From the archives again...
David Piper's 250LM Ferrari at Mallory Park. I even have a 1/43 scale model of that car.
The annual Racing Car Show at Olympia in January each year was one of my favourite events.
From the archives again...
David Piper's 250LM Ferrari at Mallory Park. I even have a 1/43 scale model of that car.
The annual Racing Car Show at Olympia in January each year was one of my favourite events.
Last edited by ERC; 02-09-2015 at 12:44 AM.
Wow! When did you take this photo Ray? Where is this car now?
I always loved David Pipers roof chopped 250GTO as well.
Originally Posted by ERC
From the archives again...
David Piper's 250LM Ferrari at Mallory Park. I even have a 1/43 scale model of that car.
i was at silverstone about 20 years ago, and david piper, and chris rea were running a 250lm (i assume this car). Chances are he may still own it
Thanks Roger, great memory! You've triggered some recollections for me too. I also recall being at Silverstone in 1994 (Coys Historic Festival) and seeing David Piper and Chris Rea teaming up in a Piper Ferrari. I went and unearthed the programme and it has them entered in a 275LM, which I assume is the 250 fitted with a bigger motor? Also, from memory the car at Silverstone was fitted with 5 spoke magnesium wheels rather than the Borrani wires.
Incidentally, Piper had also entered a Ferrari 330 P2, 365 P1, Porsche 917 and Lola T70 MkIIIB in the same race. Nice!
And, noting Ray's thread regarding the recent passing of Jem Marsh, Jem and Chris Marsh were entered in the same race in a Marcos GT.
Useless info-The 250/275 etc in a Ferrari refers to the individual cylinder capacity in cc.... eg a twelve cylinder car with 250cc per cyl will be 3000cc all up.
Huh, OK, thanks Jac. Maybe it was a different car I saw. It was a long time ago.
Just did a quick google, and found him running no less than 3 different 250lm chassis's in the 60s, as well as a few 250gtos, a P3 and most other significant models of the era. I recall him at another meeting in a 330p. So i assume he was just running a few of his old cars he must have tucked away.
1966 Steve - as per my post above, I name all pics by date taken as far as I can. Dating some of them is proving to be a major mission, but I keep chipping away. Often, correctly dating just one pic can confirm the dates of others based on location and even clues such as the state of the foliage in the background or the condition of the track. Programme collectors are often a useful source of info too but so far, some of the marque clubs have been less useful than you'd think.
Chaparral was 1988, when I made a fleeting visit to the UK. Sorry, I have no other details.
This is interesting. It appears to be Chaparral I? I'm pretty sure this car is now back in the US. Was it based in the UK when you took this photo Ray? Or was it just visiting for an event?
From the archives again...
This is Leo Kinnunen's mighty 917/10, which won the European Interseries. Although never gaining the status of the Can-Am, the Interseries still attracted some impressive machinery. Note also the Shadow MkIII Can-Am car in the background. Thanks for the image Ray.From the archives again...
The annual Racing Car Show at Olympia in January each year was one of my favourite events.
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