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John Brick from London renting out FF Elden in 1971 to Wil Arif.

Tunbridge Wells Courier, Friday, 3 Sept 1971, Page 20

Lydden Hill, 17 October 1971, Arif 2nd place

 

Manufacturer: Elden Motor Co Ltd, 66 Choumert Rd, London SE15.

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Edited by Rupertlt1, 29 April 2024 - 05:42.

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J. B. Wagstaff, Lotus XI Le Mans, STO 555, at Wymeswold Aerodrome sprint, Charnwood Car Club, Sunday 13 April 1958.

 

Here is a puzzle, STO 555 appears on two different cars:

 

https://library.revs.../search/STO 555

 

#98 looks to be Geoff Breakell at Goodwood BARC 33rd Members' Meeting, 14 March 1959?

 

#14 G. H. Breakell at Oulton Park, British Empire Trophy, 11 April 1959, 1,460 c.c.

 

Also entered Aintree 8th Members' Meeting, 29 Aug 1959, winner Event 2, 3rd Event 9

 

Breakell a winner at Rufforth, Unlimited Sports Car Race, 26 September 1959

 

#92 driver B. L. Bennett, entrant David Buxton Ltd, Silverstone Clubmans, 7 October 1961

(Is he Brian Bennett, later seen in a Turner?)

 

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Edited by Rupertlt1, 02 May 2024 - 05:34.

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I set this question as homework at a meeting of Club Lotus at Bolney, Sussex, on 19 March 2024.

They handed it off to the Historic Lotus Register.

Les Aylott ran the Lotus 1965-1969:

https://www.racingsp...-Aylott-GB.html

Did he run it as a GT car?

There is quite a gap between the Coleby photograph and 1965?

Guy Raynes was seen at Castle Combe, Hagley & DLCC race meeting, Bank Holiday Monday, 28 May 1973, in an Escort T/C.

This is the first breakthrough since 2015. Does the car survive? 

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Les Aylott turns up at Brands Hatch, 2nd Grand Mini Festival, Sunday 2 June 1968.

Event 2: Tootal Championship Race 'A' for Special GT cars, #79 (second reserve) Lotus Eleven GT, 1594 c.c.

Per Nigel Halliday: XJH 781 registration was originally issued on the 18th May 1956 to a W. A. Alderton of Harpenden, Herts.

So who is the #62 dark blue pre-GT, 1965 or earlier, Lotus XI at Silverstone as shown in the Facebook pics?

(Alongside #54 Jaguar E-type coupe.)  

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Edited by Rupertlt1, 30 October 2024 - 07:46.

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Canadian Murray Shill drove a Lotus XI in England, 1959-1961. The ex-Innes Ireland 5 BPH.

https://www.racingsp...-Shill-CDN.html

A photo turns up on the cover of the Mallory Park programme, 22 September 1963.

I think this is Murray, probably at Goodwood.

Can anybody find him running #15?

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Canadian Murray Shill drove a Lotus XI in England, 1959-1961. The ex-Innes Ireland 5 BPH.

https://www.racingsp...-Shill-CDN.html

A photo turns up on the cover of the Mallory Park programme, 22 September 1963.

I think this is Murray, probably at Goodwood.

Can anybody find him running #15?

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34th Members Meeting, Goodwood 25-04-1959

Murray Shill entered two races at this meeting in Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg 5 BPH)

 

SCRATCH RACE (A) Sports Cars up to 1100cc n/s,  10 laps

No 15 Murray Shill  Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg: 5 BPH)  9 laps

 

SCRATCH RACE (B) up to 1500cc n/s. 5 laps

No 15  Murray Shill  Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg: 5 BPH)  4th, 5 laps

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34th Members Meeting, Goodwood 25-04-1959

Murray Shill entered two races at this meeting in Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg 5 BPH)

 

SCRATCH RACE (A) Sports Cars up to 1100cc n/s,  10 laps

No 15 Murray Shill  Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg: 5 BPH)  9 laps

 

SCRATCH RACE (B) up to 1500cc n/s. 5 laps

No 15  Murray Shill  Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg: 5 BPH)  4th, 5 laps

 

You'd think this would solve the problem, but it doesn't.

I have a photograph which is definitely Murray Shill from 1959, which has to be #15 at Goodwood as above.

The cover photograph at Mallory shows #15, 5 BPH, but in different trim.

So either Murray ran #15 on another occasion, or it is somebody else in 5 BPH post-1961?

1959:

So far this year Murray has competed in

four events, two each at Snetterton and

Goodwood. He has been plagued with wet

weather and gearbox trouble but things

have not been entirely discouraging. The

best show so far has been 4th in the under

1500cc race at the 34th BARC Members

Meet at Goodwood on April 25.

The gearbox trouble led to considerable

modifications of the body-work at the 35th

BARC Members Meet at Goodwood. In

practice the car lost 2nd gear going through

the chicane and as a result wiped out most

of the wattle fencing and a row of posts on

the outside of the curve. Everything has

been repaired now though (except the hole

in Murray's finances) and he is looking

forward to many more events this summer.

Small Torque, July 1959

 

The missing events:

Snetterton, Stanley Sears Trophy Meeting, Sunday 10th May 1959

#48 M. R. Shill, Lotus XI, 1,098, Green with White stripe

Goodwood, B.A.R.C. 35th Members Meeting, 6th June 1959?

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Edited by Rupertlt1, 04 December 2024 - 10:40.

[dgs]

You'd think this would solve the problem, but it doesn't.

I have a photograph which is definitely Murray Shill from 1959, which has to be #15 at Goodwood as above.

The cover photograph at Mallory shows #15, 5 BPH, but in different trim.

So either Murray ran #15 on another occasion, or it is somebody else in 5 BPH post-1961?

1959:

So far this year Murray has competed in

four events, two each at Snetterton and

Goodwood. He has been plagued with wet

weather and gearbox trouble but things

have not been entirely discouraging. The

best show so far has been 4th in the under

1500cc race at the 34th BARC Members

Meet at Goodwood on April 25.

The gearbox trouble led to considerable

modifications of the body-work at the 35th

BARC Members Meet at Goodwood. In

practice the car lost 2nd gear going through

the chicane and as a result wiped out most

of the wattle fencing and a row of posts on

the outside of the curve. Everything has

been repaired now though (except the hole

in Murray's finances) and he is looking

forward to many more events this summer.

Small Torque, July 1959

 

The missing events:

Snetterton, Stanley Sears Trophy Meeting, Sunday 10th May 1959

#48 M. R. Shill, Lotus XI, 1,098, Green with White stripe

Goodwood, B.A.R.C. 35th Members Meeting, 6th June 1959?

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35th Members Meeting, 6th June 1959

Murray Shill competed at this meeting

SCRATCH RACE (A) up to 1100cc n/sc, 10 laps

No 12  Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg 5 BHP) disqualified

 

Also competed with the same Lotus X1, at 37th Members Meeting (No 14) 

 

1961

44th Members Meeting , 11th March 1961

SCRATCH RACE (A) Sports Cars up to 1100cc n/sc, 5 laps

No 15 Murray Shill, Lotus X1, chassis 296 (5 BHP), 3rd, 5 laps

 

SCRATCH RACE © Unlimited Sports Cars, 10 laps

No 15  Murray Shill, Lotus X1, chassis 296 (reg 5 BHP), retired 9 laps

 

Also competed with the same Lotus X1 at 46th Members Meeting (No 9) two races