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[275 GTB-4]

Doing this for an acquaintance:

"I was wondering if you could suggest someone who would know the car number and result of the events in which Paddy Hopkirk ran in Aust. A friend of mine was the Comps Manager at Abingdon and is writing a book on Paddy Hopkirk and needs the information for his book.
The events were and questions are:

1965 Armstrong 500 Bathurst car no.?
1966 Gallaher 500 Bathurst place?
1966 Southern Cross Rally car no?
1967 Southern Cross rally car no?
1967 Gallaher 500 Bathurst car no?

I hope you can help"

[Milan Fistonic]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4
Doing this for an acquaintance:

"I was wondering if you could suggest someone who would know the car number and result of the events in which Paddy Hopkirk ran in Aust. A friend of mine was the Comps Manager at Abingdon and is writing a book on Paddy Hopkirk and needs the information for his book.
The events were and questions are:

1965 Armstrong 500 Bathurst car no - 30 C
1966 Gallaher 500 Bathurst place - retired with engine failure
1966 Southern Cross Rally car no?
1967 Southern Cross rally car no?
1967 Gallaher 500 Bathurst car no - 28 C

I hope you can help"

[275 GTB-4]

Thank you Milan, getting there, I have to do some more research on this one. Cheers

[Ray Bell]

Do you count his appearance here in the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon?

[Catalina Park]

Do you have the 1965 Sandown Six hour? Paddy drove a Mini Cooper S (I will have to watch the video to get the car number)

[275 GTB-4]

1966 Southern Cross Rally, car no 37, Paddy came 3rd in Improved Prod 1301-200 with G. Chapman

[275 GTB-4]

Originally posted by Catalina Park
Do you have the 1965 Sandown Six hour? Paddy drove a Mini Cooper S (I will have to watch the video to get the car number)

That would be good CP, it won't be toooo much of a chore will it!!
(makes note to self....ahhh, CP has a desirable video)

[275 GTB-4]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4

Thanks for the help guys, old RCN's I have were also helpful.....BUT.....the question about Hopkirk and 1967 Southern Cross Rally still eludes me.....googling only brings reports sans car numbers

[Catalina Park]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4

(makes note to self....ahhh, CP has a desirable video)

I could lend you the video and you could look it up yourself! (I only got it because there was a Morris 1100 in the race!)

[275 GTB-4]

Originally posted by Catalina Park


I could lend you the video and you could look it up yourself! (I only got it because there was a Morris 1100 in the race!)

Get outta da house!! 1100S?? driven by whom!! please don't tell me it was Evan Green

[275 GTB-4]

Originally posted by Ray Bell
Do you count his appearance here in the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon?

double post: don't ya hate that!!

When the Land Crab made it downunder the answer would be YES Ray ;)....I have to research why Andrew Cowan took over the downunder works duties after about 1968ish....s'pose Paddy retired

[Catalina Park]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4


Get outta da house!! 1100S?? driven by whom!! please don't tell me it was Evan Green

1100 not 1100S not driven by Evan but a couple of ladies (for publicity reasons I would think) Evan does the commentary of the race. It also features some stunt driving at Zetland by Paddy and Timo.

Note to self, watch tape again!

[JohnB]

I've got the Sandown tape too, and just watched it:

Paddy Hopkirk / John Fitzpatrick, car no 60, finished 5th (they were running 2nd until Hopkirk had an off and cracked the distributor cap with about half an hour to go).

The ladies in the 1100 were Diane Layton (or Leighton?) and Kaye Whiteford.

[Ray Bell]

'Leighton'... wife of Jon Leighton, who ran a race driving school (Birchwood?)...

And Kaye Whiteford, the lovely daughter of Doug, to unfortunately die in a Jaguar on her honeymoon.

[D-Type]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4


double post: don't ya hate that!!

~

You can go back and edit or delete posts.

On the bottom right hand corner of your own posts where it normally says 'Report this Post to Hosts' it says 'Edit/Delete' instead. Just click on there and follow instructions.

You'll see a lot of my posts have been edited after I saw the typos.

[Milan Fistonic]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4


When the 1800 made it downunder the answer would be YES Ray ;)

The 1800 carried number 51 on the 1968 London-Sydney and they finished second.

[jarama]

Originally posted by Milan Fistonic


The 1800 carried number 51 on the 1968 London-Sydney and they finished second.

The registration # was "SMO 226G", and he was sharing the driving with Tony Nash and Alec Poole.

Carles.

[275 GTB-4]

Thanks very much to:

Catalina Park, "Sloop" (thats: JohnB), Ray Bell, Milan Fistonic, D-Type and jarama (spanish????...you must tell us gringos what your signature means sometime!!).

That completes the Paddy Hopkirk Downunder Trivia Test.....the fella asking is very very appreciative and I have asked him to let me know when the book is getting close to published (to post on the book thread of course!!! )

Cheers to All, Mick

[275 GTB-4]

Originally posted by jarama

The registration # was "SMO 226G", and he was sharing the driving with Tony Nash and Alec Poole.

Carles.

With a little luck, Paddy could have won, I believe the rear hydrolastic suspension collapsed towards the end....the support crew wanted to swap over the rear sub frame form the 1800 Ute "barge"....however, they were told to wait for the part to be flown in...something like a 15 hour delay.

[jarama]

Originally posted by 275 GTB-4


Thanks for the help guys, old RCN's I have were also helpful.....BUT.....the question about Hopkirk and 1967 Southern Cross Rally still eludes me.....googling only brings reports sans car numbers

I've found what you were looking for:


'67 Southern Cross Rally, Pady Hopkirk (Austin Cooper S 1275, #14, EPX-813 (former LRX 828E), DNF.


Carles.