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Classic Cars in
Rhodesia
Make |
Calcott |
History |
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Year |
1921 |
Owned by Paul Fawcett in the UK in
1951. Shipped to Mombasa and driven through Kenya,
Tanganyika and Northern Rhodesia. Paul met up with
Hamish Moffatt who was driving his 11.9hp Lagonda
to South Africa. They met up at the Tunduma border
post, near which the Calcott had broken down with
a burnt out magneto, with a spare magneto from the
Lagonda, the Calcott finally made it to Broken
Hill in Northern Rhodesia and subsequently onto
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Shortly before his
wedding in Southern Rhodesia Paul was killed in a
motorcycle accident and the Calcott ended up in
the care of Ken Wheatcroft of Waterfalls. After
sitting in Ken's garden the car was acquired by
through George Green by Rupert Meade, a local
coppersmith who owned the car for about two years.
Acquired by the Goodall family around 1963, the
body had completely deteriorated from lying around
and a new one was made by Bill Wood of Salisbury.
The chassis was straightened as the car had been
in an accident and had been run up the steps of
the bank in Bindura. The differential housing had
also been cracked, the engine was rebuilt by Micro
Grinders of Salisbury. The Calcott moved to
Australia with the Goodalls in 1981 where is still
is now, with Hilton Goodall. Believed to be for
sale in 2013, the car is still un-restored. Sold
to a member of the Calcott family in the UK.
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Model |
11.9hp |
Chassis No. |
3153 |
Engine No. |
3406 |
Coachbuilder |
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Body Style |
2-seater |
Colours |
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Registration
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References |
Crankhandle Members List
c1965, Nick Wood, Hilton and Brian Goodall
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