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Roger Dowding
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Blue Brick and the Pete Benbrook Car - questions and answers

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Oldfart wrote:The Arthur Harris car is no the "Blue Brick". Remember what I have frequently said about that quoted resource.
Pete Benbrook's car is a recent creation using a new unused chassis. (By Dewar)
Thanks for the clarification Rhys..

My comment " There is also mention by Adrian of the Dewar car and the car that Peter Benbrook owns -
Did Dewar rebuild the Beckett car ? "

Rhys Nolan notes " Pete Benbrook's car is a recent creation using a new unused chassis. (By Dewar) "

A further comment - the car known as the Blue Brick .. " is not the Arthur Harris Car " and it is not the Pete Benbrookcar either ?

The Benbrook car .. a Ray Green photo from 2018

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The Blue Brick in 2020 with Kelvin Brown - Peter Leversedge archives

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Photos seem to vanish and need to click on the attachment in my system grrr
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Buckler 90 - a De Joux body and the Number Plate FE9637

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Posted my photo from the April 1966 meeting at Pukekohe with the Orchid Special [ with that beautiful Ferris De Joux body ] and a couple of Bucklers [ De Joux bodied also ]. The Buckler on the right has plate FE9637 and is the car that was owned by Owen Cullen, having been with Vic Simkin previously.

My photo ;
Bucklers in NZ #231 Pukekohe 1966 April 1966 Sports cars Orchid Spl L Daimler MG Buckler FE9367 .jpg
The two following photos emerged as part of comments by Paul Greaney, A current Buckler owner in New Zealand and David Montgomery who runs the Buckler Register in the UK and the " Buckler Cars and Karts " Facebook group.

Entry List for the meeting - Milan Fistonic archives - a would have been posted on the Pukekohe thread
Owen Cullen #42
Pukekohe 1966 #417 C April 1966 Sports Car Race Entry list Race 6 w placings 178kb arch Milan Fi.jpg
FE9637 looking very neglected - Paul Greaney archives.
Bucklers in NZ #232 Buckler 90 ex Vic Simpkin - Simkin Q FE9637 when uncovered arch Paul Greaney.jpg
Another photo of FE9637 undated but believed to be when Owen Cullen acquired it. * please comment if details are incorrect. - David Montgomery archives - he must have obtained from an NZ
Bucklers in NZ #233 Buckler 90 ex Vic Simpkin FE9637 as sold to Owen Cullen 1964 on plate c 1968.jpg


- as an aside;
Good to read that " Phospho " is helping Steve Holmes with the forum.
Long may in continue.
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