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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22784 Location: UK

Was your car a type ever used in competition, when the model was current? Perhaps not so much in pure racing, but was your make/model of car a regular sight in trials, sprints, autotests, that kind of thing?

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7215 Location: Edinburgh

1938 Monte Carlo Rally

1939 Monte Carlo Rally

Brooklands

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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22784 Location: UK

BMC rallied an A40 similar to mine in period. XOE 778 was subject to a restoration series in Practical Classics magazine, back in the 1980s. Somewhere I've a copy of the book that was published covering its rebuild.

The restoration was involved to say the least, and the level of surgery, effort and expenditure it required would have been madness had it not been a historic vehicle.

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mikeC · Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:04 am Post subject:

The Series 1 Appia was a regular entry in the Mille Miglia:

... and the Saxon was a popular vehicle for motor polo - does that count?

I doubt if the Austin Seven saloon saw much competition use, though Very Happy

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2707 Location: South Cheshire

A similar car to mine was raced with some success by Gerry Marshall back in the seventies. "Old Nail" as it became known is still around, this is a shot from 2014 and it was in action at the Donington Historic Festival the year before that.

The actual car is based on an earlier flat-fronted version of the Firenza, you can see a superb tribute to its earlier incarnation to the right of the real thing in the photo.

norustplease · Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Posts: 825 Location: Lancashire

The Volvo PV544 was and still is rallied, most famously by Joginder Singh in the sixties. It still is a favourite in Historic and Endurance Rally circles.

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BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

Mmmm, as I have a Mk1 Ford Escort and an Opel Manta B coupe, possibly.......

Mog · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Sydney

I remember seeing the Hillman Hunter that won the London to Sydney Rally. It was "on show " at a shopping center on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The dash had been ripped out and was looking a bit of a mess. It was in a roped off corner.
Because of this feat, my mother bought a new one. After some time the throttle cable broke, she had a loan of my LWB Landrover to get to work across the Harbour Bridge. My mother was always happy with gears and a clutch .

I often wonder what happened to this car ? Any body know ?

Da Tow'd · Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:07 am Post subject:

While going to college in California during the mid 60's I ran this 1964 steel sunroof bug VW in autocrosses and hill climbs. Always 2nd or 3rd in class beat most of the other VW just could not beat the Minis.
We ran many rallies'. I got tired of my navigator always leaning on me while we were hard cornering so I removed the passenger seat and had him sit in the back seat that worked out better for both of us.
I had the dash and space below the rear window covered in dash plaques.
The 5 Lucas Flamethrowers taxed the 6v system so I had the regulator tweeked and ran a 8v tractor battery. Great times

cheers
Hank

ka · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 600 Location: Orkney.

Morgan Threewheeler racing alive and kicking as the MTWC hold championship rounds of Road racing, straight line sprinting, twisty sprints, hill climbs and Night rally.
Plus Morgans are regular competitors with the VSCC, and VMCC through their racing arm BHR.
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norustplease · Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Posts: 825 Location: Lancashire

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7114 Location: Derby

For some time now I have been collecting information on my late Dad's MG M Type shown here competing in 1950 at the Bisley VSCC rally. He owned the MG until the late 1950's and was the first car I ever went in. According to MMM Register records by 1980 UW 5990 was in the ownership of a John Butt however all attempts to contact him have failed to get a response.

The car has chassis number 2M 0715 a build date of 17th September 1929 and was a red two seater. By 1980 it had been restored and was featured in Thoroughbred and Classic Car magazine representing the model in the Golden Jubilee celebrations at Abingdon. In a move that I shall always consider a national disgrace, the closure of Abingdon was announced the very next day.

The DVLA have no records of UW 5990 but at least if the number is not on another car there is a reasonable chance that the MG has not been scrapped. Also, if the car was in good condition in 1980 another possibility is that it has gone abroad. Then again, it could be laid up in a garage or barn just waiting to be discovered!

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Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

The 1950's Rover P4 ad early 60's P5 were used and there are newsreel films as also the 1950's DKW 3=6's which being 2 stroke and FWD were very nippy
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