Best looking FF1600 car? - Page 5

Andrew Kitson · 25 Nov 2005, 09:30 (Ref:1469899)

[QUOTE=Andrew Kitson]

There have been some weird ones though...check these out at Brands, reckon late 60s/early70s. Anyone know what they are? Taken by the late Fred Scatley.

I have just been speaking to Marcus Pye who has seen this thread and it got him thinking as to just how many FF marques there have been. Marcus being Marcus said within half an hour he had come up with a list of 120. The silver one shown here he is 99.9% certain is the one off Viroy, built by former Lotus/NSU car dealer Roy Adlam from Basingstoke. Roy built mainly autocross
specials but tried his hand at FF with this. Thanks Marcus, now you need to log on and join us!

**John Turner** · 25 Nov 2005, 10:41 (Ref:1469931)

[QUOTE=Andrew Kitson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

Marcus, now you need to log on and join us!

Yes, come on Marcus, we know you have nothing better to do!

I rather took a shine to John Pearson's Merlyn MkIIA with which he won (a bit surprisingly?) at Silverstone earlier this year. Being (relatively!) old, some of the earliest FF1600's appeal more to me, appearance wise!

Welcome back, Andrew!

Davhut · 6 Apr 2006, 02:33 (Ref:1571874)

1974 Merlyn Mk 25 is my all time favorite, pictured here at Mallory hairpin

diz · 6 Apr 2006, 09:27 (Ref:1572029)

[QUOTE=Andrew Kitson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

I have just been speaking to Marcus Pye who has seen this thread and it got him thinking as to just how many FF marques there have been. Marcus being Marcus said within half an hour he had come up with a list of 120. The silver one shown here he is 99.9% certain is the one off Viroy, built by former Lotus/NSU car dealer Roy Adlam from Basingstoke. Roy built mainly autocross
specials but tried his hand at FF with this. Thanks Marcus, now you need to log on and join us!

Roy Adlam? Any relation to Jon Adlam, who raced Kents at Combe in recent years. He also converted a few Zetecs to Kent spec.

mp356a · 10 Apr 2006, 16:13 (Ref:1577759)

Can I send a picture to someone to post? I have a nice side shot of a typical US-nosed PRS. It's a JPG.

Alan Raine · 11 Apr 2006, 14:21 (Ref:1578589)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mp356a

Can I send a picture to someone to post? I have a nice side shot of a typical US-nosed PRS. It's a JPG.

These are mp356a pics of the US PRS. Front radiator instead of the side.

I like this. At the Weatherly Hillclimb in Pennsylvania - with a jump like Cadwell Park.

Thanks Mike

Triple J Motorsport · 13 Apr 2006, 12:02 (Ref:1580332)

Best looking FF1600 has got to be a black grey and yellow Ray GRS05

Geva-Nelson · 28 May 2006, 00:33 (Ref:1620480)

my favourite is the Wiet (formerly Chenel?) that my father raced back in the eighties.

Andy Wood · 4 Oct 2006, 21:52 (Ref:1728086)

[quote=diz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

Roy Adlam? Any relation to Jon Adlam, who raced Kents at Combe in recent years. He also converted a few Zetecs to Kent spec.

Roy Adlam is my neighbour (now 77) will ask him if Jon is his relative.

Andy,
PS just brought VIRO

Andy Wood · 4 Oct 2006, 21:55 (Ref:1728090)

[quote=Andrew Kitson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

There have been some weird ones though...check these out at Brands, reckon late 60s/early70s. Anyone know what they are? Taken by the late Fred Scatley.

I have just been speaking to Marcus Pye who has seen this thread and it got him thinking as to just how many FF marques there have been. Marcus being Marcus said within half an hour he had come up with a list of 120. The silver one shown here he is 99.9% certain is the one off Viroy, built by former Lotus/NSU car dealer Roy Adlam from Basingstoke. Roy built mainly autocross
specials but tried his hand at FF with this. Thanks Marcus, now you need to log on and join us!

Looks very similar to a FF1600 I have just brought from Roy Adlam

Andy

Andy Wood · 4 Oct 2006, 21:58 (Ref:1728093)

[quote=Andy Wood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

Looks very similar to a FF1600 I have just brought from Roy Adlam

Andy

Since looking at silver car , it is a King mark 3 raced by Roy Adlam in 1968, may be Roy driving it. I will ask him this weekend as he is my neighbour.

Regards

Andy

Triple J Motorsport · 5 Oct 2006, 11:07 (Ref:1728663)

[QUOTE=Andrew Kitson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

There have been some weird ones though...check these out at Brands, reckon late 60s/early70s. Anyone know what they are? Taken by the late Fred Scatley.

I have just been speaking to Marcus Pye who has seen this thread and it got him thinking as to just how many FF marques there have been. Marcus being Marcus said within half an hour he had come up with a list of 120. The silver one shown here he is 99.9% certain is the one off Viroy, built by former Lotus/NSU car dealer Roy Adlam from Basingstoke. Roy built mainly autocross
specials but tried his hand at FF with this. Thanks Marcus, now you need to log on and join us!

120??? bl00dy hell I would have guessed may be 20 or 25!!

May be they should be listed ready for the 40th birthday party?

Andrew Kitson · 5 Oct 2006, 12:36 (Ref:1728731)

I can only come up with half of Marcus' tally, although a proper scan through some very early FF programmes should reveal more. Might be some blindingly obvious later cars I've missed too!
Feel free to add to this chaps if there are more you can think of.

ALEXIS
ARROW
ASD
BARDAHL
BRABHAM
CAMEL-HEXAGON
CHEETAH
CIRRUS
CROSSLE
DELTA
DULON
ELDEN
GETEM
GINETTA
GNF
HAWKE
HURON
IMAGE
JAVELIN
JAMUN
JOMIC
KING
LENHAM
LOLA
LOTUS
MACON
MALLOCK
MARCH
MARTLET
McGREGOR
MERLYN
MICRON
MIRAGE
MISTRALE
MONDIALE
MRE
MYGALE
MYSTERE
NIKE
NOMAD
OSCAR
OX
PACER
PALLISER
PIPER
PRS
QUEST
RAY
RAYRACE
REYNARD
ROSTRON
ROTOR
ROYALE
RUSSELL-ALEXIS
SARK
SKR
SPARTON
SPIRIT
SWIFT
TIGA
TITAN
VAN DIEMEN
VECTOR
VIRO
WIMHURST
ZEUS

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 12:39 (Ref:1728733)

Andrew,

I can think of one. The Agent driven by the Atkinson brothers in 1982.

Andrew Kitson · 5 Oct 2006, 12:43 (Ref:1728736)

Cheers Alan, update then:

AGENT
ALEXIS
ARROW
ASD
BARDAHL
BRABHAM
CAMEL-HEXAGON
CHEETAH
CIRRUS
CROSSLE
DELTA
DULON
ELDEN
GETEM
GINETTA
GNF
HAWKE
HURON
IMAGE
JAVELIN
JAMUN
JOMIC
KING
LENHAM
LOLA
LOTUS
MACON
MALLOCK
MARCH
MARTLET
McGREGOR
MERLYN
MICRON
MIRAGE
MISTRALE
MONDIALE
MRE
MYGALE
MYSTERE
NIKE
NOMAD
OSCAR
OX
PACER
PALLISER
PIPER
PRS
QUEST
RAY
RAYRACE
REYNARD
ROSTRON
ROTOR
ROYALE
RUSSELL-ALEXIS
SARK
SKR
SPARTON
SPIRIT
SWIFT
TIGA
TITAN
VAN DIEMEN
VECTOR
VIRO
WIMHURST
ZEUS

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 12:48 (Ref:1728744)

And another one. The new Australian Spectrum thats over here at the moment.

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 12:56 (Ref:1728750)

An Elfin and a NcNamara are running in Historics at the moment.

I'll get on with some work now!

Cheers,

Alan

Andrew Kitson · 5 Oct 2006, 13:06 (Ref:1728765)

A few more then (bold):

AGENT
ALEXIS
ARROW
ASD
BARDAHL
BOWIN
BRABHAM
CAMEL-HEXAGON
CHEETAH
COUGAR
CIRRUS
CROSSLE
DELTA
DULON
ELDEN
ELFIN
FERRET
GETEM
GINETTA
GNF
HAWKE
HURON
IMAGE
JAVELIN
JAMUN
JOMIC
KING
LENHAM
LOLA
LOTUS
MACON
MALLOCK
MARCH
MARTINI
MARTLET
McGREGOR
McNAMARA
MERLYN
MICRON
MIRAGE
MISTRALE
MONDIALE
MRE
MYGALE
MYSTERE
NIKE
NOMAD
OSCAR
OX
PACER
PALLISER
PIPER
PRS
QUEST
RAY
RAYRACE
REYNARD
ROSTRON
ROTOR
ROYALE
RUSSELL-ALEXIS
SARK
SKR
SPARTON
SPECTRUM
SPIRIT
SWIFT
TIGA
TITAN
VAN DIEMEN
VECTOR
VIRO
WIET
WIMHURST
ZEUS

jjordan · 5 Oct 2006, 13:32 (Ref:1728806)

Haven't given it too much thought (as I am at work), but:

ADF
LeGrand

come immediately to mind.

JNWRF01 · 5 Oct 2006, 15:22 (Ref:1728932)

Lanan, Mantis, whatever the thing that Hugo Spowers raced with a "roof", was the thing that Greama Glew built called a cougar or touraco ??

JNWRF01 · 5 Oct 2006, 15:24 (Ref:1728935)

and the Chevron (a re-badged Quest built by Mike Thompson - mono-shock front and rear), the Glebe (a zetec never raced)

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 15:35 (Ref:1728942)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNWRF01

Lanan, Mantis, whatever the thing that Hugo Spowers raced with a "roof", was the thing that Greama Glew built called a cougar or touraco ??

Was the Lanan the car that John Bright wrote off when he had a coming together with the late Roger Eccleston at Oulton in the 90's?

diz · 5 Oct 2006, 16:08 (Ref:1728964)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNWRF01

Lanan, Mantis, whatever the thing that Hugo Spowers raced with a "roof", was the thing that Greama Glew built called a cougar or touraco ??

Hugo Spowers thing was a Prowess. There's a photo on here somewhere.

diz · 5 Oct 2006, 16:11 (Ref:1728966)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Raine

Was the Lanan the car that John Bright wrote off when he had a coming together with the late Roger Eccleston at Oulton in the 90's?

That's the one. We referred to it as the Banana after that shunt. I think there were two old type Lanans' and a tweaky, more modern one. AFAIK Alastair Lane has them all. Bill Bray at Trident might be able to shed more light on them.

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 16:27 (Ref:1728981)

Yes I remember it now - it was well

I had gone off on my own at Druids in the same race and followed it in on the next tow truck.

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