Sunday, October 21, 2018

UK Nagari, an update from Justin.

A breif history of Bolwell Nagari 
Chassis B8/44 ?

Car started life in 1971 when it was one of 2 Nagaris shipped to Jo Burg South Africa.
Mr Mac Gill and a Mr Weston made an agreement with BOLWELL CARS PTY LTD to produce the car locally. They brought a complete car in plus a body and chassis with doors. bonnet and boot lid. 
Things did not go well between the partners and they broke up. Mac Gill sold the Nagari to a Mr Loubser but Mr Weston repossessed the car from him as he was the rightful owner. 
In lieu for all his trouble Mr Weston signed over to Mr Loubser the Nagari body and relinquished all claims and rights thereof, this happened in 1972. 
Harry Roscoe met Loubser in early 1973 and he offered the body and parts to him and Harry contacted Campbell Bolwell and cleared with him [still has copy of letter] they were in no mood to do any business with him as they were very upset with Mac Gill

Harry Roscoe then sold it to Phil Howie an historic racer. He never finished the build and sold it to Pete du Toit a car collector and racer. John Ten finished the car and painted it Sky/Dutch blue and it was raced it 1991/92.  
He sold it to……

Brian Tyler of “Rolo Motors” in 1995 and he sold it to….

Chris Camp in Kent UK in 1997? He registered it EKP 224K and added an Orange Stripe and with chassis number B8/04471. The extra numbers are to help compliance for UK registration.

Chris Camp put the car up for sale in 1999. 
He sold it for £15,000 (via Chris Alford) on 29/12/00 to….

Leo Kusters in Holland. Exported 11/01/01.

Raced by Ab Flipse in a Euro Youngtimers Trophy GT series. 
It has FIA papers (as chassis B8/42 ??) that where issued 14th April 2001. 
Painted Red then Blue & Green and now RAL Yellow 1023 close to Cadmium Yellow, (I think) An original Nagari colour.

Justin Murphy its 10th owner, purchased B8/44 on the 13th May 2015 for £24,345 and had it imported (back to) UK in need of some work!!! That’s an understatement.


After a 3 year restoration she is a turn key car again. Needs settling up and an MOT.

Earlier email on the car – from December 2016

Car started life in 1971 when it was one of 2 Nagaris shipped to JoBurg South Africa. (other car B8/44 now in Spain).
Owner was Pete Dutoit a car collector. And he had the car finished and painted it Sky Blue. 
Sold it via Brian Taylor of “Rolo Motors” to Chris Camp, Bolwell Club member with a MK7 in Kent UK. 
He registered it EKP 224K and added an Orange Stripe and with chassis number B804471 ?

Chris Camp put the car up for sale in 1999. 
He sold it for £15,000 (via Chris Alford) 29/12/00 to Leo Kusters in Holland. Exported 11/01/01.

Raced by Ab Flipse in a Euro Youngtimers Trophy GT series. 
It has FIA papers that where issued 14th April 2001 with chassis number B8/42 ? 
Which appears to be Barrie Curries car in Perth. So no idea why the Dutchman got that number from Bolwell!

Was Red then Blue & Green and now RAL Yellow 1023 close to Cadmium Yellow, (I think)
An original Nagari colour.

I purchased the car on the 13th May 2015 and had it imported (back to) UK in need of a total restoration. Basically it was junk.

I hope to get her out racing with the HSCC this season (I've raced there for nearly 20 years with Alfas, a Ginetta G4 and a JWF Milano GT (ex Ned McGovern)

      Gradually piecing it together. I admire Justin's perseverance 
      in all of this.

      Here's a copy of the Autosport ad from 1999:-
It's not the first racing Bolwell in the UK. Here's Chris Camp's Mk.7 on the cover of a Mallory Park program.
This is a copy of some information Bolwell had to supply to the FIA for Leo Kusters to get his approval.
We're getting ever so close to Justin getting out there and "braining 'em". 

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