Anyone remember Gerry Taylor?

[leetvr]

Hi,
Just a post to see if anyone still remembers my dad Gerry Taylor? He used to be a very good saloon car driver, having many good year at the wheel of the Swish Ford Anglia.
It would be great to hear from anyone who can remember him back in the late 60's through the 70's.
Hope to hear from somone soon.

Lee

[thunderbelmont]

Mr Swish has most recently been seen on ten-tenths....

Still about, but not racing, though anything is possible.

[7/11]

Yes i remember Gerry, indecently quick in an Anglia sponsored by a curtain rail manufacturer!
One of the first sponsored saloon car drivers - never too sure what Swish got out of that sponsorship though .
Raced in the Esso Unilflo championship in 1974
Nice guy

[leetvr]

Thanks lads, it means a lot to me to know my dad is rememberd.
He is still around and still one hell of a driver!! I know he is my dad, but the things he can do with a car are just not right.

lee

[Paul Dishman]

Lee, try a post on the Nostalgia Forum on the Atlas/Autosport site. Although its emphasis is on F1 , they do have threads about British racing and I'm sure will know about your dad.

http://forums.autosport.com/forumdisp

[leetvr]

Thanks paul, will give it a go

[Racingdude009]

Have a feeling he is the man behind Taylor's Foundary Motorsport think they are based in Haverhill Suffolk have a feeling they run some Caterham's

[leetvr]

Racingdude009 said:

Have a feeling he is the man behind Taylor's Foundary Motorsport think they are based in Haverhill Suffolk have a feeling they run some Caterham's

No thats not my old man.

Lee

[clarkeyjnr]

I've met him a few times - brilliant bloke. He's a gent - there aren't many of them left. A great driver so I hear - not sure I'd let him loose in my Porker though - I've seen him drive around town.......!
Like father - like son, eh?

[RichardLong]

Hi!
I am Richard Longs daughter, my dad used to race with your dad. I saw a post from your dad asking what had happened to my dad and I would like to reconnect them! They were close. Ask your dad about Richard Long from Stevenage..hope to hear from you soon. Kim Cook

[lucido grigio]

RichardLong said:

Hi!
I am Richard Longs daughter, my dad used to race with your dad. I saw a post from your dad asking what had happened to my dad and I would like to reconnect them! They were close. Ask your dad about Richard Long from Stevenage..hope to hear from you soon. Kim Cook

This thread is 11 years old and they might not see your request.

Try sending a PM to them......

[Dray48]

Hi. I indeed rmember Gerry Taylor. I was at Mallory Park in 1972(?) when he turned over/flipped his Swish Anglia.
The car looked a bit of a mess BUT he and the team remodelled it overnight and he raced the next day at Silverstone.
He said not to touch certain places as the paint was still damp and the filler a bit soft.
Nice/great guy.
Delving into my archives I even found B&W negatives of the actual roll and subsequent parking.

David

[covboy]

Gerry runs a facebook page devoted to special Saloon cars of the 60' and 70's (Incidentaly just for the record his "proper" name if Gerry Canelll)