Wendy and Keith Hamblin

[RB 649]

Can anybody help me with finding out about the Hamblins, they were very active in racing, Minis, Lotus and a Cobra I believe? I have found a photo of the Cobra driving over a Ginetta in 67!

[CKY]

Not much help, but was it a G12 Ginetta you are referring to?

Recall a friend's father raced against a Keith Hamblin, formerly in a Ginetta G12 and latterly a Lotus 47. Didn't mention Hamlbin by name, rather recalling a season-end race at Snetterton whereby the Lotus 47 was equipped with a full-house FVA and was sitting on the rear of Jonny Jordan's (of Jordan's Cereals) Ford GT40 going up the old Revett Straight - not bad for a 1.6 4 pot!

[crankedup5]

Sydney Hamblin designed/built two seater Austin Seven back in 1937.

[witteringon]

Same family?

http://www.da7c.co.uk/History%20Section/HAMBLIN%20...

[Turbobanana]

You'll be referring to this incident, I assume:







Dandarez of this parish is our resident Ginetta expert. He's posted about these pics before, I recall.

1971 at Brands Hatch: the Cobra belonged to the Hamblins.

Edited by Turbobanana on Friday 1st September 14:57

[RB 649]

Thank you yes that's the incident, God that was close to the Ginetta driver's head, shockingly lucky. I had a major brain trauma in 2019,broke my skull in 4places and was in a Coma for a month, researching my passion for mini racing is helping my recovery. Most grateful for the help.
I believe the Austin 7 Hamblin is a different family. Note the fiberglass invalid car bodies. Those blue things were everywhere in the 70's I remember.
The racing Hamblins were from Croydon

[DickyC]

The majority of blue invalid carriages were AC if I remember correctly.

[crankedup5]

witteringon said:

Same family?

http://www.da7c.co.uk/History%20Section/HAMBLIN%20...

Thanks, it’s an unusual name and the A7 Hamblin just came to mind.

[cjb44]

DickyC said:

The majority of blue invalid carriages were AC if I remember correctly.

It may be that Invacar (Greeves motorcycles Thundersly) made more than AC if my memory serves me.

[DickyC]

cjb44 said:

DickyC said:

The majority of blue invalid carriages were AC if I remember correctly.

It may be that Invacar (Greeves motorcycles Thundersly) made more than AC if my memory serves me.

Immediately I posted that I wondered if it was a regional thing and AC had the contract to supply where I grew up.

Either way, supplying converted cars is a much more civilised solution.

Back on topic.

[cjb44]

DickyC said:

Immediately I posted that I wondered if it was a regional thing and AC had the contract to supply where I grew up.

Either way, supplying converted cars is a much more civilised solution.

Back on topic.

Tend to agree, I believe that the government gave contracts to both companies at the same time. I agree that converted cars are a far better solution, having driven an AC, when I was at the factory with my Aceca, the thing was a death trap but of course, built to government specification. As an aside AC built several much better prototypes for assessment including a four wheeler, needless to say, they were all rejected by the powers that be.