Update

allenbrown · 26 Feb 2005, 13:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Townsend

I could have sworn that we had covered these derivatives of the 712M before, but can't find the thread anywhere.

It was on the Chevron B29 thread, right here. (And those posts have now been added in here - see my note on Chris' post above - JT)

Quote:

Originally Posted by allenbrown

Ted's records show 14 71BMs, all the way up to 71BM-17 but omitting 13 and, oddly, 6 and 7.

Most went to dealers: 1, 5, 8 and 10 to Gordon Dewar in Canada and 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 to Grimaldi in the US. 71BM/17 went to Paul Deetens in Belgium but with a note that it was sent to Montreal for show.

The only entries which show eventual owners were 71BM-2 to Bill Gubelmann, 71BM-3 to Max Mizejewski and 71BM-12 to Matt Spitzley. However, I have some colours and some build dates if anyone can unearth a 1971 US FB entry list that identifies car colours.

I think Mizejewski may have been a dealer so he may have been racing a car he had in stock.

Allen

**John Turner** · 22 Mar 2006, 17:56

Simon Perkins 71BM at Silverstone, 15 October, 2005:-

Bryan Miller · 23 Mar 2006, 02:15

A John Dunham is advertising with photo's a 71B on www.racecarsdirect.com
Bryan.

Steve Wilkinson · 13 May 2006, 21:37

March 71B 06

This is a monocoque car with a Richardson tuned Hart 1600 engine.

It was bought in October last year by Simon Harratt who has refurbished the car to a delightful standard.

wbmoore · 12 Nov 2006, 22:54

Allen......

Finally got around to looking at the tag....... it reads: 71BM-9. I've looked for an AM number on the tub but cannot seem to find it. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Would it be in the same location as a 722 ?

The car was in the hands of Marc Banher for a whille..... not sure how long. I bought it from the guy whom bought it from him. He had it for a few years. I bought it from him in June of '05. He said he had a logbook(s), but never came up with them.

Hope it shows up in the records. Thanks for the input. brad moore.

Chris Townsend · 13 Nov 2006, 00:57

Brad

Sold via Joe Grimaldi in 1971 we think this might have been Ron Dykes's car, then to Peter Halsmer and Bill Hill, but this needs confirmation of the colour of Dykes's car in 1971. The other possibility for this car is that it was the one belonging to Bob Lazier

chris

Ted Walker · 13 Nov 2006, 08:53

The March Chassis thing is worse than most ,as they offered this replacement tub serviceYou sent your damaged tub back to the factory and they either repaired OR sent you out another one. I was told that they built about 40 of them.

allenbrown · 13 Nov 2006, 13:39

Bill Hill still has his car so it can't be that one.

Chris Townsend · 13 Nov 2006, 15:32

Forgot Hill still had the 'ex Dykes' car, but then we have a problem since HU9 is the only black gel coat in the build list we have. Also, Dykes has to be a relatively early season car. 11 delivered 13 July 71 is too late to accomodate his first race appearance.
If HU9 has its original gel coat, and Hill has Dykes's car, then the Dykes car has to be something earlier. This suggests to me that 6 and 7, left blank in the build record, might well have been built and that Hill's car is one of these

chris

allenbrown · 13 Nov 2006, 15:51

Hill's recollection of his car as being ex-Dykes is not exactly 100% in my opinion. Any memory from 30 years ago could be faulty. Another potential spanner is the possibility that Dykes bought a stock car and painted it black rather than ordering a black one.

Brad - that log book is worth chasing down. It's possible Mark kept a copy or that he would be able to tell you more about it.

allenbrown · 13 Dec 2006, 11:58

Simon Perkins has been in touch. His car is 71BM-15, the former Chris Smith car mentioned above and was originally Mike Rand's car. More details to follow.

Allen

allenbrown · 30 Dec 2006, 10:29

More details as promised. Mike Rand's 1972 '722' was also 71BM-15, as was Charlie Gibson's 1975 '73B' and '712M'. Simon has a continuous history for his car.

Allen

wbmoore · 13 Jan 2007, 03:20

Allen.......

No luck with the logbook but I did speak with Marc Bahner today and he said he bought the car from Vasek Pollak. I'm told he raced a Porsche.....a 917, I believe. I don't know if Pollak raced the march or just had it.
The sad news is it was a complete car minus engine when Bahner sold it. Now the body is gone along with the gauges and I'm sure many odds and ends. Marc said it came with a Lotus TwinCam that he took out for his Brabham.
Wonder if this will lead anywhere.
Happy belated New Year. brad.

Chris Townsend · 14 Jan 2007, 15:56

Brad
Was Bahner able to give you any dates as to when he bought the car from Polak? Polak didn't race one as far as I can tell, but he might have backed one

Chris

wbmoore · 14 Jan 2007, 17:21

Chris.....

I'll be speaking with him again in February and will ask him then.

Every puzzle piece helps. Thanks. brad.