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KEVIN MOOIIIIOUSE writes about how Bob Barker rescued a vintage car from the scrapyard and restored it to pristine condition.


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e a r f r om a s c r a p m e t a l d e a l e r , w h o ( i g n o r a n t o f t h e c a r s a g e o r r a r i t y ) w a s a b o u t t o s e n d i t t o t h e c r u s h e r . T h e c a r w a s b o u g h t f o r i t s s c r a p v a lu e o f


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i t s fu t u r e w a s a s s u r e d . W h e n B o b b e g a n t h e r e s t o r a t i o n , w h i c h t o o k a b o u t


t h r e e y e a r s , l i e f o u n d t h e c a r t o b e in v e r y p o o r o r d e r . M o s t o f t h e b o d y w o r k w a s m i s s in g a n d w h a t f e w p a r t s w e r e l e f t n e e d e d r e p l a c in g . W i t h t h e h e lp o f his tw o y o u n g s o n s , h e s e t a b o u t t h e d a u n t in g t a s k o f b r i n g i n g th e c a r b a c k t o i t s p r e s e n t p r i s t in e c o n d i t i o n . C o u n t l e s s h o u r s w e r e s p e n t s e a r c h i n g f o r o b s o l e t e p a r t s a t a u t o ju m b l e s a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y . M a n y p a r t s


h ad t o h e s p e c i a l l y m a d e . S l o w l y b u t s u r e l y , a l l t h e e lu s i v e p a r t s w e r e t r a c k e d


d o w n , a n d t h e c a r b e g a n t o t a k e s h a p e . F in a l l y , a l t e r w h a t s e em e d l ik e a n e v e r e n d i n g t a s k , t h e r e s t o r a t i o n w a s c om p l e t e d . H a r a g e o w n e r B o h d e c i d e d t o r e s e a r c h t h e c a r ’s h i s ­


t o r y . M e fou n d th a t i t h a d la s t b e e n r u n n in g in 11)22, a n d h ad b e e n b o u g h t n e w o n l y t h r e e m i l e s a w a y f r om his h om e in T r a w d e n , b y a lo c a l i r o n f o u n d r y . N o w t h e c a r — a 11)11 m o d e l M / l l i — is o f t e n u s e d o n t h e r o a d s , a n d is t o b e s e e n a t m a n y s h o w s a n d r a l ­


l i e s a r o u n d L a n c a s h i r e . B o b n o w s e em s t o h a v e a p a s s io n f o r t h e M a n c h e s t e r -


m a d e B e l s i z e v e h i c l e s , l i e a l s o o w n s a 11)21 B e l s i z e


B O B B a r k e r w ith h is r e s t o r e d B e l s i z e c a r .


t ru c k , b e l i e v e d t o h e t h e o n l y o n e o f i t s k in d m th e c o u n t r y . T h e t r u c k is in o r i g i n a l , u n r e s t o r e d c o n d i ­ t io n . T h e w o o d w o r k , c o n s i d e r in g i t s a g e , is in v e r y g o o d o r d e r , a n d t h e d o o r s s t i l l c l i c k sh u t l ik e n ew . B o b d i s c o v e r e d t h e t r u c k in F i f e , S c o t l a n d . T h e la s t


o w n e r h a d k e p t i t f o r t h e p a s t 10 y e a r s . I t w a s o r i g i n ­ a l l y u s e d b y a s t r e e t h a w k e r s e l l in g p o t s a n d p a n s . T h e h a w k e r ’ s l i c e n c e n u m b e r c a n c l e a r l y h e s e e n o n t h e


v e h i c l e . D u r in g t h e la s t w a r , v e h i c l e s h a d t h e e d g e s o f t h e i r


m u d g u a r d s p a in t e d w h i t e , t o h e lp v i s i b i l i t y in t h e b l a c k ­ o u t s . T h e s e f a d e d m a r k i n g s c a n s t i l l b e s e e n o n t h e t ru c k s m u d g u a r d s .


W h e n B o b t o o k t h e t r u c k t o a lo c a l r a l l y , h e w a s s o o n


s u r r o u n d e d b y o n l o o k e r s . A s h e w a s t a k i n g t h e t ru c k o f f t h e t r a i l e r , m a n y p e o p l e a s k e d t h e s am e q u e s t i o n . D o e s i t ru n ? B o b ’ s a n s w e r w a s t o s t a r t i t u p a n d d r i v e i t r o u n d t h e f i e ld , mu c h t o t h e d e l i g h t o f


t h e c r o w d . B o b h a s no p la n s t o r e s t o r e t h e t ru c k . M e in t e n d s t o


p r e s e r v e it in i t s o r i g in a l s t a t e . A n e w r e s t o r a t i o n p r o j e c t is n o w u n d e r w a y . Y e s


y o u ’ v e g u e s s e d i t , i t ’s y e t a n o t h e r B e l s i z e c a r , o n l y i b i s t im e i t ’ s a lm o s t c o m p l e t e . B o b h o p e s t o f in i s h th e c a r l a t e r th i s y e a r a n d , i f a l l g o e s w e l l , lo c a l v i n t a g e e n t h u s i a s t s a r e in f o r a t r e a t . □


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r o u t e i n t o m o t o r s p o r t


(iEOKE BROWN writes about two of the less expensive forms of motor sport — sprint/hillelimbs and autotesting-.


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h e a v i l y in t h a t d i r e c t i o n . B u t . a s r e p o r t e d in th e A u g u s t ( b d l o o k ,


I w o o t h e r b r a n c h e s o f m o t o r s p o r t h a v e b e e n l a r g e l y r e s p o n s ib l e f o r l ’e n d l e H M D ' s l e a g u e s u c c e s s th i s y e a r . K p r in t/ h i l l e l imh a n d a u t o t e s t i n g a r e i n e x p e n s i v e d i s c ip l in e s tha t a r e o f t e n o v e r l o o k e d b y p o t e n t ia l c om p e t i t o r s w i t h a l im i t e d b u d g e t . B o th s p r in t s a n d h i l l c l im b s a r e c om b in e d


in o n e c h am p i o n s h ip in t h e lo ca l l e a g u e , t h e l a t t e r d i s c ip l in e b e in g th e mo s t p o p u l a r in t e rm s o f e v e n t s run. S p r in t s fal l in to t w o c a t e g o r i e s , t h e s t r a i g h t l in e d a sh v a r i e t y a n d tw o la p t r ip s r o u n d c i r c u i t s su ch a s O u l t o n o r D o n n in g t o n . H i l l c l im b s u s e a n y s u i t a b l e t a rm a c c l im b . T h e b e s t k n o w n h e r e a b o u t s a r e p r o b a b l y B a r b o n M a n o r a n d l l a r e w o o d H o u s e . Int i t h e d am s at S r am m o n d e n ani l B n i i t in g s . n e a r H u d d e r s f i e l d , p r o v i d e r e g u l a r s p o r t . Th e mo s t a t t r a c t i v e a s p e c t o f th e s e


e v e n t s is tha t t h e y h a v e c la s s e s to a c c om m o d a t e v i r tu a l l y a n y f o u r -w h e e l e d c a r . T h e c u r r e n t B e a d l e t e am a r e ru n n in g t h e s l i g h t l y m o r e e x o t i c f o rm s o f v a r i o u s m a n i a c s — th e A s t r a C I T E . E s c o r t K S 2 IM I I I . 1 loniht C B N ant i a K e n a u l t a T u r b o . H o w e v e r , t w o o f


th e s t r o n g e s t


c h a l l e n g e r s in t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c la s s e s a r e ru n n in g a l ’a v a l i e r a n d a Min i . T o c om p e t e in a s t a n d a r d c a r a f e w sma l l


s a f e t y m e a s u r e s h a v e t o b e c a r r i e d out to c om p l y w i t h t h e I t A C M S A r e g u la t i o n s . ( )n e o i l i e r m o d i f i c a t i o n is t h e f i t t i n g o f a t im i n g s t ru t , r e q u i r e d t o t r ip t h e p r e c i s i o n l im i n g e q u i pm e n t . T h e ru n s a r e t im e d to an a c c u r a c y o f a h u n d r e d t h o f a s e c o n d u s in g l ig h t b e am t r i g g e r s , h e n c e t h e n e e d f o r t h e s t ru t . T h e v a r i e t y o f c a r s u s e d is im m e n s e a n d


a n y e n th u s ia s t w o u ld b e in t e r e s t e d in a w a l k r o u n d t h e p a d d o c k , w h e t h e r c o m p e t i n g o r n o t . E v e n " t w o p e a s f r om t h e s am e p o d " can v a r y g r e a t l y . C lu b c h a i rm a n K o d B r e r e t o n h a s s w a p p e d his


T o y o t a f o r a l i e n a u l t f> T u r b o , w h i c h a l t h o u g h in s t a n d a r d t r im is m a in t a in e d in p e a k f o rm b y N i c h o l a s S m i t h M u r a g e s , th e X k ip t o n K e n a u l t d e a l e r s . In c o n t r a s t N i c h o l a s Sm i t h ' s run a h i g h s p e c i f i c a t i o n a T u r b o s h a r e d b y T im Sm i t h a n d B o h b v F r y e r s , t h e l a t t e r b e in g a r e g u l a r - c h am p i o n s h ip w in n e r . T h e i r p a r t i c u l a r v a r i a n t o f


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s u s p e n s i o n a n d a 200 b l ip e n g in e am o n g s t i t s m a n y m o d i f i c a t i o n s . Q u i t e a c o n t r a s t to I t o d ' s b a s i c v e r s i o n ! L a s t y e a r . I s h a r e d an e n t r y on th e f i r s t


e v e n t t o b e h e ld at th e S l ia p W e l l s H o t e l . D r i v i n g t h e c lu b c h a i rm a n ' s T o y o t a C o r o l l a . I g o t f i r s t -h a n d e x p e r i e n c e o f


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h i l l c l im h in g a r t a n d can s a y in al l h o n e s t y th a t i n v o l v em e n t in su ch s p o r t p r o v i d e s v a lu a b l e t r a in in g f o r th e mo s t e x p e n s i v e s p o r t s a s w e l l a s k e e n c om p e t i t i o n . T h e m o d e r n j a r g o n u s e d t o d e s c r i b e


su ch e v e n t s is “ e x p l o s i v e " , i .e . it is o v e r v e r y q u i c k l y . C o n s e q u e n t l y , y o u h a v e to d i s c ip l in e y o u r s e l f


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t o c o n c e n t r a t e o n d r i v i n g w i t h g r e a t p r e c i s i o n t h r o u g h tha t v e r y s h o r t but in t e n s e p e r i o d d u r in g y o u r run. B e l i e v e m e tha t a b i l i t y is v e r y v a lu a b l e i f y o u w a n t t o c om p e t e in a n y f o rm o f m o t o r s p o r t . Y o u ' l l n o t e I s p o k e o f s h a r in g an e n t r y .


T h a t ' s a n o t h e r p lus w i t h h i l l c l imb s an d a u t o t e s t s . T w o p e o p l e c a n s h a r e a c a r a n d th u s s h a r e th e e x p e n s e . I t is a v e r y c om m o n o c c u r e n c e a n d is o f t e n u s e d b y th e e x p e r t s t o in t r o d u c e n e w c om e r s , b i l l t h e r e a r e a l s o r e g u l a r p a i r in g s w h o e x p l o i t th is f a c i l i t y t o th e ful l. A s w e l l a s h a v in g r e g u l a r c om p e t i t i o r s


o n t h e s e e v e n t s , l ' e i i d l e D .M C ’s c lu b c h a i rm a n is a l s o t h e r e g i o n a l c h am p i o n s h ip c om p i l e r , s o w e t i r e b o th w i l l in g a n d a b l e t o a s s is t a n d a d v i s e a n y w o u ld - b e h i l l c l im b e r s . I f y o u w o u ld l ik e t o k n o w m o r e , d r o p in a t E a r b y C r i c k e t C lu b on t h e s e c o n d o r f o u r t h T u e s d a y s o f e a ch m o n th w h e n w e h o ld o u r r e g u l a r c lu b n i g h t s , o r ca l l K o d o n 02S2-S1( ! :M( ) . □


O N C E s o ld fo r its s c r a p v a lu e o f £ 1 5 , th is 19 1 1 B e l s i z e c a r is n o w in im m a c u ­ la t e c o n d i t io n .


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