As some of you will know the rebuild of George Abbecassis' first racing car is under weigh, a single seater blown Austin built by Pete Almack. I have become involved because I have a few photos of the car from its first year of competition. Doug Nye posted a picture here a while ago but more are needed, so it would be much appreciated if anyone can help.
The people named above are those we know drove (and maybe owned) the car.
J A Elliot of Bournemouth also raced a Crossley 10 (!) in 1935 and drove the Austin at Poole in '36.
Robert Cowell is a familiar name, of course - Robin Jackson revised the car for Cowell.
We think Mitchison drove the car at Southsea. I have tripped over three people with the surname Mitchison in contemporary reports; the contenders are E Mitchison, R A Mitchison and Ralph C Mitchison. Perhaps they are one and the same? Ralph lived on the Isle of Wight and died in 1941, at which time he was a dispatch rider in Palestine - thank you Google. He advertised an Ulster Austin with Almack wheels in Motor Sport in '38 - thank you MS digital archive.
Photos, speculation, hard facts all gratefully received!
Regards,
Stuart Ulph
Edited by stuartu, 21 May 2014 - 07:35.