I could say "I told you so" Ray. It's gutting isn't it. A shadow of it's former self.
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I could say "I told you so" Ray. It's gutting isn't it. A shadow of it's former self.
From your photos Ray - I am puzzled - English ?? with SU's looks like a Triumph but the body looks Sunbeam !!
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Raymond Mays cylinder head on a Mk2 Ford Zephyr Ken (whoops, edited to Roger...).
Trojan 101 and 103 were in Donington and will post photos in the coming weeks no doubt.
Thankfully, the Goodwood entry does have plenty of cars that weren't there in 2016 so I'm happy that there will be a lot of additions to my photographic library.
Had a sad email from Alan Horner (who is in GB) and was expecting to do the whole 3 days of Goodwood but has done his back in, so if anyone knows of anyone in the UK wanting to purchase tickets at face value... Saturday tickets sold out weeks ago.
Geez Ray,
I would have loved to spend those days at Goodwood with you..oh well, another time perhaps.
If you see Patrick Head there do not show him any of your Trojan T101-103 photos as I think that was a time in his life he would rather forget ! But if you do have a chance, remind him that he still owes me for the petrol for the Morris Minor on our trip from Croydon to Silverstone return, July 1973 !
Safe travels, looking forward to your photos etc..
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(Hyndman & Patrick Head at Williams headquarters, Grove, Wantage. Oxfordshire, England. June 1996. )
This was when Williams was at their peak winning 12 of the 16 F 1 races that season with the FW 18 powered by a 3.0 Renault V-10 engine. Drivers; Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve
Ken H
Apologies Roger... Can I blame jet lag, or advanced senility - or both?
Here you are Roger - and another car with a link...
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Heading home - just for two days, then away again and a mountain of stuff to wade through.
A taster for the regulars, from Goodwood
1) Roger:
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2) Spgeti:
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3) For others who like rare (although a recreation - Lancia D50 - announcing its failure, not to be seen on track again and quirky. (Keift with a prototype Coventry Climax engine which sounded fantastic too.
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4) For the Brits
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5) For the Porsche brigade
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6) And for the odd few who are into Americana
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Hi Ray, hope you enjoyed yourself over there.
The Lancia of that model is one of my favourite Italian cars.
Cheers
Bruce
Interesting Spgeti, but in the two weeks in the UK, I saw just one Marcos (in a museum) but several Lancia Aurelias.
Even more surprising, more Facel Vegas (French, not Italian of course). One in a museum. One on the open road two days before Goodwood; the Rob Walker Facel Vega in the tribute parade and three more in the pre '66 car park at Goodwood.
At six picture posts a time, it will be a while before I have posted the pic of the crop(ped) on here.
Plenty to come Roger... However, I seem to have a (owner?) problem with the camera focus point moving. I need to have another read of the manual, as I unfortunately have to ditch what would have been excellent pics, as although I have it set for a single point focus, that point seems to move around at will, so I have several (far too many!) with in focus backgrounds but the subject is a bit fuzzy. Very frustrating. Difficult to tell at the time without wearing glasses and expanding the pic. The net result is a load of duff ones.
Pity, as watching the cars four wheel drift through Madgwick with the sun in exactly the right place is a dream position.
Examples:
Duff
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Fair
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There are always cars I have never seen before, such as this Lightning Envoyette-Ford, Formula Junior
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I'm out of date order here so might revert to the correct sequence...
Love those Austin’s Ray...
They sounded superb too! The green one on the left is I believe the ex Jack Sears' car. They were celebrating the first touring car season of 1958. Jack Sears famously won it after an equal points race off, in Riley 1.5s... Can't see that happening today.
Probably because the only saloons in 2016 were Austin A30s/A35s, this year, the St Mary's Trophy race and the Jack Sear's race were right up my street - and some new pictures for the library.
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This is the original prototype Ford GT40.
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Back to Grimsthorpe, August 26th. (Amilcar)
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One for Oldfart.
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One for Ken. Trojan 101 at Donington
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Goodwood. One of the two Alta's racing
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That is it for now as I am off overseas again for a week, this time with my lovely wife, who very kindly allowed me to go to the UK without her.
Yes they were really a wolf in sheeps clothing. They sound awesome as when I stated work in Whangarei one of the mechanical apprentices had a hot A90.
Sad that the Riley 1.5 of Arthur’s went down south.
Safe trip Ray.
Thanks Ray,
Where else but at Brands Hatch in 1973 could you find :
" The Trojan slips through on the inside as it enters Bottom Bend !"
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A fond memory of John Watson at work in the Hexagon of Highgate Trojan T101. # 44
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I presume you mean the ex-Jimmy C Wolseley Bruce?
The Sears 1958 cars were fantastic to watch at Goodwood and they didn't sound very standard at all! Personally, bog standard cars of that vintage aren't very appealing and although limiting modifications may keep costs down, purely from a spectator viewpoint, bog standard cars don't sound right or look right on a race track especially of that vintage.
The Hooter's series in NZ appears to be little more than a classic trial and maybe they need a class for period modified and a class for standard? Those 3 big Austins were very impressive on the track, as were several other cars, including the noisiest MG Magnette I have ever heard. Using cross ply tyres, there were many examples of four wheel drifts across several classes.
Plenty of pics now to be posted over the next few months but getting RSI from several long sessions of mouse work - not housework.
Incidentally Ken, Hexagon of Highgate actually built my Marcos! I have copies of the original build paperwork.
Yes I do mean Jimmy’s Wolseley.
I really love that era.
Up early so a bit of time to upload a couple more…
Grimsthorpe Castle again - Raymond Mays.
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Frazer-Nash BMW
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Goodwood - Ferrari - subject of an article in one of the British car magazines last year.
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Part of the tribute to Rob Walker parade. Apparently he was managing the Surtees team.
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Note the attire. Rob was famously a gentleman who drove in a lounge suit and word has it that at Le Mans, he came in to change into an evening suit...
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Kevin Hirst, I'll bet your engine downporting was more clever than TOL!
Now back in NZ with the pile of pics taken in the UK so far whittled down to just over 3,000... Still cropping and deleting before moving on to deleting duplicates. Just a few more from Goodwood to be going on with.
The lighter green of the 2 Altas was one of the stars of the Goodwood trophy, finishing in 3rd place.
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I wonder which of the above may well have been taken by dad at Donington in 1939? (Posted previously) Judging by the seating position and maybe the mirrors, it looks more like the dark green one, even though the colour in the black and white pic looks as though it was light green, but the wheels are smaller - a common complaint about several of today's 1930's cars is the wheel size not being original.
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Alvis Goodwin Special
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This Scarab (one of two) failed in practice, so the intrepid owners shot back to Nottingham for their Cooper Bristol!
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The Lancia D50 (a re-creation - although not noted as such) also failed to start the race, seen here at the end of its practice.
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This Frazer Nash survived but the other Frazer Nash was another race non-starter.
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Another mix...
Grimsthorpe
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Gaydon. Triumph Lynx. Just one of the many prototypes at Gaydon.
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Goodwood - parade of past winners - much appreciated. Lotus Bristol
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MG Magnette
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The somewhat short of leg Sir Jackie Stewart struggled to reach the pedals of the Eagle Weslake, given that creator Dan Gurney was a six footer. The Eagle was demonstrated the day before by Derek Bell. Bit of a waste when only one car is on the track...
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Cooper Jaguar. Love the 1950's sports racing cars.
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Close racing can sometimes lead to...
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...a dinged E type Jaguar, one of the famous ex Dick Protheroe CUT 7's.
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One for the Buckler fans
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I could easily have spent a whole day in the pre 1966 car park
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Another for Spgeti
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NOT a Costin Lister Jaguar, a Tojeiro Jaguar
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Thanks Ray, I was fortunate enough a few years ago to go for a ride around Manfeild in the 212 owned by Warren....
Something that I will never forget.
Cheers
Grimsthorpe Castle Speed Trials, August 26th. The north midland's version of the Goodwood Festival of Speed it isn't - and never will be on several counts, but an entry of 50 cars and 50 motorbikes made for some interesting vehicles, if nothing else. Sadly, the weather wasn't kind. Viewing of the actual track was distant and appeared to be just one straight plus a long right hander, with spectators penned past the finishing line anyway.
It may become an annual event but at this stage, I wouldn't exactly be promoting it as a 'must attend' unless you are in the Lincolnshire area. A $40NZ (20 pounds) entry fee was a bit steep for what it was.
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The Salmson - and ... in the background a Healey, thanks Ray ..spotted !!
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Raymond Mays - first one I had seen.
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Cambridge Special
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BSA
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BSA
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Pick - no, I hadn't heard of it either...
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Nor had I heard of a Scat
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Nor a Brasier. Brassiere, yes, but not Brasier...
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Singer
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Ford
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So Ray,
As the Ford is LHD does that mean it was an import ?
What year is it ?
I would not want to stay out too late at night in that machine with that headlight to guide me home !
(Ken H )
Sorry Ken. No extra info, but as it is sans mudguards, I have filed it as a USA racer.
In regard the Ford, I would guess at relatively recent import. It seems that "BF" plates have been assigned as "age related" to quite a few cars of around that period. (My 23 Peugeot has one, so does the Peugeot Quadrilette further up the age.).
It stays light till after pub kick out time during the summer. It would be a great pub run car, maybe not, too much attention :)
Seeing as how "cars I hadn't heard of came up, how about a "Moline"?
Another I hadn't heard of Rhys - but look at the 100's of makers that have fallen by the wayside just from the UK alone, let alone from Europe and the USA and it is no wonder.
Not competing, but in the classic car park.
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Another 'La France'. The NZ based car looks to be in the same sort of unmolested, unrestored condition in the same fetching shade of brown.
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Those who know their UK number plates will note that the next two have Scottish registrations, so whether they are original or reissues, who knows?
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Somewhat surprising to find that the printed programme (12 pages including covers) had no editorial whatever and no list of key personnel. www.speedtrials.co.nz
Last batch, at the moment, from Grimsthorpe, with organiser Richard Powell
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...and the commentator. Sure is/was (much) better looking than JT...
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Bye for now, from Grimsthorpe, near Bourne in Lincolnshire.
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The New Zealand car at Paeroa a couple of weeks ago.
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Caffeine & Classics was another huge turnout yesterday thanks to the good weather and an ever growing number of followers. Plenty of post 1990 cars still there though and as always, a few cars we hadn't seen before.
But, back to the UK... Donington Museum. As mentioned earlier, not what it was, particularly in terms of older single seaters.
Mercedes re-creation
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Cosworth 4WD
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Another Trojan... This is 102. You can see the remainder of that side of the hall, beyond the Trojan, leading to the Force India cars has a few more from the recent era, where I suspect many are now just on loan. In the past, one offs such as the Cosworth and Ferguson and many other low volume manufacturers were the highlights, as every car had character. I won't list all the cars that have disappeared as it just makes me more depressed that the museum is no longer the 'must visit' it once was.
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Stewart
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...to Jaguar R2
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and R3
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Ray ; Re :" Caffeine & Classics was another huge turnout yesterday thanks to the good weather and an ever growing number of followers. Plenty of post 1990 cars still there though and as always, a few cars we hadn't seen before. "
Looks like I can bring the 1991 MX5 - almost 30 years old and with the driver at 71 the total is 98 !! :confused:
John Vevers took a heap of photos and posted the BMC / BL ones on the BLENZ facebook page ; :cool: