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Ardua Mk5
Number Built: 1
Engine: 1425cc BDA
Configuration: mid-engine
Driver: Flt. Lt. Les H. Aylott
Class: G7and Libre
Date taken: June 1975, Chicane, Croft
This car was entered by the Royal Air Force Motor Sports association and built by them. The Name Ardua comes from the Latin motto of the RAF: Per Ardua ad Astra, Through Labour to the Stars. Using aircraft technology, what else?, this car was based on an aluminium monocoque chassis and also featured an aluminium front end. During the 1974 season, with a 1300cc twin-cam motor, it broke the Silverstone F1300 lap record with a time of 60.4 secs.
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Coldwell C14B
Manufactured: 1972
Number Built: 1
Driver: Brian Robinson
Engine: 1600cc FVA
Configuration: mid-engine rear-wheel drive
Class: Formula Libre/GT
Date taken: October 1977, Chicane, Croft
This car was in Brian Robinson's possession for only a short while, it was build as a Group 5 prototype by Coldwell Engineering and Racing of Sheffield. I featured a FVA engine, P1200 gearbox, 10 and 14 inch wheel, a safety bag petrol tank and lights for long distance events.
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