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Unread postby worksminis » 19 Apr 2017, 13:14

Swedish Feb 65. Makinen/Easter. Retd.

Nordrhein-Westfalen Jul 65. Hopkirk/Liddon. 6th.

Recce Munich-Vienna-Budapest Oct 65, Aaltonen.

RAC Nov 65. Lusenius/Wood. 6th.

Recce Monte Carlo Jan 66, Makinen.

Swedish Feb 66. Makinen/Easter. Retd.
One of 4 new unarched cars built to the new Gp2 Regs (with GRX195D, GRX309D, GRX310D).

Circuit of Ireland Apr 66. Fall/Liddon. Gp2. 1st.
Arched car to revised interpretation of new for 1966 Gp2.

Austrian Alpine May 66. Hopkirk/Crellin. 1st.

Recce Acropolis May 66.

One identity swap (with AJB??B).

Sold to J. Sprinzel
(Sprinzel was functioning as a competition car dealer)

Car with Brian Culcheth RAC 66.

Car with Denis Cresdee Monte 68. Acquired after 66 RAC. Entered by him in cancelled 67 RAC.

Denis Cresdee Safari South West Stages (MN Ch).

Unread postby worksminis » 22 Aug 2017, 13:37

Re cap of post-works events.

66 Coupe des Alpes Sprinzell/?
66 RAC Culcheth/Syer (actually owned by Bill Cresdee by now?)
66 Welsh Culcheth/Syer (owned by Cresdee?)
67 Flowers ?/? Culcheth or Cresdee?
67 Circuit of Ireland ?/? Culcheth or Cresdee?
Re- shelled
68 Monte Carlo Cresdee/Phillips (Geraint Phillips, "Verglas" of Motoring News)
68 Circuit of Ireland Cresdee?
68 Danube (Donau Rally) Friswell? (photo exists)

by worksminis » 22 Jun 2017, 22:55

Confirmed that DJB92B on the 65 RAC (Lusenius) was a Group 3 entry (and thus became redundant with the change in Appendix J from 1.1.66. and hence the new car for Sweden 66).

Unread postby davidscothorn » 29 May 2017, 15:56

DVLA MORRIS 1964 1275 DOR 12/64 TAX 9/17 MOT 2/18

Unread postby worksminis » 27 May 2017, 15:21

Culcheth/Syer, Welsh Dec 66 (whatever Browning and Price might have you believe about the date). 5th.
As for RAC 66, photos show the car to be much as it would have left Abingdon.

Culcheth had been to Europe in his own car 7HLY in 66. Despite the "sold to Sprinzel" tag, was it always intended for Culcheth to use it? Turner seems to have rewarded Fall, Friswell etc. for following his advice to go continental.

Unread postby worksminis » 23 May 2017, 22:32

DJB92B appears on the entry list for the MN Ch Torbay Rally, Oct 72. Crew Huish/Andreis.

Images

DJB 92 B Build Sheet.

http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.u ... reland.pdf

DJB 92 B

Confirmed (not least by the recent Culcheth biography) that Brian Culcheth in DJB92B on 66 RAC, 66 Welsh and 67 Circuit of Ireland (damage to nearside front in the last) was in Bill/Dennis Cresdee's car.
W. D. Cresdee seems to be referred to as Dennis these days but as far as I can recall was referred to as Bill in period. Period event entry lists can often be little help as some required full names, some just first name - and many continental events place surname first. followed by first name...

66 Coupe des Alpes. John Sprinzell/Atis Krauklis No. 58. Retired.

66 RAC 1275 (1293). Cresdee's car. Culcheth retired on 3rd stage (gearbox). Some money from Castrol towards entry/expenses.

67 Flowers. Cresdee's car with 970 (999) engine. Culcheth. 10th OA, 1st in class, team prize with Hopkirk and Fall. BMC Comps paid entry fee and expenses.

67 Circuit of Ireland 1275 (1293). Cresdee's car. Culcheth retired towards end when in good position (hit bridge).


As a direct consequence of the Flowers result, Browning offered Culcheth a full works drive on the 67 Coupe des Alpes in Group 6 1800.

'65 Sweden

1965 Swedish Rally

1965 Nordrhein-Westfalen

1966 Austrian Alpine

John Simpson, Dukeries Stages, 1976?

1968 Monte Denis Cresdee Monte 68.

1966 Circuit of Ireland

Austrian Alpine May 66. Hopkirk/Crellin

Brian Culcleth/Johnstone Syer 1966 RAC