Vintage RacecaR RacecaR Vintage The International Authority on Vintage and Historic Racecars OCTOBER 2012 octobeR 2012 octobeR octobeR 2012 octobeR Bear’s Junior We test drive Denny Hulme’s 1963 Brabham BT6-Cosworth FEATURE HEROES INTERVIEW the Racing Photographer Joakim bonnier aston Martin mechanic, Rex Woodgate VOLUME 15, ISSUE 10 USA $9.95, UK £6.50 www.vintageracecar.com Vintage RoadcaR Vintage VINTAGE VOLUME 15, ISSUE 10 COLUMNS 26 OCTOBER 2012 26 Fast Lines: the age of the Specials www.vintageracecar.com Pete Lyons initiates a historical research project to identify the subjects of some mysterious photographs. the international authority on Vintage and Historic Racecars 30 Heroes: Joakim bonnier Robert Newman remembers the stylish Swede who enjoyed success in both Formula One and sports cars. 32 Legends Speak: the French Way Rene Arnoux discusses growing up in the French racing culture and how the sport has progressed. 34 Art History: “Striking out” John Ketchell portrays Dan Gurney in the Cobra Coupe he and Bob Bondurant won with at Le Mans in 1964. Ozzie Lyons / www.petelyons.com 68 Greatest Racecars: Lotus 79 Doc Bundy reckons the car he’s driving now in 32 vintage racing competition is his all-time favorite. 80 Last Lap: Superhen Mike Lawrence assesses the role of fitness in motor racing with F2 champ Brain Henton as one example. DEPARTMENTS 6 First Turn: the World’s Most Slippery trophies 8 Fast Exposure 10 News Brief 20 Hidden Treasure: 1953 thompson “Red Ram” Special Maureen Magee 48 22 Mail Box Alix Lafontant 24 Time Capsule: october in Racing History 56 56 Market Guide: Prewar i FEATURES 58 Photo Galleries: Hershey, cholmondeley, 36 blackhawk Farms, brooklands, goodwood Festival 28 Interview: Rex Woodgate Mike Jiggle speaks with the noted race mechanic 64 Product Review about such diverse topics as his time with Stirling 66 Hard Drive: Web Sites of interest Moss, Aston Martin’s 1959 championship-winning 74 Market Place sportscar team and racing in the Bahamas. 36 Profile: bear’s Junior Patrick Quinn climbs behind the wheel of the 1963 Brabham BT6 that helped launch Denny Hulme and Frank Gardner’s racing careers. 48 Feature: the Racing Photographer Carl Goodwin tells the story of Alix Lafontant, who Peter Collins chronicled our sport’s growth during the ’50s and ’60s. ON THE COVER THIS MONTH: 1963 brabham bt6-cosworth Photo: Steve oom Steve Oom 4 VinTaGe raCeCar VinTaGe raCeCar 5 FIRST tURn VINTAGE head-to-head race against the leading The World’s Most ™ Slippery Trophies American driver/constructor of the day, Alexander Winton. For all intents and PUBLISHER ⁄ ED I TOR Casey M. Annis by casey annis, editor purposes, Ford was out of his league. Yet, [email protected] ven after almost 40 driving the two-cylinder racer he called years of following “Sweepstakes,” Ford was able to outlast ASSOCIATE ED I TOR EFormula One, I’m Winton to win the race, as well as a $1,000 John Zimmermann amazed that there are prize and a gorgeous cut glass “Punch [email protected] still aspects of the sport Bowl” trophy. EUROPEAN EDITOR that surprise me. Case in Winning that race enabled Ford to get Ed McDonough point, a recent statement back into the manufacturing game which [email protected] by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton. ultimately led to the creation of the Ford SOUTH PACIFIC EDITOR Patrick Quinn Hamilton was being interviewed about Motor Company, so that punch bowl has a [email protected] his contract negotiations for 2013. Much deep significance to the Ford family. GRAPHIC DESIGNERS to my surprise, one of the areas he’s the Apparently, the bowl sat in the family home Joon Lim most concerned about is whether he can of Henry and Clara Ford until 1951, when [email protected] negotiate to keep the trophies that he Clara Ford passed away. Upon her death, the Brad Jansen wins! “Ron [Dennis] and the team have all family put up much of the furnishings from [email protected] the trophies in the cabinet and the drivers the Ford home for auction, including, you OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Lynne Gehrman get replicas,” Hamilton commented to the guessed it, one cut glass punch bowl! Since [email protected] UK’s Daily Mail. “In a lot of other teams, then, the trophy has disappeared and as CONTRIBUTING WRITERS the drivers get their original trophies. As a Edsel Ford II sadly pointed out, is probably Sir Stirling Moss, Harold Pace, Pete Lyons, Art Evans, racing driver, what you work for and what either sitting on a sideboard somewhere Michael Oliver, Robert Newman, Hal Crocker, Mike Lawrence, Michael Stucker, Peter Collins, John Murn, John you want to take home are two things; one with apples in it, or tucked away in an attic. Wright, Keith Booker, Mike Jiggle, Willem Ooesthoek, Carl is your crash helmet and the other is your While Hamilton is justified in wanting Goodwin, Mark R. Brinker trophy. For me, they are priceless.” to keep his arms around his trophies, the PHOTOGRAPHERS Apparently, despite the fact that the notion of the winner not getting to keep Allen Kuhn, Robert Harrington, Bob Krueger, Walt Pietrowicz, Peter Collins, Thierry Lesparre, Steve Oom, winning manufacturer receives a trophy at the original race trophy is certainly not a Hal Crocker, Pete Lyons, Ferret Fotographics, Dennis Gray, each race, McLaren also insists on keeping new one. Perhaps racing’s most famous Jamie Hankin, Pete Luongo, Jim Williams, Mark Scheuern, the driver’s trophy as well! Well, we have trophy, the Borg-Warner Trophy given to Roger Dixon, Fred Sickler, Keith Booker, Chuck Andersen, Klemantaski Collection, Pete Austin, Brian Green, Michael long lamented that Formula One has the winner of each year’s Indianapolis 500, Casey-DiPleco, Jim Hatfield, Paul Bonner shifted the emphasis from the driver to the is a perpetual trophy that remains in the ADVERTISING car…there’s your proof. constant care of the Indianapolis Motor (562) 493-0737 You would think that the hardest part Speedway. Crafted in 1935 by Gorham, to [email protected] about winning at the pinnacle of motorsport a design by Robert J. Hill, and at a cost of U.K./ EUROPE ADVERTISING would be—err, actually winning the race— $10,000, the Borg-Warner Trophy bears Mike Jiggle not holding on to your winner’s trophy. the bas-relief face of every driver to have Phone: (0) 1604 479628 Yet, you’d be surprised how many trophies won the Memorial Day Classic. While [email protected] Vintage Racecar Journal & Market Report® are lost to time. I’ve seen a number of winning drivers are photographed hoisting is published monthly by Stirling Moss’ trophies go up for sale at the trophy, kissing the trophy, and Parabolica Publishing, LLC auction in recent years, but then again, generally groping the trophy, at the end of 5212 Katella Ave., Suite 206 Moss won so damned many trophies he the day they go home with an 18-inch Los Alamitos, CA 90720 (562) 493-0737, (562) 493-0715 Fax. probably can’t open the front door without replica known as a “Baby Borg.” With the U.K. Office: three or four falling out into the street. original Borg-Warner trophy insured for 9 Green Lane, Wootton But occasionally really significant well over a million dollars, it’s a pretty safe Northants NN4 6LH, England trophies escape as well. A year or so ago, bet that the Hulman-George family won’t (0) 1604 766645, (0) 1604 761813 Fax. Australia Office: Edsel Ford II made an impassioned plea for be letting that one slip away at an estate 116 Warks Hill Road any help in tracking down the famed sale any time soon. Kurrajong Heights, NSW 2758, Australia “Punch Bowl” trophy won by his great- I feel bad for Lewis Hamilton. Sure, he (61) 2 45 677 380, (61) 0 417 673 065 grandfather Henry Ford. has a fantasy life we’d all kill for—getting SUBSCRIPTIONS As the story goes, by the turn of the paid big bucks to jet-set around the globe 1 yr. (12 issues) $54.95 (US), 2 yrs. (24 issues) $89.95 century, Henry Ford had already flopped in racing with a top-notch Formula One Foreign Rates: Canada & Mexico add $20, for all others add $35. ISSN 1535-556X one business venture to build trucks and team. But in an era where the drivers input Copyright © 2012 by Vintage Racecar/Parabolica Publishing, was essentially broke. In an effort to raise and contribution has been ever more LLC., All rights reserved. money, and interest by investors in a new marginalized by computer-assisted this and Reproduction without per mis sion is prohibited. Every effort is made to ensure that the in for ma tion enclosed is true and car company, Ford entered the Oct. 10, two-way telemetry that, isn’t it kind of the ac cu rate. How ev er, we must disclaim any li a bil i ty for the timeliness, use, 1901 running of a sprint race being held by final kick in the crotch to win a Grand in ter pre ta tion, ac cu ra cy and completeness of the in for ma tion con tained within. Unsolicited contributions are welcome, but should be the Detroit Driving Club at Grosse Point, Prix and then have to hand your trophy prefaced by a query letter to the editor. In order to be returned, Michigan. The race evolved into a 10-lap, over to the “Guvnor?” all sub mis sions must be ac com pa nied by a SASE. 6 VinTaGe raCeCar VinTaGe raCeCar 7 FAST eXPoSURe Modena aerautodromo, May 1969; nello Ugolini, second from left, then overseeing de tomaso’s competition activities, watches Jonathan Williams about to go out to test the new monocoque de tomaso Formula two car.