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Wires Within Wheels 14-16 New News from BMH 17 Classic Motorsport 18-19 www.motoringclassics.co.uk www.bmh-ltd.com SUMMER2016 FORGOTTEN BRITAIN FLYERS ONAN OFF-THE-WALL TRACK PEEK AT UK THE REMARKABLE STORY OF MOTORSPORT – PAST & PRESENT THE AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY WIRES WITHHOW MOTORIN WHEEL SERVICE WHEELS KEEPS OUR CLASSICS TURNING Dealer Spotlight 3 Britain On Track 4-7 Missing Moniker 8 Classic Character 9 Forgotten Flyers 10-12 Chocks Away 13 – In Maidenhead! Wires Within Wheels 14-16 New News From BMH 17 Classic Motorsport 18-19 Above: The calm before the storm – the 1914 Porthcawl speed trials were held just 37 days before the outbreak of WWI. See more about Britain On Track on pages Motoring Classics reproduction 4-7 (Photo: MPL, National Motor Museum) in whole or any part of any text, photograph or illustration without written permission of the publisher BULL MOTIF SPARES is strictly prohibited. The publish- er makes every effort to ensure the magazine’s contents are correct 2 but can accept no responsibility No matter how pretty a flower garden Britain’s motorsport heritage is second The origins of this interesting multi- ern 11,000 sq ft warehouse at Winch- private individuals etc. Its biggest for any effects from errors may be, it looks nothing when teamed to none and our crowded island is awash faceted company date back to the combe, near Tewkesbury. It houses 10 markets beyond the UK are Europe, 3 or omissions. with a scruffy lawn. Likewise, even the with just about every form of such com- early 1980s, when Pat and Deanne employees and a growing database in Australasia and the Americas. Order- most handsome motorcars appear sec- petition most weeks of the year. But did Fitton formed Bull Motif Restora- excess of 11,000 parts, most of which ing is via the internet 24/7 or any of NB Motoring Classics is the printed ond-rate if forced to ride on unattractive you realise that the number of venues tions to specialise in the renovation are available from stock; including the four dedicated phone lines during the and online publication of British Motor wheels. Many British classics were, of employed for racing, sprinting and hill- of Morris’ ubiquitous Minor. How- full range of Mini panels manufactured working day. The firm appreciates Heritage and its retail trading arm. course, born on the wire-spoked variety climbing alone has topped 800 since ever, a growing market for related by British Motor Heritage. Bull Motif that finding the right compromise be- - stunning when in good fettle but shoddy we firststarted pitting machine against Publisher: parts sparked a change of focus Spares is now one of the largest manu- tween price, quality and originality is and potentially dangerous when allowed machine and/or the clock? Check out British Motor Heritage Limited, and the company’s description was facturers and suppliers of Morris Minor a frequent challenge for customers to deteriorate. All of which is good news our feature on pages 4-7 and see what Range Road, Cotswold Business accordingly updated from Restora- parts in the world, as well as arguably and are always happy to help resolve for our featured supplier, the renowned may have taken place in your neck of the Park, Witney OX29 OYB, UK tions to Spares. The Bull Motif part the biggest maker and supplier of A30/ that dilemma. Whatever, Bull Motif’s wire wheel specialist Motor Wheel Ser- woods. Tel: +44 (0)1993 707200 of the name is a nod to Morris Mo- A35 ones - it is also an ever-growing long-standing philosophy of offering vice International of Slough, that’s been Email: [email protected] tors’ own badge, and indeed the provisioner of items for classic Minis. quality products at competitive prices, repairing old ones and creating new Last but by no means least, if your clas- emblem of Oxford itself. Historians combined with a proven level of ser- ones for the veteran, vintage and classic sic has a BMC A Series engine under the Editorial: would argue the Fitton’s company The company exports to all corners vice, means it can surely look forward fraternity for almost 90 years. bonnet, there’s a fair chance you’ll know Gordon Bruce Associates should therefore have been dubbed of the world for the benefit of spe- to the next 25 years with optimism. of BMH approved specialist Bull Motif Email: [email protected] Ox Motif, but one has to admit it cialist suppliers, garages, car clubs, More details at www.bullmotif.com. The skill and courage of our WWII pilots Spares. If not you probably should, as Web: www.gordonbruce.com doesn’t have quite the same ring. is well chronicled, but the extraordinary they stock no less than 11,000 replace- story of how their aeroplanes and related ment parts for Morris Minors, Austin Design and production: On joining the business in late 1991 supplies were transported from the fac- A30/35s and classic Minis – see our Flipside Group their son Mark realised its rural tories to the airfields is less well known. Dealer Spotlight page for details. www.flipsidegroup.com Cotswold location would benefit greatly Read all about the equally brave men and from the ‘Viking Direct’ strategy of free women of the Air Transport Auxiliary on Enjoy! delivery, and Bull Motif was the first pages 10-13, plus what it’s like to ‘take supplier of classic car parts to offer to the skies’ in a Spitfire simulator! Ever such a facility (nowadays this applies Follow us on: wondered why the DB Series of Aston to all UK orders over £60 plus VAT). Ex- @MotoringClassic Martins was so named? This issue’s pansion continued and in the late ‘90s Classic Character features Sir David the purchase of an Austin A30/A35 Motoring Classics Brown, the fascinating entrepreneur Gordon Bruce parts company was followed by that behind those famous initials, while our Editor of a Morris Minor specialist. Ten years equally regular Missing Moniker column later a small Mini parts concern was concerns the bizarrely aerodynamic Bur- similarly integrated. In 2010 the firm ney Streamline produced in Maidenhead moved to its current home – a mod- between 1930 and 1936. www.motoringclassics.co.uk www.bmh-ltd.com www.motoringclassics.co.uk www.bmh-ltd.com England In a previous issue of Motoring Classics Dashwood Hill hillclimb, Bucks – this ated with Robert Bamford were christened (Autumn, 2014) we reflected on Bexhill’s ran for four years and took place on the Aston Martins. claim to be ‘The Birthplace of British Mo- old London-Oxford road (now the A40) Britain tor Racing’. It’s a great story, but there are between the Dashwood Arms pub and A number of the aforementioned 800-plus many ways of cutting a cake and, while it Studley Green. The first meeting in Octo- venues were used only once, often as the could be regarded as the first purpose-built ber 1899 was won by John Montagu of result of an accident. Take the Stanmer Park race course (as opposed to circuit), it’s a Beaulieu (father of the recently deceased Hillclimb near Brighton that was organised fact that at least 11 other English venues Edward Montagu) at the wheel of a Daimler by the Brighton & Hove Motor Club in June, pipped its first event of 1902 to the post; 1948. A youngster called Stirling Moss an- some of which were in use as far back as Aston Hill hillclimb, Oxfordshire – this nexed the 500cc class in his Cooper-JAP, 1899, including: steep and hazardous section of what is but the more powerful cars were finding ON TRACK now the A40 between Stokenchurch and insufficient space to stop at the finish, and An off-the-wall peek at UK motorsport - past and present Petersham Hill hillclimb, London – first Tetsworth was first used (up and down) in the event is best remembered for Bob held in June 1899, this was possibly the October 1899 as part of the Automobile Gerard’s second run in his ERA, that skid- Several countries inevitably claim to be the home of motorsport, earliest speed event to be sanctioned on Club of Great Britain and Ireland’s (ACGBI) ded under braking from a 50.87 second Britain’s public roads, for which 40 entries 100 mile trial. The venue is not to be con- climb, scattered pedestrians every which 4 of which France, the US and the UK are arguably the strongest were received. The winner was the soon to fused with the Aston Clinton Hill hillclimb way and hit a pair of parked cars before contenders. A few of the many ticks in our box include: be famous Charles Rolls (as in Rolls-Royce) in Bucks that so took the fancy of special coming to rest against a tree. The planned 3 5 aboard a Panhard builder Lionel Martin that the cars he cre- follow-up never occurred! • The world’s first ecordedr race of and Brighton Speed Trials is generally • The United Kingdom has produced by ‘two self-propelled road vehicles over regarded as the oldest running motor far the most F1 champions – 10. Next a prescribed route’ took place between race – they were both founded in 1905 are Brazil and Finland with 3 each Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford in • Brooklands was the world’s first • The number of race and speed venues 1867, in flagrant breach of the edr flag purpose-built motor racing circuit, employed in the British Isles since act in force at the time! created in 1907 1899 is in excess of 800! • Shelsley Walsh hillclimb is the oldest • Of the 11 current F1 teams, motorsport event to be staged 7 are UK-based continuously on its original course, Above left: 500cc F3 racers, Crystal Palace, 1955.
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