Ownership History:
06/68: Barrie Smith, Avalon Garage, High Street, Garlinge, Thanet, Kent, UK
painted dark blue
fitted with Vegantune Ford Twin-Cam 1600cc 4C
entered by Avalon Racing
1968 - raced by Barrie Smith
raced in 23 events - won 8 races - 15 class wins
finished second 9 times - finished third 4 times
03/69: David Purley, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK
sponsored by Lec Refrigeration
1969 - raced by David Purley
originally raced with Vegantune Ford Twin-Cam 1600cc 4C
Aug 69 - re-engined with BMW 2000cc 4C
won 1 race, finished 2nd once, finished 3rd once
3 class wins
raced only twice in 1970 including BOAC 1000 Kms
03/71: John Raffo, Guilford, UK
repainted red - raced 7 times in 1971
driven by Roy Seddon, John & Peter Raffo
raced 1971 Targa Florio
10/72: David Brodie, Harrow, Greater London, UK
purchased for 850
entered by BOAC Team Speedbird
1972 - raced twice at South Dakota, Guyana & Bushy Park, Barbados
sold for 1400
01/73: Mike Mahon, Barbados
local rally driver - B8 apparently never raced
mid 70s: Mr Haynes, Barbados
never used - abandoned in a chicken shed
early 80s: Chevron Cars, Bolton, UK
Early 80s: Chris Smith (UK)
recovered and imported back to the UK and placed in dry storage
10/09: Current owner (UK)
restored in 2010 by Kevin Jones & Paul Smallcorn - painted dark blue
raced in historics - prepared by RW Racing Services Ltd.
Race History:
Avalon Racing
02/06/68: Brands Hatch, Tootal GT, #82, B.Smith - 1st * 10 laps
03/06/68: Snetterton, BRSCC Libre, #86, B.Smith - 2nd 8 laps
03/06/68: Snetterton, Tootal GT, #86, B.Smith - 2nd * 8 laps
09/06/68: Brands Hatch, Special GT & Prodsports, B.Smith - 2nd 10 laps
23/06/68: Silverstone, Motoring News GT, #114, B.Smith - 2nd * 15 laps
13/07/68: Oulton Park, Tootal GT, B.Smith - 1st * 10 laps
14/07/68: Mallory Park, Special GT, #136, B.Smith - 2nd 10 laps
20/07/68: Lydden, Special GT & Prodsports - B.Smith - 1st * 12 laps
20/07/68: Lydden, Sports Racing & GT - B.Smith - 1st * 12 laps
21/07/68: Brands Hatch, Special GT, #66, B.Smith - 2nd * 15 laps
28/07/68: Mallory Park, Tootal GT, #133, B.Smith - 3rd * 12 laps
03/08/68: Crystal Palace, GT - B.Smith - 2nd 10 laps
04/08/68: Thruxton, Motoring News GT, #225, B.Smith - 3rd 8 laps
11/08/68: Mallory Park, Tootal GT, #134, B.Smith - 2nd * 30 laps
25/08/68: Danish GP, Jyllandsring, #21, B.Smith - 1st * 40 laps
31/08/68: Lubysil Trophy, Silverstone, #216, B.Smith - 3rd * 20 laps
31/08/68: Pontins Trophy, Silverstone, #216, B.Smith - 2nd 10 laps
02/09/68: Snetterton, Tootal GT, #157, B.Smith - 1st * 15 laps
02/09/68: Snetterton, F Libre, #157 B.Smith - 1st * 10 laps
14/09/68: Crystal Palace, Motoring News GT - B.Smith - Rtd 1 lap
22/09/68: Brands Hatch, Special GT, #99, B.Smith - 1st * 10 laps
29/09/68: Brands Hatch, Tootal GT - B.Smith - 3rd * 10 laps
13/10/68: Preis von Tirol Innsbruck - Vienna, #24, B.Smith Rtd (spun)
Lec Refrigeration
09/03/69: Mallory Park, GT - D.Purley 6th
05/04/69: Rufforth, Special GT - D.Purley - DNA did not arrive
04/05/69: Thruxton, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - 6th * 12 laps
10/05/69: Castle Combe, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - 1st * 10 laps
18/05/69: Brands Hatch, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - DNS (practice crash)
26/05/69: Thruxton, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - DNS (engine)
01/06/69: Silverstone, GT - D.Purley - Rtd spun
08/06/69: Mallory Park, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - 3rd * 10 laps
15/06/69: Silverstone, Sports Racing & GT - D.Purley - DNA did not arrive
29/06/69: Dixon Cade Trophy, Brands Hatch - D.Purley - Rtd (oil pressure)
12/07/69: Castle Combe, Sports Racing & GT - D.Purley - Rtd (blown engine)
17/08/69: Mallory Park, STP GT - D.Purley - DNS oil leak
24/08/69: Silverstone, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - DNA did not arrive
31/08/69: Oulton Park, STP GT & Prodsports - D.Purley - Rtd (engine)
07/09/69: Brands Hatch, Motoring News GT - D.Purley - 2nd 10 laps
13/09/69: BRS Trophy, Crystal Palace - D.Purley - Rtd (engine)
21/09/69: Wessex Trophy, Thruxton - D.Purley - 4th 20 laps
28/09/69: Silverstone, Special GT - D.Purley - 5th 14 laps
05/10/69: Mallory Park, Motoring News GT, #47, D.Purley - Rtd (engine)
30/03/70: Embassy Trophy, Thruxton, #22, D.Purley - Rtd (overheating)
12/04/70: BOAC 1000 Kms, Brands Hatch, #24, D.Purley/C.Skeaping - Rtd (oil pipe)
John Raffo
14/03/71: Thruxton, Castrol MNGT - P.Raffo - 6th 8 laps
20/03/71: Oulton Park, Sports & Special GT, #113, R.Seddon - Rtd (electrics)
04/04/71: Silverstone, Castrol MNGT, #219, J.Raffo - 14th
09/04/71: Oulton Park, RAC British, #77, R.Seddon - 8th 17 laps
12/04/71: Thruxton, RAC British - R.Seddon - 12th 21 laps
16/05/71: Targa Florio Italy, #35, R.Seddon/J.Raffo 38th 8 laps
05/06/71: Martini Trophy, Silverstone, #52, R.Seddon - DNA (reserve)
10/07/71: Jock Leith Trophy, Croft, #31, R.Seddon - DNS (did not start)
08/08/71: Croft, Castrol MNGT, J.Raffo - DNA did not arrive
BOAC Team Speedbird
05/11/72: South Dakota, Guyana, #92, D.Brodie - 2nd
19/11/72: Bushy Park, Barbados, #92, D.Brodie - 1st
* = including class win |