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[petestenning]

Part 2 is a bit different only two questions but it could take a lot of brain power.

1}
Name as many car manufactures or entries between 1966 and 1972 as you can beginning with the letter M

These must be from national race meetings only and not to include any European sports/GT or single seater series race.
Categories can include Saloon cars, Sports & GT cars, Formula's Ford, 3, Atlantic,& 5000, Vee, Super Vee, Monoposto, Clubmans, F750, F1200, Historic's all between the years quoted.

I have a list of 27 so far.


2} Same as above but with the letter L



NOTE Mini is not an accepted answer .

Edited by petestenning, 27 December 2011 - 13:47.

[arttidesco]

Got 6 M's and 4 L's I'll think on it some more :-)

[pete53]

Off the top of my head ....

Macon
Minijem
Mini Marcos
Marcos
MG Midget MGB etc
Merlyn
Morgan
McLaren
Milmor
March
Martin
Mistrale
Mallock U2
Moskvich
Mercury
McNamara

[petestenning]

M

Macon
Marcos
MG
Merlyn
Morgan
Mclaren
Milmor
March
Martin [both F. Ford and Sports car]
Mistrale
Mallock
Mercury
Mcnamara
Moskavitch
Minijem
Martini
Mysteron
Mirage
Monaco FV
McRae
MRE
Maserati
Messer
Morris Cooper/s
Micron

L

Lancia
Lotus
Lola
Leda
Lomax
Lagonda
Landar
Lyncar
Lea francis
Le Riche
Lister
Ladybird
Lenham


Was Mini jem separate from Marcos who made the Mini Marcos .?
As per Tim's answer below

Edited by petestenning, 30 December 2011 - 16:31.

[Tim Murray]

Was Mini jem separate from Marcos who made the Mini Marcos .?

Yes. Both cars were inspired by Dizzy Addicott's DART project, but had no connection apart from that. See this page:

http://www.minimarco...g.uk/mmhdt.html

and the other chapters on that site about Mini Marcos and Mini Jem.

[arttidesco]

For L's I got as far as Lagonda, Lancia, Lotus, Lola I'm sure there must be a few more ?

[Chris Townsend]

Martini [MW9 appears in British national F.Atlantic series 1971]
Mirage [F.Ford]

[Phil Rainford]

For L's I got as far as Lagonda, Lancia, Lotus, Lola I'm sure there must be a few more ?

Leda?


PAR

[petestenning]

Yes Martini used by Richard or Michael Knight one that you might well have missed . i believe the Knights worked for the Winfield

Mirage Danny Alderton drove one

And yes Leda, Lotus, Lola ,Lagonda, Lancia? i missed Lancia i assume you mean in Vintage racing?

[pete53]

Wasn't there a Lomax Formula Vee car?

[pete53]

Mysteron GT, although this was a thinly disguised Willment BRM with a hard-top.

[arttidesco]

And yes Leda, Lotus, Lola ,Lagonda, Lancia? i missed Lancia i assume you mean in Vintage racing?

I was guessing vintage

[petestenning]

I accept Mysteron as that is what Alf Barker entered it as, same applies to the Mercury being Lotus 23 Based.

Lomax F vee i seem to remember too.

[ErleMin]

Of the Vees there was a Landar (re-named Smithfield), Monaco (Austro copy from Biota) & Lynx (later re-named Caracal, or is USA outside the scope of your question?), during that time but I couldn't be sure because I am far too young to remember!

[petestenning]

Landar is on my list but i have it as the GT car , so it qualifies twice for inclusion.


I am surprised that you have not 3 of the ones i thought would be easy.?

A F5000 winner

A Special builder who had a series of smart and purposeful cars.?

And a very commonly used Historic racer of those years .?

Edited by petestenning, 28 December 2011 - 17:19.

[D-Type]

Lyncar, ?, Maserati

[alansart]

MRE, Motus, Myrtle, McRae

Edited by alansart, 28 December 2011 - 18:26.

[petestenning]

yes Lyncar and Maserati there were plenty being used at that time.

McRae yes

Motus i thought that was after 1972 ?

Myrtle rings a bell? but i cant place it.

[alansart]

yes Lyncar and Maserati there were plenty being used at that time.

McRae yes

Motus i thought that was after 1972 ?

Myrtle rings a bell? but i cant place it.

Sorry, I missed the 1972 bit. Myrtle was a FF2000

[ErleMin]

Were you thinking about Keith Messer's cars? Did he start pre '72 or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Edited by ErleMin, 29 December 2011 - 11:02.

[Stephen W]

You can also add the following:

L

Lea Francis (VSCC)
Lago-Talbot (VSCC)
Ladybird (Derek Walker's various contraptions)
Le Riche (a sports car built by Ken Le Riche)
Lister (HSCC/VSCC)

M

Morris Cooper S (no-one has listed that one!)
Matra (F3)
Micron (FF)

[PS30-SB]

1}
Name as many car manufactures or entries between 1966 and 1972 as you can beginning with the letter M

These must be from national race meetings only and not to include any European sports/GT or single seater series race.
Categories can include Saloon cars, Sports & GT cars, Formula's Ford, 3, Atlantic,& 5000, Vee, Super Vee, Monoposto, Clubmans, F750, F1200, Historic's all between the years quoted.

I have a list of 27 so far.

Macransa
MANA
Mazda

[David McKinney]

Lago-Talbot doesn't count as its correct name is Talbot Lago

[petestenning]

You can also add the following:

L

Lea Francis (VSCC)
Lago-Talbot (VSCC)
Ladybird (Derek Walker's various contraptions)
Le Riche (a sports car built by Ken Le Riche)
Lister (HSCC/VSCC)

M

Morris Cooper S (no-one has listed that one!)
Matra (F3)
Micron (FF)

At last someone has thought of the most popular car raced in this period the good old Morris Cooper/s
Micron i had
Matra i would have thought that was European races ,i will double check if one race in the UK at a British round .


Lister tick
Ladybird hm ok it does fit my list
Lea Francis , tick one i missed,lol
Le Riche, one i did not even know



And Yes Erle ,Messer was in the right era

[Stephen W]

Part 2 is a bit different only two questions but it could take a lot of brain power.

1}
Name as many car manufactures or entries between 1966 and 1972 as you can beginning with the letter M

These must be from national race meetings only and not to include any European sports/GT or single seater series race.
Categories can include Saloon cars, Sports & GT cars, Formula's Ford, 3, Atlantic,& 5000, Vee, Super Vee, Monoposto, Clubmans, F750, F1200, Historic's all between the years quoted.

Matra i would have thought that was European races ,i will double check if one race in the UK at a British round .

There was also a BRITISH F2 Championship within those years as well as F2 cars taking part in such races as the Oulton Park Gold Cup.

[petestenning]

That is a very good Point Steve .

[D-Type]

I'm sure I've seen photos of a Morris 1100 racing - but it may have been in Australia , South Africa or somewhere. And a Mini Traveller (or does that come under "Mini"?)

Had a Mitsubishi reached British tracks or hillclimbs in period?

Edited by D-Type, 31 December 2011 - 13:54.

[alansart]

Myrtle rings a bell? but i cant place it.

It was based on a Crossle

[Alan Cox]

Le Riche, one i did not even know

Based upon a Lotus 11, was it not?

[arttidesco]

Had a Mitsubishi reached British tracks or hillclimbs in period?

On several occasions I hired cars manufactured by Mitsubishi in the late 70's and IIRC they carried the "Colt" brand name not sure when this practice started or ceased ?

[Stephen W]

Based upon a Lotus 11, was it not?

That was my understanding; however how much was still Lotus?

[alansart]

Lenham (Sports, F3 etc)

Mistrale (FFord & F3)

MRS (F3 built for Motor Racing Stables)

[petestenning]

Lenham was one of the first i came up with.


Just as an add on here are M's that came after 1972

Modus [F3,FA]
Motus {Dud Moseleys Clubmans/S2000
Mazda [Prod Saloon]
Myrtle [F2000]
Maggott [F750
Marrow [F750]
Mystic [F750]
Motorvation P103[F/F]

[PS30-SB]

Just as an add on here are M's that came after 1972

Mazda [Prod Saloon]

Well before 1972, I think you'll find.

Unless Japan doesn't count, in which case "I'm out...."

[petestenning]

The original question was National races between 1966 and 1972

I cant recall a Mazda being used before the RX3 in Prod Saloon Racing

[David McKinney]

The original question was National races between 1966 and 1972

British National races?

[PS30-SB]

The original question was National races between 1966 and 1972

That's not how you asked it, or how I (mis)understood it.

What's in Part 3, cars of the Galapagos Islands Hillclimb Championship 1948~53?