Here's Dinky arriving at it's new home for the time being where an immediate start is to be made to restore it to the way it was when Peter Jones last raced it. (As it was in the 3rd picture below). I think everyone will agree that this is a Mark 4 of particular significance and when completed it will be housed in a Bolwell museum but will be functional and driven from time to time, mostly to events important to us all. (And Peter's family).
The little yellow car is a monocoque car, runs like a dream and is ready to cruise today. Dinky is a space-frame car and needs restoring. The yellow car is B4/64. Dinky is B4/17.
In the background you can see one of the nicest GT40 replicas you're ever likely to see.
Behind Dinky in this photo, taken at Calder at the release of the Ikara in 1979, is the same Mark 5 of George DiPalma's that appeared in the previous post. A colour change occurred between the 2 pictures.
The little yellow car is a monocoque car, runs like a dream and is ready to cruise today. Dinky is a space-frame car and needs restoring. The yellow car is B4/64. Dinky is B4/17.
John,
ReplyDeleteIs that another MkIV front lurking in the top picture?
Peter
Yes it's the original Dinky body.
ReplyDeleteWe have issued a job card on Dinky so the evaluation and planning is underway right now. Lots of photo records to be made both before and during the stripping process and then in the rebuild process. Great to see so many pics of other Mk 4's and of course the photo taken when Dinky was in good order
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