Where are they now?

This week we have two more where are they now cars, the first of these is registered 6037EV and is currently on the DVLA register but has not been licenced since 2007, it is the car second from right in the picture above taken at a Fairthorpe meeting at the Denham works in 1987.

The car was rebuilt in 1985 by myself my father Frank and Fairthorpe enthusiast Peter Butt from derelict condition for Historic racing driver John Ward and finished in white with his sponsors name down the side.

John enjoyed many class wins with the car before buying a TVR and at that point i bought the car with the intention of racing it myself. Before i got to race it however dad`s old Fairthorpe EM 789ERO surfaced and i needed funds to buy back part of our family! So 6037 was advertised and a buyer found, the racing 1147cc engine was sold and a 1300 engine was fitted along with a later style of bonnet, hardtop, wire wheels and a respray in red with a white stripe. The whereabouts of the car is not currently known to the club, the DVLA register currently lists the car as being blue so in the last 26 years it has been red, white and blue.........very patriotic!

The second car was owned by Chris Harré-Young and registered 4346MV, it was a mk2 fitted with a hardtop (with sunroof). Chris say`s he had fitted a 1600 Fiat Twin Cam engine with twin 40 IDF Weber's attached to a Fiat 5 speed box. The swing arm back axle had adjustable springs to give a small amount of negative camber.

He fitted 14" wire wheels that gave a very good 5th gear pull with a 4.55 diff fitted & good acceleration, Chris would be interested to know what happened to the car, it is also on the DVLA register but has not been licenced since 1986. Any info on the current whereabouts of these two or any other `garage Queen` Fairthorpes would be appreciated..........drop me a line.