1960/70s Sports Racing Cars - Page 3

DaveM · 21 Feb 2003, 23:57 (Ref:513799)

It does look beautiful dretceterini. Driven by Skip Hudson in the 1966 USRRC and Can-Am series, and finished up being cut up and buried I believe. A waste of a pretty (but not competitive) car.

DaveM · 25 Feb 2003, 21:13 (Ref:517614)

Mike d'Udy had a couple of strange intakes on the top of his T70, which was pale green with dark green stripes. This is him at Druids, Brands Hatch in 68.

DaveM · 25 Feb 2003, 21:15 (Ref:517618)

Got things a bit a... about t.., because this is the start of the race. A gridful of thundering monsters, what could be better?

DaveM · 25 Feb 2003, 21:19 (Ref:517622)

Here is the Syd Taylor T70, but I'm not sure who was driving that day - don't think it was Hulme, could have been Trevor Taylor? The meeting was the Guards International on 4th September, and this race was a supporting act for the F3s!

Andrew Kitson · 25 Feb 2003, 21:44 (Ref:517660)

DaveM - that is Frank Gardner who won the race in the Sid Taylor T70. Looks like the Surtees T70 (Aston?) on the outside front. Don't know who is in the middle in the B8. Wonder if it's Redman in the Red Rose car?
As I said, have not got the programme for this one. But what a fantastic grid of cars. Great shots as usual.

TimD · 25 Feb 2003, 21:57 (Ref:517680)

Here's the race result and entry list for that Brands Hatch event (I've got September 2 1968 for this.)

1 Frank Gardner 101 Lola T70GT Mk3
2 Ulf Norinder 102 Lola T70GT Mk3
3 Peter Gethin Chevron
4 Tony Dean 131 Porsche Carrera 6
5 David Piper 115 Ferrari 250LM
6 Jackie Oliver 142 Lotus 47
7 Edward Nelson 110 Ford GT40
8 Digby Martland 121 Chevron B8
9 Peter Sadler 111 Ford GT40
10 Paul Hawkins 108 Ford GT40

David Hobbs 103 Lola T70GT Mk3
Mike de Udy 104 Lola T70GT Mk3
Alan Harvey 105 Lola T70GT Mk3
John Woolfe 106 Lola T70GT Mk3
Mike Salmon 109 Ford GT40
Ron Fry 112 Ford GT40
Jeff Edmonds 116 Ferrari 250LM
Derek Bennett 122 Chevron B8
Alan Rollinson 123 Chevron B8
Chris Craft 124 Chevron B8
Chris Skeaping 125 Chevron B8
John Lepp 126 Chevron B8
Phil Silverston 127 Chevron B8
Trevor Twaites 128 Chevron B8
Bill Bradley 130 Porsche Carrera 6
Richard Brostrom 132 Porsche Carrera 6
Hugh Dibley 133 Porsche Carrera 6
John Morris 134 Porsche Carrera 6
John Miles 141 Lotus 47
Trevor Taylor 143 Lotus 47
Brian Robinson 144 Lotus 47
Jim Morley 145 Lotus 47
Keith Holland 146 Lotus 47
Doug Mockford 151 Diva GT
Mike Graty 152 Diva GT
Robert Bell 153 Diva GT
Mike Walton 154 Abarth Fiat 1000SP
Peter Taggart 129 Chevron
David Prophet 107 Lola T70GT Mk3
Peter Mould 134 Porsche Carrera 6
Maurice Charles 114 Ford GT40

DaveM · 25 Feb 2003, 22:21 (Ref:517713)

Something not quite right. The Surtees T70 on the front row is No 107, so that will be Hobbs not Prophet. Here is No 103, which may therefore be Prophet not Hobbs, followed by 111, presumably Sadler.

DaveM · 25 Feb 2003, 22:22 (Ref:517717)

This is Paul Hawkins with Chris Craft behind.

mickj · 26 Feb 2003, 02:30 (Ref:517849)

DaveM keep posting.
Magnificent pics.Paul Hawkins was 1 of my alltime favourite Aussie drivers.
I agree with Andrew Kitson about the fantastic grid of cars. Whoever drove that B8 to get on the front row deserved to be there.
TimD thanks for posting the full entry of the race.

DaveM · 26 Feb 2003, 09:19 (Ref:518074)

Thanks mickj. The front row Chevron was Craft and the dark coloured one on the second row was Alan Rollinson.

Motor Sport did a feature on Chris Craft in the January issue, and on the contents page there is a colour photo of him and the 107 T70 in this race. The Lola had the dark green nose of the Aston engined cars (sorry I'm not sufficiently up in history to know if this colour was only used for the Aston engined cars) BUT the rest of the car was in Bonniers colours. Thanks for the entry list Tim.

zefarelly · 28 Feb 2003, 09:41 (Ref:520234)

I noticed a list of Divas up there . . .we saw one at Spa last September . . .its like a mini-me E type, but better looking (IMHO) a fantastic little car, Id never seen one before and was amazed how quick it was, I guess only weighing about 450 Kgs helps.

mickj · 23 Mar 2003, 08:34 (Ref:544926)

Has anyone got a photo of a car called the Aurora-BMC, which was raced by Trevor and Anita Taylor around 1966-67. It was similiar to the Unipower.
If photo available, could it be posted please.
Thanks

DaveM · 23 Mar 2003, 17:42 (Ref:545478)

Don't think I've got one Mick. Personally, I'd prefer a photo of Anita - she was a stunner.

mickj · 24 Mar 2003, 00:09 (Ref:545878)

Dave Yes she was a good looker.

DaveM · 31 Mar 2003, 20:42 (Ref:554193)

Quote:

Originally posted by mickj
Dave Yes she was a good looker.

Having just seen the photo of her in the new Classic & Sportscar (Full Throttle) delivered today, the above should be altered to read IS STILL a good looker!

Smokey 6 litre · 2 Apr 2003, 14:35 (Ref:555993)

Quote:

Originally posted by klaus
Who remembers this one, never raced in his home-country, only once in Spa, suffering the terrible rain during the race. (photo 1968)

A 1960's Marcos Mantis i think.

flatlander_48 · 14 Apr 2003, 14:51 (Ref:569110)

One of the more interesting variations of the Lola T-70GT was the Aston-Martin V-8 powered model that ran at Le Mans (just once I think). When I first moved to New York State, one of the 2 that were built ran here at Watkins Glen during the fall vintage weekend. Neat machine, but I haven't seen it since. There was also a piece on it a few years ago in Motor Sport (or one of the other UK historical morotsports magazines).

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