Ivan Dutton stories
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Ivan telling tales about racing and cars.
Get a beer or a brew and settle down comfortably!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUyhIDUoBM
Get a beer or a brew and settle down comfortably!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUyhIDUoBM
john2443 said:
Ivan telling tales about racing and cars.
Get a beer or a brew and settle down comfortably!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUyhIDUoBM
Enjoyed that. Especially the bit about when he was kid, with the photo taken with his pedal car outside their house in Long Drive, which was only 6 houses along from the house my Mum grew up in, although she was 8 years older than Ivan. The factory he talked about doing his apprenticeship in as a pattern maker, was the British Bath Works, which actually backed onto the bottom of their gardens, and the houses in Long Drive were built just after the factory was built, and pretty much all the original owners of the houses all worked in the Bath Works, my Grandfather included, who was a tool maker there all through the 1930's and 1940's.Get a beer or a brew and settle down comfortably!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUyhIDUoBM
The Dutton lived there up until about 1979/80 ish, when they bought the farm in Bucks and moved out. I can remember, visiting my grandparents in the 70's and seeing his Super Brew Escort race car (and later Capri) parked in the driveway on the car trailer.
There's a pic of him in the Guardian's picture file of the Keswick hill trial - see if you can spot him? - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2...
aeropilot said:
The Dutton lived there up until about 1979/80 ish, when they bought the farm in Bucks and moved out. I can remember, visiting my grandparents in the 70's and seeing his Super Brew Escort race car (and later Capri) parked in the driveway on the car trailer.
Maybe they kept the house as well ?, I remember Jane Dutton doing a couple of rounds of the "Slick 50 Road Saloons" in 1991 (#122 in the pic), and being down Long Drive.
PS: Enjoyed the video.
QuadCamCapri said:
aeropilot said:
The Dutton lived there up until about 1979/80 ish, when they bought the farm in Bucks and moved out. I can remember, visiting my grandparents in the 70's and seeing his Super Brew Escort race car (and later Capri) parked in the driveway on the car trailer.
Maybe they kept the house as well ?, I remember Jane Dutton doing a couple of rounds of the "Slick 50 Road Saloons" in 1991 (#122 in the pic), and being down Long Drive.They might well have still been living there as late as 1991, memory is a little hazy about when they moved away.....my Grandfather died in 1984, and my grandmother moved into my parents house not long after, although she didn't sell the house until 1987-ish, and I thought that the Duttons had moved away by then, but maybe not?
john2443 said:
Ivan telling tales about racing and cars.
Get a beer or a brew and settle down comfortably!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUyhIDUoBM
Thanks for sharing, will definitely give this a watch - Ivan is such an interesting guy to listen to.Get a beer or a brew and settle down comfortably!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUyhIDUoBM
Always wonder what happened to that Alvis Grey Lady he built for Goodwood, epic thing - I regret not buying it when it went 'through the ring', would have been hilarious as a road car.
CKY said:
Thanks for sharing, will definitely give this a watch - Ivan is such an interesting guy to listen to.
Always wonder what happened to that Alvis Grey Lady he built for Goodwood, epic thing - I regret not buying it when it went 'through the ring', would have been hilarious as a road car.
This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27ox7SwWSgAlways wonder what happened to that Alvis Grey Lady he built for Goodwood, epic thing - I regret not buying it when it went 'through the ring', would have been hilarious as a road car.
One of the comments "That's the fastest I have ever seen anyone drive a 1950s living room..."
john2443 said:
This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27ox7SwWSg
One of the comments "That's the fastest I have ever seen anyone drive a 1950s living room..."
No, i've seen that video and it's a great watch.One of the comments "That's the fastest I have ever seen anyone drive a 1950s living room..."
This was the car in question - scary to think it was 16 years ago I last saw the car!
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/15338/lot/326/?ca...
A little bit of history to the car.
About 50 years ago it was parked on the driveway to a neighbours and friends of my parents, in Portsmouth. It was owned by a chap called Bob Poole and I remember it didn't have any front doors on it and was partially covered by a tarpaulin. I and a friend would often play in it doing what young kids do. Bob had the intention of doing it up, but unfortunately passed away at a young age with cancer.
Val his wife, moved a couple of times over the years, and on each occasion took the car with her as she couldn't bear to get rid of it due to her loyalty to her late husband.
Moving on quite a few years, I saw Val and she happily opened her handbag and showed me some photos of the car when she eventually was able to sell it to Ivan Dutton. He had kept in contact with her and updated her once it had been rebuilt and was to be raced. I think that she may have been to see the car in person, and was over the moon with the outcome.
A few years ago I bumped into Ivan at the Beaulieu Autojumble and when I told him that I used to play in it as a kid and the above story, he absolutely loved it!
Coincidentally, a couple of years later Ivan came to our house where he bought some Lotus bits from us, and as a side note, working from home making parts for race and classic cars, we often have customers visiting, and other than making cups of tea for them my wife often stays out the way. When Ivan visited, my wife thought he was brilliant and they couldn't stop laughing. A great guy!
About 50 years ago it was parked on the driveway to a neighbours and friends of my parents, in Portsmouth. It was owned by a chap called Bob Poole and I remember it didn't have any front doors on it and was partially covered by a tarpaulin. I and a friend would often play in it doing what young kids do. Bob had the intention of doing it up, but unfortunately passed away at a young age with cancer.
Val his wife, moved a couple of times over the years, and on each occasion took the car with her as she couldn't bear to get rid of it due to her loyalty to her late husband.
Moving on quite a few years, I saw Val and she happily opened her handbag and showed me some photos of the car when she eventually was able to sell it to Ivan Dutton. He had kept in contact with her and updated her once it had been rebuilt and was to be raced. I think that she may have been to see the car in person, and was over the moon with the outcome.
A few years ago I bumped into Ivan at the Beaulieu Autojumble and when I told him that I used to play in it as a kid and the above story, he absolutely loved it!
Coincidentally, a couple of years later Ivan came to our house where he bought some Lotus bits from us, and as a side note, working from home making parts for race and classic cars, we often have customers visiting, and other than making cups of tea for them my wife often stays out the way. When Ivan visited, my wife thought he was brilliant and they couldn't stop laughing. A great guy!
Interesting to read all these comments.
The good news is I am about to make a video detailing the Alvis Grey Lady Racer - the background and inspiration for it and some antics with Gerry Marshall.
Also with regard to Long Drive, my daughter, Jane still actually owns the house ....my parents bought it in 1930, with the help of my Mum's pawned jewellery.
Anyway thanks for the nice feedback on Shed Racing - get watching soon. Ivan
The good news is I am about to make a video detailing the Alvis Grey Lady Racer - the background and inspiration for it and some antics with Gerry Marshall.
Also with regard to Long Drive, my daughter, Jane still actually owns the house ....my parents bought it in 1930, with the help of my Mum's pawned jewellery.
Anyway thanks for the nice feedback on Shed Racing - get watching soon. Ivan
Hello Ivan, we were parked next to you a good 25 years ago (we were Rostron Racing back then), you were kind enough to show us round your race trailer and cars.
I can’t recall the venue sadly but we had Gerry Marshall as our second driver for a few years and we had some good times camped up at the various circuits, happy memories!!
I can’t recall the venue sadly but we had Gerry Marshall as our second driver for a few years and we had some good times camped up at the various circuits, happy memories!!
Good to see you on PH Ivan. As a Colchester Institute Student on the car restoration course from 1991, your knowledge is incredible.
Thought I saw you as a passenger in a Transit van on the A52 a few weeks ago early one Saturday evening other side on Grantham. Were your heading to Bourne? I was in a 911 heading the other way. Incognito car?
Your episodes on the mini encouraged me to purchase one. Thinking about pre-war stuff a lot more now too.
Excellent channel, keep up the good work.
Thought I saw you as a passenger in a Transit van on the A52 a few weeks ago early one Saturday evening other side on Grantham. Were your heading to Bourne? I was in a 911 heading the other way. Incognito car?
Your episodes on the mini encouraged me to purchase one. Thinking about pre-war stuff a lot more now too.
Excellent channel, keep up the good work.
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