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John Watson in his Mk VI with HLR Stand and John Bolding's 47A behind
The good weather brought out the HLR members and their cars in record numbers, including no less than seven Mk VIs.. We shared a stand with Club Elite and there must have been over fifteen HLR cars on display, most of which enjoyed some high speed laps of the circuit.
| Car . |
Year |
Owner |
Engine |
Chassis # |
Registration |
| Eleven |
1957 |
Mike Brotherwood |
Climax FWA |
390 |
ABD754B |
| Mk VI |
1955 |
Lyn Padfield |
Ford 1172cc |
6/142 |
KWG385 |
| 47A |
1968 |
John Bolding |
Lotus Twin Cam 1590cc |
47/69 |
Not registered |
| Mk VI |
1954 |
Charles Helps |
Ford Consul 1508cc |
6/3 |
JZ7890 |
| Mk VI |
1954 |
John Watson |
1954 Ford Consul 1508cc |
6/58 |
SZ9119 |
| Seven S3 SS |
1969 |
Philip Jewell |
Lotus Twin Cam 1558cc |
SC2641/TC10 |
UDF 166H |
| Seven S3 S |
1969 |
Vincent Haydon |
Holbay-Ford 1598cc Crossflow |
SB2402 |
TNG7G |
| Seven S2 |
1963 |
Gordon Morris |
Ford |
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BPR408A |
| Mk VI |
1955 |
Alyson Marsden |
Ford 1172cc |
6/52 |
WHU955 |
| Mk VI |
1954 |
Colin Brewer |
Ford EN93 1172cc |
6/23 |
UPL5 |
| Mk IX |
1955 |
Mike Marsden |
Climax FWA
|
9/107 |
NAJ60 |
| Mk VI |
1954 |
Jack Taylor |
MG 1467cc |
6/18 |
RYO9 |
Elan
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XDC470J |
| Seven S1 |
1963 |
David Roy |
Ford |
MK7/459 |
380 HTJ |
| Super Seven S2 |
1963 |
Terry Tumber |
Ford 1500cc Ford 116E |
SB1716 |
5JAA |
| Mk VI |
1957 |
Gareth Williams |
Ford 1172cc |
3/4/363 |
680WML |
Notable in the line-up was John Watson with his just-restored Six, Jack Taylor with his newly finished Mk VI with all enveloping body, the rare Lotus SS of Philip Jewell with Lotus twin cam engine, and John Bolding's immaculate Lotus 47A.
Castle Combe is the first time that Vincent Haydon's beautiful Seven S3 S has been seen in public for 20 years. This very significant and unique car was built for display at the 1969 Racing car show and, at £1600, was at the time the most expensive Seven ever offered for sale. It was Holbay engined and completely leather trimmed.
The historic cars line up for their track run with Lyn Padfield in front.
Mike Marsden in his MK IX waits behind Alyson Marsden (Mk VI) and Jack Taylor (Mk VI special body) to go out onto the circuit
Mike Marsden's Lotus Mk IX with Lotus 47A of John Bolding in background
Alyson Marsden's Lotus Mk VI
Colin Brewers Mk VI. In the background may be seen the red Elite #1658 of David Mousley and the blue/silver Elite #1649 of Club Elite Chairman John Mead
Lyn Padfield's Mk VI
Jack Taylor's special bodied Mk VI with de Dion rear suspension
Gareth Williams with his late model Mk VI
Of historical interest is Gareth Williams' Mk VI which was built in 1957, long after Mk VI production had ended. The photographs show the non-standard front and rear end.
Non-standard rear end of Gareth Williams' Mk VI
Gordon Morris' Seven S3
Philip Jewell's rare Lotus S3 SS with twin cam engine
Terry Tumber's Seven S2
Once again our thanks go to Alan Morgan of Club Lotus for inviting us to the event.
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