Merlyn Chassis

G Modified, C & D Sports Racer

Mk4

These are photos of a 1962 car when it was for sale on www.race-cars.com. It sold for $6,000 in September 2001 as pictured.

History

This car was first raced by Charlie Burns who went on to be G-Mod National Champion in another Merlyn in 1964. It was later raced by Bud Kemp in the Southeastern Division. The November 1962 issue of Sports Car Graphic has a feature article on the Merlyn Mk4 which includes a cutaway.

Engine

would have run a Ford 1500 or Climax

Gearbox

Hewland or VW transaxle

Chassis

multitubular space frame - mild steel
Front Suspension: a-arms, uprights, Armstrong dampers and springs
Rear Suspension: a-arms, uprights, Armstrong dampers and springs, missing 3 radius rods but 1 exists for a pattern
Steering: Triumph rack, column, and steering wheel
Brakes: alloy calipers c/w rotors
Wheels: incorrect but tradable, 2 GT 13x5-15, 2 Mamba modular 15x10

Body

fiberglass sections with alloy sheet undertray
Nose section has headlamp buckets
doors have hinges and side screens
All panels and parts available from CRD (Merlyn) in England and other sources in the US.

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Mk4A

This is a photo of a 1963 car when it was for sale on race-cars.com. Was offered for sale at $42,000 in September 2001.

History

This Merlyn was raced in SCCA events as a DSR and later as a CSR. The car was a complete basket case when the seller purchased it. Body molds were remade in England. Many parts had been modified or replaced when seller bought the vehicle and it was corrected with proper original parts. AN hardware was used throughout. This Merlyn is original and correct, having only been updated with modern safety equipment as required for racing purposes.

Description

This car was restored in 1997 with the assistance of CRD (Colchester Racing Developments, the former Merlyn constructors in the UK) and has had no races since the restoration was completed.

Engine

1100 cc MAE rebuilt by PHP Race Engines

Gearbox

Hewland MK4 rebuilt

Chassis

Dampers: New Leda shocks
Front Suspension: A-Arm, springs
Rear Suspension: lower A-Arm, radius arms, springs
Wheels: Panasports. Original wheels "not recommended for racing"

Body

fiberglass
windscreens
sheet metal and body fitting by Coast Fabrication

Interior

Removable steering wheel
Fire bottle
Original Smith gauges
Polished Aluminum sheet metal
Polished fuel cell container

Mk6A 76RS

Brian Evans owns a 1964 car that first ran with a 1.1 liter BMC A-series engine. It was upgraded to a 1.9 liter Martin Ford engine. The car currently runs a 1600cc push rod Ford engine.