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Roger Hackin:

After all these year's this site brings back a lot of memory's The people looking after the car in 1977 were Gerry Johnstone (Team Manager), Jeff Hall (Chief Mechanic), Dick Waldock, Ray Brand (engine) and my good self Roger Hackin. Thanks for putting this on site. I still have the Mechanics pit pass from 1977.

Tony Dron Test Drive - Octane magazine June 08:

This is a great old car with impeccable pedigree.

Motorsport News January 08:

This Magnum is one of the most famous competition cars in the history of the Vauxhall marque.

Paul Hardiman Test Drive - Classic Cars magazine December 07:

It resurfaced at Autosport International in 2005, during the show various saloon racers began to suspect it was the real thing. One, Ivan Dutton, who worked for Foster in the Seventies asked if the rear corner was full of filler- it was. ‘That’s where Lanfranchi rolled it’ he confirmed.

Paul Hardiman Test Drive - Classic Cars magazine December 07:

Racing is full of bizarre coincidences and fantastic survival stories - and this is no exception. When this Magnum returned to the race track after a lengthy absence, it was issued with the same competition number it wore in its first race- and finest hour- nearly thirty years before.

Gerry Johnstone - Classic Cars magazine December 07:

I began to recognise features: ‘The way we’d built the car you’d only do that for endurance racing’. As you go through it you find bits you remember.

Gregor Marshall 09:

The only thing you might want to add is the result of your car (at Spa) in 1978 as it raced there with Jock Robertson driving. If you want the race report and Dad's column on it let me know and I'll forward it to you.

Bill Blydenstein on Vauxhall Triumphs - Motor Sport May 06 :

Gerry and Peter were given charge of the cash (in Belgian Francs); they were brimming over with glee as they emptied briefcases and pockets with great bundles of cash onto my desk to be shared between all team members: a moment I shall never forget.