Gordon England Mr JoJo

[orthoptera]

Excuse my stupidity but what is the VAR site, I could not find it with a google search?
Best wishes to all

[Jack in the Box]

I think that will be "Vintage Austin Register"

[Edgar Lowe]

They did not buy it,  but it went for from memory around the £26K.

[Terry McGrath]

I have a similar Austin crank out of Kay Petre's side-valve Jamieson car.  I use it as a lamp base.

[Lulu7dickmorris]

Interesting base lamp! Indeed....

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All informations I get about Mr JoJo are in concordance ...Mr JoJo has been destroyed . Maybe the mechanical components/spares have been re-used into other cars after the Vic Derrington's accident (1932)

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All informations I get about Mr JoJo are in concordance ...Mr JoJo has been destroyed . Maybe the mechanical components/spares have been re-used into other cars after the Vic Derrington's accident (1932)

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Interesting base lamp! Indeed....

[Robert Foreman]

I believe this is a photograph of the Chase car.

[AllAlloyCup]

Does it have telescopic shock absorbers on the rear axle?

Bill G

Ps tyre tread pretty worn too?

[Malcolm Parker]

It certainly looks as if the rear shock absorbers are non standard.  There appears to be a steel angle bracket clamped to the axle tube with the bottom end of the shock absorber attached.  All looks a bit Heath Robinson but if it worked what the hell?
The photo also shows that the bodywork was somewhat battered at the back end.  I recall that there is another photo of the car from the front off-side which shows a small oval plate attached to the side of the scuttle, possibly a coachbuilding firms plate.  Is the driver with fag in mouth Capt Chase or Vic Derrington?  Judging by the state of the car I would guess the latter.  By all accounts he was a bit of a cad!  I believe he started the Derrington firm that sold tuning parts that continued into the 1960's, latterly specialising in Mini tuning.
I would also speculate that the rear shock absorber set up was made by Derrington rather than Capt Chase?
Good thread, we are building up a better picture of Mr Jo-Jo.

[Scarlet O'Hara]

According to the photo tag it's - Miss JKL Alwynne, a motor mechanic at Brooklands - think she also drove possibly an Ulster?

[Henry Harris]

Miss J. Alwynne and probably not Chase's car or Mr JoJo

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