tomfpurves Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Here is a great period piece. Nostalgia for Noel! The last race meeting featured is the Goodwood TT with Stirling in his pomp, but who was the driver of the white TR3A? https://www.bpvideolibrary.com/record/641 Bill Piggott tells me its not known to him but advises its a Canterbury registration dating from November 59. Anyone any ideas? Happy Christmas Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Nice bit of film thankyou! Driver Mr Roy North Motor Sport of May 1960 describes him as an engineer and in the 50's was owner of the first TR2 to be fitted with an anti-roll bar! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Great film, great driving in a 3a. Fab Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfpurves Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Having done a bit more research I find Roy North finished 16th of 29 starters having started 27th and sixth in class. He completed 87 laps. Philip H Arnold also practised the car but did not drive in the race. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I thought I'd seen the number plate before and I've just found the same car in my extremely manky copy of J S Maclay's "Triumph TR Maintenance,Modification & Tuning" Chapter 3 P.25. Going backwards around Druids at Brands probably late 50's/early 60's. Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 If I had that license plate on a TR3 race car I'd put another T in front of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill.P. Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hello Tom, ah, so it was Roy North's car.....he used to run a motor accessory and tuning bits business in Watford in the late 60's....used to advertise in that wonderful rag Cars and Car Conversions , our bible in the University of Bristol Motor Club circa 1968, when we all had tuned 850 Minis with Peco exhausts......would that I still had my '59 Mini now that they are making joke prices.... I patronised Roy's shop a few times....even stumped up £25 for an exchange polished and ported Mini head once and carried it home on the bus ! As to TFN 500, no details ever on the Register as far as I know, and DVLA doesn't list it as current......Bill P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill.P. Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Can't agree about Roy North being the first to fit a TR2 with an anti-roll bar Roger....the factory tried them in early '54 and Vic Derrington was marketing his as early as late '54, Bill P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Bill You are likely correct.The earliest race Mr North entered in a TR2 that i can find, is June 1955 at Silverstone.Alas, we can no longer enter into correspondence with Bill Boddy on the matter! Roy also raced an SS100 Jaguar before the TR2 and also appears to have shared a Saab with Sid Hurrell on at least 1 occasion.Also ran in a Lotus and a Morgan. Died rather young in 1993 aged 64. Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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