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[Doug Nye]

Can anyone offer any information on the post F1 Team Chamaco-Collect racing career of Vic Wilson??

DCN

[David McKinney]

I hate questions like this.
I know I read something about him recently - well, in the last 10 years. But I seem to have a RAM problem at the moment

[ry6]

Off the top of my head - This chap I recall may have had some connection with Dick Gibson circa 1959 or 1960-ish.
Ecurie Prideaux (Maybe wrong spelling but the same as the cricketer's name - that's how I remember it?).
This was probably before the Chamco-Collect era though?

[Reyna]

Hi

Vic Wilson. Only ran one Grand Prix: 1960 Italian GP, with Cooper-Climax F2 (ab)
I've get a short info... bur as my english is very bad... Here you have the info in French:

"Né en Angleterre le 14 avril 1931. Vic (Victor) vivait en Afrique du Sud lorsqu'il dèbuta en competition au milieu des années 1950. De retour sur le sol natal, il devient un fidèle des courses de clubs au volant de Lotus, puis d'une Cooper F2, avant de disputer à partir de 1964 le championnat Britanique Sport au volant des voitures (Ferrari 250LM, Lotus 30, Lola T70) engagées par son cousin Bernard White. Ce derniere, desireux de monter en F1, achète deux anciennes BRM en 1966. Après une quatrième place à Syracusa (hors Championnat), Wilson, bien que qualifié à Spa, cédera le volant à Bob Bondurant."
- Le dictionnaire des Pilotes de Formula 1 - Dominique Pascal

Rafa

[David Holland]

Doug

I believe he now lives in Boca Raton, Florida. I have no idea what he's been up to since his racing days, although he has a few connections with South Africa. Is that a help?

David

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by David McKinney
....I seem to have a RAM problem at the moment

Ever the shepherd, David?

[ry6]

See Panhard Monomill thread.

While this info does not relate to the Chamco-Collect afterperiod it is a co-incidence.

An extract from a report on the Mashonaland 100 at Rhodesia's Belvedere Circuit 30 May 1955

"The sportscars also went well and Peter Wood and V Wilson drove their XKi20 Jaguars with skill."

In the All comers handicap for cars at Marlborough Rhodesia on 20 May 1956 V A Wilson was 3rd in a MG TC.

[ry6]

I was told yesterday that Vic Wilson passed away recently.

He had been living in America.

[Allen Brown]

Originally posted by David Holland
... I believe he now lives in Boca Raton, Florida ...

There is a 71-year-old Victor Arthur Wilson living in Boca Raton. Is that your man?

Allen

[ry6]

In trying to find out more about Vic I found out that he was born in 1931.

So it would seem that the Boca Raton resident was him.

My source of information is a reliable one and read of Vic's passing in the BRDC newsletter.

[Richard Jenkins]

I'm trying to find more about this, but all I know is Vic was still alive on his birthday in mid April & hasn't died in the last three weeks, according to the Boca Raton newspaper, so It's narrowing it down from there on, I guess.

[Carlos Guerra]

Hi Doug,

Regarding Vic Wilson, I have him finishing 4th o/a at the 1965 Angola GP.
He drove Team Chamaco Collect's Ferrari 250 LM # 5907 GT.

Don't rush the Vol. 2 BRM book please. The longer it takes, the better it will be.

Regards

Carlos Guerra
Cascais
Portugal

[Carlos Guerra]

Hi Doug,

Just found Vic Wison again in my humble files:
Senior Service RAC Tourist Trophy, Oulton Park, May 1st 1965:
He drove Bernard White's Team Chamaco Collect Lotus 30 # 30/L/18 and did not finish in heath 2 due to clutch trouble.
Car was race #7 and he was 19th on the starting grid.

Regards

Carlos Guerra
Cascais
Portugal