Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

[ERC]

British Grand Prix Silverstone 1973 - when the public had chance to see their heroes and the cars.

Is the ginger haired gent on the left, Geoff Manning I wonder?


As with the pic below, check out the background staff using Walkie Talkies (I presume) as this was in the days well before mobile phones.


Note the Team Surtees rather battered Ford Transit. A far cry from today's F1 paddock that is for sure. Initially, I thought this was a Brabham, but thanks to another contributor, this was in fact the practice Tecno and the Martini sponsorship went to Brabham the following year.


Some say, he looked like a Viking and the Rover badge on his special was most appropriate... Yes, there was a grid of historic cars as a support race.

[SPman]

British Grand Prix Silverstone 1973 - when the public had chance to see their heroes and the cars.

Is the ginger haired gent on the left, Geoff Manning I wonder?

Is this Graham Hill's Shadow DN1?

[SPman]

British Grand Prix Silverstone 1973 - when the public had chance to see their heroes and the cars.

Is the ginger haired gent on the left, Geoff Manning I wonder?

Is this Graham Hill's Shadow DN1?

[ERC]

Yes!

To delete, click on the "Go Advanced" and tick the box on the left - and on the right...

[SPman]

Yes!

To delete, click on the "Go Advanced" and tick the box on the left - and on the right...

Tried all that - it stubbornly refuses to delete.
Did GH race the Shadow for the full year?

[khyndart in CA]

Silverstone 1973.
Here are 2 of the cars in your photos at Silverstone. July 1973
Note John Surtees in the background standing by Jochen Mass's white Surtees TS 14A)
The next day it was smashed in the Jody Scheckter first lap pile up



(photos from Motor Racing Year book 1974 Edition )
Actually the Year book is not correct as the Clay Regazzoni Marlboro-BRM P160 E had
number 19 for this eventful weekend.