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Postby worksminis » 02 May 2017, 14:13

Tour de France Auto, Sept 63. Hopkirk/Liddon. Group 2. 3rd O/A, 1st in class.

Monte Carlo, Jan 64. Hopkirk/Liddon. 1st O/A (on handicap).
The assumption seems to be that it is the same car as on Tour Auto (with cosmetic differences) but
is it totally safe to accept that as definitive history? Other 64 Monte cars were new.
There are so many published reports that it was “fastest” on the 64 Monte that it is perhaps worth repeating here that Lungfeldt's Falcon was fastest on scratch.

Display car up to present day (so no controversy on post rallying fate/history on this one then).

by davidscothorn » 29 May 2017, 19:08

DVLA MORRIS 1071 DOR 5/63 ''NOT TAXED FOR ROAD USE'' MOT ''NO DETAILS HELD BY DVLA''

Images

63 TDF

Looks like the top of Eau Rouge in the background? Would that be right?

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Yes that is Spa. The TdF visited it a few times.

More from 1963 TdF

Demo run at Silverstone in 1964.

1964 Monte Return Home

1964 Monte

Sunday Night at the London Palladium 1964

How about this one

Post Monte Fill Up?

Round the back of Abingdon late 1960s?

Something which has always made me wonder. The penultimate image has no rallye plate on the bonnet. Does anyone know why? The Corgi model had a blue background plate which I think was actually a Service plate. I have asked several people in the know but have never had a positive answer. Does anyone here know?