Gemini Mk 2 2017 Silverstone Classic (39547202025)

The Gemini name was used on a series of

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racing cars built by Chequered Flag Engineering of

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between 1959 and 1963.

Mk 1

In 1959, Graham Warner, the principal of The Chequered Flag Car Sales, purchased the Moorland Mk 2, a

car which had been constructed by Leslie Redmond in early 1959 from drawings supplied by

Len Terry Leonard E. Terry (11 February 1924 – 25 August 2014) was an English racing car designer and engineer, known for his work with Lotus, BRM and Eagle. He also designed chassis for many other teams, including ERA and Aston Martin and produced ...

.''The Chequered Flag, A Brief History'', www.hrscc.co.nz
Retrieved on 25 March 2015 The car was renamed the Gemini Mk 1 and won on debut at

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in September 1959.Nigel Russell, ''Les Redmond - race car designer and constructor'', www.hrscc.co.nz
Retrieved on 25 March 2015

Mk 2

Gemini Mk 2 2018 Silverstone Classic (46115644285)

Having acquired the design rights, jigs and moulds for the Moorland, along with Redmond's services as designer, Warner formed a new company, Chequered Flag Engineering. The Gemini Mk 2 was subsequently produced and was first raced in a Formula Junior event at

in October 1959. It is believed that thirty Mk 2s were built, four powered by

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s and all others by BMC A Series engines.

Mk 3 & Mk 3A

The rear engined Gemini Mk 3 was introduced during 1960 and met with success in the hands of

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, Geoff Duke and Peter Ashdown. The Mk 3A of 1961 proved to be the only challengers to

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and Lotus in that year. A total of eight Mk 3As were built in addition to the one prototype Mk 3.

Mk 4 & Mk 4A

The Gemini Mk 4 was developed in 1962. The car was of advanced design and featured inboard suspension, inboard brakes and two small radiators on each side of the car.ML Twight, The World's Racing Cars, Second Edition, 1964, page 28 It was powered by a Cosworth modified

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engine mated to a

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gearbox. In 1963 the project was handed over to George Henrotte as the Gemini Mk 4A and production ended in the same year.

References

{{reflist British racecar constructors Formula Junior cars