1958 Australian Special - Ariel BB F3 500

Selling my 1958 Australian built special, the Ariel BB

Constructed by Brian Shureck, near Sydney, 1958

Ariel Red Hunter 500 , with Harley barrel.

Its Red Hunter engine was built by Art Senior with his piston and cam also installed, and was converted to through-bolts by the constructor.

Gearbox : 1936 Norton.

It uses Fiat 500 front suspension and self-built transverse leaf rear in a four-tube chassis with a Lynx fibreglass nose.

The BB was built in the late '50s early '60s south-west of Sydney at TheOaks, by Brian Schureck, for what he later estimated to have been between £100 and £200 and an under tray made from half of a 2 1⁄2-litre Riley bonnet.

Note: new side panels have been made due dMage to orig/remade 1970's body work.

It mainly ran at Silverdale, where it was a consistent 44-45 second car. The BB later provided Graeme Snape's entry to Historic racing, and was also raced in Historics by John Merrick, Shane Bowden and Ewen Lippmann.

John Merrick bought the BB from Graham Snape in 1976 and CAAMS log-booked 1976), raced in historics through the 1980's.

Various owners followed, until I acquired it in 2015, from Chris Tracey, Owen Tracey's son.

Last ran , 2016, will require recommissioning to meet class/race requirements.

Will be sold with spare motor and, unused Garry Simkin built, paddock starter.

$ 19,000 aud