The Roaring Season

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=557285704

Kilometres: less than 1000km
Body: green, Other
Fuel type: Petrol
Engine: 8 cylinder, 4000cc, Manual
1959 Ford Mercury Special Single Seater Historic Racing Car

Also Available Reconditioned Mercury engine if required

Nice! Whats its history?

Good question! The TradeMe listing gives no real information but I thought someone on here might know something. I'm not interested in buying the car so don't want to go asking the vendor questions about it and getting his hopes up!

Did Peter Benbrook not have it in the 80s,ran it Ardmore 30yr reunion??

Thanks Jim. Your memory is impressive! So it obviously has some history to it.

Steve I think you have it on the Ardmore reunion at Puke 1983 dvd its painted white has a flathead sounds great chugging through the pits,plus a little at the race start,it came from the South Is..Then again I may be wrong ,no dont think so

It known as the Briggs Mercury Special, built by Brian Briggs who I'm guessing was from Christchurch.
In 1962 Peter Leversedge of Christchurch swapped a '34 Ford coupe for it minus engine and then raced it at the Beach Champs in Nelson 1962-64 before he sold it in 1965 and bought the Bill Harris / Rattray V8 special, which he still own's and races. It's a neat old car.

I spent some time tonight encouraging Peter Benbrook to come on this site. He found , owned, and raced this car some years ago and also raced cars for Ferris De Joux. Heres hoping.
Graeme