John Lepp's partially undressed Chevron BMW B8 in the paddock at Oulton Park. 1968 one hour race.Attachment 70426
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John Lepp's partially undressed Chevron BMW B8 in the paddock at Oulton Park. 1968 one hour race.Attachment 70426
This is Durbanite the late Bruce vd Merwe driving the ex John Love, ex Jack Brabham BT20 Repco at Kyalami in 1971. Bruce was the father of current F1 medical car driver Alan vd Merwe, who was also a successful racing drive, winning the UK 2003 F3 championship. From retroracecars.com when the car was up for auction - "In 1971 famous Brabham exponent Charles Vogele bought the car back to Europe and then sold it to Tom Wheatcroft for his ever expanding Grand Prix Collection. The BT20 remained at Donington until 2010 when the current owner purchased the car. BT20/F1-1-66 is the only BT20 currently racing, the other residing in a museum in France." (The accompanying photo showed a car without the rear wing and front winglets.)Attachment 70435
Alan Rollinson's Techspeed Chevron B8 BMW at the 1968 Oulton Park 1 hour race. Attachment 70456
Well known Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (Reg: SBH209D) in the late 1960's heading down the Avenue at Oulton Park.Attachment 70480
Home town boy does well! Jody Scheckter on a lap of honour at Kyalami in a fire truck after winning the 1975 SA GP. He's accompanied by 3rd place driver Patrick DepaillerAttachment 70481
One of the features of early GP racing was to be able to see the driver "at work". In most of today's racing cars the driver is hunkered down in the cockpit and barely visible. The two photos here, from Kyalami in 1970, show that it was still possible in the early 1970's to see the drivers at work. John Love in the Gunston Surtees TS9 and Bob Olthoff in his Gunston Capri Perana, both looking determined and resolute! Attachment 70495 Attachment 70496
Sports cars dicing at Old Hall corner. Healy 3000 pursued by an MGB. Attachment 70505
Some heavy metal at Kyalami in around 1970. Holden Monaro GTS accompanied by Sunbeam Tiger. 5 litres of GM power vs 4.5 litres of Ford power. On a cool down lap after a race with the marshals getting ready to sweep the track. Attachment 70506
Formula Ford action at Oulton Park's Old Hall corner, around 1968.
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Robert van Zyl in his 1927 Bugatti T35 at the Historics support race for the 1971 SAGP. The car's from an era when you could see everything the driver was doing.
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A Chevron B6 rounding Old Hall corner in 1968.
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1971 South African F1 GP at Kyalami. Ronnie Peterson in his March Ford. He finished 10th.
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This is a mid-1960's Volvo Coupe, which I photographed at the 1971 SA F1 GP meeting.
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Chaswin, I really like these - the shape is/was an American Ford / Chev of the late 1930's in scaled down form - very strong mechanicals, I understand, known as the PV544 - as was the later " Amazon " of the late 1960's.
" Volvo Amazon was a mid-sized car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1956 to 1970 " - I note that the P122 Amazon was assembled in Durban South Africa.
Enjoying your other photos too - especially the South Africans car that are unique " Perana " etc..
Thanks for sharing.
The first three finishers in the 1971 SA F1 GP.
First - Mario Andretti (Ferrari 312)
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Second - Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
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Third - Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari 312)
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Andretti on his lap of honour.
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A very nice photo of the Lotus 2.0 litre LV240 DOHC engine (in time this engine would become the Type 907 engine, used to power the Lotus Elite, Esprit, Eclat and Excel), installed in one of only two made Lotus 62. And a shot of the car in action. Odd that the two photos must have been on the same roll of film, but whilst one survived for 50 years in perfect condition, the action shot was badly affected by the ravages of time!
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The other Lotus 62 was run by Chris Barber...
This one was driven by John Miles to 3rd place in the 1969 Tourist Trophy. (26/5/1969)
The second placed car in the 1969 Tourist Trophy race at Oulton Park. David Pipers Lola T70, complete with spare wheel!
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Yes that is David Piper's Lola.
The accident mentioned in the caption was the one that took the life of Paul Hawkins.
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Thanks Milan - the results that I accessed didn't have his race number. I was obviously at Oulton Park that day and I remember the shock when everyone heard what had happened to Paul hawkins, who was a regular at the circuit.
Charles,
October 31 1964. Kyalami 9 Hour Race.
Although it was a DNF in the race I imagine Frank Gardner and Paul Hawkins had a lot of fun participating in this John Willment
7 liter Ford Galaxie.
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(Ken H )
Hi Ken - I think you are probably quite correct. The old Kyalami was a fairly open and fast circuit so I imagine this car would go well round the track! Looks like they are exiting Clubhouse corner.
A general view of Oulton Park in 1969 looking from the main straight (in the foreground) to a John Willment Escort exiting the Cascades with the long descent of the Avenue in the background. Noteworthy that the driver is pushing on as the inside front wheel appears to be off the ground.
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I think I took this photo of the Bill Shaw Racing Ford Falcon Sprint driven by Aussie Brian Muir at the 1968 BSCC race at Oulton Park, held on the 18/08/1968. Although only qualifying in P8 Muir came through to win the 19 lap race from the Falcon of Roy Pierpoint.
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The Falcon - great photo, one for " Paul B ".
A photograph I took of Derek Bell sitting in his Ferrari 312 at the 1968 Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting. The little decal on the side with PROVA MO 159 on it is interesting. Its basically a form of manufacturers trade plate. PROVA means 'test-driving', while MO is for Modena, the home district of the Ferrari works. The number is the licence number. Theoretically you could test the car on the public roads.
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Taken probably in 1969 at a BSCC meeting. I have not been able to identify the car. Any suggestions?
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V16 BRM
Dale.
Charles,
I know Ray Green will correct me if I am wrong but I will say this is a 1954 BRM V16 P 30 Mk II as it does not have the exhaust pipes going back under the car, just short pipes exiting behind the front wheels. Only two of these Mk IIs were built by BRM.
(Ken H.)
Thanks Gentlemen. I suspected it might be a BRM, but when compared to the original V16 car there were obvious differences, especially in respect to the size and the snakepit of exhaust pipes. I hadn't known that there was a Mk2 version. Incidentally I was at Oulton Park when Jackie Stewart did a demo lap in what was probably a Mk 1 V16. The noise it made was unbelievable! Having said that, I was last night watching a video of Gordon Murray's new T50 supercar at Goodwood. The noise that makes it equally incredible.
A John Willment Mk1 Escort fending off a Falcon Sprint on the straight leading into Knicker Brook at Oulton Park. A BSCC race in either 1968 or 1969.
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Denny Hulme on a lap of honour in his winning Sid Taylor Racing entered Lola T70 Chevrolet Mk 3 GT, after winning the 1968 Tourist Trophy at Oulton Park. The car is probably being driven by owner Sid Taylor and there is another driver in the hatch on the other side, presumably second placed driver David Piper or his co-driver Richard Attwood.
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I love that pic in post 114!
So do I Rhys,
The Bear looking happy.
Have a 1;43 scale models of two of " S Taylor D Hulme " Lola T70's a Coupe like the photo and a Roadster - the Couple could well be from that event as has the Ferodo Sticker and the race # 42..
Chaswin that is a brilliant photo ..
Thanks Roger. Its a very precarious position to sit in, but Denny looks quite relaxed about it!
This collection just keeps getting better Charles! I'm enjoying this so much.
Out of interest, were you born in England and moved to South Africa, or were you just spending time in England when you took these photos?
Hi Steve - I grew up in the UK until 1970, when I moved to South Africa. I was a regular at Oulton Park in the late 1960's and at Kyalami in the early 1970's. When I emigrated I took a few negatives and prints that I'd made (I had my own darkroom, enlarger, etc at home in the UK) with me. I only came across the haul a couple of months ago when cleaning out the garage, which was fortunate! A lot of Oulton Park negatives are still in the UK, whilst there are a few Kyalami ones that seem to have gone missing. I am going to see if I can get a few of the negatives sent out by my niece. Fingers crossed.
Here's something that should be of interest to members in Australia and NZ who remember the Tasman series in the 1960's. This is Tony Lanfranchi in the Motor Racing Stables entered 2-litre BRM P261 [2614] - P60 V8. I took the photo at the Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting on the 17/08/1968, in which Lanfranchi finished in P5 behind Stewart, Amon, Oliver and Rodriguez. Prior to this meeting the car had campaigned in the 1968 Tasman series, driven by Pedro Rodriguez. (https://www.oldracingcars.com/brm/p261/4).
A car with an interesting history!
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