The story so far:
Paul Lee was living in Canada, where he competed in a Sunbeam Talbot convertible in 1952, including racing at Edenvale, Ontario, 2 August 1952.
(He may have been going back and forth across the Atlantic?)
1952 Morecambe Rally P Lee & ?? in a Mk2 S/T, no 75, started from Manchester (16-18 May)
Thousand Islands Rally, 11-12 October 1952
1952 Daily Express Rally PB Lee & ??, no 100 started, from Manchester (12-15 November)
Canadian Winter Rally, 23-25 January 1953: John Panks/Paul Lee/Freddy Hislop/B. Thomson, Sunbeam-Talbot
1953 Coronation Scottish (25-28 May)
Paul Lee, Sunbeam-Talbot Mk2A, on the 1953 Alpine Rally:
He was comp no 515, reg MWK 16, 37th overall, 10th in class, with Robert Dando on the maps.
Yorkshire S.C.C. 5th Yorkshire Rally, 12th-13th February 1954
1954 Lyon Charbonnières P Lee & Peter Easton Mk2A S/T reg, no MWK 16, no 130
(See: Autosport V08 N14 2nd April 1954, Page 424)
1954 Rally of the Midight Sun, Paul Lee/Peter Easton:
http://www.bilsporta...rallyt-1954.pdf
#45 Jaguar, Utgått = retired
Crashed #45 Jaguar on the Monte in 1955:
Edit: Monte pic now at: https://library.revs...ion=p17257coll1
HORS DE COMBAT is the Lee/Dando Jaguar which spun off the road on the Col de Bayard, only 4 km. from Gap.
He was listed in R.S.A.C. Monte entry list as domiciled in Eastbourne, Sussex.
1955 Brighton Rally, P Lee & ?? in a Mk3 S/T reg no JNJ 808, no 47
RPM, Journal of the Sports Car Club (Toronto), July 1953, Volume 1, Number 9
REPORT FROM PAUL LEE IN BRITAIN
Club member Paul Lee who has always been a regular competitor in
any event going, with his Sunbeam Talbot, is spending the whole summer
on a glorious motor racing spree in the U.K., arriving in time for the
Goodwood meeting.
To compete in the Alpine trial has always been one of Paul's far-
fetched ambitions, and according to a recent letter it looks as though
this very worthwhile dream may be realized, as he has purchased an ex-works
Sunbeam Talbot which is at present at the factory in England being fitted
with a close ratio gearbox plus a general check over. Michelin S tyres
are to be fitted which, he informs me, are supposed to stand up well to
hard driving. He competed in the Sunbeam Talbot Owner's club Southport
rally and finished 12th out of 80-odd entries. He lost no marks on the
road section of 200 miles, but was not quite quick enough in the tests
which were evidently the most difficult he had yet encountered. One
particular hill test seemed quite interesting, consisting of crossing a
water splash immediately after the start, followed by a right angle turn
to the left and up a bumpy gravel hill for 300 yards to stop astride a
line. He made 6th fastest time in this test.
This was followed up by the Coronation Scottish rally which consists
of a 1000 miles in Bonny Scotland, and run in four daily stages. It was
evidently quite an enjoyable affair, and Paul finished 5th in his class.
He has just returned from Le Mans (lucky old man) and mentions one
or two interesting points. The Jaguar 120 C were fitted with standard
bodies, lighter chassis, disc brakes, and he thinks and overdrive, and
evidently Ascari on the 4.5 Ferrari could not pass them! - he lost his
clutch trying. A Pegaso crashed in practice, and the other was a non-
starter. The pace was terrific, even after 8 hours the three leading
cars were on the same lap. In practice Ascari lapped at 112 mph with a
120 C only one second slower. Paul flew to Le Mans via Silver City Air
Ferry which is much quicker and easier than the boat, and not much dearer.
He stayed at the same hotel as the famous German driver Kling and Herr
Neubauer. Kling drove an Alfa Romeo and I wonder if the famous pit
manager was taking the odd note.
It seems as though German, French and Italian cars will soon be
appearing on the British market, but will prove costly with a 33 1/3
duty and 50% tax imposition.
Paul is moving in high competition circles "over 'ome" and was
recently chatting to John Cutts and David Humphrey, two of the drivers
of the Humber which rushed across Europe at a fair clip not long ago.
All the best for the Alpine, Paul.
RPM, Journal of the Sports Car Club (Toronto), Nov-Dec 1953, Volume 1, Number 12
FOR SALE
1951 Sunbeam-Talbot Convertible. -- ex Paul Lee who has now return-
ed to England. First registered May 1952. Very good condition,
including extras such as, Machal lamps, radio, windscreen washer,
tachometer, flashing indicators, raised compression ratio, enlarged
ports with larger choke and jets. $1950. For demonstration please
telephone Freddy Hislop MA.0655 after 6 p.m.
[Torontonian Fred Hislop later moved to England, and according to an article in the Globe and Mail, was known to be living there in 1994.
In the early fifties he was an officer of the Sports Car Club (Toronto) and competed in a Jowett Javelin.]
Was Paul Lee the same man who was a Rootes dealer at Beaumont Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire?
RGDS RLT
Edited by Rupertlt1, 22 February 2022 - 04:51.
