„ _X ft The Oil hem? Advertiser A Times, June 26, 1964 THE 1964 CASTLE RUN


j ’V-VIEWERS sat enthralled in front of their sets over the week-end watching as the all-conquering GT Ferraris


snarled round the Lc Mans course . . . on Sunday motoring enthusiasts will be able to sec the race-track giants of yesteryear competing in what promises to be one of the Norths most spectacular showpieces—the 1964 Blackburn Times and Clilhcroc Advertiser and Times Castle Run for vintage cars.


Great names of pre-war motor racing arc dotted among our


30 plus entries. Names like Bentley, Aston Martin, Alvis and Lancia . . . names that bring the roar of supercharged engines screaming into your cars, the stench of fuel and oil hooding into your nostrils and vivid pictures of frantic hustle and bustle m the pits and invigorating race-track duels crowding into your


i,.’ .d. For these were the cars that


the Castle Run—the 50-mile route will take competitors from Hoghton Tower to Clitheroe Castle—and several of them write on their entry forms how their cars raced with the Bent­ ley works team at Brooklands or were identical to cars that took part in that memorable 1927 Le Mans race.


reigned supreme in the motor world of the early '30s. Remember the hairy, dan­ gerous days at Brooklands, Sebring. Indianapolis, and Lc Mans ? There are eight Bentleys in


Shades or those mercurial Mercedes-Benz—Bentley battles


that thrilled race-goers every­ where and fired the imagination


of those, too young to remember, who hungrily devoured book after book on the subject. But the Castle Run will not


mond Crescent, the Clerk of the Course, who will be cnter-


ing two vehicles, told of the preparations owners wdl be


making: “ A run of this kind usually entails thre° ?r f0


weeks of really hard work. Owners will be giving the engines a comprehensive over­


°ukr


haul and check, touching up the body-work and swing the car a thorough cleaning and


everyone will probably spend a few hours checking and polish ins again and for half-an-hour before it actually starts, thej will give their cars the final once-ovcr with dusters and cans


polishing." •'The night before the run


of metal polish.” This preoccupation with things


mechanical is all very well f°. fhn nipn-they can chat 101


hours at the roadside about how tt,n v,m went, how then cais


be overshadowed by the glamour of the high powered cars . . . the majority of the entries range from stately Rolls-Royces to family size “ b u 11 n 0 s c ” Morrises, Humbers, Austins and


Rileys.


slow, you can bet your last pint of petrol that the owner of each car has spent hundreds of pounds and hours of effort on bringing his machine to the peak of mechanical perfection— and giving it enough spit n polish to dazzie the sleek, shiny cars that roll off our production


Be they big or small, fast or , , ,


lines nowadays. Frank Sanderson, of Rich-


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Hillman Super Minx, blue .................................... Hillman 1600, grey or blue .................................... Hillman Imp, red ......................................................


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1961 Singer Gazelle 1600; normal price £535 ................. ±495 ! 1961 Mini Van ......................................................................


1964 Hillman Imp; 0 months old ............... 1962 Triumph Herald 1200; disc brakes, small mileage 1962 Sunbeam Rapier; normal price £600 .................... ±525


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performed and the trouble that slipping clutch caused. But what ofPthc women? Besides navigat­ ing and offering occasional jewels of back seat advice, shouldn't they be allowed to.


take an active part ? NOVEL FEATURE


Robin Bridge, thought so-and so he devised a novel feature that should prove just as interesting as the cars and the


Our Promotions Manager. Mr.


“ competitors have been invited to appear in costumes fashion­ able at the time their car was built. And tliis should prove a great success . . . for nobody can denv that there is nothing women like better than dressing


up—even if it is in frumpish, dowdy, ankle - length dresses, floppy, wide-brimmed hats and laced-up, low-heeled shoes. The men will get a chance as


and those who take Jeffrey Hill will be awarded a . “ Mother Chattox ” certificate.


well—don’t be surprised if you see the man at the wheel of the Rolls wearing deer-stalker, plus fours, a false waxed moustache and smoking an old briar he dug up out of a chest of family heir­ looms.A trophy—to be presented by Mrs. F. E. Green, wife of Mr. F. E. Green, the G e n e r a l Manager of The Blackburn Times and Clitheroc Advertiser and Times—will be awarded to the car whose occupants have the most authentic dress. This part of the event will be judged by Blackburn Times women’s page writer Patricia Gill and Mrs. Mollv Lightbown, a Black­ burn corsetier who was formerly


a model.. But hack to the rim itself . . .


competitors will assemble at Hoghton Tower at 10-30 a.m. on 'Sunday. Thanks to the gene­ rosity of the administrators of the estate, we will he able to use the courtyard and the whole of the mile-long driveway.


RAC officials. Then Superinten­ dent Vincent, of the Automobile Club who is official starter at many of the Oulton Park race meetings, will check the cars for road-worthiness—he will test brakes, steering, lighting and tyres. Points will be deducted


The cars will be marshalled by


for any defects. GIVE SIGNAL


Superintendent Vincent will then give the signal . . . and the


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1961 AUSTIN A35 Van In green: fitted heater: Ideal lor pri­ vate use ........................


1957 AUSTIN A35 Van; fitted with side windows; excel­ lent dual purpose machine £110


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1953 FORD Consul Saloon In green; taxed; M.O.T. certi­ ficate expires Dec.. 1964 .. £60


1955 STANDARD Vanguard Sal; M.O.T. certificate .......... £66


1949 FORD Pilot Saloon; taxed £35 1945 AUSTIN 10 Saloon; M.O.T. certificate; taxed


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1961 morris ;°°°


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1963 AUSTIN A60 Estate Car; Umc green- one owner; safety belts, heater; 15,000 mues; Immaculate .................................... n . £695


1962 FORD 10/12 owt; red: one owner‘fi-om’new £M5 1962 AUSTIN A60 de Luxe Saloon: duo-toneVrey; one owner: in perfect condition . B 9 £565


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1962 SCOOTER—TRIUMPH Tigress; 6,000'miles: spare wheel, etc................................. mile.


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1962 FORD Zephyr 4; Ambassador bluc;“hp«teV: taxed one owner from new............ w £595


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,361 Series AUSTIN Metronohtan; whltc/ycHow, £375 ,961


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5


USBREt SDaunhhic sToonU many «iras; ^ STANDARD^ ComoSSlo^'¥sUti; W £585


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.......... £295


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£245 i1957 FORD Consul Saloon; Lichfield green; heater,


1957 CONSUL Dronhead: Monaco red; beater; taxed* .................................................


1957 AUSTIN A35 Van; cream; taxed; good runner £115 1957 MORRIS 1000 Saloon: Clarendon grey; fully reconditioned ................................................. £195


a3‘ etc.: good condition for year ........................ £245 1957 FORD 5 owt.: good runner


1955 AUSTIN A50 Cambridge Saloon; blue; good nil-round condition ..................


•1956 MORRIS 5-ton L.W.B. Dlosol Truok; in really


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New Hillman Imp........... £532 1958 Consul in good con­ dition ...................... £250


1957 Austin A35, all new tyres, taxed .......... £225


1960 Connncr J5 cwt. Pickup .................. £200


1960 Austin 10 cwt. Van, unlettered .............. £200


1958 Minor 1000 5 cwt. Van ...................... £120


1955 Hillman Minx ....... £125 1958 II i 11 in a n Husky Estate


1960 Royal Enfield Prince 150, with screen and


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‘ESCAPE’ ROADS


cars will not be able to complete these, the toughest, sections of . the course, will be re-routed and there are “ escape ” roads on the hills themselves.


Drivers who feel that their


arriving in Clitheroe about 12-30 p.m. after a run that is estimated to take an average of two hours 20 minutes. They will then go on to tho Castle grounds and be received by the M ay o r and Mayoress of Clitheroe Councillor John Hall and Mrs. Hall.


The first cars should start


councours d’elegancc. to he judged by RAC officials Mr. J. D. Gardner and Mr. J. R. Brown, and then take part in a grand parade. Trophies will be presented to


Cars will be lined up for the guests.


the winner of the run, the first and second in the concours vin­ tage class, the winner and runner-up of the concours post­ vintage class (for cars built in or after 19301 and for the car that was judged the most popular on the run. Every com­ petitor will receive a brass car plate as a memento. Mr. Green will present the


The oldest car in J hc. l'unM“ Mi? Rnver owned by Mr*


Donald Heyworth, of Haslmg- don. Our picture shows two of his friends, Mr. E. Haworth


cars will move off at two-minute


intervals. There is to be a mobile RAC office at HoEhton and another one at Clitheioe


'Blackburn Borough Police have arranged for eleien ttaffic


control points to be set up so that the cars will have an easy passage through the town, and seven check-points are to be organised throughout the route to ensure that each car. com­


pletes the course. Tlie run is not a speed test. ’’ Obviously the more powerful


Bentleys will be able to turn in a much ' faster time _ tnan tno smaller family cars,” Mr. San­


derson explained. "Prizes will go to competitois


who have a “ clear-round ’’— those who complete the full course. The road-worthiness test at the beginning will be taken


into account," From Hoghton, the cars will


and Mr. J. Smith, giving the Rover a final polish. Mr. Hoy- worth also has a 1904 Wolsclcy —but this veteran is too old to qualify for Sunday's run.


travel along Preston Old Road into Blackburn, up along North- gate to Mellor and down Long- sight Road to Ribchestcr. They then follow Stoneygate Lane, and after making the steep descent down Jeffrey Hill, head back to Ribchestcr via Chaigley, the Higher and Lower Hoddcr Bridges. Hurst Green and Dut­ ton. Competitors go back to Langho by the Dinckley road and return to Blackburn, turn­ ing up towards Whitebirk at Brownhill roundabout and going on through Rishton, Great Har­ wood, Sabden and over the Nick o’ Pendle to Clitheroe Castle. Each car 1ms to get over


268th Anni


along the route who will tele­ phone information to a central


control point. Stewards for the event are


Superintendent A. Glaister, Lan­ cashire Constabulary traffic superintendent, Mr. Roy Badgei, Blackburn’s Director of Pub­ licity and Public Relations, and Mr. L. J. Marshall, the RAC


County Manager. This newspaper lias invited


Clitheroe Pete Queen Mrs. Mavis Smith, Valerie Martin, Black­


burn’s Carnival Queen, and Vicky Woodcock, or Recdley,


hoped, wifi be the prototype of an event to be run annually, which might in time become one of the highlights of the vintage car enthusiast’s calendar. Said Mr. Sanderson: “ This is


The 1964 Castle Run, it is . .


the toughest course I have ever seen. People tend to look upon vintage cars as broken-down old


crocks.- I t Is even getting increas­ ingly difficult to insure them. Few people seem to realise that enthusiasts take an almost fanatical interest in making sure that their cars arc in an imma­ culate condition—both from Hie mechanical a n d appearance points of view. Many of them are


awards. A loud-speaker system will be


set up in tile Castle grounds and spectators will be able to hear what’s happening on the run from a network of observers


PICTURED at the 268th anniversar X Bowland, are, left-right: Mrs. Ha; Rushton, Mrs. Eastwood, Mr. E. Wig The service was conducted by the


Lidgct Green Congregational Church, Moderator of the Bradford Free Chur Miss Ffrcnch was the minister ir


in everyday use.” “ This run. through some of


the most attractive countryside in the North, will show just what these cars can do—it will prove the sceptics wrong.” Mr. Sanderson added.


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k BLACKBURN brewery would have to remarks” made about Waddington


connection with the provision of land foi park, if the Trust were to continue negotiatu This was stated in a letter to Bowlant1


the Trust, at a meeting of the Council s 1 Purposes Committee on Monday. The Clerk to the Council


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them. This is the second clash between the brewery and the Trust over the car park issue.


from the Trust said that if the brewery wanted to buy tne land


At the May meeting, a letter


for a car only seli which ini wall be park. A letiei


that they


of the Tr only tryi: ing' prob! If the


near Burnley, winner of per­ sonality and beauty competitions in the North, to be among the


» ■ V ±J:v'V; f t :


their co- w-oidd wii A res


, brewery offensive


Councillo adopted Counci


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