Adam Stacy-Marks' 4½ litre GO 5629, 1983-2010

 

This car was owned by Adam Stacy-Marks from 1983 to 2010.

 

"The car was built for Mr Adcock to race after the War. He was believed to be a Spitfire Pilot by Fred Hofman. He was the legendary Pre-War Bentley tuner and of Hofman and Burton / Mountford fame. The car was also owned and raced by Barry Eastick then Harold (Spitfire) Pounds who added a Spitfire water pump on lowering the radiator, raced by daughter Dane Scott-Brown. It was briefly owned by Ed Hubbard and was passed via Stanley Mann to Adam Stacy-Marks who then owned and campaigned the car for the next 25-plus years."

 

 

"I purchased the car from Ed Hubbard via Stanley Mann in 1988 and gradually rebuilt and modified the car for campaigning in a number of different disciplines and events. When purchased, it had an alloy unpainted finish and was on a 9ft shortened chassis with a piece of chassis removed from behind the radiator and replaced ahead. This was unmodified and lengthened to 9' 9" enabling an overdrive to be fitted for long distance rallies. The "A" box was converted to "D" spec. The heavy crank car ran on white metal mains and shell big ends and was regularly revved to 4000 rpm. It was painted specifically to gain entry into the Mille Miglia.

 

~ In 1988 I raced the car at Oulton Park, Prescott Hill Climb, Silverstone, Cadwell Park
~ 1989 Silverstone (2), Monthlery, Donington, Oldtimers Grand Prix, Nurburgring
~ 1990 Silverstone (2)
~ 1991 Silverstone (2) Wiscombe Park H.C, Monthlery, Cadwell Park (VSCC) Eiffel Classic Nurburgring
~ 1992 Monthlery
~ 1993 Wiscombe Park, Cornbury, Aubusson and LeMans Bentley Commemoration, Monthlery
~ 1994 Monthlery, BDC Silverstone, Croix-en Ternois
~ 1995 Silverstone (2), Millbrook
~ 1996 Silverstone (2) Cornbury Sprint, Millbrook, Abingdon Sprint, Nurburgring
~ 1997 Year off!!
~ 1998 Nurburgring
~ 1998 Monthlery
~ 1999 Monthlery, Etretat Hill Climb, Zandvoort
~ 2000 on-to the car being sold 2009 — the car was continually raced at events home and abroad to include Spa-Francorchamps, Chimay, Angouleme. It was also campaigned on the Winter Marathon 3 times and completed the Millie Miglia sucessfully. It entered generally some 3-5 events every year.

From c. 1995 on the car was serviced, maintained and developed by Tony Fabian of Blackmore Engineering-Shoreham by Sea U.K

 

I have recently re-discovered an image given to me (photo above) by Daena Scott-Brown (nee Pounds) of her Father driving GO 5629. Harold Pounds raced GO 5629 at Antwerp Speed Trials in 1959 with a flying kilometre at 119.75 m.p.h.!"