Inaugural Tony Marsh Memorial Meeting at Gurston Down

Footage from the Inaugural Tony Marsh Memorial meeting at Gurston Down Hillclimb on the 19th July 2009. Just after lunchtime spectators were given the opportunity to see four cars owned by the late Tony Marsh in action on the Hillclimb that he helped to design back in 1967. The cavalcade was headed up with Tony's first competition car, LWP 757, a Mk2 Dellow fitted with the Ford 100E side valve engine with Marshall J75 supercharger, which was built as a special lighweight version of the standard design for 1953. It was delivered originally to Tony Marsh on 28th July 1953 and became his trials car for a number of years before he disposed of it. Tony was re-united with the car in the 1980s and carried out a painstaking restoration back to its original specification in which it remains to this day. The car was driven by his nephew Richard Hollingworth both up the hill and back down receiving applauds from the marshals lined at the edge of the track.

Next up was Tony's self built Marsh Special, a 4WD racing car fitted with a 4.2 V8 Buick engine that he used to claim his 6th Hillclimb Championship in 1967. The ingenious 4WD system working in a straight line but reverting back to RWD around the corners. This car was driven up the hill by his middle son Peter Marsh and back down by number three son Paul Marsh.

This was followed closely by the replica Ford GT40 that Tony built using the engine from his fated Rovercraft, a March 782 F2 chassis with a monsterous 4.5lt V8 twin turbocharged engine. This engine and Hewland gearbox was shoehorned into the GTD, a fiercesome car to drive with 625 BHP and 585 lbft of torque on tap at full boost. The turbochargers were developed and supplied by his son Peter, managing director of Turbo Dynamics Ltd. Paul Marsh took to the wheel on the demonstration run with Peter Marsh driving it back to the paddock.

The last car to go was Tony's last competition car, a Gould GR55 running a 2.5lt V6 Opel Cosworth engine. At the healm both up the hill and back down was Tony's oldest son Simon Marsh. The car was also being driven competitively at the same event by both Simon and Peter Marsh.

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• Mk2 Dellow
• Ford 100E
• Marshall J75 supercharger
• Richard Hollingworth
• Marsh Special
• 4WD racing car
• 4.2 V8 Buick
• 1967 Hillclimb Championship
• Peter Marsh
• Paul Marsh
• replica Ford GT40
• Rovercraft
• March 782 F2 chassis
• 625 BHP
• 585 lbft
• Hewland Gear Box
• Turbo Dynamics Ltd
• Turbo Dynamics
• Gould GR55
• 2.5lt V6 Opel Cosworth engine
• Simon Marsh
• extreme sports

[SimTune]

i would stay at those car forever :D