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#51 Barry Boor

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Posted 27 September 2012 - 06:15

It appears on film, practising at Aintree for the 1959 British Grand Prix (optimism personified!).

It was from that film that I determined the colour for my car - blue, no doubt.


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#52 David Beard

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Posted 27 September 2012 - 06:32

They were distantly related, as explained in this old post.


Thanks Peter. It takes some digesting!


#53 ratkinso

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 08:19

It's not often that I feel I can contribute anything worthwhile to this amazing forum, but recently I came across an envelope in my late uncle's (Jan Breyer) effects. He was a good friend of Dick Caesar and collaborated with him in various ventures and was a founding member of CAPA. It is not surprising then that he took an interest in the development of the Gordano sports car, and preserved the following articles and a publicity brochure for so many years. I hope these are of interest. Incidentally, we, as a family, lived not half a mile from Alma Vale road, and I'm sure my father, Laurie Atkinson, would have been involved in some way too - I was around, but only 2 at the time!

 

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#54 ratkinso

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 08:54

From The Motor

 

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#55 ratkinso

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 08:56

From The Light Car

 

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#56 ratkinso

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 09:00

And Motor Sport

 

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A really good looking and well specced machine. What a shame it never went into production.



#57 arttidesco

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Posted 01 October 2013 - 09:36

Always great to read about cars built locally, here are a couple, seen at Frenchay a couple of months ago,

 

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that have been mentioned earlier in this thread ....
 



#58 ratkinso

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Posted 01 October 2013 - 10:16

And here are the pages of the sales brochure for the Gordano:

 

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#59 Doug Nye

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Posted 15 February 2016 - 22:58

Fry-Climax still competing in 1964...

 

https://revslib.stan...log/ny485nz8640

 

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#60 Barry Boor

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Posted 16 February 2016 - 12:52

And indeed, still running in 2014....

 

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Posted 26 January 2023 - 17:19

Would anyone have the June 6, 1951 issue of The Motor? It would be preferred to be a standalone magazine, because on page 559 they introduced the Iota 350 which I would like to ask someone to kindly scan for us.

 

Another one is The Autocar from 1962, page 184 which featured the Gordano

 

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