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Bron Burrell & Puff!

Taking on the hill at Goodwood in July

Our very own Bron Burrell taking on the hill at Goodwood on Thursday in the famous Puff the Magic Wagon.
Also here are several archive images and links to video interviews more articles to follow:

Puff the Magic Wagon

There is a large number of archive pages on our website covering the historic 1970 Daily Mirror London-Mexico World Cup Rally just use the left side bar search box for ‘Bron’ :>

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Goodwood 13th July 2023
To the chequered flag!
1970 Team in Puff the Magic Wagon


Lisbon – ready to depart
https://historicmarathonrallygroup.co.uk/tag/brons-story/page/11/

https://historicmarathonrallygroup.co.uk/2020/04/18/vlt-1g/ Puff history

BMC & Leyland Show – Gaydon 9 July 2023

Historic rally cars on display

Pictures taken today by Ken Green and HMRG Chairman Andrew Bradbury at the BMC & Leyland show at Gaydon.
Included is our tribute to the late great Brian Culcheth.
Thanks to the family for the cars and Brian’s mascot, Bimbo the Bear!”
And a visit from Gordon Birtwhistle chassis development, test engineer and deputy competitions dept supervisor with Standard Triumph from 1960 – 1980.

This is Gordon Birtwhistle, chassis development, test engineer and deputy competitions dept supervisor with Standard Triumph from 1960 – 1980. These files were sent by Lesley Phillips, President of the Stag Owners Club.
Gordon Birtwhistle
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The ex Andrew Cowan, Uldarico Ossio, Brian Coyle 1970 World Cup Rally Triumph.
Pat walker put on the door plates that were on the car for Brian Culcheth at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
These are the display boards that Lucy brought, highlighting some of her Dad’s rallying career
Display boards
The signed dashboard is on the Morris 1800 London Sydney Marathon replica.
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The ex Andrew Cowan, Uldarico Ossio, Brian Coyle 1970 World Cup Rally Triumph.
Pat walker put on the door plates that were on the car for Brian Culcheth at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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The ex Andrew Cowan, Uldarico Ossio, Brian Coyle 1970 World Cup Rally Triumph.
Pat walker put on the door plates that were on the car for Brian Culcheth at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Marathon Rally Car Show Gaydon 2024

Sunday 21st April 2024

featuring the 50th anniversary of the 1974 UDT London – Sahara – Munich World Cup Rally at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, on Sunday 21st April 2024

The Historic Marathon Rally Group (HMRG) is an unfunded and voluntary organisation run by a committee of enthusiasts who aim to reunite historic cars and their crews from the era of Marathon Rallies and Classic Car Endurance events.

The HMRG attends various classic car events throughout the year, with Marathon cars displayed by those who are members of our informal network.

Anniversary events are held from time to time to bring enthusiasts and their vehicles together. HMRG-Flyer-British-Motor-Museum-Gaydon-21-April-2024-event