Norton twin probably 650/750cc, with Mikuni carburettors.
Norton twin probably 650/750cc, with Mikuni carburettors.
Apparently it was actually street legal. Built by Harry Sisson.
This is the car built for (and paid for) by Jon Pertwee as Dr Who. Built by custom car guy Pete Farries whose workshop (no pun intended...) was just down the road from my house in the UK. Just two mouldings when everyone said it would take far more and eventually road registered as an invalid carriage (3 wheels) - capable of 100mph and virtually impossible to turn over.
Fibreglass again and my jazz hero Chris Barber in his Elite (85 years young and still getting speeding tickets...). I presented Chris with one of my own paintings of him in the Elite, back in 2004, celebrating 50 years of the band.
Whilst most had 1/32 scale Scalextric sets, we had a 1/52 scale Wrenn set, which meant we had the ability to design and race some terrific circuits on an 8x4 sheet of ply. I got RSI from spending so many hours each night slot racing! Although Dad owned the most cars (53!) I have all 60 complete with track and spares. it ran on 12v AC or DC initially, though later cars were DC only. AC was faster with a ratchet and pawl motor, but the cars got hot quite quickly. Power was on or off so you freewheeled around the corners.
Last edited by ERC; 12-18-2015 at 01:47 AM.
Yes is Norton, but does anyone know any of the history other than what the advert says? Referring to the "Historic" on post 280
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And we thought the Mini Marcos was ugly!!!
The Coventry-Climax Fire Pump Four...
nothing remarkable about that, except it's fitted with a set of Webers !
Did this BMC creation ever take off?
lion
early photo of Jamie Aislabie
Ha ha he was a magnet to those lol
Jan hasn't changed either, still a sweetie
Just thought I'd resurrect this thread with this great photos.
Thanks Steve,
Amazing that a lot of those cars are still entertaining us today.
(Historic Trans Am field, Sonoma Raceway, June 2017.)
(Ken H )
Life in Los Olivos, Ca.
While you Kiwis can get away to the race tracks such as Hampton Downs and Manfeild and assemble fields to go racing in front of the crowds, Hyndman has to get away from the interested folks of Los Olivos and go hide out in the fields. Such is life here in the country.
( Ken Hyndman, Lost in Los Olivos )
Although it is not a bad place to be lost in.
Check the pics at this site;
https://www.google.com/search?biw=13....0.MtL2ddtq5-0
The "mayor" of Los Olivos at work with his boss serving roasted walnuts at Christmas time. A family tradition.
KJH
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 11-09-2017 at 09:47 PM.
That looks like very nice place Ken, I like the sense of community that is evident in those towns.
Bruce.
Ferrari - That's me in the picture - great interview with Louise Collins.
Good movie or DVD coming up to watch!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...-peter-collins
Last edited by Kwaussie; 11-08-2017 at 10:41 AM.
When I first arrived in England in Oct. 1972 I went to the first race meet I could which was at Oulton Park in Cheshire. As I had been an Escort owner in NZ I was especially interested in the "Broadspeed Team " and wandered into their paddock area to inquire about possible employment but they wisely turned me away which led me next to the F2 McLaren Team lads and they were much more encouraging. I recently saw this photo and it brought back memories.
Grant Sprague, this one is for you.
1972 Escort at Watkins Glen. 2013.
"This Escort RS1600 MK-1 was built in 1971-1972 in England by ex-Broadspeed mechanic Carl 'Tivy' Shenton while he was managing Spec Fab at Pershors in Worcestershire, England, and includes an Atlas, six-link rear axle, a ZF five-speed, four-wheel disc brakes and Broadspeed fender flares."
More on this car and the Escort history from Conceptcarz.com;
https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/...scort-MKI.aspx
(Ken Hyndman )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 11-10-2017 at 02:26 AM.
Tivvy Shenton lives locally in southern Virginia, still preps cars in his workshop near Virginia International Raceway.
The Escort was driven by Paul Newman at one stage, now owned and raced by Ross Bremer from Florida.
Ross also runs a Broadspeed Anglia and I competed in the same class as him at the recent annual VIR historic event.
Fabulous little car, Ken.Originally Posted by khyndart in CA
When I first arrived in England in Oct. 1972 I went to the first race meet I could which was at Oulton Park in Cheshire. As I had been an Escort owner in NZ I was especially interested in the "Broadspeed Team " and wandered into their paddock area to inquire about possible employment but they wisely turned me away which led me next to the F2 McLaren Team lads and they were much more encouraging. I recently saw this photo and it brought back memories.
Grant Sprague, this one is for you.
1972 Escort at Watkins Glen. 2013.
"This Escort RS1600 MK-1 was built in 1971-1972 in England by ex-Broadspeed mechanic Carl 'Tivy' Shenton while he was managing Spec Fab at Pershors in Worcestershire, England, and includes an Atlas, six-link rear axle, a ZF five-speed, four-wheel disc brakes and Broadspeed fender flares."
More on this car and the Escort history from Conceptcarz.com;
https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/...scort-MKI.aspx
(Ken Hyndman )
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