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Same as the Lydden rallycross the weekend after the cancelled 67 RAC (both Corsica cars there - with new fan belts....)

The last time I saw mention of GRX5D was in an Auction House as a Mark 2, presumably as the Canadian Shell car. Also I have asked before but did LBL 606D sell recently? It was supposed to be auctioned but was also for sale with Sussex Sports Cars.

Cheers

Brian

Yes the current 5D is the later incarnation but a genuine one by all accounts. Haven't a clue on 606D.

Do you know whatever happened to the other car in the photo LRX 830E ?

Nope!

Photo of LRX 827E as it was found courtesy of Guy Smith..

mzmini wrote:Do you know whatever happened to the other car in the photo LRX 830E ?

According to the Browning book, LRX 830E, the Hopkirk / Crellin 1967 Acropolis winning car was eventually sold to R McCartney.

spoon.450 wrote:

mzmini wrote:Do you know whatever happened to the other car in the photo LRX 830E ?

According to the Browning book, LRX 830E, the Hopkirk / Crellin 1967 Acropolis winning car was eventually sold to R McCartney.

Well Mr Lambourne didn't buy mine I have talked to him about it

I think that LRX 830E was given/sold for a nominal figure to Ronnie McCartney as a token of support form the BMC works as Ronnie was a top privateer and had given BMC endless of press coverage in Ireland that's roughly what Ronnie told me and when I asked him what happened to the car he told me that it was totally shagged when he finished with it so he buried it !!! the reason I asked if anyone knew was so could find the field he chosen or was he larking about I was sure he had buried it ,well that's what Ronnie told me in 1999
cheers
MZmini

Photos of Guy Smiths LRX 829E, kindly sent by Guy while discussing the similarities with GRX 309D. ( see Works car found )

More LRX 829E

mzmini wrote:I think that LRX 830E was given/sold for a nominal figure to Ronnie McCartney as a token of support form the BMC works as Ronnie was a top privateer and had given BMC endless of press coverage in Ireland that's roughly what Ronnie told me and when I asked him what happened to the car he told me that it was totally shagged when he finished with it so he buried it !!! the reason I asked if anyone knew was so could find the field he chosen or was he larking about I was sure he had buried it ,well that's what Ronnie told me in 1999
cheers
MZmini

Wonder what happened to the V5 ....?

"Wonder what happened to the V5 ....?" Well at least that is Bio Degradable.

Perhaps he put in a draw

Or it might do a Lazarus

spoon.450 wrote:

mzmini wrote:I think that LRX 830E was given/sold for a nominal figure to Ronnie McCartney as a token of support form the BMC works as Ronnie was a top privateer and had given BMC endless of press coverage in Ireland that's roughly what Ronnie told me and when I asked him what happened to the car he told me that it was totally shagged when he finished with it so he buried it !!! the reason I asked if anyone knew was so could find the field he chosen or was he larking about I was sure he had buried it ,well that's what Ronnie told me in 1999
cheers
MZmini

Wonder what happened to the V5 ....?

I've seen the green logbook...

Very interesting

Quick question, what was allowed in a Gp6 spec car to lighten it etc?

Pete wrote:Quick question, what was allowed in a Gp6 spec car to lighten it etc?

you could remove the bumpers, have perspex windows, ally bonnet, bootlid and doors.

I'm sure there's more, but that's what I know based on my one....and that was allowed in the 67 Alpine.

Gp6 (not to be confused with Gp5) allowed almost anything (anything that a sports racing prototype could do ie. two seats and by then a 3 litre capacity limit). One thing it had to have (and Gp2 etc. did not have to then) was what we would now call "dual circuit brakes".

Interesting point. Does anyone have a photo of the cable/bar lash up (connecting the brake pedal to the hand brake) that Abingdon used?

True dual circuit master cylinder for Minis was introduced by AP in 1969 or 1970. Early ones were prone to causing the brakes to jam on....as I well know from servicing on the RAC...

I was bought a copy of the SECOND EDITION Browning book ( published 1996 ) for Christmas. Pretty much the same as the first edition, but with more pics. and an extra chapter titled ' Where are they now ?'. This is very interesting, with the story of the discovery of the LRX cars and more pre restoration pictures and quotes from Guy ( Smith ) about those cars and EBL 56C which he also owned and restored. There's a history of most of the cars that were recognised at that time, and interestingly the author suggests that ex Works Minis fall into four general categories, basically based on history / completeness / originality etc. Something that has been discussed recently. There's loads of info. and quotes from owners about their cars which make for some very interesting reading. A mention of GRX 309D caught my attention as being ' resurrected in mainland Scotland, in poor shape, rebuild possible '. It would be good to know which parts were resurrected ?
Secondhand copies are available on ebay for about £25......Definitely worth reading