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Sir Paul Vestey - information requested

Started by alfredaustria , Apr 23 2011 08:21

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#1 alfredaustria

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 08:21

Hi - I am interested in more information about Sir Paul Vestey: I know that he took part at the Le Mans 24 hours 1968, 1969 and 1971. But I hardly know anything else about him. Is he still alive? What is his birth date? Any highlights from his motorsport-career? Thanks for your help.

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#2 Tim Murray

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 08:51

He currently runs the GP Library photographic archive with Doug Nye:

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#3 Tim Murray

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 09:05

http://www.racingspo...-Vestey-GB.html

http://en.wikipedia....Vestey_Baronets

If you enter 'Vestey' into the forum search engine you'll find a lot of info on him, posted mainly by his good friend Doug Nye.

According to posts here he was born on 15 February 1944.

Edited by Tim Murray, 23 April 2011 - 09:22.

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#4 Jagracer

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 11:54

Hi - I am interested in more information about Sir Paul Vestey: I know that he took part at the Le Mans 24 hours 1968, 1969 and 1971. But I hardly know anything else about him. Is he still alive? What is his birth date? Any highlights from his motorsport-career? Thanks for your help.

Hi In 1970 I was race mechanic for Ian "MO" Skailes a very good friend of Paul Vestey & we travelled all over Europe in that year usually in convoy together, doing the 2 litre sports car series, he was racing the Chevron B8 & "Mo" had the Chevron B16. Had a lot of fun & many laugh's
Always found him to be the perfect Gentleman on or off the track. Met up with him a few years back at the Goodwood revival meeting & he still rememdered me, had a good chat about that year

Hope that helps Phil Bradford

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#5 Graham Gauld

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 12:27

Here is Paul in action on Classic Adelaide in 2004 with " The end is Nye" in the passenger seat

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#6 Gary Davies

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 13:21

Two pictures of Vestey at the 2007 Classic Adelaide. The first on the Wickham Hill timed section. The second after lunch at a very windy Victor Harbor.
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#7 Doug Nye

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 17:33

Very nice photos Gary...

PV raced E-Type Jaguar, Ferrari 275GTB/C, Ferrari 250LM, Porsche 910 and Porsche 911, plus the late Peter Sadler's Ford GT40 in period. Also entered Chevron and Porsche 956 cars if I recall correctly. Always maintains that since he would have had to pay for the repair should one of his cars fail, he placed special emphasis upon mechanical sympathy.

With Carlos Gaspar co-driving he won the GT Category at both the 1966 Paris 1,000Kms and the 1967 Monza 1,000Kms, in both instances using the ex-Maranello Concessionaires '66 Le Mans GT Category-winning GTB/C that he retains today. We did several of our 13 consecutive Classic Adelaide Rallies in this car.

He learned about the family meat business in the slaughter houses of Buenos Aires - yes really - before making early career choice to become self-unemployed. V. knowledgeable all-round enthusiast, good man, good driver. Forty years married (Lady Anne) - three luvverly daughters (each of whom is good fun). Has for many years followed a rigid fitness plan, involving energetic avoidance of all exercise. Nobody's mug.

DCN

Edited by Doug Nye, 23 April 2011 - 17:36.