Wonderful pics - Acc.to E.Inman Hunter, Clive Gallop drove this car at Strasbourg in 1922, then George Eyston, raced as 'Green Pea',then given a side-valve engine for R.G.Barlow (for whom it was registered OR-1), thence to Frank Halford, who re-engined it. Has recently surfaced in the USA. David Manson, Sydney.
James Cheyne
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Yes, wonderful picture. This car was re-assembled in the 1970s as the Halford Special and has been in intermittent use in VSCC events since 1981. It is now kept in the Grand Prix Exhibition at the Brookland Museum in south London. Further information about this car and Major Frank Halford who built the engine can be see on Wikipedia. James Cheyne
austin
Thursday, December 4, 2008
So are Green Pea and the Halford Special the same car?
David Manson
Friday, December 5, 2008
No - similar types, but different cars.
austin
Saturday, December 6, 2008
So which one is this car?
James Cheyne
Monday, December 15, 2008
Bamford & Martin made three Team Cars with 16 valve twin cam engines for racing and record breaking: chassis number 1914, later developed as the Green Pea; chassis number 1915, the Razor Blade record car; and chassis number 1916, (OR1)later re-built as the Halford Special. Hope this helps. James Cheyne
James Cheyne
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Correction: Chassis number 1916 was not an Aston Martin team car but was an short chassis Aston Martin (registration OR1) sold with a side valve engine to a Mr W. G. Barlow in 1923. George Eyston crashed this car in 1924 during the Voiturette race at Boulogne and Frank Halford bought the chassis as the basis for the AM Halford Special. This was re-named the Halford Special when the AM radiator was replaced for the 1926 season. The Halford Special still has the OR1 registration number today.
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Wonderful pics - Acc.to E.Inman Hunter, Clive Gallop drove this car at Strasbourg in 1922, then George Eyston, raced as 'Green Pea',then given a side-valve engine for R.G.Barlow (for whom it was registered OR-1), thence to Frank Halford, who re-engined it. Has recently surfaced in the USA. David Manson, Sydney.
Yes, wonderful picture. This car was re-assembled in the 1970s as the Halford Special and has been in intermittent use in VSCC events since 1981. It is now kept in the Grand Prix Exhibition at the Brookland Museum in south London. Further information about this car and Major Frank Halford who built the engine can be see on Wikipedia. James Cheyne
So are Green Pea and the Halford Special the same car?
No - similar types, but different cars.
So which one is this car?
Bamford & Martin made three Team Cars with 16 valve twin cam engines for racing and record breaking: chassis number 1914, later developed as the Green Pea; chassis number 1915, the Razor Blade record car; and chassis number 1916, (OR1)later re-built as the Halford Special. Hope this helps. James Cheyne
Correction: Chassis number 1916 was not an Aston Martin team car but was an short chassis Aston Martin (registration OR1) sold with a side valve engine to a Mr W. G. Barlow in 1923. George Eyston crashed this car in 1924 during the Voiturette race at Boulogne and Frank Halford bought the chassis as the basis for the AM Halford Special. This was re-named the Halford Special when the AM radiator was replaced for the 1926 season. The Halford Special still has the OR1 registration number today.