This is the first Beach (as opposed to Begra) sports racer (1963) - the serial number is a continuation of the Begra Mk 3 numbering. Originally BMW 750 powered and delivered to Elmer Jenkins & Roy Schecter.
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delivered 1963 |
Roy Schechter Elmer Jenkins |
Miami | BMW 700 | BMW | - |
| - | Eben De Grasse | Atlanta | BMW | ? | for sale 2/65 |
| 1965 | Jim Downing | Atlanta | DB | ? | - |
| - | Bill Hobbs | ? | Imp | ? | - |
| - | John Downing | GA | Imp | ? | - |
| - | George Roterink | GA | Imp | ? | - |
| 1988 | Ron Pinto | CA | Imp | ? | - |
| - | Jay Nadelson | NY | Imp | ? | - |
| - | Paul Lane | CT | Imp | ? | - |
| - | Chip Wright | FL | Imp | Hewland Mk5 | crashed |
| 2009 | Tom McClintock | Dallas | Imp | Hewland Mk5 | being restored |
1963-64 photos - Elmer Jenkins
1963 sales brochure |
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1983 photos from John Downing
1994 photos from Ron Pinto
| Owned and raced by Chip Wright 2001 photos courtesy of Robert Harrington - click for a larger version |
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| Crashed at Sebring - suspension failure |
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| Now owned by Tom McClintock & being rebuilt | ||
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