It’s not often a ‘chemical name’ has an addictive ring to it, but this is one of them. I’m old enough to remember the advertising mantra of the day too…
Watch out for the drums, Jim! Clark’s Lotus 33 Climax V8 2-litre at Pukekohe during the 1967 NZ GP. Clark was second behind reigning Tasman Cup Champion, Jackie Stewart’s BRM P261, with Richard Atwood’s P261 third. More here:https://primotipo.com/2014/11/24/1967-hulme-stewart-and-clark-levin-new-zealand-tasman-and-beyond/
Methylbenzene – yes, it seems Shell used a bit of poetic licence – (commonly called toluene) is a clear, colourless, water-insoluble liquid aromatic hydrocarbon that does lots of cool things, but in an automotive sense, was/is added to petrol to improve octane ratings and performance.
Shell sponsored Spencer Martin has the inside line at Murray’s, or is it Hell corner, from BP-sponsored Kevin Bartlett in one of the memorable Brabham BT11A Climax battles between the Bob Jane and Alec Mildren cars throughout the 1967 Easter meeting at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, during which KB was the first to break the 100mph lap average; Spencer achieved it too, only shortly/minutes later. See here:https://primotipo.com/2018/04/27/kbs-first-bathurst-100mph-lap/
Spencer Martin’s boss, Bob Jane, had a pretty good Bathurst meeting as well. In only his second meeting with his brand-new Ford Mustang 390 GT, he bagged two race wins and one second place in the improved touring car races. The WordPress AI tool shot a load with excitement here; this looks more like it below…More here:https://primotipo.com/2020/01/03/jano/
Australian designer Frank Eidlitz created a series of cool posters for Shell via ad agency USP Benson about 1964, in which Graham Hill features with his ‘stackpipe’ BRM V8. More about Eidlitz here:https://recollection.com.au/biographies/frank-eidlitz and BRM here:https://primotipo.com/2016/02/05/motori-porno-stackpipe-brm-v8/
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