine based on a special block prepared by Norman Abbott. Hewland gearbox and F3-type suspension all round. Won on his debut at Silverstone in September. “Flimp”. (A/S 4-10-68). Two reports in MN 3-10-68 say “one of the most exciting saloon car specials this year …. a car which puzzles on first sight as the rear wheels are about half a foot further back than those of the normal Imp” and “wishbone/coil spring suspension, rear wheels nine inches back from standard, the big engine cradled centrally in front of the rear axle line”.
Gerry Marshall and Tony Lanfranchi (Shaw & Kilburn) Viva GT 2000 (T-J injected) (“Slap and Tickle Special” MN 28-11-68). To be reshelled in 1969 (MN 30-1-69).
Jon Mowatt Corsair 7.0 – non-started due to scrutineering problems at Boxing Day Brands Hatch
Harry O’Brien Cortina V8 ex Sanger – debut Aintree May - and John Scott-Davies
Ex-Sanger Cortina 4.7 V8 for sale MN 18-7-78 [tel 051]
John Scott-Davies to sell the car MN 12-9-68
Laurence E D Parsons Lotus-Cortina Daimler V8
Alan Peer (Steve Peer) Corsair Ford V8 – to Martin Maudling
David Render (hillclimbing) Fiat 600 Lotus twin- cam
Brian Tarrant A40 Chevrolet 4638 blue
Sid Taylor Cortina V8 4.7 (ex-Terry Drury, ex-Sanger)
Lewis Wickham Morris Minor Ford 1600 or 1650 pushrod

Escorts began to dominate the larger capacity classes in 1968, the leading big-engined ones and FVA-engined ones were:
Graham Birrell (Wylies) Escort 1790 white/blue
Roger Taylor (Dagenham Motors) Escort Twin Cam 1820 blue
John Blackburn (Calypso Racing) Escort FVA 1600 orange/white
Brian Robinson (built by Byker Hill Garage) Escort FVA 1600
Mike Crabtree (Willment) Escort Twin Cam 1594 white/red


For sale (A/S 4-10-68) V Jag Anglia (3.8 E-type), now fitted Lotus suspension, £575, Long Eaton. Is this Mick Hill’s?

Ireland
D W Mitchell Anglia V8 Chevy