Paul Englands twin VW engine hill climb car

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Aug 2010, 8:57 pm

#796631

Hi

My neighbour gave me calender from John Ballantyne manufacturing http://jbms.net.au/index.htm

Each month the calendar has facts about great Australian motor racers or race cars, on the October 2010 page it mentions Paul England and how he used to run twin VW engined hill climb car, does anybody remember this car?

Steve

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 16 Aug 2010, 10:10 pm

#796665

Stan's knows about it.......I think John Spinks was trying to buy this car about 15 years ago.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Aug 2010, 10:13 pm

#796667

Hi Craig

It would have been a handful I think, imagine trying to get both motors synchronised for corners.

I will ask Stan next time that I see him, don't want to run up the phone bill talking to him

Steve

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 16 Aug 2010, 10:16 pm

#796668

I will be talking with him tomorrow, so I will ask him for you.

Have you seen the twin mini powered Hiollclimb car in action ?

johny rotten Officially Full-On Dubber

366 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 17 Aug 2010, 7:58 am

#796717

Pauls car has an 1835cc rear engine witha 1600 cc front engine , Blower pipes down the length of the car feeding both engines 😂

twin Hollenger gearboxes !!

no wings in those days , Drivers were Fat and Tyres were skinny 😵‍💫

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Aug 2010, 8:08 am

#796720

johny rotten wrote:Pauls car has an 1835cc rear engine witha 1600 cc front engine , Blower pipes down the length of the car feeding both engines 😂

twin Hollenger gearboxes !!

no wings in those days , Drivers were Fat and Tyres were skinny 😵‍💫

Hi

So he still has the car, it would make a great story for VWMA.

Steve

colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 17 Aug 2010, 5:40 pm

#796817

It would certainly make a good story for VMMA, as would Heath & Christines or Ben Durie,s awesomely quick, current hillclimb cars.

Cheers Col

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 18 Aug 2010, 8:39 am

#797019

I'm feeling a VW racing special issue....

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1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW ❗