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18 Jun 2009, 01:39 (Ref:2485630)
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Wendy Wools Special Saloons
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Ginger Marshall - Reliant Kitten Dale/Steve Minton - Escort RS2000 David Enderby - VW Karmann |
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18 Jun 2009, 01:55 (Ref:2485633)
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Metro Breakers Modified Saloons
What car do you remember from this championship -
Bill Griffin - BMW 323 Brian Chatfield - Ford Capri Gary Woodcock - Escort Mk1 Mark Le Maite - Mini Cooper Rob Birley - Escort RS2000 |
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18 Jun 2009, 02:05 (Ref:2485636)
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Mike Luck - Sunbeam Californian
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18 Jun 2009, 04:35 (Ref:2485667)
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18 Jun 2009, 20:55 (Ref:2486122)
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I won the wendy wools championship with my 8 port mini in 1981 some other names for you my mate perter Baldwin,tony Dickenson Skoda Don Stone mini John Flack skoda Brian Preble imp Viv Wallace mini imp
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18 Jun 2009, 21:13 (Ref:2486127)
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19 Jun 2009, 20:10 (Ref:2486694)
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I was going to shout, but here....
Peter Baldwin and of course : Ginger Marshall |
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25 Jun 2011, 08:18 (Ref:2905615)
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Remembering Cars
G'day folks, I used to be a sort of a part time competitor in the Wendy Wools series. My old chum Steve Smith and I used to follow both the BARC and the BRSCC organised events, more for fun than anything else really. I got involved with it just because I liked the cars, how they looked and sounded.
I was never quick or anything ungentlemanly like that, but I like to think that at least Steve and I could field a nicely prepared good looking motor car. To start with we ran a Ford Escort, based on a standard twink bodyshell. Motor was a 2 litre BDG, 5 speed ZF 'box, Atlas rear axle with four trailing links and a Watts linkage. Colour was green and yellow. I sold the rolling chassis to Roger Matthews and bought the ex Rupert Long Anglia, a spaceframe car built by Richard Wallinger. Much lighter of course, much stiffer and thus more communicative chassis. Anyway, I've got a couple of photos of the escort, but I'm not sure of how I can upload them to the site. Any (polite) suggestions welcome! Happy days they were. John |
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25 Jun 2011, 08:39 (Ref:2905624)
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Remember that the CSCC is to run a Revival race for these sorts of cars (& Modsports, Thundersaloons & Donington GT type cars) at Mallory Park on August ban Holiday Monday. Baby Bertha, DAFnee & the ex MicK Hill Beetle are planning to be there amongst a field of 20 famous cars from this type of racing. As a prelude to this race, this coming wednesday (June 29 2011) there will be a Test & PR morning at Mallory Park, inc lunch time rides for invited Journalists, & there will be 26 cars present.
The test morning will be open to the public. Come along to both the race & test. It is hoped that a number of the old racers will be there, even if they are not competing any more. |
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25 Jun 2011, 10:31 (Ref:2905650)
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Colin, that looks liek Cadwell? A long time ago?
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25 Jun 2011, 17:14 (Ref:2905850)
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Will you be taking and posting lots of pics from the forthcoming test day? (please!) Any pics anyone has from the past of my Lola T 492 with Alan Humberstone racing it will be MOST greatfully received. Here it is in about late 80's, couldn't be missed in pink and black bodywork.... 
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26 Jun 2011, 08:06 (Ref:2906139)
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Lots of photos from three pages back in "70's Super Saloon Pics"
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26 Jun 2011, 11:18 (Ref:2906231)
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There are several u tube clips, in fact the bbc braod cast from thruxton 1981 .Well worth a watch
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Old Escorts never die....
I think I've found out how to add a pic or two. If the pictures load, the paddock shot is Donington 1978. No apologies for hair or flares, and no, the Marina is NOT mine, or any of my chums'!
What lurks beneath is a ally block 2 litre BDA, components other than the block are BDG. John |
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3 Jul 2011, 14:03 (Ref:2917399)
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Special Saloons
This is one of my favourite racing categories. I owned a lime green semi-spaceframe 998cc firbreglass bodied Imp and a Metro special saloon based on a clubman's chassis with a BRM 1725cc twin-cam engine it it, Escort rear axle. Wish i had kept it and re-built it. Would love to know where it is these days.
Sold it on to a guy who sprinted it for a while then he sold it on. Anyone who can shed some light and pictures on the Metro will be welcomed with open arms. PS: I have some pictures of teh cars out practising this week courtesy of a very good friend who is a CSCC racing member and MSA Scrutineer |
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I've put a couple of photos from Donington GT'S on 1970' and 80's Special/Super saloons thread on Motorsport History.
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 Ginger Marshall's Imp engined Mini Estate: http://www.racing70s.pwp.blueyonder....ns/mini_06.htm Originally built by Ian Carter an example of Imp engine mated to a Mini gearbox http://www.shrigleyengineering.co.uk/ 
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Very warm welcome mab, look forward to your further contributions.
There's lots of former and current special saloon folk lurking in the Motorsport History section.
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