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29 Sep 2001, 10:48 (Ref:153192) | #1 | ||
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DAF Variomatic F3
I ve read somewhere that the factory DAF entered
2 cars at Monaco F3 in 1964 or 1965 one for Rob Slotemaker and the other ... Was this a single appearance or was it build on a long term project. |
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29 Sep 2001, 21:40 (Ref:153427) | #2 | ||
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Daf ran cars in f3 between 1965 and 1968. The first chassis they used was an Alexis, which was an experimental set-up. They then switched to Brabhams, prepared by The Chequered Flag, who went on to build new chassis carrying the Daf name in 1967. Gijs van Lennep and Mike Beckwith were the works drivers that year and each won a race. For 1968, they used Tecno chassis but withdrew at the end of the season.
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30 Sep 2001, 22:30 (Ref:153979) | #3 | ||
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I bought a used car from Mike Beckwith in 1987!
I phoned an ad about an old Hillman Avenger, and went to an address in North London. When I asked the name to make the payment to, my vendor replied "Mike Beckwith", and was a bit taken aback when I asked him about the Normand racing team! Wonder what he's doing now - I understand he had been selling used cars for some little while then. |
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2 Oct 2001, 08:15 (Ref:154687) | #4 | ||
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The Normand collection - I used to live behind Normands and there is an old Georgian square that they used to use to test the cars - also my recollection is that Mike was still working there in the nineties selling VW's tho' this could be mistaken
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2 Oct 2001, 14:13 (Ref:154771) | #5 | ||
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DAF F3 1967
Some results for the DAF team in 1967. Not comprehensive
but a start Pau, 2/4/67 Beckwith DNQ (Using new car) Blockdyk 11th (Brabham BT18 rebuilt by Chequered Flag as a DAF) Barcelona 9/4/67 Beckwith Ret Heat 1, Engine (Used Blokdyk's car from Pau) Monaco 6/5/67 Beckwith Ret Pike Ret Lap 10 (Both using the 1967 design) Chimay 14/5/67 Beckwith 2nd Djursland 4/6/67 Beckwith 2nd Le Mans 2/7/67 van Lennep 5th Magny Cours 16/7/67 Van Lennep 5th Zandvoort 27.8.67 Beckwith 5th Van Lennep Ret electrics Brno 3.9.67 Beckwith 2nd van Lennep Ret split fuel tank Zolder 17.9.67 Beckwith 7th van Lennep 8th Snarpack 24.9.67 van Lennep 1st Brands Hatch 29.10.67 Beckwith 1st Jarama 12.11.67 Beckwith 3rd van Lennep 6th Currently trying to build detailed results for F3 from 1964, with chassis no's where possible. Any help greatly appreciated |
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2 Oct 2001, 17:42 (Ref:154878) | #6 | ||
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This car could drive as fast backwards as forward, right?
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21 Feb 2008, 22:36 (Ref:2134567) | #7 | |
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Mike Beckwith
I'm trying to find Mike Beckwith, drove in DAF F3 variomatic. Does anybody know where he lives? please respond if you know something about him.
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22 Feb 2008, 05:51 (Ref:2134725) | #8 | ||
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At least one of the cars was on display at the DAF Museum in Eindhoven when I was there is 2006.
Fancy a car with a wicker cane dash board - check out the museum. |
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22 Feb 2008, 12:40 (Ref:2134972) | #9 | ||
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1968 Tecno-DAF at Monaco
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