The one I remember had a 327 fuel injected chev, Johny Mansel comes to mind, I remember it looking rather beat up at the time, was there more than one Tec Mec. or repowered in later life.
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327 cu in is 5359cc whereas 4650cc would be 283 cu in.
Yes , correct, must have had motor change, the one that I remember had the famous fuelie injection system that came out in corvette's which I believe was only fitted to the 327 motor, including fuelie head's but open to any input from those that will know the car better than I remember it.
So did they build more than one or did it come to NZ, then back to the USA? No mention in the Donington book about the engine that was with the car.
2012 - Scirrocco
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The Bonham's auction I refer to was held in 2003 I believe. The description of the car makes no mention of any New Zealand connection. The auction description has a "Salesroom Note" attached which mentions the engines. Try bonhams.com/auctions/10228/lot/551/
Interesting that in the Bonham's blurb, there is no mention whatever of the car coming to NZ or of a second car. It was stated as 'unique' and no mention of being fitted with a Chev engine either.
Was this a local Maserati 250F converted and the name copied? Was it fitted with disc or drum brakes?
I wasn't around in NZ then but maybe there is more detail lurking somewhere in a local magazine article? The Bonham's blurb has to be accurate otherwise they'd have the same sort of legal issues that surrounded Lord Brocket.
The one I photographed must have been released from the Donington Collection by Tom Wheatcroft and not part of the decimation that followed his passing.
I found this comment from Paul Jaray;
" Rod Coppins' TecMec Maserati.
Originally raced in single seater form by Johnny Mansel, it was a 250F, (#2504), that received a Corvette engine. It later was bought by Rod Coppins.
"Coppins could see no future in trying to tame the wild TecMec to race against the rear-engined Coopers in single-seater racing so he converted it to a sportsracing car by the simple expedient of buying the central-seat Ferrari sports car body which had been imported in 1956 by Ron Roycroft, on the 4½-litre V12 Ferrari bought from Louis Rosier. Roycroft had raced the car in this form a few times before converting the Ferrari back to its original singleseater form."
What became of the car after this tragic event. March 20th 1963 at Pukekohe ?
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That makes sense Ken. It therefore seems to have been a converted 250F Maserati, rather than the real Tec-Mec which basically was a follow on from the 250F but had a 250F engine.
Was it merely the name they used on the NZ car and if so, why? I know that there are NZ Chevrons and UK Chevrons for example, but Tec-Mec seems a strange name to use considering it was a shortened version of the full company name - Studio Tecnica Meccanica.
Looking a the NZ 1963 photo above, it doesn't look like the original Tec Mec which was a slightly smaller, lighter, version of the 250F. A follow up or continuation if you like.
The NZ photo seems to me to be a full sized, original 250F. Maybe Jim Barclay would know?
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As this weekend's Legends meeting was cancelled, I expect next week's Caffeine & Classics to be cancelled, it's a slim time for new photographs, so a reliance on the archives and maybe I'll get back to more scanning and filing?
I'm just hoping and praying that the Goodwood Revival goes ahead and that I'll be able to get there. Flights are booked and paid for.
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Monaco F1 Grand prix and the Monaco historic meeting, both cancelled and won't be rescheduled.
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The smart ones amongst you may have realised that this is a dip into the non-British race car section of my library.
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I suppose that now we are in lockdown, I could get stuck into more scanning, but with a crook shoulder, limited time on a keyboard. My lovely wife thinks I should be tidying the office...
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Ray, and the "lovely wife"please keep these coming. It's helping some of us who are now into second week of a 4 MONTH lockdown stay remotely sane. I suspect there will be bugger all in the sideboard by the time we come out of this. Right now I can't even register for food delivery as a 70 year old here in Outer Pongolia as the system is overloaded. Most likely the pyjama mummas getting more bog rolls, now the McDonalds is closed and they don't know how to feed their gluttony.I'm officially a "Vun rubble" as the radio announcers can't pronounce the English language.
" I suppose that now we are in lockdown, I could get stuck into more scanning, but with a crook shoulder, limited time on a keyboard. My lovely wife thinks I should be tidying the office... "
" Ray, and the "lovely wife"please keep these coming. It's helping some of us who are now into second week of a 4 MONTH lockdown stay remotely sane. "
Ray and Rhys - my " Her Indoors " is letting me have some time as have just been doing a big effort getting new garden ready for her - so time off for good behaviour - let me report a couple of weeks in.
Ray the Office will be tidy -how you like so you alone can find stuff - keep it up as Rhys says for our sanities.
Take care all of you - stay safe.
No new photos so an older one ..well from 1955 at Sebring.. Classic Cars USA article on " Cunningham " has AHS3501 an Austin Healey in the background
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Sorry to hear that Oldfart. Be patient.
One of my very best ex-work buddies, lives in Norfolk (ex grade 1 police driver), has been looking after his wheelchair-bound wife, who has MS, and has been doing so for 25 years now.
Bad enough having a restricted life anyway, without family being able to come in to assist, so we are just counting our blessings.
Gave up trying to go to the supermarket or veg shop as the queues were horrendous, but the local butcher (who we don't normally use - normally too expensive) there was just one person being served, so we bought bacon and home made sausages. Two doors away, fresh fish shop and no queue so bought two large fillets of snapper.
Keep smiling chaps.
Meanwhile, any requests for cars, events, locations etc., will be considered for this thread!
ERC, do have any pictures of the 76,77,78 shellsport f5000 series in the UK? would love to see them if possible. thanks