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11 JANUARY 1973 15p
RALLY SURVEY - THE MID-ENGINE MYTH - TUNE-IN
AUTOSPORT
Hibbert|Liddon dominate Tour of Dean rally
TWO DOWN — TWO TO GO....
We have for sale two
Brabham BT38's that
we used last year.
These are the most
competitive cars of
this marque available.
What do you get for
your money ?
For starters: optional
front and side radiator
layouts, four pot
brakes and literally
hundreds of other
tweaks, not forgetting
an FT200 gearbox that
has been specially
modified to our own
best ads “these cars
have been maintained
regardless of cost "—
anyone want to see
the bills?
‘The price—well we're
not giving them away
—how does £2,900
less engine or £4,400
complete grab you?
Anyone interested in
just buying engines ?
A nice selection to
choose from at £1,500
each.
And, of course,
numerous new and
used spares.
Ring or come and
see:
AUTOSPORT
BRITAIN'S MOTOR SPORTING WEEKLY
‘11 January, 1973 Volume 50, Number 2
EDITORIAL
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AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
Increasing the appeal
Apologies for returning to a tedious subject, but there
is a discernible glimmer of hope among the gloom of
money squabbles, driver dismissals, low crowds and a
Racing Car Show that is a “ waste of time.” The promis-
ing news concerns both the Olympia exhibition and the
size of crowds, which are linked by a common factor,
Radio Luxembourg. With a few of their sponsored cars
on display, the radio station have been feverishly plug-
ging the show. The results on Saturday, and particularly
‘on Sunday, were most encouraging, and the show was
packed out. Of course, one cannot determine how many
people went as a result of this widespread publicity,
but it does bring to mind the heady days of a few years
ago when Radios London and Caroline brought a new
dimension to the sport's appeal
If nearly 14,000 people can be attracted to a static
exhibition on a Sunday afternoon, then there is obviously
a great deal of interest, in the sport. Hopefully, when
the season gets into full swing and the Radio Luxem-
bourg BMWs, Lolas and Motuls are racing each weekend,
a similar spin-off will occur at Brands Hatch, Silverstone,
Thruxton, and the rest.
Now there are purists, and some not so pure, who
will not welcome this great influx of pop fans, record
stars and disc jockeys. For them, the “right crowd and
no crowding,” as evinced by pre-war members of the
Brooklands set, is still the ideal. But they are in a real
minority. If the sport is to expand, to lift itself from the
doldrums into which it has drifted, then this bright idea
should be welcomed. The hope is that all this publicity
will attract those 16 to 26-year-old floating spectators,
Luxembourg’s precedents have been established in
drag racing and rallying, to which they have attracted
hundreds and thousands of new spectators. They go to
see the named drivers and pop stars as much as the
racing itself, but what does that matter? Who can
remember those Radio London days at Brands Hatch
when 20,000 people turned up to see the singers and
Keith St John? Will it be the same this year at Brands
when Radio Luxembourg start promoting Tony Lan-
franchi, Gijs van Lennep, Tom Belso and Clive Santo?
John Webb of MCD has been lobbied from all quarters
to “improve racing.” He is aware of the situation,
commenting at a recent press conference in London,
“The time has come to stop pretending that everything
is okay with motor racing. For four years we have
kidded ourselves that matters will right themselves and
the crowds will come back.
It is a brave effort on the part of MCD and Luxem-
bourg. Brave, because it will undoubtedly upset some
People. But we wish them luck in their quest for more
fans.
our cover picture
The first major rally of the 1973 season, the Tour of Dean, took place
last Sunday, and provided a convineing win for Mike Hibbert and
Henry Liddon in the Clarke & Simpson Escort, CS1. Lights ablaze, our
cover shows Hibbert/Liddon negotiating one of the 14 special stages ;
they established best time on eight of them.
Prete = Hugh Bishop
Pit and Paddock
Marlboro, BRM and Frank
Williams announce F1 plans
Philip Morris
press conference in the
Continental Hotel in
yesterday (Wednesday) when
they announced their motor
racing programme for the current
year. Despite the rather dis:
appointing year with BRM, Marl
boro will continue to support the
British team, and also announced
deals with Frank Williams, Jacky
Tekx and Brian Redaran.
Europe held a
Inter:
Geneva
BRM leaders: Clay Regazzont
(above) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise
(below).
‘The BRM team will consist of
Clay Regazzoni, Jean-Pierre
Beltoise, Niki Lauda, and the
quiet Australian, Vern Schup:
pan, of whom great things
are expected. BRM wil
be using extensively modified
Io-Marlboro drivers Howden
Ganley (below) and Nanni Galli
(right).
P1605 in the opening rounds,
though a new design from Mike
Pilbeam should be ready in time
for the European rounds in the
World Championship. Apparently
the BRM VI2 engine has been
(de to produce. significantly
horsepower, and one
ree was saying that
‘development work on
was done in Italy
Marlboro officially announced
thelr association with Frank Wil-
llams and the 130 Marlboro team.
The new team is formed between
Frank Williams Racing Cars. Iso
Automotoveicoll andthe | Marl
boro World Championship Team.
For the opening rounds Frank
will be running revised versions
of his. Len. Bailey-designed
Formula 1, which will be painted
British Racing Green and incor
porate the Marlboro colours. The
tar has been radically redesigned
Since Chris Amon drove it at
Brands Hatch last October to the
point where it Is virtually a new
‘Team drivers will be Howden
Ganley and. Nanni Galli, The
Itallan will drive the original car
the engin
Niki Lauda —BRM newcomer.
(née Politoys) in Brazil while
Ganley will be in a brand new
car, which is lower with a nar.
rower front bulkhead. Both
are said
weight limit
Williams designer Jim Clarke
has come up with a completely
new car to the new regulations,
and a testing programme is due
to start In conjunction with Iso
in February. They plan to build
three cars, the third of which
will be a spare and used for test-
Ing purposes. The team will be
based in Reading, where Williams
had recently taken over factory
premises which include an engine
building shop.
‘The contract between Williams
and Iso results in Iso's name
appearing for the fire time in
ormula 1. It includes a deal for
the interchange of technical
Information, and eventually pro-
be right down to the
duction parts.
‘The tobaces company formally
announced their tie-up with Jacky
ickx and Brian Redman who have
joined the
Championship Team.
Marlboro. World
In motor
~~
Vern Schuppan — full season.
racing the team. _ comprises
Andrea de Adamich (Surtees Fi
and Alma Romeo sports cars),
Bekoise (Fl BRM and G5 Matra),
Galli (FI Iso Marlboro and GS
Alfa), Ganley (F1 Iso Marlboro
and G5 Gulf Mirage), Ickx (FI
and GS Ferrari), Lauda (F! BRM),
Gijs van Lennep (F5000 Lola),
Redman (GS Ferrari), Regazzoni
(Fl BRM and GS Alfa Romeo)
and Schuppan (Fl BRM and F2).
© Up to 9 pm on Monday, 53,948
people had visited the Racing Car
Show. That's well up on 1971,
when the figure was 45,000, but
includes 13,643 people ‘who
passed through the turnstiles on
Sunday,
© Peter Gethin, who has no Fl
contract this year after falling
from grace at BRM will be doing
F500 this season in America
He will be running a Chevron
sponsored by the Marathon Oil
company.
GRD sales
at the show
Despite Lola's Derek Ongaro’s out-
burst on press day of the Racing
Car Show when be stated that
Kt was a waste of time the manu-
facturers exhibiting and that only
the accessory people did any
business at the show, the follow-
ing day Mike Warner announced
that GRD had done £25,000 worth
of business and by Sunday even-
Ing it was up to €45,000, Warner
added if the opening day's busi-
ness was anything to go by the
Racing Car Show does play an
Important part in the marketing
and promotional work of a major
‘manufacturer.
‘Another of Ongaro's points was
that the attendances had been
down In recent years, However
Wf Saturday and more especially
Sunday were anything to go by
the trend will once. again be
pointing skywards when the
figures. for this show are
announced.
‘One of the first GRD customers
was young American Tony Rouff,
who was impressive in an FF
Merlyn at the Mallory Park
Boxing Day meeting, His F3 GRD
373 car wall be run by ABS
Racing.
‘Other 373s which have been
sold include five to Sweden and
two to Britain. Among the
Swedish customers are rally man
Ingvar Carlsson, who will have
a car sponsored by Duckhams,
and Gunnar Nordstrom who Was
impressive hast year with an old
Brabham BT28,
FF man Richard Robarts will
be graduating to F3. this year
with a GRD bought by London
property dealer Bruce Giddyes.
The other new British customer
will Be announced next week.
‘On the F2 front Tetsu Tkuzawa
‘and Hiroshi Kazato confirmed full
GRS contracts for F2 next year
with thelr Team Nippon Inter-
national set-up. Irishman Brendan
Mcinerney is thought to be
moving out of F3 into F2 and
has ordered a new car while @
prominent nationally sponsored
F2 team using GRDs is due to
be announced in Europe on
January 16. What were Reine
Wisell and Picko Traberg doing
on the GRD stand for many hours
on Thursday? (leaning over the
railings fooking anxious was Ron
Dennis who was no doubt hoping
to sell a couple of Motuls to
the Swedes).
© Mike Walker has still not
decided what to race in 1973. He
said at the show that he is
considering a number of offers
at the moment which include
F3 and 5000.
@ From the BRSCC 1973
calendar, we notice that their
Formula’ Ford Festival will be
repeated at Snetterton an Novem-
ber 4 and on the same day they
are holding a Saloon Car Festival
at Brands Hatch.
@ Barrie Williams will be driving
a GI Vauxhall Firenza in the
Castrol G1_ Championship spon-
sored by GM of Croydon,
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
Amon hits back
Following Max Mosley's state-
‘ment last week about the termina-
tion of Chris Amon's contract
with March the New Zealander
replied last Thursday with the
following announcement.
“Due to the wide variety of
stories circulating currently about
‘March Engineering and myself, I
would like to make @ statement
about the situation,
“Last August, negotiations
‘started between March Engineer-
ing and myself with @ view to
my driving for them in 1973. At
the time, I was told that I would
be paid @ retaining fee, and that
it “would be comparable with
those paid by other teams to an
experienced Grand Prix driver
The exact amount was not
specified, as this was dependent
‘on sponsorship. There was 0
doubt that the necessary sponsor-
ship would be found.
“At that time, Twas under
contract to Matra. Rumours were
circulating to the effect that the
French team would quit Formula
1 at the end of the year, 1 was
unwilling to commit myself to
March Engineering until Matra
to abandon Grand Prix racing,
‘and there then followed more
negotiations with Max Mosley of
“1 was now told that the figure
originally envisaged could not be
mat, but st was hoped that about
half’ of it could be found. At
this time, I was approached by
another ‘team (with which I
should certainly have signed, had
T been aware that March did not
intend giving me a retainer).
After I had turned down this
offer, 1 was informed by Mosley
‘hat’ there was no longer any
question of any retainer what-
Soever. My earnings would be
45 por cent of the car's earnings,
and I would be required to pay
my own expenses for travel etc.
Mosley said he would try to
‘obtain more sponsorship, and this
would be used to pay my retainer,
should he succeed. No figure was
quoted and no guarantees were
given, Having now no other
‘option, I reluctantly agreed. No
contract of any kind was signed.
“After reviewing my financial
position, I came to the conclusion
to review the situation. By this
time, the word ‘retainer’ referred
to the sort of figure a second-
year Grand Prix’ driver might
expect, and considerably lees than
‘one would be paid for a sports
car drive. 1 certainly do not con-
sider that anyone could accuse
me of (being greedy. By saying
‘South African
more reasonable than most of my
colleagues would have been, I
suspect.
‘The ‘conclusion of the affair
came on the morning of 30th
December, when I heard on a
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 111, 1973
New Zealand radio news broad.
cas shat March Engineering had
cancelled their agreement wich
me due to the fact that 1 had
‘asked for more money (ie. SOME
received @ telegram stating that
they had informed the press that
they had terminated the agree-
ment due 0 difficulties with the
driver.
“1 consider any further com-
‘ment to be superfluous.”
‘Amon's statement brought the
following comments from Mosley
on Tuesday afternoon.
“From ¢he outset it was clear
other than
and Chris was
of this blow by blow,”
sponsorship.
informed
he said.
In his statement he refers to
the present contractual arrange-
ments. Chris suggested, and I
agreed, that there was no need
for a written contract, which is
Brecisely the case between Ken
Schlet added,
“Thirdly, not true (0 say
he was getting no retainer. We
were paying a substantial life
Insurance premium, and he wi
getting valuable ‘compensation
from a business arrangement in
which he had been involved.”
(Cbviously a reference to the
takeover by March of Amon
Engines.)
‘There is now a real threat of
‘STP withdrawing its sponsorship
from March Engineering should a
replacement of Amon's calibre not
be found. The name will be
announced within a few days, but
current speculation seems to
centre on three people, Brian
Redman, Jean-Pierre Jarier and
Jody Scheckter. But Redman hi
sports car and F5000 priorities,
Scheckter has strong. links with
McLaren, and Jari
Unknown quantity in Fi, may be
unacceptable to STP.
Speculation as 0 Chris Amon's
future in FI has been very high
this week. The immediate thought
was that he would return to
Ferrari. Amon said on Monday
night that he had telephoned
mello about the possiblity
of a car thi but unfor-
ely. Ferrari had said no, He
told that had the situation
arisen three weeks ago then i
would have been a different story
but since then Arturo Merzario
has signed to do a full season of
FI with the second Ferrari. It was
felt that having announced a
complete withdrawal and now
come back with a two-car team
the credibility of their pleas of
lack of money would be lost if
they ran three cars.
onli, atm, thatthe, only way
to Amon now is to. drive
David “Yorke's “Martin! Tecao
which Derek Bell definitely will
not drive, It was interesting that
Yorke was trying to discover
Amon's address in New Zealand
‘on Monday. Amon himself is still
in New Zealand and will probably
stay there for
he receives from Europe.
Redman and Wisell
in Lola F5000 team
Brian Redman—G5 and F500.
Carl Hass has formed a two-car
Formula 000 team for Brian
Redman and Reine Wisell
Hass, who has been “living
on the Lola stand at the Racing
Car Show," completed the deal
when the show opened last
week. The Lola T330s will use
Alan Smith-tuned Chevrolet V8
‘motors and will have backing
from Steed, the people who
sponsored David Hobbs’ CanAm
Initially on
cars will be run in a few Roth-
mans European events before the
operation is moved to the US.
The project is being managed by
former BRP man Jim Chapman,
or possibly two,
Apparently Redman's first
priority is sports car racing with
Ferrari, but the F5000 deal will
take preference over any Formuli
1 drives which may come
Goodyear’s
crowd survey
Goodyear have just published
the results of a survey which
ndlowever, father significantly in
the light of recent events
is the fact that the
© Among the exhibitors at Motor
73, the Swedish motor show to
be held st Malmo on February
10-18, are Group Racing Develop-
ments and Colchester Racing
Developments.
BT41s for Magee
and Trimmer
Early sales on the Brabham stand
at the Racing Car Show were
for F3 BT41s for Tony Taimmer
and Damien Magee. Trimmer, of
course, did all the initial testing
at Vallelunga month and
was very impressed with the oar,
Former F3 driver Harry Stiller
is sponsoring the car, continuing
the association which they
formed towards the end of Jast
season with an Ensign,
Magee was one of the finds
of the season in F3 with a
Palliser and then a Brabham
BT38. Next season he will have
anew BT41 with Novamotor
engines and the car will be run
under the Larry Sevitt Racing
banner. Sevice formerly ran the
Tiran Auto Centre which backed
Magee with his BT38.
© The Jim Russell International
Racing | Drivers’ School have
asked us to correct a price for
the training scheme quoted in
last week's issue. The cost is
£170, not £250 as stated.
© Following a successful year
with the HIRE Chevron B19,
Korkshireman Peter Hanson will
be renewing his as ‘with
the team this season and will
have @ new B23 at his disposal.
While doing the Springbok series
Hanson had a drive in Eddie
Keizan's F5000 Surtees TS5A and
was very impressed. He hopes
that he may be able to return
to single seaters during 1973 on
‘occasions.
G3 regulations
‘The British branch of STP will
sponsor the first championship for
Production Sports Cars in 1973,
the new formula which has been
introduced by the BRSCC.
‘The 17 qualifying rounds will
take place at Brands Hatch,
Mallory Park, Oulton Park, Silver:
stone, Snetterton, Croft, Llandow
‘and Cadwell Park. Only the best
15 rounds will count.
the first
Points for
three places in each
points will be awarded for the
final round, but not double prize
‘money in ea:
ist—£18, 2nd—£12, 3rd—E8, The
overall winner of the Champion-
ship will receive £100 with the
winners of the other three classes
receiving £50.
‘The list of eligible cars for the
Championship has been drawn
up by the BRSCC. It is prin-
cipally based upon models which
fare included in the 1973 FIA
list of homologated Group 3 and
4° cars and are currently avail-
‘able for sale in the UK. Certain
exceptions, however, have been
made jn ‘respect of cars that
although still homologated are no
Jonger on sale, but are likely to
be the popular choice of a
significant number of prospective
‘competitors.
“The cars will run in four
“showroom” price classes divided
as follows: Up to £1200, €1200
to £1625, £1625 to £3000 and
‘over £3000. Prices are based on
the 1973 Autocar Buyers Guide
(representing prices as at the
1972 London Motor Show). The
Hist of eligible cars willbe
reviewed and may be amended
by the BRSCC during the year
No. modifications” from the
manufacturer's basic and cata-
Jogued specification will be
allowed except the following
to Appendix J Article 263m. The
spare wheel and tool kit may be
removed. A safety fuel tank of
any capacity may be fitted pro-
vided it
place
remains in
the original.
the same
The fuel
filler may be modified and/or
repositioned in the car. Exterior
bonnet and boot safety catches
will be allowed.
Cars can run either open or
closed but, if open, then a hood
which is normally fixed to the
car must remain in place, If it is
detachable then it can be
removed. Hardtops willbe
allowed providing they are of a
type currently available for sale
by the manufacturer or a
recognised alternative supplier.
Tonneau covers are allowed. pro-
viding they are of flexible
material and of the type marketed
by the manufacturer,
A full width rollover bar with
‘one stay must be fitted in accord-
ance with Appendix J Article
253 (0). Laminated screens will
be compulsory and they must be
of the same shape and dimensions
as the original. The car must
carry a dry chemical fire extin:
guisher of at least Ike capacity.
‘The eligible cars are: Class A,
Over £3000, Mercedes 350SL.
Jaguar V12 E type, Alfa Romeo
Montreal, Porsche S11, Porsche
IIT, Porsche 9115, Porsche 9115
‘Targa, Porsche 9117 Targa, Chev.
role Corvette, Ferrari Dino
Coupe, Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB
4, De Tomaso Pantera, Aston
Martin DB.
Class B, £3000 to £1625,
Datsun 2402, Jensen-Healey.
Porsche 914/6, Alfa Romeo 2000
Spider, Jaguar 42 E type, Lotus
Elan Sprint, Lotus Elan’ + 2,
Lotus Europa Twin Cam, Lancia
Fulvia 1600 Rallye HF, Lancia
Fulvia Sport.
Class C, €1625 to £1200, MGB,
MGB GT, ‘Triumph GT6, Triumph
TRO.
Class D,
up to £1200, MG
Midget (Mark ILD, Sprite (Mark
IV), Triumph Spitfire (Mark 111),
Tate's plans
Chris Meek has pointed out
that the Motul MI F2 car which
he will drive this year # in fact
owned by Tate of Leeds, the
main Ford distributors, who have
sponsored him over the past
couple of seasons, and not by
himself,
Tates have also ordered an
alloy block Hart 2-litre BDA and
‘a Cosworth BDA BDG for F2
use and Broadspeed Atlantic
engines,
Tates will also be running the
ex-Norman Abbott Escort this
year which is currently being
Updated and fitted with a Tran
engine. The ex-Wilson Fittipaldi
March 712 has been sold to
Malcolm Wayne who hopes to
Tun i privately in Atlantic this
year. The Taydec which Wayne
Grove in 1972 has been sold to
Robin Darlington for Atlantic
use,
© The Yellow Pages and BP For-
‘mula Atlantic Championships jook
like attracting a number of good
runners next year. Among those
rumoured to be switching from
F3 include Peter Hull, Bob Evans,
Colin Vandervell, Tom Pryce and
David Purley.
© Wandering around the show oa
‘opening day was champion motor-
‘Sheen.
"70 and "71,
and is very keen to try his hand
‘on four wheels in the near future.
© Many people were surprised
to see a large Bardah! sticker on
Tony Brise’s F3 GRD at the show.
appointed thi
Importer of the additi
© The 750 MC's Six Hour
Relay will be taking place at
Brands Hatch on September 16,
now that the organisers have
been forced to move the event
from the shortened Thruxton
calendar.
Morgan gets
F2 Chevron
Top Grovewood award winner
Dave ‘Morgan will again "bein
Pavnext year. He will bave a
brand new ‘Chevron B25, cure
ently on show on the. stand at
the Racing Car Show, which has
been bought by tis sponsor Ed
fonager is Roy Forster, wit until
manager ls Roy Forster,
fecently was in. charge of the
Firestone F2 programme, and had
been with the racing division for
many years
Chevron will be running 8
jperate works F2. car” but no
deer has been. “announced,
Siihough following his Springbok
Success. Gerry’ Birrell #5 strongly
Upped for the seat
Hill’s F1
Shadow
The UOP Shadow’ team have
sold one of their Fl cars before
the prototype has even raced. A
third car ig currently under con-
struction for Graham Hill who,
will race it in Jaegermeister
colours. The German. medicinal
company backed Hill in
F2 last’ year with his own
privately run Brabham.
Te is thought that the Shadow
will also be run privately with
Hill's) own mechanics looking
after the car. The first of the
two works cars which will
driven by Jack Oliver and George
Follmer is due to be tested this
week
McCormack’s Tasman
opening round of the
Tasman’ championship took place
at Pukekohe
New
near Chest
church, Zealand, last
jered since last year with the
addition of two chicanes, How-
ever the drivers felt after prac:
tice that these had 4
rather than alleviated
problems. A number of drivers
Suffered damage clipping the new
Sbstacies during both the race
land practice.
Fastest In practice was Austra.
Yan” Frank" Matich with
latest Matich fitted with a S-litre
Ropco engine. He did 1m 7.6
which was just 0.2 s quicker
than reigning Tasman Champion
Graham McRae in his latest
Chevrolet powered McRae. Sur-
prisingly third quickest and only
2 further 02s slower was
Australian John McCormack with
‘another all Australian car the
Elfin-Repeo, Next up was Max
Stewart with a
Chevrolet 7330 who did
85s, Alan Rollinson was the
quickest of the Europeans with
his newly acquired ex-McRac
McRae GM1 and he did 1m 9.0.
Fellow midtander Steve Thomp-
son, having his first outing in
the’ ex-Redman Chevron B24
sponsored by Servis did 1 m
925. This year's New Zealand
Gold Star winner David Oxton
with the latest Begg FMS was
next up equalling Thompson's
time. Warwick Brown in an old
Lola’ 7300 did 1m 10.78
followed by Evan Noyes (McRae
GMI) and Sam Posey (Surtees
TS11) who both did 1m 11.1.
Posey damaged his Surtees
slightly when he touched one of
the chicanes after the throttle
stuck open.
The new chicanes caused
drama at the start as Matich was
crowded out and clipped the
barrier he crawled round to
retire at the end of the first lap
to the pits with a bent steering
arm. McRae had also been
delayed slightly but was second
behind McCormack, with Stewart
third, Stewart had’ also been ine
volved in an incident at one of
the chicanes and retired on the
third lap with — damaged
suspension. McRae set about
challenging McCormack, however,
his hopes of winning his home
Grand Prix were lost when he
had to pkt with a puncture on
20 which lost him Im 5s
and allowed Alan Rollinson to
move up to second while Brown
was fourth.
McCormack had a healthy lead
but a few laps before the end
had problems with a sticking
throttle and his
rapidly. Rollinson really got at it
and flung the McRae around but
failed by just 0.65 to catch him
make up ground b
he was in the pits again to check
the suspension following an in-
cident at one of the chicanes, He
lost two laps and dropped to
fourth as Steve Thompson moved
up into third, one lap down,
Brown had retired with fuel
pressure problems. Kevin B
Tet and Sam Posey were also
both out, the former with a
blown engine on lap 16 and
Posey following a big shunt
when the throttle stuck open
again and sent him hard into a
guardrail.
‘McRae finally came home fourth
with Gary Pederson (Begg FM4)
fifth and Ken Smith (March 722)
sixth. An interesting seventh was
Japanese Noritake Takahara in
a 2-litre Mitsubishi engined Brab-
ham BT36.
We hope to publish a full
report next week.
‘© Shopping for an F2 car last
week were Jacques Coulon and
a representative from his spon-
sors, Antar, while Félipinetti
racing manager Mike Parkes was
also there looking on his behalf.
‘Their main interest was centred
around the smart Survees TS15.
© An interesting visitor to the
show last week was 1972 India-
napolis Rookie of the Year award
winner Mike Hiss. It seems that
he is quite keen to try and fit
some F2 races in this year pro-
viding they do not clash with
his USAC commitments.
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
F1 Association
demand co-operation
At the Formula 1 Association's
press conference at the Racing
Car Show on January 2 (full
details of which were disclosed
in last week's Pit and Paddock),
Peter Warr spoke of the need for
greater co-operation between the
constructors, organisers and the
‘sponsors, the last-named. party
not having been involved in
discussions in Grand Prix racing
until now. At the press con-
ference the association presented
‘very united body, comprising
spokesman Peter Warr (JPS-
Lotus), Ken Tyrrell, Louis Stanley
and Tim Parnell (BRM), Gordon
Coppuck (McLaren), John Sur-
tees, Max Mosley (March), Peter
Schetty (Ferrari), David | Yorke
(Tecno), Bernie Ecclestone (Brab-
ham), Frank Willams and the
association's new secretary, Peter
Macintosh,
Speaking on their demands for
increased money per Grand
Prix, Ken ‘Tyrrell stated that
before the American Grand
Prix, his Formula 1 team wi
seriously in the red in 1972 and
would probably have _ stopped
during 1973. Other _represent-
atives stated how they wer
making a loss out of Formula
1 racing and that more of them
would’ be withdrawing from
Grand Prix racing unless more
money could be injected into it.
The CSI's announcement that
the World Championship could
be opened to lesser formulae
caused Louls Stanley to speak
harshly on the danger of per-
mitting cars that do not have
such stringent safety require
‘ments to compete with Formul
1 cars and that the CSI's
decision contradicts all safety
requirements recently imple
mentei
However, the Formula 1 As-
sociation do not expect any
round of the World Champion-
ship to be opened to include
other formulae. "It is incon-
ceivable that we will not come
to an agreement,” stated Max
Mosley. “The Association will
deal with each organiser of
organisers
Grand Prix, over-riding Grand
Prix International's ultimatum
that the Association can only deal
with GP's Henri Trew. The
Formula 1 Association feel that
the CSI are unlikely to declare
a World Championship round
open to other cars if no
negotiations between the con-
Structors and the organiser of
that Grand Prix have taken
place. The Formula 1 Association
regard Grand Prix International
35 a lever to. strangle our
future." On the other hand, the
constructors emphasise that they
“will be very flexible in their
outlets to reach a suitable com-
promise for each race.
The Formula 1 Association
stressed the need for better
promotions for Grands Prix and
Stated that being inexperienced
in these matters, they would pay
their share of the cost for better
promotions to be carried out by
nisation successful in
these matters so long as the
organisers would pay for their
share of it.
When questioned about the
having to take
‘uncompetitive cars, the Associa-
inted out that only the 20
cars in practice and the
first 20 finishers earn most of the
money, with approximately £1500
spread’ over the remaining cars.
For example Peter Warr quoted
that at the French Grand Prix,
one of thelr cars which finished
second won €2800 and the other
which did not qualify in the
fastest 20, earned £240. It had
an engine rebuild costing £3289.
In conclusion, Max Mosley
spoke of the future and hoped
that the agreement reached with
the organisers, “and there is no
way an agreement will not be
reached,” will be on a long term
basis lasting more than one year,
which has happened in the past.
Looking at the future, there are
Prospects of a conference at
Monaco to look at the long-term
future of Grand Prix racing be-
tween the CSI, organisers,
sponsors and the constructors.
F2 Mallory
Park doubts
‘The opening round of the Euro-
pean F2 Championship scheduled
for Mallory Park on March 11
is now doubtful. John Webb
said) on. Monday night that
he could not comment on the
Situation but he hoped to know
by midnight on Tuesday, A
reliable source also told us that
the future of the two BARC
meetings at Thruxton were also
In the balance and the decision
will be taken this week. The
situation has. arisen following
new demands for increased
money from the F2 constructors
association.
‘The F2 Association asked for
greatly increased start and prize
money last week which all the
British organisers have said they
cannot afford, the amount being
in the region of €22,000 per
race. As expected a row has also
brewed up over the structure of
the championship. The associa.
tion are not happy with the 12
basic events four
‘dt ask the CSI to
12 rounds to count
With the money demands as well
it could be that only 12 circuits
will be able to run events any-
way.
TEAC Rallycross
Wills, Embassy Rallycross Cham.
pionship will take place
Lydden on Sunday starting at
1.30 pm.
Leading the Embassy table,
after three rounds, is Don Gilham
in his experimental Zenith Allen
Mini Ford 1650 cc with 24 points.
‘second position with 23 points
is Keith Ripp the winner of heats
two and three with his 13 Mini,
Ripp is one of the favourites for
the Embassy title. Hampshire
driver, Tom Airey is in third
position with 21 points. In fourth
place is the first of the Ford
contenders Rod Chapman, on 16
Points.
BRIEFLY
@ Seen in close company on a
number of occasions last week
were Ken Tyrrell and Ron
Tauranac. The ex-Brabham
designer is known to have
recently completed drawings for
a new car and it could be that
in conjunction
he is working
with Derek
of Mirfield, Yorkshire, will
entering a Chevron’ Formul
Aulantic in most of the cham:
Pionship events during 1973,
The Chevron B25 will be driven
by John Lepp and George Silver-
wood. Engine preparation will be
by Alan Smith with whom Cen-
tral Garage Ltd, have hada long
association.
Both drivers drove a Chevron
B21 for Central Garage in 1972
while Lepp went well in Adantic
with a Chevron B20,
Royale, probably Britain’
rest manufacturers of Super
Vee cars and winners of the 1972
Volkswagenwerk Super Vee Con-
structors Trophy, were presented
with a memento of thelr achieve-
ment at the International Racing
Car Show in London,
Bob King, Managin
of Royale,
photograph of champion driver
Manfred Schurti and the Royale
Super Vee car in which he won
the 1972 Volkswagenwerk Gold
Cup Series—Europe's premier
‘Super Vee event
Royale won the Constructors
Championship by two points from
the Austrian firm, Kaimann, They
recelved the trophy and about
£1,600 in prize money.
INTERNATIONAL DIARY
Director
USA INASCAR)
CATCHPOLE
Go ON ASK ME IF ITS SAFE-SAFET
\TSTHE SAFESTCAR IN TWE SHOW
JUST LOOK THE SPEC.
ss EIGHT PONT BELTS, GRAVINERS,,
FOAM GAGS, PESGED WHEELS...AND,
© Auswon 1975
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 41, 1973
Corres
EilNnce
Support for more
BOAC spectacle
Well done, Mike Lintern (Correspondenc
December 28)! You have said what has been
on the tongue of many a true racing
enthusiast.
If something isn’t done as Mike explains
(and done soon) we won't need to do away
with G5 in two years’ time. It will be " killed
off" long before that. If the current 3-litre
Sports aren't popular, who is going to pay up
to £2 to see 2002 BMWs, Moskviches, etc,
when they can see the same types of cars on
the roads any day of the week for nothing ?
How I remember the first days of the
BOAC! The Inds and lassies poured in to
see exciting racing, and it certainly was that.
Perhaps when no-one turns up for the 1974
BOAC race, they will realise it was a wrong
decision to ban the mighty 917s and 512s.
‘What's the next step? Racing has sunk to
such a low, it can only get better. I hope,
along with many other thousands, to see
motor racing in this country the No 1 sport
‘and Co, as the saying goes,
in your court
BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ‘STUART RICHARDSON,
Sussex.
--and advertising
Never before have I read such utter and
‘complete sense in the correspondence columns
‘of your magazine. Mike Lintern, go to the
top of the class! But you know, and 1 know,
and so does everybody else, what those in
charge will say to your suggestions, and we
fall know what will happen as well” nothing
Those in charge will find, million, reasons
why your ions are impractical. But
potwithstanding that, let me offer a few more
suggestions,
The month Is now January. Serious racing
4s two months away in March. That means that
those in charge irly good length of
time in which to advertise the sport. It's only
half the answer to advertise a meeting a few
weeks in advance. What's got to happen is
the advertising of the sport in general, as
‘opposed to any particular meeting, now,
before the season begins, so that the man in
the street knows that the sport exists other
than on Grand Prix weekend. Get the public
to write away for racing calendars now, 0
dad asks, "What
‘mum will reply,
interested in the
sport, now is the time to advertise as Mike
suggests, and. make the circuits gay and
attractive and interesting. But don't give the
public rubbish as far as the sport is concerned.
Revive that idea of a few seasons ago whereby
a clear distinction was drawn between those
races that were there for the driver, and those
that were there for the spectator, so that the
public gets value on and off the track.
Dear. Davip FISHER
750 racing: if
you don’t like it...
What an illogical load of rubbish from some-
fone who writes such a well-worded letter. Mr
Miller Ganuary 4) ought to have a word with
Mike Taylor about the total cost of his car,
inch running costs, after two seasons’
racing.
T must have got it all wrong about Formula
1200 when I read about all these famous
chassis designers whose foundations were laid
in this formula. 750MC's “low cost racing
should apparently now read “ comparatively
low cost racing compared to high costs in
other formula racing" —with some justifica.
T have been involved with Mr Disillusioned
of Leicester since our car first left the beer
mat and became a scale drawing. 1 suppose
you could call us armchair racers, having
Spent only £425 so far and man; y hours"
work. No, Mr Miller, you still haven't told
us why that meeting chose to: shout down
those who had suggestions for “low cost
racing.” and I was there!
‘Why have @ meeting if the only way to
make your feelings known is by joining the
committee as Mr Maynard suggests, and does
the sale price of Mr John Allan's immaculate
car reflect the amount of money which was
spent on it? I think not—what about those
‘engine rebuilds?
‘Thanks for the offer of the Scalectrix, but
that could be three of four much-needed’ rose
joints for the Formula Ford which has just
reached the drawing board —and which
apparently is not a proper racing car as it
doesn't use fat wheels. Perhaps we can make
‘2 deal with the half finished chassis and then
Mr Miller can really go racing Instead of
playing with his toys.
Sourmutt, WARKS,
Rom Wene.
.--do the other
thing
1 suppose if one is to summarise the hal
truths and ill-informed comments by the
disillusioned 750 MC member in the Decem-
ber 21 Correspondence, one could say that
he’s beefing because the 750 MC does not
cater for low-cost. motor racing. This, of
course, is a load of cobblers
The 750 MC run two national champion-
ships, F750 and F1200. These are probably
the longest running championships in this
country. Throughout a period of 20 years,
sof the type referred to, the
to, and cater for, the impecunious
enthusiast. 1 cannot think of another cham-
pionship where the winning cars can be
bought for about £600 (750) and £700 (F1200).
‘The next most expensive formula is difficult
to define—1000 cc Clubman's, Formula V, F4,
modsports and Monoposto are all within’ this
category. but none of these championship
ing cars is sold anywhere near these
prices. That to my way of thinking means that
the 750 MC encourage low cost, probably the
lowest cost motor sport
Having said that, however, there is a small
grain of truth in what this lad says. P1200
racing is getting more expensive, like any
other form of racing. but so, might I add, are
the wage packets. Sadly, a value was not put
fon the word “cheap.” and this word can
only be used in relation to other forms of
racing and on this score the 750 MC cope
admirably.
If F1200 is too expensive then try F750.
If that is too expensive then I suggest this
lad bears in mind the adage, “if you don't
Mike the heat in the kitchen, then get out.”
‘The 750 MC still offer low cost motor
racing. and it’s very good stuff too, despite
the occasional clanger (ie, Avenger engines),
$0 all power to their elbow.
Rosronp, Essex. Jon Ho ALLAN.
Brands’ PA
explained
We feel justified in drawing your readers’
attention to the second point raised by Mr
4. Nichols (Correspondence, November 23),
regarding the public address system at Brands
Hateh
The system is certainly not antiquated. It
was installed by STC in 1967 and is of the
latent design. 11 is probably the most sophisti,
cated at any UK race track, and Is continu
Spdated “in consultation with Mr Anthony
Marsh to give the best possible ‘coverage for
the spectator.
‘The system comprises two x 1000 watt
amplifiers and some 300 loudspeakers, each
giving four watts at full power. These provide
lear, intelligible speech reproduction of 88-90
4bA at 35 ft distance under quiet conditions.
There are, however, severe environmental
problems to overcome in providing a system
that enables every word spoken to be heard
by- every spectator. The following facts give
some indication of the difficulties:
1. A noise level of between 105 and 110 dbA
is produced by a racing car 50 ft from the
track
2. To overcome a noise level of 110 dbA,
a loudspeaker must produce five dbA more
‘at the least, fe, 115 dbA.
3. If 115. dBA. was provided from loud
speakers to overcome the (intermittent)
Background noise of racing cars, in quiet
periods between races, and when cars
Were on the other side of the track, the
sound level delivered to spectators would
be approaching the threshold of pain,
This quite clearly is unacceptable to
spectators, let alone to those residents who
live within earshot (and this could be up to
three miles away at 115 dbA), Apart from
nuisance value, the cost of providing an
extra 23 ddA’ per loudspeaker would be
prohibitive, as for each extra three dbs, twice
the power is required.
Foors Cray, KENT,
B.C. Oates,
‘Advertising/SP Manager,
Private Communications Division,
‘Standard Telephone and Cables.
Where was Colin ?
1 have been taking your magazine for a
number of years and until now have mostly
agreed with what has been written, However,
Your résumé of the Formula 3 season (Decem:
ber 28) was totally uninteresting and your
placing of Autosrort's Top 10 Drivers was
just so biased it was unbelievable.
T do not know how your placings were
arrived at, but they were certainly not on
merit. How ean you leave out a driver who
comes second in the major Formula 3 cham-
plonship (with or without the sticker benefit)
and who is consistently a leading contender
for Formula $ honours? Who until right up t
the end of the season was the only person in
position to challenge Williamson for the
major title? I am, of course, talking of Colin
Vandervell
‘The rest of your championship placings just
do not make sense. Tony Brise certainly does
not deserve the second spot. He did very
little early on and only really went quickly
towards the end of the season when, like
Williamson, he was supplied with a demon
Holbay. Likewise Coulon, Mike Walker cer-
tainly deserves a higher placing as he has
been consistently quick during the entire
season. He has often led races when engine
failures have let him down. Leclere won the
French championship with ease and has been
a major force throughout Europe and therefore
also deserves a higher placing. As for Jarier,
you must be kidding! He has not finished in
the first three in any major Formula 3 race
this year.
It seems to me that if your magazine is
going to publish a list of star drivers they
Should at least bear some relation to the
year's results, Otherwise you are just making
a mockery of the whole idea,
Lonoon, SW7.
C. H. Goo.
The editor ts not bound to agree with opinions expressed by readers.
AUTOSPORT. JANUARY 11. 1973
‘The championships
Details of the majority of the 1973 national
championships were announced during the
first week of the Racing Car Show and the
following is a guide to most of the champion-
ships we have not previously announced in
Pit and Paddock
FORMULA 3
‘The International Formula 3 Championship in
1973 will be sponsored by John Player and
will comprise 12 rounds, including two
abroad, The series is entitled the John Player
British Formula 3 Championship and points
will be scored on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4,
3, 2 1 basis with double points at the final
round. Each race will have a prize/travel
fund of £2,000. Unlike ‘year's Inter-
national F3 Championahip, sponsored by Shell
decals need not be carried for the retitled
FORWARD TRUST
Forward Trust Ltd, one of the country’s
Jeading. finance houses and a subsidiary of
Midland ‘Bank Ltd, continue their three-year.
old association with the BARC, in sponsoring
‘the Club's Formula 3 and Special Saloon Car
Championships, As usual F3 points will be
scored on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis with prize
money varying from €50'to the winner of a
round at a restricted or club meeting, to £100
for a higher status event, and £250 goes to
the overall Championship winner.
SPECIAL SALOON
‘The Forward Trust Saloon Car Championship
is very similar ¢o the 1972 seri, in the clang
division ‘at up to 850 cc. 851 cc to
1000 ce, 1001 t0 1300 cc and over 1300 ce,
with €20 going to the winner of each class at
each round.
Championship over 18 rounds at eight circuits,
the Kent Messenger 1000 cc Saloon Car
lenge run over 11 rounds at Brands and
the Silverstone-organised Esso Uniflo Special
Saloon Car Championship over 10 rounds at
‘six circuits. A significant alteration to last
year's rules in special saloon car racing is
‘that cars complying with Appendix J, Group
2 will be permitted to compete in’ special
‘saloon car events providing they run with
wheel rim widths conforming to Group 2
The rules concerning the silhouette of the
cars’ bodywork have been more closely
defined and. contrary to the rules published
in the new RAC Motor Sport Year Book,
there will be no maximum wheel rim width
for any class.
‘The as yet unsponsored MCD Special
Saloon Car Championship will be run to the
same class divisions with £18 to the class
winner of each round and £100 to the
overall champion and points will be 9-6-4 in
each class, with double points for the final
‘round. The best 15 results from the following
raunds count:
MODIFIED SPORTS
The Blue Circle Group, the largest producers
of building materials in the country, are to
‘sponsor the 1973 BARC Modified Sports Car
Championship in four classes, up to 1150 cc.
1151 ce to 2000 cc, 2001 ce to 3000 cc and
‘aver 3000 cc. Winner of each round earns
€20 with £12 to other class winners and over-
all champion at the end of the year receives
£100.
Although there is a new 1150 ce to 1300 cc
class this year, both the BARC and the
BRSCC (who will only run non-championsiip
mod sports races in preference to their new
production sports car formula), have ignored
this and kept to the same class divisions used
ignificant additions to the regu-
‘are that the cylinder head and block
of the engine must be the same cubic capacity
‘and contrary to the new Blue Book, there
Will be complete freedom of wheel rim siz
‘The list of eligible cars produced on
January 1 cannot be added on during the
FORMULA FORD
Four significant Formula Ford champion-
ships are being held this year comprising the
BOC sponsored series over 22 rounds at eight
circuits, the Townsend Thoresen FF
Challenge run over 11 rounds at Brands, the
Silverstone STP series over 12 rounds at
five circuits and the BARC unsponsored FF
Championship over 15 rounds at nine circuits.
This year the coachwork on FF cars must
comply with the FIA regulations for F3.
‘The BOC series will be scored on the
6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis with €4 per point bei
awarded and an additional €100 ¢o the over-
all champion. The best 15 races out of the
‘ones listed below will count and each race
Wheel widths
I notice that the RAC has suddenly decided
to remove the wheel width limits in special
saloons for 1973.
If one equates the problems of this category
‘with other formulae in our sport, then this
3,
of wheel widths has been mooted in other
branches for many years.
This will mean, in fact, another increase in
costs, and those who can afford the latest
rubber will pay for It, and those who cannot
will borrow, steal or fall behind. However, in
my opinion, the most important factor in this
case is that at the moment there is a good
balance of performance between the big ‘uns
and the little ‘uns, in part due to the “ unfair”
narrowness of the wheel sizes in the larger
classes. This is one of the reasons for close
racing but I can see this fast disappearing
in 1973.
No notice was given of this change which
seems ludicrous in the extreme, and we
assume that it is purely to accommodate
redundant Group 2 machinery. However, to
the best of my knowledge it is a decision that
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
few special saloon drivers will welcome.
Even the RAC knows that the best way to
kill off a “formula” is by vacillation over
rule-making. Perhaps the RAC considers
pecial saloons to have run their term—tell
that to the spectators !
NEWCASTLE-ON-TyNE, RJ. Granam,
Bicester
Tam just wondering if Jeff Hutchinson. has
some shares in March Engineering or Jody
Scheckter, as every report from the Springbok
Series has been full of March, this, Schekter
that. I wonder if Chevron moved their works
down to Bicester instead of having it up here
in Lancashire they would get more
‘Anyone can say, “If it hadn't have broken
down it would have w0n." How many times
did Ickx lead a Grand Prix this year and
failed to win through mechanical trouble? As
tried car, the Chevron F5000 was
Please give Derek Bennett Esq some of the
glory for having @ first-class car, and a first
class team of mechanics and drivers, and
“For the BARC’ Championship, the winner
receives £25 in each round with £200 to the
overall Championship winner.
GROUP 1
Much controversy has surrounded the Group
1 regulations for 1973, as the RAC have
been unable to produce a list of eligible cars
and there is some dispute over the new
regulations which were printed in these
columns recently. The points under di
cussion are that the £1,500 class split should
be increased to £1,700, that only. currently
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equipment rather than there being a stipula-
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FORMULA 5000
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Faces $0 far scheduled, with points scored on
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‘The prize fund for the races varies on the
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to 120 mile races. ‘When a 75 mile race is
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Profile By IAN SADLER
Jimmy Rae is the current Scottish Rally
Champion, for the second time. His rise
through the ranks has been a classic story
book example. Married with one son, Jimmy
Rae at 26 years of age found himself
with @ total of 86 points after the Hackle
Rally, the final round of the Shell Scottish
Rally Championship. Throughout the year
either Rae, Bill Taylor or Donald Heggie led
the series with final victory going to the
Perth driver by only ane point from Bill
Taylor. Thus Jimmy Rae became rally cham.
plon—but not the way Jimmy would have
liked it, for the Frews RS1600 did not win
any. of” the events, Instead Jimmy found
himself well placed throughout the year by
his superb pacing and consistency with a
finely maintained car and won the champion:
ship in that, most professional, way
Jimmy Rae's name bas, for the past four
ons, been closely associated with that
Jimmy Rae — twice
Scottish Rally Champion
Frew and
trucks and
large and
At. Frews,
of his employers, Ford dealers,
Company Limited, handling cars,
agricultural equipment for the
beautiful county. of Perthshire.
Jimmy, naturally enough, specialises in FAVO.
sales and has worked there since 1964.
This successful Scotsman’s rallying started
in 1965 with a 997 Mini-Cooper. There were
no great results in that first year’s sport but
the car was great fun, completely reliable,
and Jimmy was content just to finish his
events. The old Cooper was used again for
the "66 season but by now more power was
wished for and an was in the back of
his mind. With the Cooper being written-off
In a road acoldent the opportunity emerged
to buy all the bits back from the insurers
and after fitting an "S" engine and other
pieces a car emerged which Jimmy describes
as the Worst, most hung together car he hi
ever driven. He entered this car in the 196)
Damaged on the Valentine Rally with only four weeks to the Circuit of Ireland (above). Early
days with a Mini-Cooper on the Scottish (below).
~ -
“ Jimmy Rae's rallying career has been
one of logical progression—no over-
night sensation and no desperately
lean years of bad luck. His rise to the
RS1600 élite has reflected both his
personal professionalism and that of
his employers and sponsors.
cattish, his first taste of good things to
come being getting that vehicle past
Scrutineering. The car nevertheless finished
what was a tough, dusty and dry Scottish
Dut being no more than a one-rally-special
was completely finished after the event. The
next year, 1968, another Cooper “S” was
Cobbled-up from ‘a write-off for the Scottish
though this time Rae and hig navigator since
‘65, lain Barnet, were less lucky when they
went 0.11. on the first day after steering shaft
trouble.
Jimmy had never been completely contented
driving Minis, they never really sulted him,
so he ordered his first Escort in October of
that year; a 1300GT with which he was to
drive so astonishingly quickly during the next
two years that he became 1970 Scottish Rally
Champion. The dark blue Escort was his
first car to be sponsored by Frews, thelr
now famous involvement starting with €25
cash for Jimmy and a team entry for three
Fords in the Scottish, LESS5G was built in
his own garage over the winter and appeared
first on ‘the '69. Granite City, which was
treated as a shake-down for his new front
engine, rear drive car. Indeed it was a shake-
down for the car was found quite unsuitable
for a forest rally with a full race cam and
3.7 differential, giving it a theoretical
‘maximum approaching 135 mph.
‘With the car better equipped Jimmy was
going well on the Scottish when the car
Groped a valve on Craigvinean and much
to his embarrassment, J. L. Fraser, at
that time Frews' chairman, was acting as a
shal at the stage finish. The Frews' chair-
bad to suffer watching the car roll
inexorably down to the finish before Its
driver asked for a push off the stage. The
gine was rebuilt in time for the Hackle
using only Ford recommended parts,
9th. Later in the year Jimmy
Won the Saltire outright, came 3rd on the
Border and collected enough points to finish
fourth in the championship. By now the
Escort GT. was fully sorted and proving very
reliable, “handled beautifully ‘and revved
forever
The 1970 Scottish series started with a
very icy Snowman Rally and Jimmy started
off his championship winning season in the
most satisfying way—Ist overall. Going very
Well on the Valentine Rally (iying behind
Fidler and Heggie) the car was unfortunately
severely damaged at the finish of the fast
tarmac’ yumping stage, Glen Kinglas. With
only four weeks 0 the Circuit of Ireland
there were some very hectic evenings end
nights spent knocking the car back into shape.
Friends came to the rescue and the car w
ready in time—proverbially—" built on the
boat." As it turned out, Jimmy, now with
Mike Malooim co-driving’ since °69, was out
fon the first night with a faulty regulator box.
With the car healthy again they took part
in the Sunday run which they won.
The Scottish was again a disaster, Jimmy
had only ever finished K once, with the
hastily built Cooper. This time the head gasket
blew on the way to the first stage and after
the second special stage the clutch disinte-
‘grated, putting the car oi. by two minutes
‘t/a southern control. Luckily all the prob-
Jems manifested on the Scottish and for
the rest of the year the car was both quick
and reliable gaining, with the help of Jimmy's
very rapid but tidy driving, 2nd on the Jim
Clark Memorial, 2nd on the Saltire and 1st on
the Border. A ‘truly remarkable performance
with the 1298 ce. pushrod car, enough to
give Jimmy and Mike their first ever Scottish
AUTOSPORT. JANUARY 11, 1973
championship.
Frews that year had paid all the entry
fees and had also. assisted with other
expenses. They had an excellent return for
their, money. Sponsorship was doubled for
71 and the season started well with a 3rd
en the Snowman. There were a few other
‘good results, like 11th on the Welsh Ratly
Which Jimmy thoroughly enjoyed, but the
jon had. its more traumatic moments
+ They hit Holtier’s Alpine on the Burmah,
pushing H even further off, a tree on the
Hackle and blew the diff on the Saltire at
Pitmeddon. To top it all, on driving out of
the stage Jimmy spotted some friends, waved
—and promptly drove off the road and down
the bank, ending up dangling upside-down on
the seatbelts! There was a reason however
for the car's unpredictable handling (driving
over the bank excused), on stripping down,
the axle was found to be bent and it had
been causing rear wheel steering
For a long time Frews, pleased with their
new image and increase in performance sales,
had been discussing the possibiity of a Frews
rally car, Jimmy had been finding it very
sore on his own pocket to be competitive
He was delighted when, jate in ‘71, the Frews
board gave the go-ahead. Frews involvement
would ‘be full time and Jimmy was told he
Could use the new RS1600 in the showroom.
Within five minutes of that decision Frews
telephones were connected to Boreham and
Cosworth and over £1000 worth of bite were
on their way up. Jimmy, Mike Malcolm and
FAVO. mechanic Jimmy ‘Bruce built the car
In December and Jimmy spent January literally
in the car, running It, and its spares, in.
‘As. previously the Snowman counted as
the first round and with the car still not
fully tundin, the event was treated as @
shake-down, with revs limited to 6500 rpm
they finished tenth, suffering only, one fan
belt failure. The rest of the season Is too
recent to catalogue. Needless to say Jimmy
and Mike drove, as usual, swiftly and safely
fand the car suffered little damage all season.
Jimmy was at a power disadvantage when
‘compared with cars like Roger Clo
litre RS though his performance:
averaged out, were enough to give him the
title “of Scottish Rally Champion for the
second time. Jimmy Is most diegruntled not
to have won any single round in the process
Understandably pleased, Jimmy Rae and Mike Malcolm pose with the RS1600.
Lone
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Also at 86 High Street,
Frimley, Surrey
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
ENGINES
1 JW 289 special long distance motor, only
bench test time, ‘J’ block, with Weber inlet
manifold. 350,
BMC ‘1000 cc twin cam 16 valve engines.
all ‘steel, with fuel injection, transistor
ignition, ‘dry’ sump, etc. Rebuilt to as new
Spec. Modified to take up to date bearings
£300 each. Choice of two plus. spares,
Ford 1600 cc Clubman's engine, 125 rods,
crankshaft, steel mains, light flywheel, clutch:
dry sump.’ Rebuilt, less cylinder head. £175.
Ford twin cam 1600. all steel F/Atlantic
engine, 170 plus bhp, 7 hours’ since rebuild,
complete engine with ancillaries e465.
Holbay F/Ford, 10 hours’ use, being com.
pletely rebuilt, ‘ready second week in Janu:
Sry. £250. complete
ENGINE SPARES
Full race engie came for Chevrolet
new, ‘boxed. £40 ‘each.
Set 8 new GM. pistons,
Mk. 6 F/Ford,
Mk. 6 F/Ford,
FT 200, rebuilt,
Ford adaptor,
with Ford
Ford adaptor
condition.
2, «Rood: condition.
high performance,
Engine and gi
IAN TAYLOR offers his
DULON ROLAND
Winner of the BOC Championship, Daily Express Championship,
Formula Ford Festival
This car has been completely overhauled and updated to
MP16 specification. Immaculate throughout
£1695
Tel: Dideot 4564
or Stand 92 at Racing Car Show
GEARBOXES
DG 300 Mk I in brand new condition, with
Tubber drive Manges. £300.
rebuilt
Lotus side plates, rubber drive flanges. £165.
ile
Brabham side plates. £165.
in good
Special ‘drive ‘units.
type. 330,
sto, hill/ sprint cars, £70 each
flow adaptor plates
& speed ERSA Knight in new condition with
second box for spares in new
GEARBOX SPARES
Hewland, shafts, ratios, side plates, casings,
For all types, mostly mew parts, In very
NEW FORMULA FORD CHASSIS
£50, a ort es Hawke £50 each.
‘Set’ new GM competition high performance Palliser €50 each.
rods. £4 WDFI,
'WDF2, DWF3
box quality rebuilds guaranteed. Chassis straightening and_ servic
‘Wheels, tyres, engines, gearboxes and chassis wanted, fair prices paid. =
ee
RACING CAR SPARES
Ventilated discs, 124in dia. All types to
F/Ford Siin dia, Oil and water radiators
to suit all types of racing cars. £20-£35 each.
Big bag tanks. £23.
Oif tanks, ‘water tanks,
From £3 each.
Alloy calipers, suit F3, small sports cars, ete,
Girling £15-£20 pair.
F/Ford crossflow’ exhausts. £8 each.
F5000 exhaust systems.
rs, new and secondhand. Konis, alloy
feel, Armstrong and. Girling,. F/Ford
to. F500, New’ and secondhand, From £10
per pair
March spares, radiators, uprights, wishbon«
Palliser spares,
bones, ete.
‘spares,
In good condition.
in good “congition: alloy catch tanks
condition, with
‘£300.
‘brand. new, “suit
radiators, uprights, wish-
radiators, uprights, wishbones,
WANTED
FT. 200 casing and end cover.
DG 300 ‘casing ‘and ‘end. cover.
LG 500 or 600 casing and end cover.
ALL 01-487-4578
L, mad Ford | £695.00
COMPLE FORMULA 3 EQUIPE 713M
Complote with Vegantune Mk 8 box, latest Firestones. Engine
just rebuilt. Three spare sets of wheels, two sets with slicks
‘one with wets. Spares include one tub, one body, two noses,
wings, oil tank, upnghts, wishbones, radius arms, 2 rads, three
racks, master cylinders, fuel pumps.
Nearly enough spares to build new car. Would part exchange
for Fone Pord'or
£2,250
Tel.: Chris Venning
01-491 7571 (day);
01-205 5487 (evenings)
1969/70 Brabham BT 28
Chassis No 20 Formula 3 car brought up to “72 specifications
Blue/red. Ex Stow/Barker/Joy/Wadham-Smith. Fitted with |.
wings, bag tanks, Bin x 10in with Dunlop Slicks, Williams
belts. Graviner, sic, rolling chassis in immaculate condition.
£995. Hire purchase arranged. Any road or racing car taken
in part exchange.
App'y
Spencer E:ton, Elton’s Motors, Westbury, Wilts
Westbury 2262 (business) Westbury 2682 (home)
Norman Abhott Racing
SUSPENSIONS
s0 jointed with modified geometry (in
smarter) trom
REAR—roge jointed “radius arma with ail 3p)
MiGrouge a. farm From
win mrsdes
PRON jointed wishbones "(includin
a did arid snd Wahiweigm
jading exchange cross
‘All kits supplied with easy to Toliow ons
Tol : 01-996 6616, Write : 39 Ashenden Road, London, ES. (2:155)
BEVAN IMP ENGINES
115 bhp, 1-litre for Gp 2 or Club racing road/
race cylinder heads and camshafts. 998 cc
block conversions.
Phone: Orpington 31065
or Dartford 26647
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
a Ex
Seven years development make
this the best. strongest and
‘most comprehensible body
chassis unit available,
& DAVRIAN
THE FIRST IMP BASED GT ROAD CAR
CHASSIS NOW AVAILABLE TO TAKE MINI ENGINES |
Basic chassis/body unit £385. Fully upholstered and sprayed £505
Racing chassis/body units with full roll over cage £420.
Rally chassis/body units with sump shield supports £475.
Further information : Tel.: 01-622 8653
DAVRIAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED, 65 NORTH STREET, LONDON, SW4
TATE of LEEDS RACING
1800 BDA ESCORT
Ex Alan Mann team car, complete, ready to race, win
last time out at Croft. £1,950, or will split. Also spare
wheels with wets and spare diffs.
1930 BDA
Full F2 specification, just checked over and brake
tested by Titan, £1,395.
Tel: Jon Morrhouse 0532 44313 ext 241.
ESCORT RACING CAR
Ex Broadspeed —_ works
Group ll car now in club
trim. 2-litre Norman Abbott
FVA engine producing
‘approx 254 bhp, ZS
box, Atlas axle, F/1 v
ated front discs, slicks and
spare Minilites. Avery
competitive
Complete car £3,250 or 9s Group Il rolling chassis £2,000,
‘engine £1,250.
Telephone for specification : Stuart Turner 061-445 2151,
SUCCESSFUL
MODSPORT
GINETTA G.4
N "recordin 1972,
ind ready to win ats once well below
(Mike Gididen 01-580 2868 ; Dave Reynolds 01-267 3577
74 MEW OXFOAD STREET, LONDON, WCt (41982)
McLaren M10B Formuta 5000
Rolling Chassis
12 races since new. Offers.
TRAILER
As new, 4 wheel Bateson trailer suitable for F2/3,
F5000 and saloon car.
Tel: 01-622 0408
Evenings : 01-351 0303
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 111, 1973
Immaculate ultra reli
able championship win-
ning car. Complete
bodywork.
£2500
Tel.: 021-772 5086 (day); 021-744 3327 (evening)
FORD ESCORT
RS 1800
Full works specification, built by Boreham,
fully equipped and ready to go. Offers around
£4000
Tel.: Robin Hillyar, Southend 546841
Brabham BT28. Bag tanks and 35 bodywork, fitted
professionally by Brabham. 10”, 12” rims fitted YB24
intermediates, Bilstein dampers, Graviner system,
Willans 6 point harness. Whole car immaculate, rolling
chassis, less box. £920 ono.
Mk 6 Hewland 5-speed LSD for above rebuilt in May
with new gears. £195 ono
John Barr,
16 Cramond Avenue, Edinburgh 4
Tel : 031-336 6309
ESCORTS ARE 2 A ip
Why not have the Ford which outhandles them all!
Alan Mann/Frank Gardiner Championship Mk I! Lotus
Cortina. Certain entry acceptance and a must for a
Serious special saloon man! Special occasion, you
name it, it has it (and more). Complete with trans-
Porter and spares. £2750 ono.
Will beat Marshall's Firenza any day of the week,
with competent driver.
Tel.: Harefield 3473 (near London)
WE HAVE MOVED
to extensive new premises close to both
Holbay and Scholar and our competition dept
is able to offer a complete, first-class
rebuilding and preparation service in
readiness for the coming season.
Old friends and new welcome ot
STRADA CARS LTD.
Carlton Park, Saxmundham, Suffolk.
Tel; (STD 0728) 2836.
IAN HARROWE!
CHEVRON B8S
Complete, Smith engine, many spares, £1700
DAW Clubman's. Last one built. Spare tyres and wets. With:
‘out engine and box. £800.
Transit, tow vehicle, fully fitted. Extra seats etc. £325.
See lan Harrower: Stand 110 at the Show
(01-371 7363) oF office, 01-584 7331
the Jeff Ward LIGHTING BOARD
ea WARD Rejo Racing ra ow7 sas
44. Susan Wood. CHISLEHURST Kent
TRAILER WINCHES
SECURING STRAPS
TOWBARS COUPLINGS __JOCKEY_ WHEELS
Only one race old
As new GRD F/3
Two Vegantune engines one of which has never been
raced since first rebuild, the other won three races
from first rebuild. With various spares, wets etc.
Accept £4250 ono
Tel : 034-282 3579
9 a.m. to 5 p.m, Monday to Friday
ron cost RACING LTD.
Personal reasons force me to abandon my
BMW CHEVROLET PROJECT
S.iitre ex-Sid Taylor Chovey with 4x Webers, naw inlet manifold, Hewland
Jaue specie! szloons this season
gaits ‘cost 'me nearly. £1,600 But
‘Melbourne 2510 (Derbys) daytime.
TERRY WATTS’ GRP2 IMP SPORT
AS RACED WITH NEWCASTLE STAFFS PLANT
2nd Crystal Palace; 3rd
Oulton Park Internationals
‘Quiton 1.56 by Dick Barker
Fast, competitive and pre-
pared for 1973. Bevan
engine, Knight box, F2
sticks/wets on 9” ‘rims.
Owner retiring. HP. Formula
Vee loss engine. £70,
Tol.: Blythebridge 2003 (home), Ash Bank 2206 (bus) (Staffs)
The Fastest
ATLANTIC LOTUS ‘69
in the country
Is still available at only £1,500 with everyth
Spteiication includes Kon!” alloy” dampers, al
Wings, F200, YB. 42's, etc. The whole car" has just been
ombletely ‘rebuilt, with. the chassis re-stoved, and is now ready
for's very Competitive 1973 season
Impending Surtees TS15 forces this sale, hence the low pri
Bills available show that’ no expense has’ been spared on’ this
Immaculate and well-known car
Contact Peter Wardle at 12 Hunter Road, SW20.
Tel: 01-946 7401.
than 2 months away 1.
‘Eo Fanning wears and
MARCH 1972
This very fast and competitive Clubmans car is offered for
sale with spares. Ready for a successful 1973 season.
‘Contact: Adam Bennett,
™ Burhill," Westend, Broadway. Worcs
Tel: Broadway 2354
RICHARD SCOTT
has the following to clear
FT 200 fitted 9/31, ratios, Instruments.
Unused since rebuild) £275." Fuel pumps.
New and used ratios. £6 per Master cylinders.
air. ery ‘charger.
BT 38 Monocoque. Formula 3. wit
Alc Boxes—-all’ colours €22. Oil flier bowls,
T3in and 1Sin rims, ‘ear
pa ee Fuel filters.
Armstrong dampers.
Springs—100Ib per sq_ inch
BDA ‘engine Spares. upwards, iia
01-373 5893 Richard Scott
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
GROUP 1 HONDA N600
Blue. New M12 body as photo. Driven by B. Sydenham/K Bur-
16" & 1:
Sur 2" dry Firestones
pe Surtses. 16" & 12° dry Firestones roughs, producing 4 wins, 7 2nds,
4 fastest laps. Only car to beat
i. in
£3000 or offer. (Easily converted Tony, Cantranobl:2nep piace
ST aTeMineeicon unm caveat Castrol and Britax Champion-
Daimler Limousine body.) ships !
PX road car if necessary
Wanted: Chevrolet 7-Wtre (427) Full Group 1 engine, Laminated
A EE TE owe glans eg screen, roll bar. D racing tyres. 11. oy g99 3qaq
JOHN JORDAN, Holme Mills, ‘Biggleswade, Beds. Tel: 312001 Britax harness. £350. bak i
AUTOSPORT PRINT SERVICE
1SSUE DATED JANUARY 11, 1973
cose
Nomber
If you would like to place
an advertisement
on any of these pages
Ring 01-636 3600
for further details ae
FREW & COMPANY LTD
Glasgow Road/
Riggs Road
Porth
Tel: 25121
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY ‘11, 1973 53
AUTOSPORT MARKET PLACE
DON PARKER MOTORS
MANUFACTURER OF
DRIVON CAR TRANSPORTER TRAILERS
EASY ONE-MAN LOADING
12 models: 2-Wheel Trailers from £78. 10 cwt to
16 cwt capacity. 4-Wheel Trailers from £153. 16 cwt
to 2 ton capacity.
‘SPARES AND TOWING BRACKETS TRADE AND RETAIL
Works : SANGORA ROAD
SHOWROOMS : 113 ST JOHN'S HILL,
LONDON, SW11 1SY. Tel : 01-228 7327.
‘Near Granada cinema, Clapham Junction.
SEND 13p FOR BROCHURE, DOUBLE REFUND ON PURCHASE
PERFORMANCE PARTS
COE carbs
3
B2ER88
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ayant
SERVICE GARAGE LTD,
DODWORTH ROAD,
BARNSLEY, YORK
Tol: 0226 (STD) 5741
Sports and Performance Cars 42-45 ~ Racing and Competition Cars 48-53 - Autosport Market Place 48-55
Is this badge on your bonnet?
If so we can provide everything for your road,
rally or race car to make it go faster, stop quicker
and handle better, all at realistic prices!
Interested? Then ring 01-736 7675.
Churchill KB Bernie Ura
44, The Arches, Grimston Road, London S.W.6.
MARKET PLACE
TIGERS! COBRAS! TVRS!
Ford engines for sale or exchange, all completely, rebullt| with
new rings, ‘main and big ing chains, ‘ete.
ENGINES
289 cu in high performance, ex J.W. ....
289 cu in high performanci
260 cu in new Tuftrided crank
260 cu in
260 cu in short engine
Twa, off T1o H CR gearboxes rebuilt plus
1"{966 Sunbeam Tiger, whit
Tei Dom Bennett, Redbourn 3310 {STD 088 208) any time.
HEWLAND GEARBOXES
REBUILOS—REPAIRS-—NEW AND $/H SPARES
ib RATIO’
Express BA-hour jor, normal 2/3
Secondhand “MK 6/8.
RACING G SERRE ON CENTRE
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
AUTOSPORT MARKET PLACE
- Sports and Performance Cars 42-45 - Racing and Competition Cars 48-53
SITUATIONS VACANT SPHERICAL BEARINGS
rom Mowe! Qieiths Rena Sectna, Mean
EXPERIENCED
FORMULA ONE
TRAILERS
Ya ton to 3tons
SPARES AND ACCESSORIES
1 Gann sere atts Bons, Lenton, wt NUTS — BOLTS
‘Tek Chrla ar Ounnin at 01-837 Dan,
ee ea
TxronT SERVICES
ory on
For all wheel problems contact:
MOTOR WHEEL SERVICE AND REPAIR CO.
Seal iar Fak Seal SSitmcial pti, tanterlenn,
71 Jeddo Road, She Bush
London, W12
Tel: 01-749 1391/2 oe
FIVE CHROME WIRE WHERLS su Jaguar, a new. 8.
Sted whens. new. Ee
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
AUTOSPORT GUIDE TO ROLLING ROAD FACILITIES
DURHAM &
NORTH EAST
ALDON GO
ROLLING
aldon ROAD
CRYPTON/HEENAN DIAGNOSTIC BAY
300 bhp ROLLING ROAD
ALDON AUTOMOTIVE
Breener Industrial Estate
Station Drive
off Brettell Lane
Brierley Hill, Staffs
Tel.: 78508
NORMAN REEVES
your Rallye Sport dealers for
Rolling Roads at all our depots
NORMAN REEVES (Motors) LTD.
Oxford Road,
High Wycombe, Bucks.
Tel: High Wycombe 23111.
NORMAN REEVES (Motors) LTD.
13 Windsor Road,
Slough, Bucks.
Tel: Slough 28544,
NORMAN REEVES (Motors) LTD.
Park Avenue,
Southall, Middlesex.
Tel : 01-574 6886.
NORMAN REEVES (Motors) LTD.
213/218 High Street,
Uxbridge, Middlesex.
Tel : Uxbridge 33444.
Engine tune clinic for private
patients only. Rolling road test-
ing up to 300 bhp at wheels.
DIAL IN 01-346 6616
TROINE TpNING
ROUING ROAD TEST
NETHER STREET, FINCHLEY CENTRAL,
LONDON, N3
UPTUNE
UPSHIRE
SERVICE
STATION
UPSHIRE ROAD,
WALTHAM ABBEY,
ESSEX.
Tel: Waltham Cross
(97) 26660.
Ford Performance Specialists
Full Dynamometer Service
Classified Advertisement Form
Cheque/PO value enclosed.
__| (make of car, etc.)
For office use only
AUTOSPORT, JANUARY 11, 1973
| a 4 al Ee the Prize -winners
Cibié lamps put an even band oflight exactly where it should be for real night safety. Cibié takes a
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Cibié are specialists. They make only one product—a range of motor lighting that has set new
safety standards, They cost the little more that you would expect to pay for better technical
design and top performance. They give you an easier, safer drive—and go on giving! Small
wonder manufacturers and the rally and racing champions rely on Cibié.
BRISTOL
Motor & General Supply Co.
7 NORTH STREET,
BEDMINSTER,
BRISTOL BS3 1EN
ALLOY WHEELS; TOWING REQUIREMENTS
RADIO & STEREO EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED
For all your Paddy Hopkirk requirements.
TEL: BRISTOL (0272) 6625/6
CORNWALL
Auto Accessories
73 TRELOWARREN STREET,
CAMBORNE,
CORNWALL.
MAIN CIBIE DISTRIBUTOR FOR CORNWALL
Also at Bodmin Road, St Austell & The Moor, Falmouth
All shops Speedwell Centres: Alexander stockists
FOR ALL RALLY REQUIREMENTS
TEL: CAMBORNE (02092) 2567
CUMBERLAND
Cibié distributors for Cumberland & Westmorland
MOTOGEAR MARKETING
Craw Hall, Brampton
Cumberland
Tel: Brampton 2495
Wholesale and Retail
DORSET
DORCHESTER MOTOR COMPANY LTD
NORTH SQUARE,
DORCHESTER,
DORSET.
Tel: DORCHESTER 4848
For Cibie, also Rover and Triumph distributors
Jaguar retail dealers
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORD & SHROPSHIRE
Everstone Garage Ltd
PETERSTOW,
ROSS-ON-WYE,
HEREFORDSHIRE.
Tel: Harewood End (098-987) 272
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HAROLD MORLEY (Motoring News Champion)
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HERTFORDSHIRE
Cibié in Hertfordshire
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52 Westfield Road,
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SCOTLAND
Cibié distributors in Scotland
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10 Brandon Terrace
Edinburgh
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| MENORMAN REEVES
MAIN FORD & RALLYE SPORTS DEALERS
| For High Performance
Racing & Rally Equipment
You'll remember Dave Brodie in our Group | Capri
...and Group II Escort...and Tony Pond in our
magnificent Mexico.
Norman Reeves (Motors) Limited
Uxbridge: Hic)
Slough: Petersiield Avenue Te) 28544 Hig 2 Oxford Road, Tel: 23111
For Rally and Racing parts ring Alan Cattle at Uxbridge 33444.