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Yet another mix. Can anyone identify the car in pic number 1? I may have posted this before and I'm guessing 1936/38 or thereabouts, but so many cars in that era had similar bodies, so it could be anything. Note the price of petrol...
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Little brother and BIG brother - but you can see the family likeness...
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When single seaters from different makes had an identity.
Just going through and biffing a few duplicates at the moment, but doing it randomly, so diving into different sections of the collection and picking out an occasional pic just to make it less of a waste of time.
Is that the Keift-Godiva in the first of today's photos?
I think it is the Kieft FPE Climax "Godiva" V8 - Construction was commenced in 1953 and the car was completed and first raced, 49 years later, in 2002!
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20145/lot/149/
The joy of Goodwood! I hadn't really heard of the car before then, although Kieft was well known - though if I had read about it in passing, I'd certainly forgotten all about it. Impressive that you two recognised it!
Now working on trying to get a paddock pass for this year's event so that I can get some more decent pics and so far, had no luck! Time to do a bit of grovelling... Spending an arm and a leg to get there and to get in for 3 days, then not getting into the paddock, is like going to Anaheim for the first time and not going into Disneyland.
The Godiva was one of motor racing's great 'what might have beens'.
As Roger says, it was developed in 1954 with intended teams being Cooper, HWM, Connaught and Kieft. Then the bhp figures - optimistic as it turns out - out of Italy were divulged and Coventry Climax concluded, incorrectly, that their engine was underpowered...
ERAs through the ages...
Shelsey 1965 - using 30 year old black and white film in an even older camera. Maybe an Ensign camera? heavily cropped - thank goodness, as the negative was quite tatty around the edges. One of dad's extensive collection of cameras that peaked at 627 when he died, all of them catalogued and assessed, repaired if necessary and sold at Sotheby's - no idea how much for! I held on to the old Leica that he was using on the day, but I never found any pics he took, or the negatives.
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What is the orange car no 7 in the third photo?
Here is some info. about the Alexis FJ.
Alexis
The name Alexis was derived from the names of Bill Harris & Alex Francis who constructed the first model the Alexis Mk1 for the 1960 season. This car only raced once in the UK at Oulton Park and on that occasion was driven by Alex Francis. Soon after the car was shipped to the USA but eventually returned to the UK and has been owned and raced regularly for over 20 years by Duncan Rabagliati (Chairman FJHRA) this car was and is the only MK1 in existence with a serial No of HF101 reflecting the surnames of the two constructors.
The Mk1 is front engined and powered by a BMC A series engine and BMC gearbox. Chassis is tubular spaceframe with an aluminium body. Independent suspension at the front using Triumph Herald unequel wish bones and coil springs, with rear suspension via a modified live Austin A35 axle with coil springs and rods.
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(Ken H )
Thanks for that Ken. It is the offset driving position that intrigues me. There have been a few over the years including our own Katipo.
Allan,
I am not totally sure but I thought that with a front engine and a drive shaft to the rear diff that the offset position would allow the driver to be able to sit lower and also be an advantage for weight distribution.
The later front engine Indy racers certainly used the offset position a lot if all the cornering was to the left.
Note how the engine and drive line are set to the left in this 1961 Chenowth Indy car.
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Ken, that looks like a small block Chev not an Offy.
Dale.
Corvette rocker covers.......
Sunbeam
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Spotted at the rear of a garage in Cornwall, 2005.
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Not the sharpest of pics unfortunately, but just to show that the name isn't dead in NZ. Driven here by Todd Forsyth who ran out of patience with head gasket issues.
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Thanks guys. It was just a test to see if anyone read what I spout !
I got a little off track with my offset.
It has been duly corrected.
(Ken H)
More Sunbeams, Lotus and Taraschi. Just a tidy up of those I'd posted earlier and had picked out more than could be displayed in one post.
A mix again from the archives before I have another go at scanning more older stuff. Such a slow, frustrating process...
Not having a good run with computers at the moment... These pics had to be reloaded a couple of hours later. Ran out of black toner with 200 coloured, picture name tags to print. 'Caps Lock' and the 'Z' keys have packed up on the laptop!
Uncertain date, but yours truly possibly on the way to a class win at Curborough, where I seemed to spend more Sundays than at Church! Note the $50 Aley aluminium roll hoop and back stay...
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The wonderful Haynes/Sparkford Museum in Devon.
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Smales Farm, Takapuna, last Sunday of the month, 9am to 12, seems to be very popular, but I have only managed a couple of visits.
I won't be able to get to at least the next 3 either.
Can anyone identify car no 181 in the second photo of post no 904?
Is that John Hearne's Alfa 1500 in the bottom pic?
That pic was taken just this week - last Sunday of May. I know nothing of the details of the car.
Busy now with organising my last ERC Series Dinner, so no time to scan any more old slides or negatives until probably October. With Goodwood ear-marked for September, I expect to add a fair few pics to my library later in the year. Anything I post between now and then will be gap fillers tripped over whilst backing up.
This set is from my 'undated' group, which, thanks to slides, is far more difficult to accurately date than negative film. Any confirmed date of any pic would be appreciated. Running your mouse over the image will tell you from the first three digits, what year I think it is. (185 = 1985)
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Apologies if any have been posted before.
The Benson & Hedges shot is 1984.
61 Ed Lamont / Pete Ambler Hertz Ford Laser Sport - 3rd in class - 187 laps
72 Mark Jennings / Dave Barrow UDC Finance/ Leycars Honda Civic Sport - 5th in class - 186 laps
69 Murray Starnes / Alan Curtis Comfort Zone Waterbed Centre Ford Laser Sport - 6th in class - 185 laps
Kiwis at Goodwood 2016 - Friday practice.
Great photos Ray, thanks for posting. I love the Jocko Special, owned by Neil Tolich. This is the very first race car of American driver Sam Posey, who went on to big things in Formula 5000, and in Trans-Am, where he drove for Penske and Shelby, and, along with Ray Caldwell, ran the Autodynamics factory Dodge Challengers in 1970.
Unfortunately the silver car owned by Nigel Russell, FMZ and NZ built has had engine issues at Goodwood and his Euro odyssey for a fantastic FJ season is terminated.
Living the dream, what an adventure
Yup, and Paul Halford came in on the end of a tow rope too.
Tony O went very well indeed (13th?) and Neil was driving well in the Jocko, putting in some very respectable times and tagging onto the group in front, who had much quicker cars.
Paul Radisich was one of the star drivers in the A35 race, but the car sounded off colour in Friday practice, retired during the wet race Saturday, but the car (with its owner driving), sounded and went much better on Sunday.
Taken many, many pics of course, but will post a few over time. I also visited Brooklands and the Coventry Transport Museum (that one is free by the way and excellent). Tomorrow, hoping for the Heritage Museum, before heading to a Chris Barber concert, near Milton Keynes.
A bit of variety from Goodwood. Nothing more than a taster.
First three pics are Friday practice.
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Paul Radisich in the cream coloured A35, #73.
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John Surtees in the Brabham Tribute
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