Historic forum photographs - Page 13

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 14:15 (Ref:359747)

Alan Peer leads Geoff Mabbs

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 15:20 (Ref:359779)

Alan Peer again chasing a Mini and Fraser Imp, Mallory 67.

Andrew Kitson · 17 Aug 2002, 15:41 (Ref:359789)

John Filbee ( Jag E), John Chatham ( Healey) and Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey (Jag E) Silv 1968.

racing fxgt · 19 Aug 2002, 08:31 (Ref:360960)

Druids 1970 Brian Muir in the Wiggins Teape Camaro leading the Escorts

racing fxgt · 19 Aug 2002, 10:19 (Ref:361045)

Here's Chris Craft just shunted his Mk1 Lotus Cortina

racing fxgt · 19 Aug 2002, 10:21 (Ref:361049)

Not sure who these are.

Andrew Kitson · 19 Aug 2002, 11:29 (Ref:361110)

Great pix Racing Fxgt - should these 2 be in the 60s thread!?
The Cortina of Chris Craft is 1965 I think and the Galaxie is I believe the red car of Harvey-Baillie(?) - is that Clark in the Cortina? But his helmet seems too light for a dark blue/black with large white peak. Peter Arundell perhaps?

Andrew Kitson · 19 Aug 2002, 11:43 (Ref:361126)

Alex Seldon's Lotus 30 ( Maybe 40?) Silverstone late 70s. Spot the 70s flares / hair styles!

Andrew Kitson · 19 Aug 2002, 11:52 (Ref:361133)

Colin Vandervell leads in FF at Brands in 1970. His car, the famous 'magic' Merlyn leads Harness in the JRRDS Lotus and Bob Evans' Palliser.
The magic Merlyn was used in '69 by Emerson Fittipaldi and Colin sold it to Jody Scheckter for the '71 season. One of the most famous FF's of all time.

Phil Hosker · 19 Aug 2002, 12:14 (Ref:361154)

Enjoyed the pictures a lot.

I am gathering information and pictures from the Aurora F1 series and wondered if anyone had anything I could get copies of. Also happy to help anyone else with requests (not just Aurora).

Andrew Kitson · 19 Aug 2002, 13:00 (Ref:361201)

Roger Enever's Midget leads Holland's E-type. Brands 67.

Andrew Kitson · 19 Aug 2002, 13:09 (Ref:361214)

A mixed bag at Oulton in 66. The only driver/car I recognise is the Lotus Cortina of Cyd Williams.

paulzinho · 20 Aug 2002, 20:05 (Ref:362352)

Good to see some things never change eh!

Right will someone please hurry up and invent a time machine, I envy those of you who were at these meetings in person. You're lucky people!

Andrew Kitson · 20 Aug 2002, 20:27 (Ref:362370)

Paulzinho - yes they were great times but there was a downside too. We tend to look back thru' rose tinted glasses, but some things have improved greatly as they should. When it was wet it was just as muddy as Silv was in 2000 as there were no proper tarmac footpaths. Anyone remember the old Silverstone seats in the stands? It was a 'sack cloth' type material suspended between scaffolding poles. When the person next to you stood up, you sank. When they sat down again you took off! The stand roof always leaked too. The toilets are far better now despite a few gripes still.
The racing was sometimes processional like now and the attrition rate was often terrible but there were some cracking races too particularly below F1. For me, the cars were just so much nicer to look at and you could get so close! The variety was great too. I remember an International Trophy race at Silverstone in the early 70s. The F1/F5000 race with great sounds and top drivers of the day supported by the British F3 Championship ( 75 cars - 2 heats and a final!), the RAC British Saloon car Championship, a 2 litre Group 5 sportscar race, Formula Atlantic, historics and a stand alone F5000 race - all at the same meeting!
For this reason, the golden age of racing for me personally was the mid 60s to late 70s - the period I grew up in and fell in love with the sport.

Andrew Kitson · 21 Aug 2002, 19:37 (Ref:363154)

Quote:

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

In an old Brands programme I have here from 1966 a 'Diva Valkyr' 1650cc is entered under Team Diva / driver: D.Mockford.
Martin Hone did indeed race a 904 GTS Porsche under the Mefco Racing banner.

Andrew Kitson · 21 Aug 2002, 20:13 (Ref:363172)

There was a great feature on the Aurora series in Motor Sport magazine a few months back. Don't have a copy to hand though. Loads of colour piccys in the article.

Vitesse · 23 Aug 2002, 00:02 (Ref:364074)

Quote:

Originally posted by TimD
Hmm - I've got a November 1966 Brands Hatch programme that lists a Cannon GT entered by Mike Cannon. I'll see if anything shows up after that.

I'm assuming A-Series BMC engine somewhere in there...

Mike Cannon was the constructor of the near-ubiquitous Cannon trials car, which dominated trialling in the 60s. This was from the same stable - he built a few GTs, but eventually gave up building cars and concentrated on building trailers instead. So, based on the trials heritage, perhaps not an A-series but an 1172 Ford? See Georgano p390.

mickj · 23 Aug 2002, 01:12 (Ref:364099)

Fred
Its a GP Centron on a VW chassis made by John Jobber of GP Dune Buggys. Not many made, apparently one was mid-engined and had a Porsche 356 Supper 90 motor and Autocrossed or Rallycrossed.
Mick

mickj · 23 Aug 2002, 01:19 (Ref:364102)

Attachment snett unknown 1 is a Coston-Nathan or an Astra. Made by Roger Nathan.
Attachment snett unknown 2 is this a Milmor GT.

Andrew Kitson your answer please on attachment 2.
Mick

Andrew Kitson · 23 Aug 2002, 07:27 (Ref:364202)

Good shots again Fred. yes, that is a Taydec, probably the car of Malcolm Payne.
The Astra RNR1 is shown entering the hairpin at Snett with the petrol station in the background. Roger Nathan's car before he added the two orange stripes.
The last one, not sure. Mickj reckons a Milmor. If so could be the 1100cc Mk7 GT of Allan Brunning.
If not, any chance it could be a 998cc Costin Nathan GT Imp?

paulzinho · 25 Aug 2002, 21:09 (Ref:365714)

http://users.argonet.co.uk/minimarco...le/fletch.html

There's pictures on this site, obviously set up by the same person doing the enquiries, may be of some help to you lot though!

klaus · 26 Aug 2002, 19:26 (Ref:366177)

hello,
quite interesting thread and pictures. I have found the fletcher gt on the programme-picture of the 500km race programme of 1967. You see the starting grid of the race one year before, look at the fletcher between Glas 1304 and Abarth 1300 OT , Sebring Sprite behind.

klaus · 26 Aug 2002, 19:54 (Ref:366203)

hello,
the car with number 102 is one of the three Diva Valkyrie, made by Don Sims in 1965/66. One or two of these cars are still existing.
Car No.52 looks really as the Astra from Roger nathan in an very early stage, later two orange stripes added at the front. Engine Cosworth FVA.

klaus · 26 Aug 2002, 20:42 (Ref:366231)

PS:
this Diva was also raced by Mockford and Jeremy Delmar-Morgan at the 1000km race at Nürburgring ther same year, may 1966, colour was dark blue as far as I remember.
The Astra was raced with much success , also at the Ring, 500km in September 1969 (would like to enter Foto as Astra enters the famous Karussell-bend, followed by Porsche 910. Remember: it had a full plywood monocoque chassis as early Marcos, nearly unchanged copied from Frank Costins "Costin Nathan" . One of these cars in Sweden and one in France,this one wrongly listed as Costin Nathan .

klaus · 27 Aug 2002, 09:05 (Ref:366446)

here the picture from 500km 1966

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