The 21st Century magazine about cars and motorsport of the past and present Issue 116 May 2020 ClassicClassic and and Competition Competition Car Car Founded 2010 John Harris Trial 2020 2CV Cross 1975 FIA GT Race Donington 1998 Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 Alfa Romeo 60th anniversary Page 5 News. Page 18 BMW Series 2 Contents Gran Coupe Page 4 Opening Shot. Page 20 Sir Stirling Moss Page 25 Race from the Page 30 Page 36 Goodwood Past - FIA GT Aston Martin Atom Festival of Speed Donington 1998 Page 24 Book Review - 2010 Citroen 2CV Page 58 Lotus Page 60 2CV Cross Page 57 Evora GT410 1975 Archive Photo Page 52 VSCC of the month. John Harris Trial 2020 Front Cover: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Le Mans © Simon Wright Our Team 1968VSCC John Harris Trial: Andy Newbound FORD A © Simon Wright-Editor. 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With the 2020 Grand Prix season probably starting very late in the year, Ferrari are preparing for any winter weather in later races by bringing back the 1972 Ferrari 312 B3 Spazzaneve (Snowplough). They hope they may make a clean sweep if the weather turns wintery! The car never raced in period and is seen here at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010. 4 Classic and Competition Car May 2020 © Simon Wright News chairman of the company, but in 1960 he sold 40% share to Tony Crook, a leading Bristol agent, who became the sole distributor. In 1973 White sold his share to Crook and at that point British Aerospace (formerly BAC) requested Bristol Cars to move from their Filton Aerodrome factory o new premises. They set up in nearby Patchway, while the only showroom on Kensington High Street in London became the Head Office for the company. The company produced at least six models, using famous names from the aircrafts history, including Beaufighter, Blenheim, Britannia and Brigand. In 1997, Crook sold 50% of the company to Toby Silverton with an option to take full control within four years. They produced the Speedster, Bullet and 411 Series 6. In 2002 the company went into the ownership of Silverton and the 1955 Bristol 404 Tavistock Group and developed the two seater V10 Bristol Beaufighter. In March 2011 the company went into Bristol Cars in Administration. Administration for the first time. In April 2011 a new company Founded after the second world war, Bristol Cars limited was formed by the administrators, the Bristol Automotive have gone in to administration in March 2020, having been Group, to sell the original assets to Kamkorp. The new taken over in 2011 by Kamkorp. company restored and sold all models of the marque while It was originally the car division of the Bristol Aeroplane working on the development of a new model, the Bullet. This Company, based at Filton in Bristol. They had made their was first revealed to the public in 2016. The company was first light car after the first World war, the Bristol Monocar, wound up by the High Court of Justice with assets to be sold plus they produced car bodies for Armstrong Siddeley and off to pay creditors. The Bristol Owners Club are actively bus bodies for Bristol Tramways, to provide employment engaged with the liquidators to try and preserve what it can for their workforce. After the end of the second world war, of the heritage and associated spares for the marque. the company decided to manufacture their own vehicles and began to work with AFN Ltd, makers of Frazer Nash cars. They did a take-over of Frazer Nash in 1945 but by 1947, soon after the first cars had been produced, there were differences between the board and Frazer Nash, which resulted in the resale of Frazer Nash. The car division then became independent of the parent company and in 1960 Bristol Cars was sold after the Bristol Aeroplane Company joined other British aircraft companies to create the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The company was founded by George S.M White who was © Simon Wright Bristol Fighter Classic and Competition Car May 2020 5 circumstances have led to the difficult decision to permanently close the Chateau Impney Hotel and Exhibition Centre, a sad decision Autotest which was not taken lightly by the company. The closure will be a big loss to the local economy and to the many people who were employed by the company. It is also a major loss to local motoring enthusiasts. The venue had held the Chateau Impney Hill Climb event for the last five years, a revival of a former sprint event that Hill Climb took place up until 1967. The new Hill Climb had been a big success with competitors and enthusiasts and plans Chateau Impney Hotel closes. were underway to hold the event again in 2020. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled before the current The Chateau Impney Hotel and Exhibition Centre closed on situation arose. However, the venue was also host to the th the 16 March 2020 as regular Footman James part of the Government Coffee and Chrome lockdown due to the Breakfast meetings for Coronavirus pandemic, classic car owners during which closed all hotels, the year, and local car restaurants and places clubs were also using of mass public parts of the venue for gatherings. This autotest events and even necessary closure was stages of historic tours. for the safety of Plus the hotel also hosted workers, guests and many car club annual the wider society. This award dinner evenings, was obviously beyond and the Exhibition Centre the control of the had been used for several company. These car auctions. Classic and Competition Car May 2020 Coffee & Chrome 6 record for a 2 litre road car at the time. This achievement proved to be invaluable publicity for the model and helped lead to a renaissance of the Triumph marque and the start of the long and successful line of Triumph TR sports cars. After testing was completed in the mid- 1950s, the car was sold to a private buyer. It was sold again in the 1970s and the new owner dismantled the car and boxed it up for storage. The owner planned to restore the vehicle, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. In 2015, the boxed car was purchased by a new owner who spent two years restoring the vehicle to its original glory, and fully drivable. Fortunately almost the entire car had survived, bodywork, engine and trim, which allowed the vehicle to be rebuilt to its original specification. The car has now been secured for the nation, with the British Motor Museum purchasing the car for £280,000, as an important part of TR2 Prototype at Gaydon. the UK’s motor history. It will be displayed at the museum in Gaydon and occasionally it will be taken out to events, A unique, record breaking Triumph TR2 prototype spots car allowing people to see the car in action.