Minis and Imps

[Roger Dowding]

Bryan Bate must be haunting this thread (Vuyk Stilleto above), he also ended up with the Mini Ford, I don't think it was a twin cam by that stage though. Seaqnmac will know, his uncle Gordon was the spanner for most of Bryan's cars. Bryan Bate was a really forcefull driver too, got the most out of his machinery. Years before it ended up with Bryan I think Gordon Edwards or someone else (Masterson?)
raced it at Bay Park. Chug Hagitt could give us the history for sure.

SpMan and others, I do remember the Ted Thompson car,this is a photo from the Quickfire Club Circuit meeting at Pukukohe that was televised. has been posted before on another thread, but belongs here !!

[Roger Dowding]

SpMan and others, I do remember the Ted Thompson car,this is a photo from the Quickfire Club Circuit meeting at Pukukohe that was televised. has been posted before on another thread, but belongs here !!

Found another photo of the Ted Thompson Mini-Ford at that meeting, must have taken two cameras as this is an old 3.5" square one.



The dummy grid was on the curve just before the left hander by the stables. cropped photo.

[Roger Dowding]

Found another photo of the Ted Thompson Mini-Ford at that meeting, must have taken two cameras as this is an old 3.5" square one.



The dummy grid was on the curve just before the left hander by the stables. cropped photo.

Car has been mentioned again and a couple of " Engine " photos have emerged. - well from a post on an Fb group back in 2017.
Putting it all together in one post.

Thanks to " Peter Levet " for this image - posted by Robyn Levet, also in Bob Homewood archives.



Bob Homewood archives - the Engine on the gearbox, a Ford 1500 Cortina Motor on the BMC/Mini transmission - this on the subframe - out of the car.



Another photo showing the 42DCOE webers with trumpets - again out of the car.




The car - as posted before - my photo.



A Special - special !!