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Supercharged Ulster
#61
In the late '60s a local production car trial started from behind the village garage in Feckenham, Worcestershire, and while we were waiting an Ulster came out of a shed and was driven away by a young lad.  In later negotiations I almost managed to buy the Ulster's exhaust manifold for my Special as the owner wanted a "more proficient" bunch-of-bananas manifold.  But it then transpired that the car belonged to his father, veteran car enthusiast Chester Smith and would probably go into his new museum in Pembroke.  I believe the son later died in a car accident.  Don't remember the Ulster registration or colour but it was probably the car for sale.
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#62
(04-03-2021, 01:10 PM)Robin Boyce Wrote: In the late '60s a local production car trial started from behind the village garage in Feckenham, Worcestershire, and while we were waiting an Ulster came out of a shed and was driven away by a young lad.  In later negotiations I almost managed to buy the Ulster's exhaust manifold for my Special as the owner wanted a "more proficient" bunch-of-bananas manifold.  But it then transpired that the car belonged to his father, veteran car enthusiast Chester Smith and would probably go into his new museum in Pembroke.  I believe the son later died in a car accident.  Don't remember the Ulster registration or colour but it was probably the car for sale.

Yes it was the same car. We heard that the son had died.
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#63
Some more about JF 322....

This photo recently appeared on Facebook, I guess it's the Chester Smith family. Strangely, someone seems to have been rubbed out!


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This post card features the car

   



The auction


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#64
I thought that it was quite good value in view of replicas being advertised at just 5-10 grand cheaper. Henry do you have any more details re. The Sotheby's Auction Catalogue?
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