Gordon McMinnies finds time to stop and buy his passenger Frank Thomas
an ice cream en route to victory. (click on the photo for a closer look.)
The weekend of 13th – 14th July 2013 marked the 100th Anniversary of the International Cyclecar Grand Prix at Amiens in France, some 90 miles north of Paris. The race was won by Gordon McMinnies in his aptly named Grand Prix Morgan. To quote the Morgan Motor Company’s website:
“The most significant victory of the early years was that of W.G. McMinnies in the International Cyclecar Grand Prix at Amiens in France. McMinnies and his passenger Frank Thomas won against strong opposition from many continental four-wheelers. This in spite of an enforced stop to change an inner tube in one of the front tyres!”
To celebrate and commemorate this auspicious victory, thirty or so Morgan Three Wheelers descended on Amiens for a weekend of driving, reminiscing and enjoyment. You can read all about the race itself in The Bulletin (start in January 2013 and read on).
To take a look at some of the photos our members have sent in, look no further.
Many thanks to Christophe, Guillaumin, Ron Clements and Dennis Rushton for the photos. To view the photo gallery, click on any of the photos to bring up a larger version. You can scroll forwards and backwards using the [,] and [.] keys. Press [ESC] or click on the image to Exit.
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- Team Clements and Ted French en route to Amiens.
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- Car park at the Campanile
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- Car park at the Campanile
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- Car park at the Campanile
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- Alistair Hibbert carries out maintenance on his ex Ben Hicks car
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- Pierpont’s 1924 Paris – Nice Darmont.
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- Brian Clutterbuck’s 90 Bore JAP ready for action.
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- Four Grands Prix Morgans basking in the sunshine.
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- Four Grands Prix Morgans basking in the sunshine. Left to Right: Brian Clutterbuck, Dennis Plater, Stephen Clark, Chris Booth.
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- Gordon McMinnies finds time to stop and buy his passenger Frank Thomas an ice cream en route to victory.
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- Pete Clements.
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- Howard Chivrall strikes a pose where McMinnies was pictured 100 years ago.
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- John and Sue Houlihan emerge from under the bridge on the old circuit.
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- Ron Clements crouches low in the cockpit.
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- Stephen and Philip Clark
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- Ted French finds time for a brew.
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- Ron Clements, Pete Clements, Steve Lister and Ted French abandon their cars on the old course. Call of nature?
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- The Clements, Ted French and an aircraft at Amiens Aero Club de Picardie, venue for the evening meal.
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- Len Critchlow takes a close look at the Bedelia. Wire and Bobbin steering… take a look at the steering wheel!
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- The Bedelia engine.
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- Did Darmont get into four wheelers before HFS?
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- The Finale. A wonderful Polychromatic light show at Amiens Cathedral.
