Gerry Marshall, Baby Bertha and team DTV

Rare footage of team DTV Gerry and Bertha's creator Bill Blydenstein. An awesome on board lap at Oulton.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Gerry
• Marshall
• jerry
• Bill
• Blydenstein
• baby
• bertha
• vauxhall
• viva
• firenza
• droop
• snoot
• british
• super
• saloon
• championship

[neilb13]

As did I. Didn't mean to cause offence was looking at it from todays view point where weight is everything.

[jontyracer]

None taken,

I'd like to have seen Gerry in an F1 car lol

He was a character by all accounts

[neilb13]

"Ok, the cars lighter and we've increased the power. Now lets put in the big fat driver!!"

Lol.

[jontyracer]

it wasn't just any "fat Driver" .....it was GM.

He started his career in minis!

[superbracey]

What an awesome bit of footage! Just wish I was old enough to have seen those cars - and drivers - in person!

[martinsuzuki53]

what a hero Gerry was

[carburretto]

@carburretto should read wooed away by the blue oval....should`av gone to school more often lol....!

[carburretto]

Was DTV fanatic..Had an HB viva, brabham tuned...however...was wood away by the blue oval.....and vauxhall has gone down hill ever since.....because the old days & Bill Blydenstien with GM was a match, and, competition for Ford...Classics rule ok...OK!!!!!

[baldandold]

the droop snoot Firenza was Vauxhalls answer all the F**d pony cars like the Mexico and RS2000, i had a 2300cc viva (not the magnum) and it was scary, i also had a Montego MG Turbo - whhhoooooooooo

[TeifiValley123]

@wickiezulu There was a small piece on the Droop Snoot Group website a while back that it was in Ireland being restored. There was 1 picture of the remains of the shell on there too. Dunno whats happening to it at the mo.

[wickiezulu]

Out of interest, does anyone have any info on the stillborn Cavalier Coupe based "Mega Bertha"?

Also, does anyone know anything about the 2.5-3.0 Turbo Slant Four engine it was supposed to be powered by prior to being replaced with an 8.1 V8 before it was then abandoned?

[TheLloydA1]

The CSCC (classic sports car club) have created a series for these cars known as super saloons they had there first outing at mallory park last weekend there were about 30 or more super saloons,Baby Bertha,v8 Beatle all the famous cars.The racing was very close,Just thought i would tell you that now you can se these cars race again.

[paulhunter123]

i guess all these people are dead now

[browny993]

This is epic ......Real car racing were men drove cars to the limit,smoked a cig during races and then had a few jars afterwards.

In my opinion 70/80s were the glorydays for car racing/motorcycle racing ....now its all about looking good on tv ,not swearing,advertising nonsense,look at the BTCC is is $h17 and it is boring,just like F1 and WRC.

Real bread & butter racing that ignites your soul ...and just love those haircuts

[thfelipeth]

whats the name of that epic song?? lol

awesome video!!!

[thfelipeth]

whats the name of that epic song?? lol