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Phillip Island 2011
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Friday, 25 March 2011 21:43
Fine weather and fabulous cars attract big crowds to Phillip Island Classic

Photographs - Lucas and Bill Hunter
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Above: Sulman Singer and Bugatti - true 'Classics'. (Photo taken early Saturday morning)
 

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Dale Parsell - Alvis Silver Eagle Nigel Gray - Singer Special Thomas Benson - BMH Spl P. McKnight leads Bob Boast MG


Dale Parsell  is the very active Secretary of the Alvis Car Club of Viictoria.

Nigel Gray has owned and driven the Singer Special for about 30 years. Born in Melbourne,  he was awarded AM 1978, and AO 1994. President,
International Union Against Cancer 1994-98. His work in Cancer research is acknowledged world-wide.

Thomas Benson's yellow car is nicknamed 'Comic Book.' It's a fast goer and sounds anything but comic.

Peter McKnight 's car is a 1956 Aarons Lotus Mk 9.  Behind him is Bob Boast driving the MG TC Bruderlin & Thomas Special  

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John Hardy - 1967 Alpine Renault Flavio Puccinelli - Lancia Stratos John Briggs (NSW) 1986  5800 cc
Veskanda.
Greg Russel - Alfa Giulia overtakes
Grant Cowie - Frazer Nash


Peter Giddings - Maserati 250 F

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Above: Peter Giddings - Maserati 250F - with power on, coming out of T 2
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Born in Eastbourne, England, but now living in California, Peter became interested in sports and competition cars in the late ‘50s.   His first car was a
1932 BSA air cooled three wheeler which he managed to qualify as a “motor cycle combination”, as he was not yet old enough to have a drivers licence.

Graduating from the BSA to a Brooklands Riley 9, Peter then owned a succession of chain driven 1920s Frazer Nashes, one of which he restored in
the living room of his home!

 

Subsequently Peter has rebuilt/supervised the restoration of a number of historic landmark racing cars, including the 1924 Lyons GP Bugatti, the
Frazer Nash Union Special, several Monza Alfas, two Talbot Lago GP cars, two dual supercharged 8 cylinder Alfa Romeo Tipo B “P3s”, two Tipo C 8C-35s,
a Bugatti Type 59, and a Maserati 8CM and Maserati 250F.



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