Rare Abingdon photo

[Pete]

This one popped on Facebook (Pablo Raybold) really rare photo from Abingdon in 1969. Fantastic collection of rally plaques with the three works racers LRX 827E, RBL 450F and RJB 327F amongst others.

[mk1]

Thanks for sharing on here Pete.

[Pete]

Was LRX or RJB sold to Peter Baldwin? RBL was sold to Jim Whitehouse and raced by Gordon Spice in 1970

[Pete]

RJB at Oulton in 69, still with night lights on from Spa..

[spoon.450]

Great pics !!

[surfblue63]

Could that be Brian Culcheth checking out the prep of the Mk1 Triumph 2.5 pis used on that years RAC?

[Peter Laidler]

My friend had and was still using one of those over-top-dead-centre lifting frames in his garage for many years after Abingdon closed. Mind you, he was using a lot of other stuff too......... Great times to own a mini Cooper and/or a Dolly Sprint when ST were here - or an MBG GT V8. Which, by pure coincidence and good luck, I did! while wifey had the Sprint!!!! Happy days

[Pete]

Could that be Brian Culcheth checking out the prep of the Mk1 Triumph 2.5 pis used on that years RAC?

Johnston Syer (Andrew Cowan’s co-driver) !

[surfblue63]

Johnston Syer (Andrew Cowan’s co-driver) !

...and Brian Culcheths before that.

[Mark 1 S]

A few of those rally plates on the wall @ Abingdon are now on my wall

[Old English White]

I have some of the parts bins - which were probably secondhand MOD bins before that
You can see the Works service/support barge VDP Princess R in the picture of RJB at Oulton Park. A few years old by then.

[surfblue63]

If you think the epic is rare then watch the film I posted here

http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=32749