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Fiat wins CM London-Brighton trophy

8th May 1982, Page 5
8th May 1982
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Page 5, 8th May 1982 — Fiat wins CM London-Brighton trophy
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FOR the fourth year running Richard Peakett of Grayshott, Hants, has won the Class B, Commercial Motor Challenge Trophy for lorries between 2 and 3 tons in the annual Wincanton Historic Commercial Vehicle Club London to Brighton run.

His immaculate Fiat was built in 1918 for the Italian army and brought to Britain in 1919. Believed to have been sold as war surplus, it spent most of the twenties as a garage service vehicle. Stored until 1977, it was then acquired by its present owner.

The results of the other classes are as follows: Class A — Lorries under one ton. First prize went to M. Marsh of Welwyn with his 1936 Morris.

Class C was won by a 1936 28 hp Albion HL 126, entered by C. P. Marshall of Scunthorpe. In the other 3-ton category a 1935 dropside entered by Heavy Transport (St Austell) took the prize.

Amongst the specialist categories a 1918 Leyland, ex-London Fire Brigade vehicle entered by Paul Engelmann of Saffron Walden won the open fire engine award. The enclosed fire engine section was won by a 1939 Dennis New World Light Four fire engine entered by J. Stevens of High Wycombe.

A Ford IT 13 seat bus of 1921 origin came first in the under-20seat bus and coach sector, while in the single-deck bus and coach category it was a 1931 Bedford WLG 20 seater with bodywork by W. Rainforth of Lincoln. The former was entered by A. Onions of Shrewsbury, the latter by H. S. Lord of Maidstone. A 46seater 1920 AEC K Type, entered by B. R. Weatherhead of Bletchley won the double deck class.

Always popular, the Class K Military Vehicle Group's winner was a 1940 26hp Morris Commercial gun tractor entered by the Royal Artillery from Bayington Camp, Dorset. It was exhibited complete with limber and field gun.

Specialist vehicles in Class L were well represented and the winner here was a 1912 W. J. H. Lacre model entered by D. A. Thomas of Lacre, St Albans.

Five London-type taxis were entered for Class M which was won by a 1934 Austin Low Loader from M. Cleary of London.

Steam wagons are a must for this rally and the overall concours winner was a Sentinel DG4 of 1931 vintage, entered by D. W. Goddard of Shrewsbury.

Out of the two steam road locomotives entered this year, D. P. Price of Guildford won with a 1928 Foden.


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