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Old 19 Oct 2002, 12:09 (Ref:469658)   #1
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Some more 1960s club racing photos

We haven't posted any photos of 'old favourites' lately.
So here is a new thread...
How about this old advert? The race car is a Vixen Imp engined Formula 4 from 1968. I think the track is Silverstone but not sure where, either Maggots or Chapel?
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Old 19 Oct 2002, 12:11 (Ref:469659)   #2
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Sideways Mini's!
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Old 19 Oct 2002, 12:13 (Ref:469660)   #3
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A multi wheeled Formula Ford!
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Old 19 Oct 2002, 12:45 (Ref:469661)   #4
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Sportscars at Brands, 1968.
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Old 20 Oct 2002, 09:05 (Ref:469662)   #5
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Calling Racing fxgt / Fred Scatley..are you out there? You guys normally have some great old pics from the 60s.
Here's another from 68. Gerry Marshall in the Blydenstein Viva GT chases George Whitehead's Anglia at Clearways.
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Old 26 Oct 2002, 09:26 (Ref:469663)   #6
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The very quick 1275cc Britax Mini as raced in the RAC Saloon Car Championship in 1968 by Gordon Spice and Steve Neal.
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Old 26 Oct 2002, 09:28 (Ref:469664)   #7
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John Rhodes in typical style in the works BMC Mini,1967.
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Old 26 Oct 2002, 09:30 (Ref:469665)   #8
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Frank Gardner in the Alan Mann Ford Falcon 1967.
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Old 26 Oct 2002, 10:37 (Ref:469674)   #9
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Ok Andrew here's a couple of Fiats 1968
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Old 26 Oct 2002, 10:40 (Ref:469675)   #10
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Broadspeed Escort 1968
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Old 1 Nov 2002, 10:02 (Ref:469679)   #11
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Great Shot!!!

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Not a huge fan of Escorts, although to be fair they certainly made their mark in several forms of Motorsport......

But Hey racing fxgt - what a superb photo!!
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Old 1 Nov 2002, 10:47 (Ref:469666)   #12
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Yeah - what a great shot!
Look at the understeer. Its taken at Silverstone in the days when the apex of each corner had the small brick wall marking the edge of the track - can just be seen at bottom left. Must have been a fantastic place to stand to take photos back then. Can't imagine being allowed to stand that close on the inside of Copse these days!
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Old 2 Nov 2002, 17:49 (Ref:469632)   #13
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Good job it wasn't raining. Have you seen the wipers!
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More fab photos please!
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I'll try to dig up some of my father's Ford Anglia Sports Sedan he raced in the late 60's at Amaroo, Warwick Farm and Oran Park.
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Old 11 Nov 2002, 09:19 (Ref:469667)   #16
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Those rear engined Fiats pictured above used to race with the 'boot' lid propped open for extra cooling for the engine.
Trying to remember who raced them - Ed Swart springs to mind.
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Old 11 Nov 2002, 12:25 (Ref:469636)   #17
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I think they were one of the first to be prepared by Arbarth, Fiats tuning house?
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Old 12 Nov 2002, 10:26 (Ref:469676)   #18
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How about the engine in this Fiat 500 -Martin-developed Ford 1850cc dry sump push rod unit
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I bet that shifts . . . .dont fancy the dynamos chances of survival . . . .I managed to kill three in 6 months a few years back . . .actually looking at it, whats driving it?
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Ed Swart is quite right, Andrew. Other Abarth Fiat saloon drivers were Ab Goedemans, Toine Hezemans, "Pam", and even Arturo Merzario used to race one for a while.

And on the subject of the bootlids being propped open for cooling, wasn't it Bill Blydenstein and John Handley who deduced that if they could knock the boot stay off with their Mini Coopers, they could make the engine cover snap shut and the Abarths would overheat!
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Yeah - what a great shot!
Look at the understeer. Its taken at Silverstone in the days when the apex of each corner had the small brick wall marking the edge of the track - can just be seen at bottom left. Must have been a fantastic place to stand to take photos back then. Can't imagine being allowed to stand that close on the inside of Copse these days!
Here's what it looked like from the cheap side - a lot safer! The guy crouching and taking what could have been his last photo was well known for wearing (as he is here) an aluminised jacket.

This is John Rhodes at the International Trophy meeting 27th April 1968.
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Oops! Forgot to include the pic!
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Just found this which seems to be the same Lotus 47 as in Andrew's posting on 20th October. I took it at the hairpin at Mallory. The date isn't recorded but it's in my album sandwiched between trips to Brands for the International on 29/10/67 and the Race of Champions 17/03/68!
The driver was John Calvert.
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Old 20 Nov 2002, 23:35 (Ref:469668)   #24
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DaveM - great pics. Thanks for joining in. That John Rhodes pic is tremendous!
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Aha. Just found a meeting where I wangled a photographers pass, the Martini International at Silverstone on 17/05/69.
So here are some pics from the inside at Copse, firstly Chris Craft leading Pat Mannion and Alec Poole...
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