The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] There is a Tribute Book for Ken if anyone would like to leave a memory of him. Here’s the link...
Just a mock-up but gives you an idea - still a lot of work to do on this ‘66 Carryall. Regards Jon [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I last saw “Mr 400” 5 or 6 years ago tucked away in the “boneyard” at El Mirage, looking a bit worse for wear. Regards Jon
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My pal Derek Drinkwater built and races recreations of the two Cunningham Caddys here in Europe - he has raced both at Le Mans. Even Derek’s...
Yes he does. I bought the car - continuation chassis #006 - from racer Phil Smith, who said Bob owned two continuation Cheetahs and the one I...
Yes, I “found” this particular project car - bought it from Bob Auxier - it was his personal car, then I sold it to Ian who had it restored and...
[ATTACH] Thanks for posting the photos. JC was one of the judges when my roadster was there a couple of years ago. After judging he came back and...
That was the trip to and from TROG 2017 I think, back when the ‘34 was still in bare metal. Regards Jon
It was just a couple of parade laps each morning but was still enjoyable to drive the roadster round the track after having raced there many times...
Same gauge set up as the Belanger Special - Jones mechanical tach with bevel edge glass, aircraft fuel pressure, water temp and oil pressure...
Forgot to mention that Eyston also broke a bunch of records at Bonneville in the MG streamliner EX179 with fellow Brit Ken Miles. The story goes...
George Eyston was an interesting character, yet seems forgotten. He was in a three-way fight with Malcolm Campbell and John Cobb over the World...
[ATTACH] We were honored to be invited last year, a real privilege and a great event. Regards Jon.
It’s taken 10 years to build this coupe, which works out at a chop of 1” per year. Should finally be driving this week...[ATTACH][ATTACH]...
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It’s taken nearly 10 years but this ’34 is finally almost ready...[ATTACH][ATTACH] Regards Jon
[ATTACH] A real privilege to be selected for this event. Guess the roadster can't be considered over-restored but a few years back we had to...
[ATTACH] Small world, good to see Ted Eaton's Fairlane and I recognise some of those Cobras. Ted rebuilt the 355 in the Cheetah and we co-drove...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Enjoyed reading this thread. I've owned and raced a few eligible cars, a full-race '65 TVR Griffith, a couple...
You do know what those blue Bonneville "Safety Inspected" decals represent, right, and how hard won they are?
Thanks for finding those articles, much appreciated. Regards Jon.
The polished-up dashboard shone like a concert grand piano... [ATTACH]
Ben Haag and Holly Orel in NC spent days working on the roadster preparing the old girl for the show. That's one of their Piper Cubs behind the...
Tom Fritz stopped by - the roadster features in his latest painting... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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