Alan Mann

I did not realise that Alan Man Racing was based on the edge of Brooklands, as a kid I would have passed there doors every time I visited my Grandparents.

Saw this at the end of last year, getting his estate in order I guess.

COYS TO FEATURE
THE ALAN MANN RACING RESERVE COLLECTION
AT AUTOSPORT 2012
Coys are honoured to be offering for sale directly from Alan Mann himself the Alan Mann Racing Reserve Collection.
Feature consignments include:
The formidable 1968 Ford P68 long-distance racing sports prototype, being offered directly from its original owner and team, and offered in race-ready condition, having recently competed at the Silverstone Classic, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival. A stunning and powerful, unique and historic racing car, and the ultimate development of the GT40.

1979 Ford Capri 3.0S Group 1-specification Post Historic race car
2008 Superformance GT40 Continuation
1959 Jaguar Mk.1 Historic Race Car
Alan Mann Racing is arguably one of the most iconic motor racing teams that commands instant recognition from all sectors of motorsport. The team’s distinctive racing livery of Rosso Red, Gold and White has been copied, more often than not, in homage to the exploits of an outfit that was one of the first to bring a standard of presentation that signalled a sea-change of professionalism to motor sport. Combined with Alan Mann’s stoic allegiance to Ford, the pairing created a legendary partnership that still resonates today.
Alan Mann started out as a part-time racing driver and team manager by running Ford Zephyrs and Anglias in British saloon car races under the entrant of ‘Andrews Garage’ during 1962. The following season he prepared a Ford Cortina GT and a Ford Zodiac Mk.3 under ‘Alan Andrews Racing’ for Henry Taylor as a quasi-Works Ford Team. This led to a career opportunity when his team was invited to run a Ford Cortina GT in the 3rd running of the Marlboro 12 hour, at Marlboro Motor Raceway , USA, in August 1963. The express purpose of this exercise was for Ford cars to win its class, as Volvo was reaping great reward from a string of highly publicised victories. The Alan Mann Racing Cortina, driven by Henry Taylor and Jimmy Blumer, came second to another Cortina of Willment Racing, driven by Jack Sears and Bob Olthoff, which won the race overall. Alan Mann’s highly professional approach to racing made an immediate impression on John Holman of Holman & Moody, Ford's top racing team in the US, who had already sold Willment a Ford Galaxie, which had attraction Ford’s attention to what was happening on the racing scene in Europe. This led to a historic partnership between Ford and Alan Mann Racing.
For 1964 Alan Mann Racing became a top Ford Factory Team running in the distinctive racing livery of Red and Gold. In 1965, Sir John Whitmore enjoyed an extraordinary string of racing successes in the Alan Mann Ford Lotus Cortina, taking the 1965 European Touring Car Championship by winning his class in every race entered. The team ran cars in events as diverse as the Monte Carlo Rally and Tour de France to Le Mans and the World GT Championship, which they won in 1965 with Carroll Shelby and the Daytona Coupe Cobra. In 1968, Frank Gardner (three-time BTCC Champion and double Formula 5000 Champion), drove the Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort in the BTCC Championship. The iconic red and gold livery graced Ford cars from Mk1 Escorts and Cortinas to Lightweight GT40s and the P68 F3L prototype. Some of the best drivers of the period from Graham Hill and Sir Jackie Stewart to Sir John Whitmore and Frank Gardner raced for the team, which achieved substantial successes in many different forms of the sport.
Major wins of the 1960s
1964 Tour de France - Ford Mustang
1965 World GT Championship - Shelby Daytona Coupe Cobra
1965 European Touring Car Championship - Ford Lotus Cortina
1967 British Saloon Car Championship - Ford Falcon
1968 British Saloon Car Championship - Ford Escort
With the Alan Mann Racing Team’s focus on racing the Ford Lotus Cortina Mk.1 and developing and racing its Ford 107E Prefect for the HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ Series in 2012, the decision has been made to rationalise the team’s future objectives. With this decision taken by Alan Mann, Coys is honoured to offer for sale the cars from the Alan Mann Reserve Collection at this 2012 Autosport sale.