Crossle racing cars book

Ireland to become a successful pig farmer and parttime racecar constructor. He entered the one hour enduro and won the race by half a lap. Inspired by the cars of yesteryear our panels are riveted, painted and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of car racing books online. Death of legendary irish racecar maker john crossle. These single seat, openwheel, open cockpit race cars are produced by a variety of manufacturers including renault, mazda, honda, etc.

The car was purchased by from fantasy junction in california. The car is a crossle 5s sportsracer the first sportsracer they built originally owened by john crossle. Crossles hidden glory brought to view in new book belfast telegraph. A group for those who own or appreciate hawke racing cars. Founded crossle car company in holywood, co down, in 1957. Popular auto racing books meet your next favorite book. The crossle 9s sportsracing car as raced in period by grand prix drivers john. Discover the best automotive racing in best sellers. The 230 page coffeetop publication produced by booklink contains numerous previously unpublished illustrations and can be obtained for. The scottishborn farmer began his racing career in motorcycles, but by 1957 had been seduced by four wheels and set up the crossle car company in county down. The crossle car company ltd 280 photos car dealership. Theres more to racing a car than the vehicles horsepower, torque and top speed. It has also produced wellregarded cars for various classes in sports car racing. By the mid 1960s, the crossle car company was providing upandcoming stars such as john watson, brian cullen and ken fildes with formula 2 cars but crossles greatest success was in the.

Crossle the worlds longest surviving manufacturer of customer racing cars. Find the best auto racing books at the motor bookstore where we carry books on how to race cars, how to set up your car for racing, the history of. The crossle 3235 series chassis were the ones to have in the late 1970s and in them, many drivers collected victories across the united states. This car is one of those four, and has been consigned to this auction by the original owner. Mondiale was highly successful in formula ford 1600 and also provided chassis for the barber saab pro series history. Ready to race and road legal, includes range of spares and moulds. The brochure is in very good condition with the exception of some slight soiling. Continental motorsport services, importer crossle racing cars. John crossle, the northern irish racecar maker with a driving.

At classic racing panels we make bespoke replica hand made and painted tub panels and bars. Car racing romance books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The fact that the crossle 90f looks like a 1960s era formula car is no mistake its basic design is based on the venerable 1969 crossle 16f formula ford. It is 4 pages, printed on hard stock paper and it measures approximately 12 by 5 maximum height. The art of racing in the rain by garth stein, go like hell. Starting with a brief section on bruce mclarens early racing career, it moves through the formation of team mclaren, their canam championships, bruces death in a testing accident, and the team finally quitting sportscar racing to concentrate. Following the success of their 1600cc crossle 12f in formula b in the us, crossle built a 5litre car for formula a at the end of 1968, the crossle 15f. Crossle sports cars for sale from christopher john ltd. John crossle built his first racing car, the crossle mk. Crossle complete series 1957 69 the chassis history archive. As such it represents an important part of the companys history, but also has a strong record of success in historic motorsport. This wellknown junior was crossles first rear engined car and is the oldest example of the marque in active competition today. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Media in category crossle racing cars the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.

Racing and ownership history period svra and scca no races in scca log book log books and scca homologation certificate arnie black, ex crossle factory driver in the 60s and 70s and ex crossle factory owner did come to the us to race the car in the svra watkins glen vintage grand prix. Two raced in the us but did not enjoy any great success. Tim osbournes first car carries serial number c15f6839 and his second, acquired in 2004, carries c15f6840. John crossle believed if he built good, competitive racing cars they would sell themselves. Crossle 5s sports racer tnfs archive the autosport forums. We are about to take delivery of this crossle 35f classic ff1600 race car, complete with excellent engine and gearbox very little use since a ground up rebuild, these cars are becoming very sought after and are ultra competitive in classic formula ford events, all parts for these cars are available from the helpful crossle car company. This 16f was part of a private collection until recently when it was rebuilt by the crossle car company, it is totally immaculate with a new body, panels, exhaust and is fitted with a new.

Currently owned by john village who has contested the occasional classic formula ford race in it with great success. The crossle race car in itself presents a unique opportunity for a certain breed of vintage racer. Winning came quickly for crossle, notching his first victory with the mk. A crossle 16f won the first european ff1600 championship in 1969 with gerry birrel driving. With exciting photos and comicstrip illustrations, a foldout map of an f1 track and internet links to find out more. Many drivers who have since gone on to become household names drove crossle cars while in the early stages of their career. Instead he bought an old ford 10 van and started to turn it into a racing car, a ford special. Mclaren sports racing cars by dave friedman is a wonderful photo history of the early team mclaren. Hawke racing cars formula ford, apeldoorn, netherlands. However, he was persuaded his fledgling company could sell even more by publicising their success and. He entered the one hour enduro and won the race by half.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of dr john crossle mbes earliest and most celebrated sports racing cars during the 60th anniversary year of the company he founded. Established in 1957, crossle is the worlds longestestablished constructors of racing cars. Crossle racing drivers club the crossle racing drivers club was formed to promote and race the crossle 9s sports racing car. Large numbers of the 32f and 35f models were imported into the us and were the cars that skip barber who was the importer used in his racing school starting in 1975. Every model since 1967 complete book series david newhardt. Formula 5000 19681971 identifies the chassis number of the fred saunders car as 15f7004. Crossle racing drivers club the crossle racing drivers. Welcome to crossle car company community on facebook. Crossle 9s factory built in 2007 continuation car vintage. Described as an honest car made by honest people, the crossle may. John locker crossle, who, with his wife rosemary, founded the crossle car company in holywood, co down in 1957, and who provided top class machinery for virtually all of irelands motor racing.

From november 2012 this site will be updated to more effectively engage crossle customers old and new. Famous car, winning the 1974 formula ford fetsival and the 1974 wella for men championship driven by richard morgan. Crossle is the oldest surviving specialist racing car manufacturer in the united kingdom. Crossle 25f formula ford 1974, powered by a scholar engine. Unable to afford a lotus, crossle decided to build a racer himself in. But then i think all of us who wrench on or restore racing cars probably try to follow. In terms of cars, very few racing classes compare with formula ford for value, competitiveness, and variety all at the same time. By carroll smith this book is the sequel to carroll smiths prepare to win, published in 1975, one of the first books to tackle racing car design. The formula to compete in crossle 9s sportsracing cars. He outpaced all of the lotus 23s and the 2 liter bmw powered ginetta. Behindthedash look at how cars work richard hammond. Hidden glory the story of the crossle car company shop. Any tyre from the current msa blue book list 1a or 1b, such as the avon. We stock most parts for the 30, 40, and 50 series crossle cars, as well as many parts for the other cars.

Jeff snooks alexis mk14 formula ford race car, number 41. Jan 11, 20 by carroll smith this book is the sequel to carroll smiths prepare to win, published in 1975, one of the first books to tackle racing car design. The 9s is a simple and strong chassis, and with an engine like a 2litre vauxhall or ford zetec is. Death of legendary irish racecar maker john crossle the irish times. His tenderfoot year in motor and racing car event when he won. More than the performance of the car, racing is about the performance, preparedness and training of the driver.

A third 15f raced for some years in the british f5000 series. Young readers can discover the secrets of speed and racing, from how an engine works to what happens at a pitstop. According to the web site, the exsaunders car carries serial number c15f6942. The mondiale car company is a former racing car constructor based in bangor, county down, northern ireland.

Six 12f cars were manufactured, of which four were shipped to america. The production of 9s chassis based on the 1960s sports racing design is part of the programme which could see crossle reenter the contemporary racing car market it left a decade ago. Again, its resounding success and the publicity that followed filled up crossles order book. The crossle car company have announced that they will be marketing two new models for the 1986. Former ulster f1 stars martin donnelly and john watson raise a glass to the success of hidden glory with plum tyndall. At the beginning of the decade a crossle 19f set the first 100mph lap at aintree, while a 25f posted a new formula ford world cup lap record at brands hatch two years later. Caterham superlight chassis superlight chassis with mountune duratec 2. After considerable success with their junior series formula cars, the decision was made to branch out. His legacy is recounted in detail in a new book by alan tyndell, to be.

Arnie black, ex crossle factory driver in the 60s and 70s and ex crossle factory owner did come to the us to race the car in the svra watkins glen vintage grand prix. The car was revived and made race ready in 2000 and is eligible for either vintage racing or scca. The english racing car industry is so extensive that the manufacture of a new line of racing cars can be as simple as that as some have proved. The class of 1968 alone included lotus, alexis, merlyn, dulon, and crossle. Chassis number css64 was ordered new by brian nelson, and supplied with a daimler sp250. It is hard to comprehend that crossle have been building cars since 1957. The founder of the oldest surviving specialist racing car manufacturer, john crossle, has died. Uniquely we continue to build cars, and support their ongoing success worldwide, from our original factory in holywood, northern ireland. Hi everyone, i am a brand new member and i was hoping gather race history of a new car i just purchased. When i picked up the fully restored frame for my crossle 32f formula. The company has produced cars for other national and international formulae, including formula 5000, formula two and formula junior.

The crossle 9s is built to the exact standard of the original winning racing cars. John crossle believed if he built good, competitive racing cars they. The book hidden glory was launched in belfasts titanic quarter, the. Mondiale was highly successful in formula ford 1600 and also provided chassis for the barber saab pro series. Developed from the earlier 5s sports racer, the 7s had revised suspension geometry, wider magnesium wheels and girling aluminium brake calipers. Back in 1957 the racing car of choice for aspiring young drivers was a colin chapmandesigned lotus mkvi, but for john crossle the price was too high. Alan tyndalls much anticipated book details the remarkable story of. Ford, ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at le mans.