by Kwaussie » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:18 am
T332 wrote:Dont let ALLAN McCULLY see this because the story of this TUB is a bit different it was not the SPARE TUB it was built up by the late FRED McCLEAN in the PDL workshops by FRED and ALLAN after FRED had left BEGG ENGINEERING so therefore not a BEGG not built at DRUMMOND no input from GEORGE. For the record this a FM5 only.
Direct quote from 'When the Engine Roars' page 151... "During construction, as I had learned at McLarens it is often possible to make two cars almost as quickly as one. That occurred with the FM5 - a second model had been made at the same time. When I was in England, Fred had sold it to a Drummond enthusiast who had quickly sold it on to Graham Baker" ........
[quote="T332"]Dont let ALLAN McCULLY see this because the story of this TUB is a bit different it was not the SPARE TUB it was built up by the late FRED McCLEAN in the PDL workshops by FRED and ALLAN after FRED had left BEGG ENGINEERING so therefore not a BEGG not built at DRUMMOND no input from GEORGE. For the record this a FM5 only.[/quote]
Direct quote from 'When the Engine Roars' page 151... "During construction, as I had learned at McLarens it is often possible to make two cars almost as quickly as one. That occurred with the FM5 - a second model had been made at the same time. When I was in England, Fred had sold it to a Drummond enthusiast who had quickly sold it on to Graham Baker" ........