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16 Oct 2017, 19:15 (Ref:3774556)
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AUSTIN A40 in Competition
I am looking to find information on the Austin A40 Farina in all kinds of motorsport past, present and future in light of this I am asking anyone who runs or has run a A40 Farina in motorsport to contact me so we can arrange to email me this information on a ongoing basis
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16 Oct 2017, 22:04 (Ref:3774570)
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa !
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16 Oct 2017, 22:34 (Ref:3774573)
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http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38346&page=8 Would love to hear what happened to the blue and silver ex Bevan A40 that was found in original Barn find condition a few years ago in Scotland and was briefly for sale? |
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17 Oct 2017, 15:48 (Ref:3774680)
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17 Nov 2017, 11:58 (Ref:3780957)
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Billy Shepherd Ran a 1.litre A.40 in the Triplex series back in my day.
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17 Nov 2017, 16:40 (Ref:3781032)
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Was it Peter Cartlidge that raced an red A40 in the 70's?
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17 Nov 2017, 22:23 (Ref:3781124)
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He certainly raced an A40 but not sure of the colour. Seem to think it may have been Ford powered at some stage.
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17 Nov 2017, 22:26 (Ref:3781126)
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Not mentioned yet - John Blankley ran an 1800cc MGB powered A40 up north back in the late 60s/early 70s. Sometimes known as the Rockcliffe A40. Very fast but a bit fragile. It was a mid-blue colour IIRC.
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19 Nov 2017, 11:06 (Ref:3781455)
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I remember a few A40's in the small engined special saloon races driven by Steven Minoprio, Mike Cave and Rodney Bloor but the most remembered is the Chevrolet engined one of Brian Tarrant.
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19 Nov 2017, 11:59 (Ref:3781467)
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Brian, of course, tragically died in that car at Thruxton
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"It's pure joy. This was the perfect training for the WEC after a summer of not racing, even though the car is faster than LMP2." Nicolas Minassian after lapping at 123mph in the Group C Jaguar XJR-14, setting a new outright lap record for the historic GP circuit at Silverstone Classic in 2013!
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20 Nov 2017, 09:07 (Ref:3781627)
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I was at this meeting in May 1963 for the Molyslip Saloon Car Championship at Brands. At the time there were quite a few very quick A40s including Chris Airey.
Unfortunately after going off track at the then (bottom bend) he got back on too quickly, rolled four times and the seat came loose during the rolls and he was partially thrown out of the door. I actually witnessed this and I seem to remember that the car had a fibreglass floor ? This brought home to me that motor racing was dangerous however it didn't stop me from partaking for 45 years ! |
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa !
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12 Dec 2018, 08:47 (Ref:3869607)
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Just a quick update on Peter Bevan A40, my friend bought the car at auction in 2010 and I have recently done some work on it, it is now up for sale again
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20 Jul 2019, 04:51 (Ref:3918566)
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Bevan A40
Just to confirm that the Bevan A40 is now safely back in the Family !!!
Restoration of the “Original Shell” will start late 2019. Looking forward letting my dad have a drive after 50 odd years ! Jonathan ... |
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