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[Michael Oliver]

I've just seen on a friend's FB feed that former Team Lotus and McLaren mechanic and Tui designer Allan McCall has died. I'm sorry, I don't know any more details, maybe someone closer to him can add something?

 

This is very sad: Allan was tremendously helpful to me when I was writing my Lotus 49 book and he just had a wonderful, colourful way with words which was a dream when it came to quotes!

 

RIP Allan

Edited by Michael Oliver, 20 February 2017 - 10:43.

[Richard Jenkins]

Very very sad news. If anyone has more Information I'd appreciate it. Especially his birth date.
Underrated man, a brilliant designer. Modest with it too. RIP

[kingswood]

Yes this is correct  Complications after heart surgery was the cause     Very sad situation really

 

RIP  old mate

[Michael Ferner]

That's so very sad

Many years ago, he once emailed me about something I wrote, and I had to look twice at the sender - THE Allan McCall? A completely down-to-earth kind of guy, but I sadly lost contact soon after.

[GMiranda]

RIP...... I also thpought about contacting him about the Tecno, but I thought he wouldn't use email and I gave up

[Michael Oliver]

Yes this is correct  Complications after heart surgery was the cause     Very sad situation really

 

RIP  old mate

 

Thanks for the info. I guess I think of these guys constantly as they were in the photos in the 1960s and, like all of us, they get old but complications following surgery sounds as if it might have been preventable, which is even more sad.

[JacnGille]

Sad news

[TerryS]

There is some great stuff and photos of Allan McCall on this TRS thread.

http://www.theroarin...Mechanics/page4

From post #75 on he is in most posts. Great stuff in post #81.

Good photos of him in posts 76,79,80,87 and 89.

These may jog memories of him.

[TerryS]

Very very sad news. If anyone has more Information I'd appreciate it. Especially his birth date.
Underrated man, a brilliant designer. Modest with it too. RIP

He died last Sunday according to NZ Herald death notice. He was 76. No children mentioned.

[ReWind]

Strangely, according to the death notice his name was James McCall Allan.
(See also here.)

[Richard Jenkins]

Hi Reinhard,

I think it's the way it's written - http://www.legacy.co...200221?cid=full - this seems to have it down as Allan James McCall, which makes more sense.

[Doug Nye]

Oh dear.  Have only just been told by Phil Reilly - head down, I was unaware of this terribly sad news.  Most sincere condolences to this great character's surviving family and friends...

 

DCN

[cooper997]

These days I only get Motor Sport at the local newsagent (in Australia) as a surface mail copy - picking up the January issue during this week. Reading DCN's column I see Allan is mentioned in his 1967 Tasman piece.

 

My condolences to Allan's family and friends.

 

Stephen 

[Ardmore]

Strangely, according to the death notice his name was James McCall Allan.
(See also here.)

That was an error by the newspaper. They got it right the following day.

[Marc Sproule]

met allan in 75 in the atlantic series when i was just starting my career as a photog/journalist. we became good friends and he ended up being one of my racing mentors.

 

i will miss him.

 

links to some pics........

 

https://www.flickr.c....7623311357576/

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https://www.flickr.c....7623186773769/

Edited by Marc Sproule, 28 February 2017 - 23:24.