Good to see that video again. I have a copy somewhere but where it is god only knows. As Stevebaz will confirm (mainly cos I cant remember) this would have been at the time Sutton moved from the Daventry headquarters to something smaller. I seem to recall watching that video for the first time at the Xmas get-together at Suttons farm at Stockton. At the time I wasn’t working for him full time just doing bits and bobs as and when while I decided which way to go.
That would be Saeed I’m guessing? If so here he is in action;
As for the people on the video I can see Steve Black, Terry ??, do I see Paul Ridgeway? And of course John O’Connor, the head engineer at the time would have been John Bevan he’s the guy at the end in the Rothmans shirt and shorts lighting a fag with John and Terry, he only had limited use in one arm which is why he isn’t getting stuck in.
For those not in the know everything was designed on these cars for speed of service, for instance The top of the gearbox, where the top two bolts go through, was cut off so it would clear the rack – the reference sender was repositioned, the drive shafts were held on by three bolts – the other three were dowls, the exhaust was held on by springs, the gearbox was mounted through the tunnel – in that video there would have been someone inside the car undoing fixings there.
The car by the way ended up in Warwick – privately owned (probably not there now – unless someone knows different) I did loads of work on it over a period of time back in the nineties.
I’m still trying to place you Stevebaz? – I can only assume you worked for Sutton towards the end of the Daventry era when I was moving on.