What was the name of this car, and who built it?
Experts?
As the Clubman's Formula encouraged home builders there are hundreds of different cars. Because I like the name, I'll guess at Haggispeed?
Quote from: D-type on December 01, 2019, 12:36:41 PM
as the Clubman's Formula encouraged home builders there ae hundreds of different cars. Because I like the name, I'll guess at Haggispeed?
It's not the Haggispeed because it's not Clubmans Formula!
The wheels are off a Lola - does that help us?
Quote from: tobytwirl on December 01, 2019, 07:45:04 PM
The wheels are off a Lola - does that help us?
Not really.
Is it Australian perchance?
Is it British?
Is it a homebuilt car as opposed to a heavily modified manufactured car.
Quote from: tobytwirl on December 03, 2019, 07:39:59 AM
Is it a homebuilt car as opposed to a heavily modified manufactured car.
Yes - homebuilt.
Lets go for the engine - it appears not to be a crossflow - is from a BMC brand?
Quote from: tobytwirl on December 03, 2019, 03:28:50 PM
Lets go for the engine - it appears not to be a crossflow - is from a BMC brand?
No.
Is it a 750 Formula car powered by either an Austin 7 or a Reliant engine?
Quote from: D-type on December 03, 2019, 05:54:20 PM
Is it a 750 Formula car powered by either an Austin 7 or a Reliant engine?
It's not a 750 but you're getting much closer to the answer.
A car competing in the 1172 Formula of the 750MC?
Quote from: D-type on December 04, 2019, 07:44:13 AM
A car competing in the 1172 Formula of the 750MC?
Yes. Now only a zillion cars to choose from!
Let's eliminate the obvious: it isn't a Mallock U2 is it?
Quote from: D-type on December 04, 2019, 02:23:31 PM
Let's eliminate the obvious: it isn't a Mallock U2 is it?
No. Totally homebuilt.
John Lancaster's 1172 cc special at Silverstone, 1966. Lancaster also raced the 998 cc 'Orva Special'. Was this an 1172 cc version of the same car?
You have found the car and the point is yours. I have lost my notes but from memory the car raced with an 1172 engine which disintegrated, and it was replaced with a Ford MAE and so presumably did not qualify for Formula 1172 races. It was the third iteration of the car and was known as Orva III.
Thanks for the point!