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Unfortunately it could happen to Anglia drivers too - David Pearson at Cadwell park in the mid-60s.
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My friend Brian Tarrant. 5-litre A.40 Thruxton in 71.
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And there was the 1960 BTCC Championship winner & 2nd the year before.
Doc Shepard, Don Moore 1000 c.c car. John Searby, brg 1000 c.c car won the I.C.S championship in the early 90's. David Lewis, red/white 1275 c.c fast car also ran in that series Ginger Payne raced a 1000 c.c car. Mike Cave/ Harry Digby, 1275 c.c car entered by Richard Miles ( Downton ) London. This car ran mainly down south, Combe,Brands,Crystal Palace & Goodwood. It was & farina grey mk1 with a different grille area, it ran a Downton dry sump motor & held many track class lap records & won the Goodwood Members Championship for many years. I think this car was later raced by Gordon Spice in Guyana. Steven Miles ( Richards son ) runs a replica in the Masters series. |
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I have somewhere an auld copy of Autosprout with a rce report at Goodwood club race circa 64/65 . . .Terry Nichols got beaten to 3rd in his LC by a 1430cc A40 . . . .
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa ! |
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Thought there were two George Bevan A40's - certainly know here one of them is
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Gordon, I stand corrected.
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa ! |
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Current owner just sent me these photos of my old car, still racing in Texas.
And I think the only A40 racing in North America. http://tentenths.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1261157691 http://tentenths.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1261157691 http://tentenths.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1261157691 |
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Very near Dallas & strange as it may seem I am in Austin, close to the Hill Country area & this is one of the worst flood areas in the USA.
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.WAS THE CAVE CAR NOT WHITE IN COLOUR ?
Mike Cave/ Harry Digby, 1275 c.c car entered by Richard Miles ( Downton ) London. This car ran mainly down south, Combe,Brands,Crystal Palace & Goodwood. It was & farina grey mk1 with a different grille area, it ran a Downton dry sump motor & held many track class lap records & won the Goodwood Members Championship for many years. I think this car was later raced by Gordon Spice in Guyana. Steven Miles ( Richards son ) runs a replica in the Masters series.[/QUOTE] |
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Retired from racing & the Cave car was Farina Grey.
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I remember this car very well - Farina Grey. It won the saloon car handicap race by a country mile at Phoenix Park in 1963. Totally outfoxed the handicappers, well driven, must have has a F Junior engine. Happy days.
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This is a photo of the actual car as raced by Harry Digby at Castle Combe on 30th August 1965. Although this is a black and white photo, the grey colour is probably pretty accurate! |
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This is a photo of the actual car as raced by Harry Digby at Castle Combe on 30th August 1965. Although this is a black and white photo, the grey colour is probably pretty accurate![/QUOTE]
That's also the car Gordon Spice raced in Guyana and Barbados November 1972 - there is a picture in the Barbados rally Club 50 year book (0-50 years) page 66 and clearly same registration number - Also pictured in the Autosport report on the events - it was sold to Bajan Mickey Hutchinson - sold to Steve Castagne in Trinidad - raced by Siimon Gillmore in Guyana in 1974 - still in Trinidad as far a known - last seen black and red - picture on trinituner.com |
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trinituner.com :: View topic - The magic of the 70s
Pictures of Grey mare A40 from 70's in Trinidad - page 2 |
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Lovely photos Jonathon, hopefully dad will let you show us many more in the months to come. The photo might have been taken in 1965 as I think that is Ray Calcutt in the Fraser Imp on the second row. Glyn |
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Way off topic. In the image on post 49. Check out the dude in the foreground - sandals and socks!
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