Tony Vandervell and the Vanwell Racing cars

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 12:56 am

I have been very fortunate to meet and spend a few hours with a gentleman who worked for Vandervell Products Ltd and worked with and travelled with Mr Guy Anthony Vandervell (GAV) on his Grand Prix trips. Ian was an apprentice and became a craftsman at hand beating bearings way back then. He told me of the times with Tony Vandervell and Vandervells passion for his Grand Prix cars. This passion was eventually to take a big toll on his health and Tony Vandervell passed away in 1967.

Ian gave me a book that was presented to him when he retired in 1982 and I have put this little bit together for all of us to share. It is a pictorial of the Vanwall.

This was my favorite car when i was a younger fella and was my number 1 Scalectrix racer, one of which I still have now thanks to Ian gifting it to me.

pS will get Steve to change heading to correct Vanwall I was rushing

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:02 am

Vanwall 1
Hope you enjoy

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:04 am

Vanwall 2

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:11 am

Vanwall 3

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:12 am

Vanwall 4

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:14 am

Vanwall 5

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:15 am

Vanwall 6

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:19 am

Vanwall 7

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:21 am

Vanwall 8

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:24 am

Vanwall 9

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:26 am

Vanwall 10

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:29 am

Vanwall 11

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:33 am

Vanwall 12

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:34 am

Vanwall 13

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:37 am

Vanwall 14

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:39 am

Vanwall 15

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:42 am

Vanwall 16

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:42 am

Hate to be a pedant with one of my favourite race cars, but the car is Vanwall, not Vanwell...

I will check out the above later but thanks for posting.

Donington Museum has/had a superb collection. So many cars have disappeared from the collection now that I am no longer sure what is left.

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:44 am

Vanwall 17

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:45 am

Vanwall 18

The Roaring Season

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