RiP Dave Brodie

[ERC]

Probably best known for his black Ford Escort 'Run Baby Run', but from my perspective, he was also a driver for my jazz hero, Chris Barber, in the short-lived Lotus 62, one of only 2 built. He also contributed a piece to the booklet accompanying a Chris Barber CD collection produced after Chris Passed on.

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Where did the evocative legend 'Run-Baby-Run', which became a well-known trademark on David Brodie's racing saloons, come from?

I was racing at Snetterton in the ‘60s and looked at a fast Hillman Imp in the paddock that was being raced by John Calvert and there was a small plastic sign on the dashboard saying 'Run Baby Run' and it captured my imagination enough for me to adopt it as my own. About 40 years later, I went to a Chris Barber jazz concert in London and John Calvert came over and introduced himself to me. He told me that the sign had fallen out of a packet of sweets his son had bought in Essex.

April 1970 Mallory Park