Gould Hillclimbers

[Sabrejet]

I'm just trying to put together a history of each Gould hill climb car and it seems that Chassis 2 (the Fry/Moran/etc.) car was originally a 2.5 Hart-engined car for Tom Brown. By mid-season 1997 it was powered by a 3.5 Judd CV and with Richard Fry. Contemporary reports confirm the first two GR37s were Hart-engined originally, but Fry's car may have been based on an RT36 tub (can anyone confirm?).

Following its Shelsley crash in 2000, the car apparently went back to Gould and when I saw it again in August of that year it was mainly in bare carbon fibre finish, with only the rear wing showing signs of its previous colours. It was still with Richard Fry at that point.

I think this clears things up a bit, but I do wonder if Gould re-chassised the car?

[Roy Napier]

Gould History Table Update for you.

GR37S 05 3.5 Cosworth/L&P DFR Roy Napier / Ross Napier


Aye, Roy

[Sabrejet]

Thanks for the reply Roy - have seen your car many times, first with Tony Marsh/Sean Gould driving and later with Groves/Ranson and Jouhar/Smith.

Whilst in Martin Groves' ownership it had the high airbox fitted ('GR37B-style), but still with the air filters poking out of the engine cover: I often wondered why they didn't go for a full high airbox intake?

Ideas?

[Alan Brown]

AutoAction April 11-17 2007 notes Andrew Howell winning the over 2000cc Formula Libre class in Round 2 of the Victoria hillclimb championship at Gippsland Park in a Gould GR55B. Which chassis is this?

[Sabrejet]

It'd be GR55B-11-X.

[Roy Napier]

Originally Posted by Sabrejet

Thanks for the reply Roy - have seen your car many times, first with Tony Marsh/Sean Gould driving and later with Groves/Ranson and Jouhar/Smith.

Whilst in Martin Groves' ownership it had the high airbox fitted ('GR37B-style), but still with the air filters poking out of the engine cover: I often wondered why they didn't go for a full high airbox intake?

Ideas?

My first guess is that an attempt was made to balance the air flow between the trumpets i.e. the rears would in all likelyhood, receive more air due to external air flow where the front trumpets under the original bodywork would be reliant on being fed from the engine bay. However, the present added high air box has limited advantage.

The design of an airbox is critical if any gains are to be made. For an enclosed airbox to give any advantage it requires to be sealed and flow testing conducted to ensure adequate and equal air flow/feed to all trumpets.

[Alan Brown]

Originally Posted by Alan Brown

AutoAction April 11-17 2007 notes Andrew Howell winning the over 2000cc Formula Libre class in Round 2 of the Victoria hillclimb championship at Gippsland Park in a Gould GR55B. Which chassis is this?

Is this the one now with Tim Edmondson in Australia?

[Lotus3432]

I'm trying to locate any Gould cars currently available to purchase, condition unimportant, all considered.

Contact me with the details and feel free to share my post in any other similar forums.

paulmullan85@gmail.com

074883 90009

Located in N Ireland

[Lotus3432]

Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

The following is a list of the Gould chassis and projects. David Gould and his son Sean are currently the most successful construcors/developers of hillclimb cars.

Type/ Ch No/ Engine/ Details
84G - 1.6 Ford BDA David Gould
84G - 2.5 Hart Chris Cramer, David Gould & Sean Gould
GR37 01 2.0 Hart Richard Brown
GR37 01 3.5 Cosworth DFR David Grace/Richard Brown/Tom Brown
GR37 01 4.0 Cosworth DFL Simon Durling
GR37 01 3.3 Cosworth/NM XB Simon Durling
GR37 01 3.5 Judd CV Alastair Crawford
GR37 02 4.0 Judd EV Roger Moran
GR37 02 4.0 Judd/J&F EV Mike Dean
GR37 02 4.0 Judd/J&F EV Basil Pitt – For Sale
GR37 03 3.5 DFR Tim Painter/Andy Fraser
GR37 04 3.5 DFR Rob Turnbull
GR37 04 3.5 DFR Malcolm Wishart – For Sale
GR37S 05 3.5 Cosworth/L&P DFR Tony Marsh – mods incl'd to suit sprinting
GR37S 05 3.5 Cosworth/L&P DFR Paul Ranson/Martin Groves
GR37S 05 3.5 Cosworth/L&P DFR Peter Smith/Kelvin Jouhar
GR37 06 4.0 Judd/Connaught CV Tim Mason/Tim Coventry/Martin Groves
GR37 06 4.0 Judd/Connaught CV Colin Le Maitre
GR37 06 4.0 Judd/Connaught CV Roy Dawson – For Sale
GR37 07 4.0 Judd EV Karl Davison - the Ex-Roy Lane Ralt that Gould's rebuilt
GR49 01 2.0 Vauxhall Leon Bachelier/Ben Butterfield - Dallara F394 Conversion
GR49 01 2.0 Vauxhall Richard & Gill Marshall
GR49 02 2.0 Vauxhall Alan Warburton/Paul Haimes - Dallara F397 conversion
GR49 02 2.0 Vauxhall Andy & Julie Platt
GR51 01 2.5 Opel V6 Graeme Wight & Graeme Wight Jnr
GR51B 01 2.5 Opel V6 Graeme Wight & Graeme Wight Jnr Designated B after SECOND rebuild when monoshock system fitted to front suspension
GR51B 01 4.0 Judd EV Deryk Young/Sue Young
GR55 01 3.3 Cosworth/NM XB Roger & Adam Fleetwood - Engine upped to 3.5 2004
GR55 01 3.5 Cosworth/NM XB Roy & Anthony Lane (never used)
GR55 01 3.5 Cosworth/NM XB Roy Dawson
GR55 02 4.0 Judd EV Roy Lane
GR55 02 4.0 Judd EV Chris Merrick/Karl Davison
GR55 03 2.5 Cosworth/Richardson V6 Rob Turnbull
GR55 04 2.5 Cosworth/Richardson V6 Andy & Mark Coley
GR55 05 3.3 Cosworth/NM XB Tony Marsh
GR55 06 3.5 Cosworth HB Paul Edwards (Driven by Rob Turnbull)
GR55B 07 3.5 Cosworth/NM XB Mike Dean
GR55B 08 3.5 Cosworth/NM XB Martin Groves/Paul Ranson
GR55B 09 2.65 Cosworth/NM XB Simon Durling
GR56 01 3.5 Judd CV Christian Mineef - SPA SC0191 Conversion aka SPAG01
GR56 01 3.5 Judd CV Tony & Matthew Harrison
GR61X 01 3.5 Cosworth/NM XB Roger & Scott Moran - Based on '99 F3 Ralt

Does anyone have contact details for the owners of any of the cars listed for sale?