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Donovan Spridget

by BMCBOY » Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:54 pm

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Re: Tom Donovan

by paul lancaster » Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:20 am

markec wrote:Was in NZ late 2010, was then heading back to the monastery in South Africa, his old Typhoon is in ChCh


Dave morrison bought the typhoon off tom, had it for a rew years and sold it to steve donaldson in chch.from all accounts from dave and steve, its pretty scary to drive

Re: Tom Donovan

by Oldfart » Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:44 am

Yes you have! A friend of mine who bought the Sprite/Midget is due to be sending some of that car both in Toms and his hands.

Re: Tom Donovan

by Nancy D » Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:44 am

Oh have I figured this out?
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Re: Tom Donovan

by Nancy D » Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:22 am

Hello,
I was looking for info on Dad's Mt Vic hill climb record and found this thread.
Yes he's in Africa.
The only photos I can find are of the Pilbeam, which was the last car I remember he had before he went O.S 2010.
Well actually I can't add the photos, have tried adding an image and they won't add.
Any tips?
Thanks

Re: Tom Donovan

by paul lancaster » Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:09 am

Hi, this brings back memories, Dave Morrison had the typhoon for a number of years, ran a twin cam , and later on a ford 2.0 hoc cam engine.I remember tow starting it behind the tractor, down back country roads as a kid.Dave had a big shunt at levels in it, fixed it up and didn't run it again, scared the shot out of him.Steve Donaldson has rebuilt it, and has it in chch

Re: Tom Donovan

by jamie » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:20 pm

OH OH Intrege Jamie

Re: Tom Donovan

by frd1 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:19 pm

No

Re: Tom Donovan

by Oldfart » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:06 am

Is this Murray?

Re: Tom Donovan

by frd1 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:45 am

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Do you have a date for this clipping? I was standing there that day and my recollection is that the person got hit by the car, it was her husband who got injured jumping over the side.

Re: Tom Donovan

by jamie » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:08 am

ops tOM,SS CRASH BANG OUCH HAVENT SEEN THAT ONE HE KEPT IT ON QT HE HAD a BIG OOPS DOWN SOUTH AND ENDED UP IN HOSPITAL with A broken leg gave up hilclimbing after that the March was never quite the same?? JAMIE

In the Tree's

by markec » Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:27 am

Tom Donavon Hillclimb a.jpg

Re: Tom Donovan

by jamie » Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:12 am

Yo Russ dont know what happend to it? After the big crash on the Foxton strights it was never the same it did not like travling along the ditch alonside the road with the tralor and race car .this was the result of some dick pulling out of a side road all its trick suspison got bent ?? but it would still hit the ton going up the gorge out of Welleywood but the handling had turned to shit .Now the Transit V8 that is for next time.

Re: Tom Donovan

by Russ Cunningham » Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:33 am

jamie wrote:Jees Jim and I thort it was the einkholl .?? does aney one have any thorts on Tom D,s tow cars and vans thay should be worth a few pages on there own


The Falcon wagon could probably tell a few tales if it still existed.

Re: Tom Donovan

by markec » Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:33 am

Keep it up Jamie, Jim needs some competition.

Re: Tom Donovan

by jim short » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:56 am

Sorry Jamie but I guess I will have to join Oldfarts corner on that speil

Re: Tom Donovan

by jamie » Thu May 31, 2012 11:49 pm

Jees Jim and I thort it was the einkholl .?? does aney one have any thorts on Tom D,s tow cars and vans thay should be worth a few pages on there own

Re: Tom Donovan

by jim short » Thu May 31, 2012 9:45 pm

Thanks I only drove it once at Puke ,was rather a wake up At the time I had damaged my back {3 times} and had the Paton that I had been using ,but I was anable to work and self employed, Stuart came and helped out so to thank him I bought the U2 from Paeroa for him.It certanly had a bigger and more powerfulll mtr. than the Paton,,This day at a Taccoc meet he was running it and I was hobling around,then in the afternoon I told him to give me his overalls as I really had to try it out, plus there was nothing very fast running.On the 2nd or 3rd lap I was flying up the back straight when to my disbelief a blue car was pulling me in hand over fist..what the hell is this car then Dennis Ganely in the Lotus 11 went past!!!He could never get close to the Paton and here I have a more powerful car and hes passing me!! Now when the Doctor tells you these pills will affect you I guess he knows best

Re: Tom Donovan

by rf84 » Thu May 31, 2012 8:47 pm

jim short wrote:Hi how many U2s did Lindsay McCutcheon have?as I bought one for my boy in 80__2 Digby Taylor the sailor round the world man owned it as well a lot of others,I sold it Billy Ming who raced mainly on the club circuit,


Jim. Lindsay owned only one U2. On a few occasions he drove a Terrapin he had helped build and then hung up his helmet and went on to work in the service crew for Malcolm Stewart on the Audi Quattro

Re: Tom Donovan

by jim short » Thu May 31, 2012 10:54 am

Hi how many U2s did Lindsay McCutcheon have?as I bought one for my boy in 80__2 Digby Taylor the sailor round the world man owned it as well a lot of others,I sold it Billy Ming who raced mainly on the club circuit,

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