Hello GT40 lovers, this is what I consider makes my project so interesting- I received an email out of the blue, regarding Malaya Garage, a UK motor dealership from the 1960s, who owned and raced GT40P/1001 back in 1968-70. You can read and see photographs of the car in their yellow colour scheme back in the earlier pages of this thread. This email was from a gentleman named "Cliff", who is conducting historical research about the area of Horsham, Sussex, England. Malaya Garage was situated in a village outside of Horsham and the GT40 must have been a real eye-opener driving around that sleepy village back in the late 1960s. Cliff has kindly furnished me (us), with a photograph of the garage taken back in those days. I'm not sure what type of cars the garage was selling, but you can see some of their motors for sale behind the showroom windows. I've attach the photo and copied out Cliff's complete email for you below-
"Hello Andrew,*
I read with interest your threads on the GT40s.com, I thought you might like to see this photo of the early Malaya
Garage in High Street Billingshurst.
this building has since been flattened to make way for a bakery and housing.
I posted this photo earlier today on Facebook -- *Memories of Horsham. this forum attempts to catalogue the
history of Horsham from those that still remember, this includes the surrounding villages*
Billingshurst being one of them, *I could post a photo of the GT40 in Malaya livery to help jog a few memories if you
wish from those who actually worked for Malcolm Bridgeland, It might help,
or please feel free to post it yourself in your quest for parts and piecing together the history of this beautiful car.
Good luck in your fine work.
Kind Regards
Cliff Durant." * *