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550A-0140

Deliver new 03/1958
First owner : Ian Fraser-Jones, Johannesburg, South Africa
1960 Dawie Gous
technic modified with some RSK specs
1963 Peter Engelbrecht
1972 purchase by Corrado Cupellini
77'-79' : complete restoration with front damage repaired
1979 sold to Italy
1981 sold to P. Malatesta
87'-90' : complete restoration with correct 550A specs

RACING HISTORY :

21/09/1958 GP Angola, car n°22, driver : Ian Fraser Jones

20/09/1959 GP Angola, car n°5, driver : Ian Fraser Jones
06/10/1959 9h Johannesburg, car n°3, drivers : Ian Fraser Jones & Fergusson, result : 4th oa

15/05/1960 Eläintarhanajo, car n°6, drivers : Ian Fraser Jones
11/07/1960 2h East London, driver ; Dawie Gous, result : 2nd oa
29/10/1960 9h Johannesburg, car n°4, drivers : Dawie Gous & Love, result : 1st oa

17/03/1961 Grand Central, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 2nd oa
01/04/1961 6h South Africa, car n°2, drivers : Dawie Gous, Austin, result : 1st oa
12/08/1961 Grand Central, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 1st oa
04/11/1961 9h Kyalami, car n°4, drivers : Dawie Gous & love, result : 1st oa

21/04/1962 6h South Africa, drivers : Gous & Austin, result : 1st oa
23/04/1962 Westmead, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 2nd oa
10/10/1962 Kyalami, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 1st oa
03/11/1962 9h Kyalami, car n°1, drivers : Gous & Klesse, result : 3rd oa
15/12/1962 Kyalami GP, car n°1, driver : Dawie Gous, result :1st oa
22/12/1962 Westmead, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 1st oa

09/02/1963 2h Roy Hesketh, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 2nd oa
30/03/1963 Kyalami, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 1st oa
20/07/1963 Lourenço Marques, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 2nd oa
06/10/1963 GP Angola, car n°12, driver : Dawie Gous, result : 7th oa
02/11/1963 9h Kyalami, car n°3, driver : Peter Engelbrecht, result : DNF
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Guest 16-Oct-2017 10:55
Would love to see the Photos of the car now, and the chassis plate etc.
Ryan 22-Aug-2016 01:53
One of my best friends is the grandson of ian fraser jones. This is really cool because he was the first to own this car!!
steve radley 09-Oct-2015 07:51
Wow Carlo, it must have been an experience to look after such a car. Especially the complex Quad Cam engine.
Carlo Nicodemi 05-Oct-2015 20:23
Mister Francois,
i was the private mechanical of this car 550 number 140 from 1981 to 1985,
we did a lot of hillclimb races at that time,
i still have the old original rear trailing arms of the car that were damaged in 1982, they are now repaired and can be a interesting part for the owner to buy it.
If i can be contacted by the present owner,
i'm still located in Verona.
François V. 25-Sep-2015 14:36
Hi Steve, i will scan the pictures i took and will send it to you.
Yes, i saw the chassis number through the rear grill and it was the original one, i also saw the chassis plate riveted Inside the car and it was the correct one but complete dark like if this part of the car burned.
It will nice to contact the new owner of the car, he will be happy to buy the old owner book !!
Regarding the engine / gearbox number, i didn't saw them because the rear hood was close.
I will try to help you
steve radley 25-Sep-2015 08:30
Excellent Francois. I can forward you my email address if you want to send me some pictures. Did you perhaps get to see and confirm the chassis plate and or engine/ gearbox numbers on the car in France, as the original Owners Book from the car still exists in Johannesburg, South Africa with all that original detail still available? The car looks amazing and in fantastic shape.
François V. 25-Sep-2015 07:59
I took some detailled pictures of this nice car at the "Concours d"élégance" in France. Very nice restoration.
How to send it to be online ??
The car was not enter by Mr. Malatesta but by a company, i will look for the name
François V. 25-Sep-2015 07:56
J'ai pris une série de photos détailles de cette magnifique voiture au Concours d'élégance en France. Très belle restauration.
Comment faire pour les poster ?
Cette auto n'étais pas engagée par Mr. Malatesta mais par une société, je vais essayer de retrouver le nom.
Niko 23-Sep-2015 15:13
LEGENDS NEVER DIE !!!
I saw in 1968 a 906 that burned in Germany, 1 months later the car was repaired and race again with the same driver
steve radley 22-Sep-2015 11:45
Now I am confused. The legend has it that this car, 550A-140 and 1500RS was buried somewhere underneath a building in Randburg many years ago.

Is this possible that the same car now resides in Italy and belongs to a Mr. Malatesta?
Has anybody seen the chassis plate on the par pictured in this blog in 2015?

Best rgds
Steve
guest 03-Mar-2014 09:53
the fraser jones's car was the only 550A Spyder that race in South africa, i've some period pics to send you
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