#74 Formula Vee/Ford crash at Crystal Palace

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#74 Formula Vee/Ford crash at Crystal Palace

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Found this on Facebook

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Track is cleary Crystal Palace, car could a Formula Vee (not sure if they raced there) or a Formula Ford. But it doesn't look like a F3.
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Jacob wrote: 2 years ago Found this on Facebook

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 908&type=3

Track is cleary Crystal Palace, car could a Formula Vee (not sure if they raced there) or a Formula Ford. But it doesn't look like a F3.
Looking at the exhaust configuration it is definitely Formula Vee. From the view I can get the wheels look like VW wheels as well so zero doubt it is F Vee.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Vee

A UK c'ship for that class existed as early as 1967. The Formula Vee Championship Series. Crowd looks late-60ish, as well.
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Possible candidate: 9 Sept 1967, Brian Muir, DNF.

https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread. ... &styleid=2
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That can be ruled out. Racing number #74 in the 1967 BARC Holts Trophy Meeting was held by one J. Freeman, an entrant in a historic car race, according to: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRYSTAL-PALA ... 4502771471

If I had the dates for the Formula Vee races at Crystal Palace in the rest of that era, I could probably solve this from the programme entry lists. Anyway, 1967 is out.
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