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vaughan jones · 8 Aug 2002, 22:47 (Ref:353467)

Having just seen the pic of the corsair i do think this was also martin maulding check earlier message ????

Andrew Kitson · 9 Aug 2002, 00:39 (Ref:353504)

These photos are wonderful! I vaguely remember the Corsair - Don't remember if it was Martin Maudling though but it does ring a bell.
In 1967, as a very young lad, I remember going with my Dad
to a very large house ( I think it must have been in Herts/Essex) to collect an Anglia race car on a trailer. My Dad worked as a mechanic on trucks/lorries for an agricultural manufacturing company called Simplex near to Cambridge, the boss being John Bond-Smith. His wife raced Galaxie's, Lotus sports cars etc, and my Dad was mechanic on these too from 1964. John bought the Anglia for £600 ( I remember my father handing over an envelope full of cash) and the house we went to was the home of MP Reginald Maudling. His son Martin had raced it in 66/67. It was a dark blue 1650 cc Anglia but once tuner Don Harris had got his hands on it, it was fitted with a Lotus 1800cc twin cam and painted metallic green.
Wealthy 18 year old Stan Matthews from Wicken near Silverstone drove it in the Redex and Osram GEC Special Saloon Championships in 68/69.
My father ( if he were still with us) would know all of the drivers and cars posted in all these old photos I'm sure. Such great memories from so long ago.

Andrew Kitson · 9 Aug 2002, 00:48 (Ref:353506)

Just another note: Look at the ads on the grandstands at Brands in Fred's photos!
The VC10 really was the airliner of it's time - so much so that BOAC promoted it in these adverts. I suppose it's a bit like British Airways having similar ads today saying 'Concorde'!

John Reeves · 9 Aug 2002, 06:21 (Ref:353566)

I am afraid I do not have any pictures at all of those days. I was quite young then and we were just enjoying ourselves and taking pictures did not even come into it. That is something that with hindsight I deeply regret. I must say that seeing the car again has brought the memories flooding back and I spent quite a while last night telling my wife about the funnier moments. I think she was quite supprised at some of the antics. Normally the car used to be prepaired on the Saturday for racing on the Sunday. As usual the car was all up and running when we discovered that the transporter would not start. Only one thing for it, drive the car on the roads from Sidcup to Brands. Should have seen the faces of the other motorists on the roads. In the past I have made some enquiries as to what happend to Mike but I have heard nothing back. I do remember he used to live life to the full in those days though. Mike also used to own a club in Beckenham and many a time it was back to the club after the Brands meeting. Not many clubs had the DJ sitting in the back of a vintage white Rolls Royce. Yes the car was in the acually in the club!.
I could go on for hours. But I wont, don't worry.

Regards

John Reeves · 9 Aug 2002, 06:35 (Ref:353570)

Andrew

Sorry forgot to confirm that the car was indeed orange and if you remember it also had eyebrows.

Regards

mickj · 9 Aug 2002, 07:03 (Ref:353585)

Freds Unknown car at Brands 66 is a Diva Valkyrie. There is a German website devoted to the Diva's called Diva Cars.

Andrew Kitson · 9 Aug 2002, 08:32 (Ref:353646)

Fred. On closer inspection - the Anglia ( No.9) behind the Corsair is indeed the car my Dad was a mechanic on! It looks a grey/green on the photo, perhaps it has faded a bit(?) and the meeting is the same one as the photo I posted earlier in this thread stating that was the only photo I have of the car! The Anglia (No.3) is Pat Mannion - also in the earlier photo. Do you have copies or negs of these photos Fred? I would like to buy some from you. Also do you have anymore shots of Anglia No.9?

zefarelly · 9 Aug 2002, 10:02 (Ref:353731)

Peter, the 1200 engine was a three bearing affair, would be a bit bendy I think, given it was a problem in thrashed std engines, the 1500 is 5 bearing, I would guess Gordons car runs a stronger 6 bolt (flywheel) crank as well, which came into play in the 1500 precross flow MK2 cortina, and later the 1600 x flow engines, it also has a proper oil seal rather than a rope one, and stronger end caps etc as well.

Ive never seen a Corsair in race trim before, was theat the cardigan and slippers series?

TimD · 9 Aug 2002, 10:12 (Ref:353747)

Welcome to the forums, John. Hope we can provide a few more nostalgic memories for you.

You know, I think I've heard about that club. A little while back, one of the Classic car magazines reported a vintage Rolls Royce doing precisely the job you described.

When the time came that a collector gave the owners the proverbial offer they could not refuse, they had to break a hole in the side wall of the venue to get the car out.

racing fxgt · 9 Aug 2002, 10:21 (Ref:353752)

1968- Here's Dick Sandiland's Standard 8

**Peter Mallett** · 9 Aug 2002, 10:41 (Ref:353772)

Quote:

Originally posted by zefarelly
Peter, the 1200 engine was a three bearing affair, would be a bit bendy I think, given it was a problem in thrashed std engines, the 1500 is 5 bearing, .........

Hmm,

Fair comment but I thought it was five bearing. Hey ho. Anyway the point was that I believe he can't run anything other than a four cylinder and it would have to be pre-crossflow because of the year of the car. I'll still check though.

AllonFS · 9 Aug 2002, 10:43 (Ref:353774)

Quote:

Originally posted by racing fxgt
1968- Here's Dick Sandiland's Standard 8

Doesn't look very standard to me!

racing fxgt · 9 Aug 2002, 10:43 (Ref:353775)

Here's 2 Broadspeed Anglia's one driver is John Fitzpatrick
not sure of other one.

Andrew Kitson · 9 Aug 2002, 10:54 (Ref:353788)

It would have been Chris Craft.

racing fxgt · 9 Aug 2002, 21:46 (Ref:354325)

1973 Ensign MN01 Formula one Cosworth DFV driven by Rikky Von Opel

Andrew Kitson · 10 Aug 2002, 10:54 (Ref:354518)

Gordon Spice in the Kitchmac and Guy Edwards' Lola T330, 1973.

Andrew Kitson · 10 Aug 2002, 11:00 (Ref:354519)

Works Team Surtees TS5 in the Brands paddock, 1969.

Andrew Kitson · 10 Aug 2002, 11:11 (Ref:354528)

Small class Special saloons Silverstone.

Andrew Kitson · 10 Aug 2002, 11:16 (Ref:354534)

Bill McGovern's Imp and a Mini ( Jon Mowatt perhaps?)
in the 1972 Wiggins Teape paperchase RAC British saloon Car Championship to Group 2 regs.

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 10:43 (Ref:359662)

The Mercury at a Silverstone meeting in 1979.

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 10:45 (Ref:359664)

Alan Fowler's Mercury misses the spinning Europa of Keith Holland in 67.

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 10:50 (Ref:359666)

F3 Mallory 1967. John Miles to the fore.

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 10:55 (Ref:359669)

The first lap of the 71 British GP at a remarkably flat and featureless Silverstone!

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 11:09 (Ref:359677)

Malcolm Jackson's Mallock - silv 1978.

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 14:13 (Ref:359746)

Or possibly Peter Procter.

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