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Gene Beach and Chris Amon's 1965 Nassau-winning Mk5B

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 Mk5 Sales Brochures & Specs
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Beach FV cars on a 1965 recording from The Netherlands!
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August 1963 sketch
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You might  find the serial number stamped into the frame at the location indicated here:

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Serial Number Close-up
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Gene Beach and driver Janet Guthrie at Sebring race

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1964 Nassau
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thanks to Glenn Dobkin for these photos

Nassau 1964 - Bruce McLaren (27) and Sheldon Dobkin (28)
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Sheldon Dobkin - 1964 SE Divisional champion
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vee-sd-599.jpeg (35527 bytes)		 Video of 1966 Nassau FV race - several Beach cars are shown including 190XP 

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s/n 190XP - #36 at Nassau 1966
Driver Pedro Rodriguez
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Oldest survivor? Mk5 - s/n 03 - 2011 photos from Mike Springer

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Mk5 - s/n 14

now owned by Tom Hartman. Originally delivered 1/64 to Jim Haynes (via Bill Rutan).

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Mk5 - s/n 16

This car was sold in Feb. 1964 and delivered to Pensacola Fla. for $1935. Originally owned by Elmer Jenkins. Gerald Dobert owned it 1988-98. Then it went to Mike Collins (NY), then to Kevin Clemmens (Columbus, OH), then to Morgan Wilson - Nov. 2010 now owned by Steve Parrish. 

Photos thanks to Morg Wilson
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Morgan Wilson
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Weatherly hillclimb 
- airborne at 120 mph

Mk5 s/n 21

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a V21d.JPG (994102 bytes) a V21f (2).JPG (764701 bytes) 2017 - in Germany
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Barn find in Texas April 2008 

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Cockpit
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Serial Number

Kevin Clemmens' Mk5 s/n 36

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Wilfried Brunner's 1964 Mk5 - s/n 39

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Dennis Groen's 1965 Mk5B - s/n 67 (formerly Greg Heuer's)

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Bill Moseley's Mk5 - 1965-66

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Mk5B s/n 127 - Dan Fowler

ARRC Winner 1965
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Mk5B s/n 137

photos from Robert Woudhuizen (Holland) - car is now owned by Aaron Annerel (Belgium)

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Bill Schaible's Mk5C s/n 190XP

s/n 190XP - #36 at Nassau 1966
Driver Pedro Rodriguez
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190xp-05.jpg (70473 bytes) Video of 1966 Nassau FV race - several Beach cars are shown including 190XP 

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Mk5C s/n 217

from "basket case for sale" posting

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Mk5C s/n 222

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Mk5C #234

2011 photos from Keith Treseder

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Misc Photos

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Hans Mohnen Mk5C
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Hans Mohnen Mk5C
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Rick Rogers 1967 Mk5C		 amon-65-01.JPG (200221 bytes)
s/n 133 - Chris Amon - Nassau 1965
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John Allen (ex- Tengerdy)		 vee-minn-02.jpg (26394 bytes)
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John Allen (ex- Tengerdy)		 guthrie-01.JPG (447470 bytes)
Gene with Janet Guthrie at Sebring
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John Allen (ex- Tengerdy)		 weaver-5c-01.JPG (29978 bytes)
Ray Weaver Mk5C
1969		 weaver-5c-02.JPG (23904 bytes)
Ray Weaver Mk5C
Riverside 1969		 weaver-hotrod-01.JPG (47779 bytes)
Ray Weaver Mk5C - Nurburgring 1969
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Gerry Brazil Mk5C		 10 Mk5B cars imported to Holland - 1965
s/n 107-116
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1967 Mk5B s/n 99?
for sale - click here
 from Robert Marty  - 1972
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From 1968 til 1974 about, I owned and raced, SCCA, two Formula V mark5c cars that I bought from Gene at his place in St.Pete, Florida, even helped build up the last one. Tony Belcher was a friend and we worked together on most of all that period. Tony even raced my car that I left behind at Gene's place under 'Robert Marty Racing', while I was in Alaska being a 'bush pilot'. We all loved old Gene, a top of the line person, old school.

2011 Photos from Nigel Cass - unknown s/n
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Richard van den Ancker's Mk5B - bought from Robert Woudhuizen - it raced in Canada before that?
Please send email if you have more info on this car

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James Brooks' Mk5B in Belgium

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Jean Cevaer's Mk5B in France - possibly not a Beach chassis, but Beach body only?
 - Read here for more info

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Thanks to Greg Heuer for passing along Gene Beach's list of Mk5 and Mk5B cars - pdf version

Mk 5 s/n

Original owners

Delivery

Current owner

notes
01 Ed Smith 8/63 Tarpon Springs Fl    
02 Overkeys Motors 8/63 Perrine Fl    
03 Milo Vega 8/63 Tampa Fl Larry Farr
Mike Springer		  
04 Overkeys Motors 8/63 Perrine Fl    
05 Dave Tallakson 10/63    
06 Bryan Webb 10/63    
07 Lee Lilley 11/63 Houston Tx    
08 Overkeys Motors 11/63 Perrine Fl    
09 S&R American Motors 11/63 White Plains, NY    
10 Overkeys Motors 1/64 Perrine Fl    
11 Overkeys Motors 1/64 Perrine Fl    
12 Southgate 64   factory car
13 Bryan 64   chassis renumbered #6
14 Haynes via Rutan 1/64 Essex Ct Tom Hartman oldest survivor?
15 S&R American Motors 2/64 White Plains, NY    
16 Overkeys Motors 2/64 Perrine Fl ex-Morgan Wilson
Steve Parrish		 see photos above
17 Johnson 2/64    
18 Continental Cars 2/64 Alabama    
19 B&B Sports Cars 2/64 Dallas    
20 McClughan 3/64    
21 B&B Sports Cars 3/64 Dallas Christian Grundmann
Germany		 barn find - see photos above
22 Whitaker 4/64    
23 VW Hawaii 4/64 Karl Hamster?    
24 B&B Sports Cars 4/64 Dallas    
25 Continental Cars 4/64 Alabama    
26 Continental Cars 4/64 Alabama Wilfried Brunner
(Switzerland)		  
27 S&R American Motors 4/64 White Plains, NY    
28 B&B Sports Cars (Young) 5/64 Dallas    
29 Autohaus 4/64 Pompano Beach    
30 B&B Sports Cars 5/64 Dallas    
31 Bill Mann 5/64    
32 Span 5/64 Kenosha WI    
33 Cumberland Auto 5/64    
34 Span 5/64 Kenosha WI    
35 Rockwood 6/64 ILL    
36 S&R American Motors 7/64 White Plains, NY Fredy Moser (Switzerland) see photos above
ex-Kevin Clemmens
37 Span 7/64 Chicago    
38 Brundage Mtrs 7/64 Jacksonville   to Stuttgart
39 Southgate Competition Motors 7/64 Wilfried Brunner
(Switzerland)		 ex-Jason Anderson
(Steel Cities)
ex-Gerry Brazil
(Michigan)
ex-John Wiley
40 S&R American Motors 7/64 White Plains, NY    
41 S&R American Motors 8/64 White Plains, NY    
42 VW Hawaii 9/64    
43 Dennis (for Ken Wall) 10/64    
44 W.A. Bassler 12/64 Fern Park, FL    
45 B&B (F.R. Costey) 12/64 Beaumont, TX    
46-48 no records no records no records no records

Mk 5B s/n

Original owners

Delivery

Current owner

notes
49 Mikkelson 1/65    first 5B
50 B&B Sports Cars 1/65    
51 Jeff Stevens 2/65    Belcher
52 J.G. Clark 1/65    Trotter
53 Imported Car Service 2/65    
54 Duchess Auto 2/65    
55 Gene's For. Car Service 3/65    
56-65 Porsche (Germany) 3/65 Stuttgart   Gene Beach says -
"63 kits total shipped to Porsche"
66 S.E. Import Parts 3/65    
67 Herb Wahlman 3/65 Dennis Groen (NL)  
68 Donald Wilham 4/65   Mid-Ohio 7/67
69 Courtney 4/65    
70 Oliver 4/65    
71-75 Pon's (Holland) 4/65 Holland    
76 Lakeview 4/65    
77 Lakeview 4/65    
78 Winter 6/65    
79 MAHAG 5/65   reconsigned to Porsche, Salzburg
80-83 Porsche (Salzburg) 5/65    
84-87 Winter 5/65    
88-89 Scania-Vabis 6/65 Sweden    
90-94 Petermax Mueller 6/65 Germany    
95-96 AMAG 6/65 Switzerland    
97 AutoGerma 6/65    
98 Gloeckler 6/65    
99 ANC et Dieteren 6/65    
100 Robert Fuller 6/65    
101 Toney Belcher 6/65    
102 Hahn 8/65    
103 Factory Team 7/65   sold to Kohler 9/65
104-106 Hahn 8/65    
107-116 Pon's (Holland) 7/65 Holland See import document above  
117 Norman Hamilton 7/65    
118 Hahn 8/65    
119-123 Porsche Austria 8/65 Austria    
124 Belcher 8/65    
125 Stevens 8/65    
126 Stevens (Ripper) 8/65    
127 Dan Fowler 8/65   1965 ARRC winner
128 Bibeau 9/65    
129 Porsche Austria 9/65    
130 Cutler Motors 10/65    
131 Chandler Lawrence 10/65   Factory  Team Car Nassau 65
132 Warren 10/65    
133 Factory Car 10/65 Roger Windley
(England) ?		 Factory  Team Car Nassau 65 (Chris Amon)
ex-Ed Mercer (England)?
134 Factory Car 10/65 ? Factory  Team Car Nassau 65 (Bruce McLaren)
135 Ellwood Motors 10/65    
136 British European
(Brenner)		 11/65    
137 Loppart et Taymans 11/65 Belgium Aaron Annerel (Belgium) ex André and Teddy Pilette International Racing School car (circuit Zolder Belgium)
ex Robert Woudhuizen (the Netherlands)
138 Loppart et Taymans 11/65 Belgium    
139 William Clark 1/66 St. Petersburg, FL    
140 Werych 1/66    
141 Foster 1/66    
142-143 Loppart et Taymans 3/66 Belgium    
144 Boyd Williamson 3/66 Boyd Williamson writes "I was the original owner of the car. I bought the car direct from Gene after talking with my boss (who was a VW dealer) and had it shipped to my home. I bought it in my name because the dealer wanted only to have his name on the car as a sponsor. I would love to know where its located and would love to buy it and return it back the way I raced it. If you do locate it please feel free to email me the information anytime."
145 Robertson 3/66    
146 European Cars Ltd, 
London - Mike Mitchell		 4/66 England Mike Mitchell drove 1967-68
Finished 7th in National Championship 		 Info from Mike Mitchell
(Gene Beach's notes say "VW Ltd (England) (Griffin)")
147-150 VW Ltd (England) 4/66 England    
151 VW Ltd (England) 4/66 England Bob Hatton (England) ex-John Robinson
(England)
152-155 VW Ltd (England) 4/66 England    
156 Mike Rothschild 4/66    
157 Petersen 4/66    
158 Moylan 4/66 Guam    
159 Jimmy Court
(Brian O'Neal)		 4/66   EXP?
160 Stephens Motors 7/66 Calif.    
161 Victor Merino 7/66 Puerto Rico    
162 Bud Lewis 7/66 Spartanburg, SC    
163 Winslow Jones 7/66 Jacksonville, FL    
164 Mike Wallace 7/66 Titusville, FL    
165 Vince Chimera 7/66 Rochester NY    
166 Jim Whaley 8/66    
167 Wayne Purdy 8/66 FL John Denman
(Dallas)		  
168 Lindley Coleman 8/66    
169-172 ARM 8/66 Miami Raced at Nassau 1966 Mk5B-XP
173 ? 8/66 Delaney, NJ    
174 Lee Cutler 8/66 Sarasota FL   Mk5C-XP
175 ? 9/66 Hussey, NJ    
176 John Lowe 12/66 Nassau Raced at Nassau 1966  
177  Tropical Motors 1/67 Nassau Raced at Nassau 1966?  
? ? 1965 B. Goldman  
? Pon's? 1965 Jean Cevaer
(France)		  

Mk 5C s/n

Original owner

Date

Current owner

notes
174 Lee Cutler 8/66 ? experimental - built for 1966 Nassau race
178? first production 5C ? ? first production 5C
180 ? ? Sam Collins (UK) --
190 XP ARM ? Bill Schaible Mk5C-XP- Pedro Rodriguez Nassau 1966
201 ? ? Greg Heuer ex- Dan Stone
216 ? ? Doug Stokes --
217 ? ? Mark Matson see photos above
221 ? ? Scotty Gerber ---
222 ? 1967 Julie Dunn, Edward Dunn see photos above
227 Ray Weaver ? Don Allen went to Nurburgring
228 ? ? Charles McDevitt --
234 ? ? Keith Treseder RMVR
238 ? 67-68? ? ex-Gerry Brazil?
ex-Hugh Kleinpeter
241 Fred Clark ? Robert Sterling
?????		 please e-mail if you know anything about this car's whereabouts
246 ? ? Edward Ziegler
Bill Griffith (Houston)		 --
? ? ? ? --
? ? ? Sandy Jackson (FL)  
? ? 70 Retta & Myles Winbigler  
? ? 69 Jean ? (France)  
? Charlie Schmidt (NEB) 68 ? 1500cc - Sebring 1968
? ? 67 Rick Rogers