IN 1978, two local drivers were included in the Classic Saloon Car Club's team competing in the annual six-hour relay race at Donnington.
They were Malcolm Golden of Adstock and Tony Kelly of Winslow.
Teams included Ferraris, Porsches, Aston Martins, Morgans and many major saloon and sportscar marques were expected to compete.
The team in which the two local drivers were included comprised of three Jaguars, one Vanguard Sportsman, one MG Magnette – all built before 1959 – and the oldest car racing in the Classic Saloon Car championship, a 1949 Jowett Javelin.
The Jowett Javelin (pictured) was raced by Kelly and Golden and was the world's only example of this make in competition form.
Also from the Advertiser and Review in 1978:
- ...AFTER many years of planning, fundraising and a lot of hard work, Buckingham Golf Club opened its new clubhouse.
- ...SOMETHING like 10,000 people poured into the little village of Blakesley, near Towcester, at the weekend for their second vintage working rally.
- ...A PARK for Buckingham, to replace the gardens lost at Castle House, may be made on the old workhouse site in the Stratford Road.
100 Years Ago:
- A PARIS shopkeeper wrote to one of his customers as follows: "I am able to offer you cloth like the enclosed sample at 9fr. the metre. In case I do not hear from you I shall conclude that you wish to pay only 8fr. In order to lose no time, I accept the last-mentioned price."
- OWING to the recent rains the water supply at Steeple Claydon improved to such an extent that there was no necessity for limiting the consumption, but it is believed that sooner or later the present supply will have to be augmented in order to meet the full requirements of the village.
- SALE – Wilkins & Merivale's Great Harvest Sale of boots, clothing, hats, caps, ties, mufflers, etc, commences today, Saturday, September 12. Nailed boots in all qualities greatly reduced – 6 Bridge Street, Buckingham.
50 Years Ago:
- FITTERS from Calvert Brickworks formed a "guard of honour" and made an archway with spanners when one of their fellow-workers was married at St Michael's Church, Steeple Claydon.
- AS the day for Buckingham Show draws nearer, so the interest in this year's Centenary Exhibition increases. The first entry in the first book records that a meeting was held "at the Swan and Castle Inn in Buckingham on Monday, December 14th, 1857, for the purpose of establishing a local Agricultural Association."
- THE first sale in the Furniture Sale Rooms, Moreton Road, Buckingham, was held on Thursday afternoon. Formerly a well-known bakery, the premises have been converted into a spacious sale room.
25 Years Ago:
- A RARE opportunity to see a fine collection of schoolgirls' samplers from days gone by is on offer at Winslow Hall. Around 80 specimens of this interesting form of needlework, some dating as far back as the seventeenth century, are currently on display there.
- THE demolition of the old Winslow hospital, which raised fears of dangerous asbestos dust being released over the town, has been declared safe by the experts.
