Charles Stanton

In the clippings (9)

29 Jan 1954Overseas drivers should do best in trophy raceKen Wharton (B.R.M.), Peter Whitehead (supercharged 2.4-litre Ferrari) and Tony Gaze (H.W.M.) are expected to lead the…20 Feb 1954Drivers now preparing for big race at WigramLocal drivers were preparing cars for the February 1955 Lady Wigram Trophy: F.28 Dec 1959Wigram motor races: prospectus and entriesThe prospectus for the January 1960 Lady Wigram meeting required each team in subsidiary events to consist of a driver…16 Jan 1960Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works 2.5-litre Coopers…18 Jan 1960Rush to complete Stanton Corvette for trophy raceCharles and Maurice Stanton of Parlane Street, Christchurch, were rushing to finish their Stanton Corvette for Maurice…20 Jan 1960Home-built specials still find favourLocally built specials remain popular at Wigram, led by the new Stanton Corvette of Charles and Maurice Stanton and…25 Jul 1997Kiwi earns special place in historyObituary of motor racing pioneer Maurice Stanton, who died in Perth, creator with his brother Charles of the…10 Jun 2004Streets of speed namedA new housing subdivision in Mairehau, Christchurch, is named Stanton Park after motor-racing pioneers Maurice and…19 Jun 2004Stanton brothers: a quest for speedFeature on Charlie and Maurice Stanton, Christchurch mechanics who built the aero-engined Stanton Special…

From the reports

• The Stanton special in 1954 had an inverted four-cylinder De Havilland Gipsy Major aero engine and twice recorded 14.7sec for the standing mile. (20 Feb 1954)
• The Stanton Corvette had a front-mounted Chevrolet Corvette engine, built by Charles and Maurice Stanton. (16 Jan 1960)
• The Stanton Corvette was built by Charles and Maurice Stanton and was being finished days before the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy. (18 Jan 1960)
• The Stanton brothers held the Australian and New Zealand speed record at 173 mph in 1960. (20 Jan 1960)
• Maurice Stanton set an outright NZ land speed record of 173.8mph on Tram Road in 1958, which stood for 11 years. (25 Jul 1997)
• The Stanton Special 'Cropduster' used a Gypsy Major aircraft engine and raced in the first NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore in January 1954. (25 Jul 1997)
• In 1958 the Stanton Special, with a Gipsy Major engine and Morris Minor road tyres, set an Australasian land speed record of 173.8 mph (280 km/h) on Tram Road. (10 Jun 2004)
• Maurice Stanton later beat Bruce McLaren to become NZ hill climb champion and worked in England on the engines with which Denny Hulme won the 1967 Formula One title. (10 Jun 2004)
• The Stanton Special was completed in 1953 with a space frame chassis, independent suspension and a 6124cc Gipsy Major engine, and reached 150kmh in low gear and 280kmh in top. (19 Jun 2004)
• The Stanton Corvette was billed as the world's first rear-engined car with a large-capacity American motor, with 500hp and 0-100mph in under 10 seconds. (19 Jun 2004)
• Maurice Stanton gave up driving the Corvette after a crash at the Waimate street race in 1967. (19 Jun 2004)
• Charlie Stanton joined the Brabham Racing Organisation at Guildford in 1967 and rebuilt engines used by Denny Hulme in his Formula One championship. (19 Jun 2004)

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