GRX 555D

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:48 pm

Unread postby worksminis » 08 Apr 2017, 19:43

Monte Carlo 66. Makinen/Easter. Group 1. Disqualified.

Recce car:
Tulip 66 Aaltonen
Acropolis 66 Hopkirk

Polish 66. Makinen/Easter. New Group 2 car. Retired. Note: Browning records GRX555D as driven by Aaltonen and HJB656D as driven by Makinen. Price has a photo of Makinen/Easter at scrutineering with GRX555D and records the correct crews/cars. It is understood a late swap was made (before departure for Poland, presumably, in view of documentation regulations of the period).

Recce car:
Coupe des Alpes 66 Aaltonen
Monte Carlo 67 Aaltonen

Sold to L. Lambourne (the BMC/MG factory engineer?)

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:48 pm

Unread postby worksminis » 29 May 2018, 21:57

Recce car (Fall/Wood) Flowers 67. Photo appears to show Gp1 or standard car with works exhaust, SP44s, Minilites front, 4.5 S rears, 4 wheel roof rack, 4 aux lights on bar, no cage. The original car? (the new Polish Gp2 car having "borrowed" the plate).

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:49 pm

Unread postby davidscothorn » 29 May 2017, 16:14

DVLA MORRIS 1966 1275 DOR 1/66 SORN MOT NO DETAILS

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:58 pm

Images

steve1071 · Post by **steve1071** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:10 pm

Barstewards.....

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Where did 555D end up after Paul's sad passing?

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:11 am

'66 Monte

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:14 am

At The Works

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:16 am

When sold bt Bonhams in 2009 at Goodwood

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17258/lot/326/

steve1071 · Post by **steve1071** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:51 pm

A couple from Bulee mid resto;

woodypup59 · Post by **woodypup59** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:37 pm

steve1071 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:51 pm A couple from Bulee mid resto;

Any idea when these were taken Steve ?

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:17 am

woodypup59 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:37 pm
steve1071 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:51 pm A couple from Bulee mid resto;
Any idea when these were taken Steve ?

As I took the top picture I'll hazard a guess at 2010

steve1071 · Post by **steve1071** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:12 pm

Anyone know where it is now?

LMM76C · Post by **LMM76C** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:52 pm

Resto photos appear to support the first two posts in this thread ie. that it is the original Group 1 car throughout and the Group 2 GRX555D that appeared on the Polish borrowed the registration that was later returned to the original car that had for some time become a recce car.
What has it been restored as?

steve1071 · Post by **steve1071** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:07 am

Looking through some old MCR mags from 2016 last night 555D went to a good friend of Paul Lips in Italy after his sad passing. The car was however still in the UK and being restored by Chris Spennywynn, but many of the parts were back in Italy. The articles suggest it was being done to the ‘66 spec as Paul Price was working on the wiring and the controversial headlight dipping system.

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:02 pm

1966 Olympia

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:22 pm

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surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:04 pm

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:46 pm

1966 Monte

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surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:08 pm

1966 Polish

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surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:04 pm

1967 Monte Carlo Recce

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