Warren Brown on Wide Open Road ABC tv

[Mike K]

I loved the segment with the lady in her Austin A40 tourer in the REDEX trial... only after she had finished the race was she given any cudos by the Austin dealership... typical. I knew this 18 year old Apprentice in 1978, he went through at least three Austin A40's in quick time. He would use them til they broke, and leave them on the roadside, then go and buy another one for $50. He always bought DEVONS , the early type.

Jack Brabham was a mechanic in the RAAF , not a pilot. He began with his own engineering business after the war, hence his intimate knowledge of machinery in general. He was a good fitter and turner as well, a 'hands on' person.