F.H.B. I, II & III |
Frank attended the "White Hart" meeting in May 1947, then Shelsley in June, Brough, Gransden Lodge, Great Auclum, Prescott and Shelsley again making him one of the most prolific competitors of the year, albeit with little success. He did however earn the good losers trophy, one the the few to be awarded in that first year. Frank concluded that the FHB I would never be a match for the Coopers and set about a fundamental re-engineering over the winter.
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FHB II A JAP was substituted after blowing up the Rudge at Goodwood. The car stayed in this specification through 1948, '49 and '50 The start line at Prescott in 1948 Some results for FHB II:
Luton Hoo 31st March 1948, DNS
Goodwood 18th September 1948, DNF Goodwood 18th April 1949 Easter Meeting, 5th Silverstone 14th May 1949 British Grand Prix, DNF Goodwood 10th April 1950 Easter Meeting, 7th |
FHB III For 1951, Frank completely rebuilt the car again, abandoning what was left of the Austin chassis in favour of his own tubular fabrication, much lower and more along Cooper lines with transverse leaf springs front and rear and a Cooper nose panel. He used this car through '51 and '52 until finally succumbing and moving to a Cooper Mk V acquired from Bill Aston for 1953.
Some results for FHB III
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